Re: Flashing is legal

[mkauspe]

Every "PC" card (I suppose mac also - correct me if I'm wrong) comes  
with its own BIOS. Basically what it does in the PC is allows plug and  
play, it asks for certain resources and the motherboard grants  
requests. You can flash the BIOS of a PC compatible card to be Mac  
compatible. Basically its taking a BIOS someone has made or actually  
from a very similar Mac compatible card and imaging it onto the PC  
card. I put a BIOS for a Mac compatible AHA2940UW (Adaptec SCSI  
controller) and flashed it onto a PC card and wala I had a Mac SCSI  
controller that cost me nothing. Also you can do this video cards, like  
3DFX Voodoo, ATI Radeon, and I hear some Nvidia GeForce.

Expanding on this topic would be great, I'd like to hear what some  
folks have got to work in their Macs. I have a lot of cards sitting  
around waiting for the chance to be used.

So far I have successfully used an AHA2940UW and a Voodoo 3 3000 PCI  
card. I'm working on getting an AGP solution for my G4. I have tried a  
32MB version of the rage 128Pro (xpert 2000) and an AGP Radeon 7000. I  
tried taking the BIOS from my current 16MB Rage card in my sawtooth and  
pushing it onto the newer PC card, I just lost two cards. (eh, they  
were laying around anyway) The radeon I hosed i just can't find the  
right BIOS for it. Thanks,

Mike (aka PC Tech)
Computer/Networking Support Technician
AAHS, CO, Academy School District 20
"Don't trust anyone below 10,000 feet" -Me Dad

On Sunday, October 19, 2003, at 10:33 AM, David Dierlam wrote:

---I keep hearing the term "flashing" used a lot
here."They flashed a PCI card with 9.2" or something
like that. Could somebody spend a minute here and
explain what this encompases and why it was necessary.
I guess I was absent the day that topic was
discussed.(I was out doing my own flashing)Just
kidding....
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