on 12/13/04 12:31 PM, PCI PowerMacs at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 19:32:57 EST
> Subject: Re: [PCI] Two monitors & a video card
>
>
>>>> Is it possible to connect two monitors, one to the Macintosh video
>>>> port, the other to the video card?
>
> You can't always use both ports, depending upon your set up. I don't remember
> seeing what yours is, but on mine(7500/100 w/8500MOBO upgraded w/Sonnet G3
> 400 & ATI Radeon 7000),
> I believe to make room for the ATI card, (Previous owner did the upgrade) so
> the onboard video port is unusable. However the ATI card has 2 ports.
>>>
>
> If the VRAM DIMMs are removed from the logic board then the video port on the
> logic board won't work. However, there is no need to remove the VRAM chips to
> install a video card. I believe this applies to all the 7xxx/8xxx PCI Macs.
>
> --glen (digest mode)
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Hmmm, 2 years ago I had never been on any computer before in my life and the
the friend (now EX-friend) who sold me his old computer took advantage of
that. When I said, "something had to be disconnected from the onboard
video", I was repeating what he had told me (when will I ever learn?). Sooo,
even though I don't yet know the difference between a DIMM & a SIMM,
more/less a VRAM DIMM, it might be worth opening up this beast to see what's
really been done to it? I don't know how usable for me, but it would be fun
to have 3 screens working! I've got enough monitors lying around!
Could the fact that someone put an 8500 MOBO in it, (at least I assume
that, since ASP says it's an 8500), have anything to do with the onboard
video not working?
In any case, thanks for the info. Now, if I can only figure out what I'm
looking at when I open this up! Care to walk me through this, doctor? ;^)
Scott (digest mode)
Ps-I have a 7100/66 I don't really use. Anything off that I could use to get
the 7500/8500's on board video to work?
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