Re: Yosemite video card slot _ gone?

2008-12-14 Thread Beniamino Cenci-Goga
Did you reset the pram after swapping the video card into 66mhz slot? the G3 came without battery after more than 1 year in a cabinet and the ATI Rage 128 GL (incidentally, this is the card: I did check) was in the 66 MHz slot. There is only one strange thing: the oscillator on the card says:

Re: Yosemite video card slot _ gone? _ follow-up _ sorted out

2008-12-14 Thread Len Gerstel
On Dec 14, 2008, at 2:47 PM, Beniamino Cenci Goga wrote: Incidentally, it is possible that on an even more vintage PowerMac 7600 (with a Sonnet 1 GHz card) the ATI Rage 128 is faster than the 3dfx voodoo 3 3000? In fact, to rule out the ATI was badm I plugged it into the 7600 and I had the

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2008-12-14 Thread J.M.P.Hissel
On 14-12-2008 20:47, Beniamino Cenci Goga, ben...@gmail.com, wrote: Ok, I will try to avoid this cheap and ready to use source of compressed air! Be clever and read my yesterday's answer. Incidentally, it is possible that on an even more vintage PowerMac 7600 (with a Sonnet 1 GHz card)

Re: Yosemite video card slot _ gone?

2008-12-13 Thread insightinmind
On Dec 13, 2008, at 3:16 PM, Beniamino Cenci Goga wrote: I recently bought off eBay a 350 MhZ rev. 2 Yosemite for parts. I repaired it (case with epoxidic glue, new PSU - a modified PC ATX, processor, etc...) just to realize that the video card only works if inserted in one of the three

Re: Yosemite video card slot _ gone?

2008-12-13 Thread insightinmind
On Dec 13, 2008, at 3:32 PM, insightinmind wrote: On Dec 13, 2008, at 3:16 PM, Beniamino Cenci Goga wrote: I recently bought off eBay a 350 MhZ rev. 2 Yosemite for parts. I repaired it (case with epoxidic glue, new PSU - a modified PC ATX, processor, etc...) just to realize that the

Re: Yosemite video card slot _ gone?

2008-12-13 Thread Beniamino Cenci Goga
Which video card is it? According to Mactracker, for the Yosemite, I believe the slot 1, although 66MHz, is still a PCI slot versus an AGP one. Only a 66MHz PCI video card would work in that one (PCI and 66 being limiting factors)? not a 33MHz video card? Just asking / thinking out

Re: Yosemite video card slot _ gone?

2008-12-13 Thread Paul
According to the service manual, the video card always goes in PCI Slot 1, which is the short slot. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a

Re: Yosemite video card slot _ gone?

2008-12-13 Thread Beniamino Cenci Goga
On Dec 13, 2008, at 10:42 PM, Paul wrote: According to the service manual, the video card always goes in PCI Slot 1, which is the short slot. this afternoon I tried a known good voodoo 3dfx 3000, same thing: no video out if inserted in slot 1, ok if in one of the other 3. If cleaning

Re: Yosemite video card slot _ gone?

2008-12-13 Thread insightinmind
On Dec 13, 2008, at 10:42 PM, Paul wrote: According to the service manual, the video card always goes in PCI Slot 1, which is the short slot. this afternoon I tried a known good voodoo 3dfx 3000, same thing: no video out if inserted in slot 1, ok if in one of the other 3. If cleaning

Re: Yosemite video card slot _ gone?

2008-12-13 Thread insightinmind
On Dec 13, 2008, at 8:52 PM, Paul wrote: I'm sorry; I got the original question backwards. (I had thought that you wanted to use another slot besides Slot 1 for video.) I hope this answer is more relevant: according to the service manual, Slot 1 only takes 66 MHz PCI cards. So check your