> From: Pastor Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 17:19:37 -0500 > I've paid some attention to the ATI PC ROM flash issue and it came up > on another mailing list. Specifically, is dual monitor support > available on these flashed cards? My hunch is yes these cards will > drive two monitors: one on DVI and one on VGA. Am I correct? > > BTW, is there a webpage which details the procedure or if Will has a > decent step-by-step I'll put it up on the Supermacs temp site. > -- Pax, > > Pastor Mac
The ATI PC 7000 32 and 64mb cards commonly available in the USA are single port VGA cards. The Sapphire ATI OEM ( or clone cards) made under license from ATI are three port cards VGA , DVI and TV out just like the ATI Mac Radeon card but at 1/3 the price! The Sapphire ATI 7000 DDR PCI 32mb card is available from www.allstarshop.com and www.newegg.com for $44.00 including shipping. The 64mb card at this point is only available in the UK and Germany there is a German website which would seem to ship to the USA but costs apox $86.25 including shipping at todays Euro to dollars exchange.There is however an as yet unknown customs charge to be paid when the card arrives. > http://www.computeruniverse.net/products/e90065234.asp I have been trying to help people with flashing etc as many Mac users aren't versed in using a PC let alone using Dos on a PC which is needed to flash the cards. This has proved to not be easy to do over email ;-) Also the Sapphire 32mb cards available in the US seem to have different ram chips on different cards which run at different speeds.Even though all the cards have the same part number . So this card is not as easy to flash as the other three and has led to unexpected problems. New files have been written for this purpose but it is a work in progress. At least 3 people have gotten the Sapphire 32mb card to work. Which is pretty good because it is a small number of people trying so far. It is my opinion that flashing a PC card to use in a Mac is not something just anyone can do. It will take an advanced computer user and perhaps the help of an advanced PC computer user. I am going to give the website for the german forum where this is a work in progress. There are files and info available here that likely won't work but an advanced computer person can read through and find files that will work with available cards. Please realize this is a work in progress. Important to note just because you want to save money and get a cheap clone card doesn't mean everyone can do this. I am available to give hints and help as I have time. But please realize your limitations before trying this. End of rant ;-) http://www.falkemedia.com/cgi-bin/forum/ forum.cgi?board=hardware;action=display;num=1045243482 Best of luck , Will S PS. I had an easy guide to doing this but the Sapphire 32mb card doesn't quite work with it and there is no such thing as easy Dos for someone who has never used it before especially us Mac users ! -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
