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PC GeForce 2 MX
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Join Date: Jun 2001
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I finally went out and bought a:
AGP 2x/4x PalitDaytona GeForce 2 MX 200 64MB
After reading all the threads on PC GF2s being installed in Cubes I decided to get one for my Cube.
I'm running Firmware 4.1.9 although when installed no signal is sent through its VGA port (monitor does not turn on).
I tried it several times with no luck.
Is the problem in the brand? The MX speed (200mx vs 400mx)? Or something else?
Thanks.
j
[ 12-11-2001: Message edited by: j3kyll ]
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MX 200s won't work with the Mac ROM. The MX 200 uses 64-bit SDRAM, whereas the standard MX, and MX 400 use either 128-bit SDRAM, or 64-bit DDR RAM. The Mac ROM isn't made to work with 64-bit SDRAM.
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yea make sure to get the same version as the thing on XLR8 your mac's page
or it won't work
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Originally posted by COmie JOe:
<STRONG>yea make sure to get the same version as the thing on XLR8 your mac's page
or it won't work</STRONG>
There are many different cards that will work. I have a PNY card in mine that works fine. Other people have Asus cards, or Hercules Prophet IIs, LeadTek, Abit, and others.
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How about a PC GeForce 3 card? That's what I'd like to get, since they're always on sale at stores like bestbuy for 100 bucks. I don't wanna have to flash the ROM in a PC cuz the only people I have with PCs have older ones with PCI boards. What's gonna work right out of the box?
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Originally posted by mrchin:
<STRONG>How about a PC GeForce 3 card? That's what I'd like to get, since they're always on sale at stores like bestbuy for 100 bucks. I don't wanna have to flash the ROM in a PC cuz the only people I have with PCs have older ones with PCI boards. What's gonna work right out of the box?</STRONG>
The bad news is none of the $100 GeForce 3 cards are going to work. Those are the GeForce 3 TI 200s. I haven't heard of anyone getting one to work yet (I have heard of several failures though). I'm sure some people have gotten standard GeForce 3 cards to work out of the box, but I just went through 2 months of posts on XLR8YourMac and couldn't find a specific card that did. PNY's GeForce 3 might work out of the box since their 2 MX400 did for me. Make sure you are getting a standard GeForce 3, and not a TI 200 or TI 500 though.
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<Jesper>
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Originally posted by kbbaucom:
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The bad news is none of the $100 GeForce 3 cards are going to work. Those are the GeForce 3 TI 200s. I haven't heard of anyone getting one to work yet (I have heard of several failures though). I'm sure some people have gotten standard GeForce 3 cards to work out of the box, but I just went through 2 months of posts on XLR8YourMac and couldn't find a specific card that did. PNY's GeForce 3 might work out of the box since their 2 MX400 did for me. Make sure you are getting a standard GeForce 3, and not a TI 200 or TI 500 though.</STRONG>
Hi
So, what is a standard Geforce 3 card? I might be trying to get one for my quicksilver 733, but it feels a bit like entering uncharted waters to try and add a pc geforce 3 to a mac. I havent been able to find a webpage that really explains all about it either. can you give me some tips?
//Jesper
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