Re: display boards [slightly off topic?]
Re: display boards [slightly off topic?]
- Subject: Re: display boards [slightly off topic?]
- From: neil snape <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2002 11:30:03 +0100
on 03/01/2002 22:59, neilB at email@hidden wrote:
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I have an old ix3D card in the 466 [no drivers loaded, none
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available now] for my #2 screen [a 17 inch] and, since 9.2, every
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time I open the monitors CP to set the arrangement straight with the
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17 inch monitor switched on I get a crash. Looks like time for a new
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card.
This card doesn't play on the QuickSilvers. You'll get a crash on opening
the CP. The older TwinTurbo does work however.
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So, I'm thinking do I put in a cheap PCI card for monitor #2 or a
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good card in the PCI - run the 2040 off of it and run the 17 inch
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monitor off of the pretty crappy supplied AGP / ATI card? The latter
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sounds good to me.
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I guess the dual 800 Nvidia card will not do 2 x CRT and it's probably
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not after market anyhow?
Maybe with very expensive adapters.
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Are there any nice / quality PCI cards out there now which will be
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supported under 9.2+ and X ??
ATI have announced new cards for the SF MacWorld that should fit the bill.
I'm waiting for them too!
Last week a friend bought a new Radius Thunder 10bit card. Doesn't work in
the Quicksilver either.
Neil Snape email@hidden
http://mapage.noos.fr/nsnape