[G4] Geforce3 video card - possible upgrade

[no one important]

On Monday, April 21, 2003, at 02:26  AM, <csean at poc.it> wrote:

>  the card has only a VGA port. Is that possible?

Very possible, but ...

> Did Apple ever
> sell one of these cards in a VGA-only version?

No.  Apple cards ever since July 2000 (with intro of Cubes and GigE 
towers) have had two ports on the cards (either VGA and ADC, or DVI and 
ADC.

> He says it comes from a
> G4/867 that was upgraded with a Radeon 9000.

The GeForce 3 was always a BTO option available with the 867, but it 
would have ADC on there as well.

> I've scoured the Apple and nVidia sites, as well as Mac review and info
> sites, and I've yet to find anyone mentioning a VGA-only Geforce 3.

You'd have to check PC manufacturers web sites for that.

> I even asked the guy if he meant the ADC port wasn't working, but he 
> emailed
> saying No, it has only the VGA port.
>
> Any info much appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Chris

Sounds to me like he has a Flashed PC GeForce3 card.  I know, cause I 
have one in a G4/400, and it is VGA only with 64MB of RAM, that I 
flashed myself ... very easy process.  I got a real (Apple) one, for my 
Cube, from work for $50 (what bargains you find working Apple Retail) 
and they definitely all have ADC and VGA.  I checked ... I had too, 
it's my job  : )


Jorge Zubiran
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