A Mac flashed 9700 works fine, too. Been using one in my G4 Digital Audio for at least two years, possibly three years. No pins taped on it...
-J On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 1:13 PM, frrob <fr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Greetings all! > > On a related, but slightly different note: > > What about using an ADC/DVI version of the 9600 (either the Pro or XT) > instead of the 9800? I have seen a number of them for sale on eBay. Since > they are ADC, they might play better with the MDD. Furthermore, they don't > appear to have the Molex secondary power connector, so that would be another > problem avoided. Do they not have the molex because they draw extra power > through the ADC plug on the motherboard, or do they just draw less power? > > I imagine I'd have to tape pins 3 & 11, but that's not a big deal. > > With the 9600 XT or Pro, I'd still have hardware acceleration of Core Image > and Quartz Extreme. > > Any potential pitfalls, or other thoughts on that? > > > Thanks, > > Rob J. > > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- ++++++ John Laughlin Photography; Kilted Nature Photographer ++++++++++ + PO Box 778 |'84 245GL B23F M46 225K mi - 362K km + + Duvall, WA 98019-0778 |'84 245Ti B21FT M46 611K km - 377K mi + + "photoshop is somewhere you go to buy photo equipment." + +++++++++ http://home.blarg.net/~volvo242gt/index.html ++++++++++++++++ -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
