If this card is a PC card, you’ll need to flash the firmware to Mac firmware before it will work in a PPC Mac (should work as a PC card in an Intel Mac if you have the newer nVidia drivers). You can get the firmware ROM at <http://themacelite.wikidot.com/wikidownloads2>. Flashing it may be a little complicated. It appears the flash tool used called nvflash is a PC DOS program, so you’d need a PC with an AGP slot to flash the card. Once flashed, the PC monitor will likely go black. If there’s a Mac nVidia flash program, you’d need a Mac PCI video card so you could see the monitor while flashing the AGP card. I’ve done this many times using a really old and cheap PC booted from a DOS floppy. Sometimes a ROM doesn’t work, but I’ve always been able to re-flash with a different ROM, and eventually get a fully functional card. It’s just a slight hassle.
On Jan 6, 2014, at 5:51 PM, Manoah F. Adams <mhfad...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to upgrade my Quicksilver 2001 800DP video from the stock nVidia > GeForce2 MX 32MB card to an nVidia FX 5500 (8x AGP). > > After finding that it wouldn't boot with the new card (that is not even into > firmware stage), I found and followed the tutorial at Mac Elite > (<http://themacelite.wikidot.com/pins-3-and-11>) -- specifically, by taping > pins 3 and 11. > > Now, it appears to boot, but without any video output (monitor doesn't > receive any signals, stays/goes asleep). > > I don't have handy any alternative hardware to test the video card separately > (to check for damage there to, though it's a new card) or to check for output > from the DVI port, etc. > > I know my machine is still okay as I'm using it this moment (with the old > video card). > > Has anyone else been down this path before? > > I've tried web searches, but always seem to wind up back at that article. > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
