Wow! Thanks for the detailed and quick responses! We have to perform tonight, but I'll try to get to it on Sunday and report back.
Mira On Saturday, October 24, 2015, Mac User #330250 <macuser330...@gmx.net> wrote: > Original message from mkehoe, 2015-10-24 20:54: > > Can I take out the video card from my G4 867 dual MDD that has been > sitting > > idle for 6-7 years and install it in my G4 1.25 dual MDD? > > Yes, sure. I've done that and it really isn't a lot of work. > > The Apple genius bar person was pretty sure that the video card on the > 1.25 > > dual G4 is causing the symptoms I've been having: long time on the solid > > blue screen before my home page appears, etc. > > > > This is the card I would swap out: > > http://lowendmac.com/2002/power-macintosh-g4-mirrored-drive-doors/ > > Video: Nvidia GeForce 4 MX on 867 MHz model, > > ATI Radeon 9000 Pro <http://lowendmac.com/video/agp/radeon-9000.html> on > > faster models; AGP 4x; DVI and ADC ports, includes DVI-to-VGA adapter > > I have the same cards. My GeForce 4 MX is from a Quicksilver and the > Readon 9000 Pro from the MDD. They are both AGP cards with the Apple > specific ADC. They are interchangeable. > > > A) Is the Nvidia GeForce 4 MX video card compatible with the 1.25 dual > G4? > > Yes. > > > B) Would the visual difference in video display (between the two cards) > be > > very obvious? > > No. At least I wouldn't see it… I tend to think they are both of equal > graphics performance. > > > C) Is this a fairly easy job? I've installed other cards, internal and > > optical drives, but years ago. > > Yes. > 1) Remove the power cord from both Macs. > > MAKE SURE YOU ARE ELECTRICALLY/STATICALLY GROUNDED. It is sufficient if > you touch the metall of the case while you touch the graphics card. If > you are statically charged when you touch the graphics card, you could > damage it. So touch the metal of your Macs case first and you will be > discharged and keep contact with the case (always before touching other > electronic components) and you should be safe! > > 2) On both Macs: open up the case and remove the display cable from the > graphics card. > 3) Swap the cards. All you need is a Phillips head screwdriver. (One > srew on top of the AGP card.) Be careful pulling out the card, but it > really isn't that hard to do. Just use the force necessary to get it > out. Putting it in is the same, just the other way around. > 4) Close the case and reconnect the display cables. > Done. Mac OS X will automatically use the correct graphics driver. > > > The cost of purchasing a replacement video card seems not worth it, but > we > > would like to continue to use this computer as long as we can. I kept > the > > 867 dual drive for parts when the power supply was failing. I bought the > > 1.25 dual drive at a low cost some years ago, and decided to move my > drives > > into it, rather than use its power supply for the ailing 867. > > > > Thanks for any advice... > > > > Mira > > Good luck! > Andreas aka Mac User #330250 > -- -- 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/d/optout.
