Hey thanks for the information Charles--I really appreciate it! One question: Do you know if the Apple OEM cards (rage 128) are compatible with clones such as my Umax S900?
--Bondster!! On Saturday, November 16, 2002, at 01:33 AM, Charles Baker wrote: >> Has anyone had success using accelerated video on a Umax S900? >> If so, what video card are you using? The stock IMSTT128M8 does an >> adequate job if I want to use my Umax as a server, but for everyday >> use, the video is rather slow. >> >> Also, is anyone successfully using their video card on the other PCI >> slots (not the first 2)? >> >> Hopefully I can find a nice (but cheap) video card on ebay. >> >> --Bondster!! > > I would suggest either the ATI Rage 128 or a Radeon. The best card out > there for the s900 is a Radeon w/32MB vram. The 7000 model is widely > available for $100-120 new. > > The Rage 128 has 16MB and is the next best thing. You can prob find > this used for around half the cost. With X being as resource hungry as > it is, you will see a dramatic gain in "snapiness". > > i highly recommend either, and i've used them both with great results > in any slot in my s900. due to the pci architecture, the best slot is > one of the first two for video. > > -charles > > > -- > Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Unsupported OS X list info > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- >> The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
