sandmanfvrga Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 EDIT: I have changed this around to just ask about PCI cards, go down the page to see the new question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 Well nobody replies, but found the answer and I was right: the partition isn't active. I got Windows 98 cd and boot floppies so will make it active. SO, can anybody that will comment on the Radeon theory or do I just have to wait till I get home? Just wondering if somebody has tried this or what not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 Sorry to spam, bu I changed my post since I figured out the no booting problem. NOW to repost my question: Ok, my other brainstorm/question is this: I got an old PowerMac G3 400mhz and it has an ATI Radeon 7000 32 Meg PCI card. Now can I put this in my machine and OSX86 see it and run Quartz Extreme and give me full acceleration? If that is a YES then the second part to this is: Could I put my Nvidia 6800 AGP card in and the Radeon card in and disable the AGP card so that in OSX86 I am running a Mac capable card and when I boot into Winblows for a game I got my Nvidia card (switching the monitor cable of course)? I had this brainstorm and I "THINK" it should work, at least the ATI should work. Anybody try this? I am going to try this when I get home, but wondering if I shouldn't even bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antman Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 no. mac edition cards have to be flashed to PC format and that card will not get ya QE in OSx86.. sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 Ok, so PPC card for PPC only. I got Mac Vidia to try, I know no Quartz extreme but can I watch videos (not dvd)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antman Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 well you can use a ppc card but it has to be flashed and turned into a PC card. Flash the BIOs of your card with the regular one from a PC and your set.. if ya have a space pci card put both in yer PC and load the correct BIOs to your Mac Edition card and it wont be a Mac Edition anymore but there is no point as there is not much support anyway for that card in OSx86. Macvidia is yer best bet and np_ will have QE and CI someday. he is rockin.. Thinking of going back to my nVidia card myself.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 The point I think is that you could flash your mac card into a PC card, but what's the point? it's more valuable as a mac card. Sell it and buy an ATI that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 True, I will just keep the card. Right now I need 2d, nothing major. I know Mac Vidia doesn't have QE and CI but as long as normal vids run ok, that is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted July 8, 2006 Author Share Posted July 8, 2006 Well after messing with OSX some more, I love it. I got all the power I need and unless I am running a thing in rosetta (need to get iLife 06) it is blazing fast. One thing, video. I just want OSX for all my non gaming work and I did try the Radeon 7000 but to no avail, oh well. I am such a geek that I had to try it. SO, I am going back to my old idea: running two video cards so that when I go to windows to game I have my Nvidia 6800 but in OSX have a support card that runs QE and gives me the acceleration I need. NOW, I looked on the net for a GMA 950 video card and I think it is just built on, which I hope I am wrong. What can I do to get my video to where I need it (no gaming) and be inexpensive? Flash the Radeon card? Will it truely give me the support I got in PPC OSX? On two cards, can I run two in OSX and if I can HOW do I disable one? I hope that this is something I can do since everythings is running fine and I finally got OSX running on a powerful setup and not an old PowerPC setup. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted July 9, 2006 Author Share Posted July 9, 2006 Why the f*** won't you people reply to questions? Rediculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asap18 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Yes the gma950 are built on to the motherboard. I picked up a radeon x300se, i think they are about 35-40 bucks and i got qe/ci right out of the box. Halo was good too. The only thing is the artifacts which i got rid of somewhat with mouselocator. You can find instructions on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted July 10, 2006 Author Share Posted July 10, 2006 I don't have pci express, just AGP and don't want to replace it either so I can game in Windows and I paid $400 for the card. I can view Quicktime fine it seems, and WMVs are ok (I think I will try VLC). I just want simple 2d, QE is nice but not a must have. Watching videos/DVD and just simple 2d things like capture video and work with pictures is all I want. I would flash that Radeon 7000 if it would work for me in the box. Just need simple 2d stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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