G4 733 with GeForce4 MX 32MB - second monitor

Thanks for reply which I have only just seen.

Ah, those specs are for GeForce2 MX 32MB, mine is GeForce4 MX 32MB. I can't find much about it.

Thanks for interest.

That's for the GeForce4 MX 64MB, mine is GeForce4 MX 32MB and therein lies the uncertainty.

I bought this Quicksilver used some years back and it appears the original owner had specified/installed the GeForce4 MX 32MB card which I believe was available as an option on some G4s later than the 733.

As far as I can make out the card was specially made for Apple but I can find little information about it. I did find one spec which suggested it would support dual monitors as in my OP but it was not wholly clear.

System Profiler shows the current monitor of course and identifies it as main display with mirroring off. It then shows a second entry as:

+Display: Status: No display connected+

Does the existence of a second display slot in System Profiler indicate dual monitor capability or is it always there regardless of card?

I suppose I could always hook another display onto the ADC port and see what happens. Does anything nasty happen if you try booting with two displays on a card that will only support one?

Michael

+"What does the System Profiler report for the VRAM of the card?"+

GeForce4 MX VRAM (Total):32 MB

+"Does the card have DVI and ADC or VGA and ADC ports?"+

Can't get it out easily to check but from what I can see of the distance between screws it's DVI.

+"As you can see from the MDD technical specs page linked above, dual displays are supported."+

Thanks.

Michael