PC graphics card in mac

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PC graphics card in mac

i have an ATI Radeon 9250 128mb graphics card that was previously in my PC. i am now wanting to use it in my powermac g4. i've put it into one of the PCI slots, but the computer doesn't recognize it as being able to use for dual displays. i'm running the latest of OS X. i wondering how, if its able, to reprogram the card for use in the mac.

my reason for wanting to use the newer ATI is that the graphics card already in place has both DVI and VGA. i'm wanting to use both and do dual displays(not sure if its possible with that graphics card) my problem is that the two are to close together and the two cord ends will not fit next to each other.

ibook g4, powermac g4(AGP), Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Posted on Jan 4, 2007 7:23 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 4, 2007 9:34 PM in response to Alarkin

The PC graphics card will not work in a Mac. Some people do reflash them for a Mac, but there are often problems with the result. Even if your existing card has two connectors doesn't mean they can both be used at once (even if the plugs would fit). If you get a newer AGP card that support dual displays you will get much better results than adding a PCI card. The best new card for your G4 is the ATI Radeon® 9800 Pro MAC Edition RoHS 256MB AGP
<http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=3170663> but you may be able to find an older, used, AGP Mac card that will run dual displays.

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Answer 2

Jan 14, 2007 3:07 AM in response to Alarkin

try searching for flashing roms on graphic cards for mac within google... I posted a similar thread a guy gave me a good link... try this link out
http://strangedogs.proboards40.com/index.cgi?action=logout for further understanding on how to go about it

good luck

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