ATI Radeon 9000 Pro Video Card 128MB - Not Mac Edition

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ATI Radeon 9000 Pro Video Card 128MB - Not Mac Edition

Will the non-Mac edition of the ATI Radeon 9000 Pro Video Card work in my G4 Quicksilver? I mistakenly thought the 9000 was only for Mac when I purchased it.

PowerMac G4 Quicksilver Mac OS X (10.4.8) ACD 20"

Posted on Jan 16, 2007 12:41 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 16, 2007 1:22 PM in response to Eric W Smoldt

You need the Mac version.

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Answer 2

dahelms

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Mar 1, 2007 4:46 PM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

How do you tell which is the Mac version?

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Answer 3

Mar 1, 2007 5:30 PM in response to dahelms

There should be a label on the board. If not, just try it. If it works in a Mac, it is a Mac version.

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Mar 2, 2007 1:03 AM in response to dahelms

The Mac version has an ADC connector. I'd imagine the PC version doesn't.

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dahelms

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Mar 2, 2007 3:59 AM in response to Rodney Culling

Thanks for both of your responses. I just bought what was said to be a RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION, but it has VGA, DVI, & video connectors. It does not work in my Mac but does in my PC. Also my GeForce2 MX has an extra little tab in front of the AGP connector that this card does not. Is that tab for the ADC connector and do all Mac cards have that?

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Answer 6

Mar 2, 2007 5:35 AM in response to dahelms

Graphics cards with an ADC connector do have an extra stub which provides the power to the ADC connector in order to power the monitor through the ADC cable. Not all cards have it, only those with an ADC connector. Conversely not all logic boards have the corresponding 'slot' to take the stub. I think it was introduced with the Gigabit Ethernet models.

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