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Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #37

To get two displays simultaneously, you need a GeForce4 MX class video card (or better) from nVidia (typically 64MB or more of VRAM - not to complicate things, but the GeForce2 MX …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Trash80toHP_Mini Sat, 25 Apr 2009 - 20:09

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #35

Just kidding, everybody should check out the artwork eeun posted over in the 'fritter edition of this thread. 8-o http://www.applefritter.com/node/24071 It's WELL worth a pee…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Trash80toHP_Mini Fri, 24 Apr 2009 - 00:52

super serial card — #7

Thanks for all your suggestions. Now having tracked down the problem to the keyboard, I pulled it off and blew it out. The key is functioning correctly (testing with a multimeter)…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by scroll1 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 - 05:55

super serial card — #6

Sometimes, if it's just a dirty switch you can fix it by "exercising" it.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by luddite Wed, 22 Apr 2009 - 21:17

super serial card — #5

Key switch is not so good on the control key, I think. I had the same problem with a //e I received a few weeks ago. The 'W' key would not work for almost 2 weeks, then suddenly it…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Dog Cow Wed, 22 Apr 2009 - 18:14

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #33

I just did a 720p movie trailer from apple and my Dual G4 with 1GB of ram is chugging, it's dropping frames all over the place. Click to expand... Do you understand the differe…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Dan 7.1 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 - 12:52

super serial card — #4

actually, I'm beginning to wonder if my "control" key is actually not working properly. It does beep when I press control-A but places a faded block cursor at the prompt and then a…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by scroll1 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 - 09:32

super serial card — #3

The machine seems to be functioning correctly. The strange thing is, I can get the serial card to work booting from an ATDpro floppy and choosing serial. It then communicates with …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by scroll1 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 - 07:33

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #32

I just did a 720p movie trailer from apple and my Dual G4 with 1GB of ram is chugging, it's dropping frames all over the place. Click to expand... Do you understand the differe…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by alk Wed, 22 Apr 2009 - 05:54

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #31

I just did a 720p movie trailer from apple and my Dual G4 with 1GB of ram is chugging, it's dropping frames all over the place. Quicktime says between 4 and 8 frames per second.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Christopher Tue, 21 Apr 2009 - 21:16

super serial card — #2

Does the enhanced IIe work normally otherwise? Have you tried any other expansion cards in it?
68kMLA Troubleshooting by luddite Tue, 21 Apr 2009 - 18:26

super serial card — #1

I have an Apple IIe enhanced as well as a normal IIe. The duper serial card works in the normal IIe, when I use ADTpro I type: ]IN#2 (in card slot 2) ] (ctrl -A) and I get to t…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by scroll1 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 - 05:19

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #29

Just a note to say that my earlier references to "DisplayConverterX" are incorrect. The correct tool is DisplayConfigX. The memory isn't what it once was... Get it here: http://…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by alk Tue, 21 Apr 2009 - 04:24

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #28

Your project hasn't been shot with a poisoned arrow just yet... For my TV, I have two possible setups. The first connection is VGA which I use when I connect an iBook. My TV com…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by alk Tue, 21 Apr 2009 - 01:16

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #27

Thanks for the comments & HIYA, ~Coxy! ;D I've found a couple of very interesting gizmos if a pure cable based solution isn't practical. :b&w: VGA to HDMI Analo…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Trash80toHP_Mini Mon, 20 Apr 2009 - 16:19

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #26

ADC breaks out to DVI pretty cheaply, because it carries the same video signal and the adaptor just ignores the extra power/sound/usb pins. (does ADC actually have sound?) Once you…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Dan 7.1 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 - 15:47

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #25

Yeah but thats not video playing on screen.... Click to expand... [snip] For the record, playback of MPEG-4 video (roughly 480i) on my dual 533 MHz G4 (a Digital Audio) with a…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by alk Mon, 20 Apr 2009 - 06:43

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #24

Yeah but thats not video playing on screen.... Click to expand... :?: Huh? Obviously one shouldn't expect to play 1080p video on any G4, nevermind a 466MHz one with a Rage …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Christopher Mon, 20 Apr 2009 - 05:10

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #23

ADC breaks out to DVI pretty cheaply, because it carries the same video signal and the adaptor just ignores the extra power/sound/usb pins. (does ADC actually have sound?) Once yo…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ~Coxy Mon, 20 Apr 2009 - 04:34

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #22

If you keep your eyes open on eBay, you can find an AGP GeForce4 MX for $35 to $50. Click to expand... Ok, I've only got one more hoop to jump thru to have a PayPal account set…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Trash80toHP_Mini Mon, 20 Apr 2009 - 01:42

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #21

The other technology in OS X that relates to video acceleration you might hear about these days is Core Image. There isn't much value in pursuing a video card that will support Co…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Trash80toHP_Mini Wed, 15 Apr 2009 - 19:10

Updating my G-4 466 DA . . . finally! =8-/ — #20

The other technology in OS X that relates to video acceleration you might hear about these days is Core Image. There isn't much value in pursuing a video card that will support Co…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by alk Wed, 15 Apr 2009 - 06:57
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