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Can you run a Mac AGP video card in a PC?

68kMLA · Software · 2 posts · Jul 24, 2010 View original thread ↗

#1 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 - 04:03 68kMLA

I picked up an ATI 9000 AGP Mac video card (DVI + ADC) and was wondering can I test it in a PC AGP slot (without damaging anything since the Mac card has pins for 24VDC input and I am not sure if they are unused on the PC AGP slot)?

Also do Mac video cards have a PC + Mac bios or just mac?

#2 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 - 09:04 68kMLA

afaik the only AGP card that runs in a Mac and a PC right out of the box is some retail radeon 9600 that had ROMs that worked with OF and a BIOS. all other cards have to be flashed or wont work at all due to the magic apple added to their agp slots.

the 24v should be the small extra pin next to the agp slot that is just missing on PC boards so the card shouldnt be physically damaged when put into a pc.