radeon 9200 purchase

[source]

I have been looking on ebay for a 9200 pci card for my mediator,vand I have noticed a number of different photos the cards seem to look different. Is there a specific card that needsto be used, or would any style work? And do these cards have the video ports low enough on the card so that the case does not need to be modified to accommodate the dvi addaptor?
Thanks

[rkauer]

Just be sure you grab a 5V-only version if you have an old Mediator (LT4 or SX). The newer TX already have 3.3V on-circuit.

[DarrenHD]

Originally Posted by rkauer

Just be sure you grab a 5V-only version if you have an old Mediator (LT4 or SX). The newer TX already have 3.3V on-circuit.

Just wanted to jump in here - it's very difficult to actually buy a true 5V Radeon. It's normally never advertised which voltage it is, even if you dig into the specs. You can look at the PCI connector notches to see if it's the properly keyed 5V version, but then even that is not always 100% working.

I have one such Radeon 9250 which is supposedly 5V but it doesn't work in my Mediator.

Your best bet for 100% success is to buy the special 5V version directly from Elbox. Yes, you will pay a bit more, but you can be sure it will work.

[source]

If I email Elbox with the serial number, they would be able to tell me if the 9250 is compatible? The other question I have is wether or not the video out puts on the radeon are low enough on the back plate that I can get the dvi to hdmi gender changer hooked in without having to do major surgery on my 44000T case. I have a 9200 128meg card, but the dvi connector is right at the top of the back plate and as a result, the connector is half covered by the case
Thanks

[DarrenHD]

Originally Posted by source

If I email Elbox with the serial number, they would be able to tell me if the 9250 is compatible? The other question I have is wether or not the video out puts on the radeon are low enough on the back plate that I can get the dvi to hdmi gender changer hooked in without having to do major surgery on my 44000T case. I have a 9200 128meg card, but the dvi connector is right at the top of the back plate and as a result, the connector is half covered by the case
Thanks

Regarding the card, no, they will not be able to tell. There are hundreds of different types of cards.

I think the Elbox card would probably fit, you could ask Elbox, but the 9200 I got from them (it is the 64MB version with dual VGA, not DVI) fits in A4000T with Mediator.

[athiga]

there is a hack for using a 3.3 volt card u have to use a atx psu and use the 3.3 line
and solder a wire to the track on the mediator that supplys the pci card slot with 3.3 volts
google it i think its in french just use google translater

[rkauer]

No need to:

http://pinouts.ru/Slots/PCI_pinout.shtml

[DarrenHD]

Originally Posted by source

If I email Elbox with the serial number, they would be able to tell me if the 9250 is compatible? The other question I have is wether or not the video out puts on the radeon are low enough on the back plate that I can get the dvi to hdmi gender changer hooked in without having to do major surgery on my 44000T case. I have a 9200 128meg card, but the dvi connector is right at the top of the back plate and as a result, the connector is half covered by the case
Thanks

Regarding the card, no, they will not be able to tell. There are hundreds of different types of cards.

I think the Elbox card would probably fit, you could ask Elbox, but the 9200 I got from them (it is the 64MB version with dual VGA, not DVI) fits in A4000T with Mediator.