3dfx voodoo 3 3000 pci bios

dir_marillion · 28 February 2006, 14:11

Hello,
I have a Voodoo 3 3000 PCI Card (BIOS pached for working on a MAC PPC 7300). Does this card will work with Mediator 4000 Di ? or I need to update it's BIOS from a PC (with a PC Bios) ? In this case where I can find it ? (voodoofiles.com?)

keropi · 28 February 2006, 14:21

bioses can be found in www.3dfxzone.it , but I have no clue about what will work with a busboard...
I imagine the mac bios is nothing special, maybe it's just to sell them higher for "mac usage"

dir_marillion · 28 February 2006, 14:45

Thanks Keropi,

It's very nice to have the first answer from Ioannina :-)
Actually I am thinking of upgrading my A4000, replacing the Commodore's Daughterboard with Mediator, for having available PCIs and not ISAs !!!

keropi · 28 February 2006, 14:51

lol, yep seems a nice upgrade... though I am on the g-rex side...
what cpu is on the 4000?

_ThEcRoW · 28 February 2006, 15:51

I heard long time ago, that was not neccesary changing bioses on the voodoos for using it with mediators.
I have a voodoo3 from a pc on my towered 1200 and didn't have to change the bios.
Perhaps another user from this board could explain that matter better.
Cheers!!!!!

dir_marillion · 28 February 2006, 16:20

It's 040/25 with 16MB Fast. I am waiting for a "processor upgrading" until the release of OS4 and Shark G3/G4 from Elbox (i hope). That's would be a great upgrade (at about 250-300 EUR).
Mediator works well under AmigaOS3.9.
So, some PCIs can start working from now on.

I have also a V-LAB motion and a Spectrum EGS24 (2MB I think) with this A4000. I am using VLAB motion from my A2000 since 1998 and I have to take it with to this trip :-)

keropi · 28 February 2006, 20:54

it's a good machine for os3.9, I had os3.9 with a 030/28-AGA and it was good enough for whdload usage...
that pci bus will give you a big boost, especially now that u use an egs24 rtg...
as for the sharks/os4 , we can only dream and hope.... lol

adolescent · 01 March 2006, 05:32

Yes. You need to flash the Voodoo card with PC bios to use it in the Mediator.

dir_marillion · 01 March 2006, 10:31

What about the Drivers ? CGX4, Picasso96 or Mediator Multimedia CD has the driver for Voodoo ?

keropi · 01 March 2006, 10:46

only p96 for mediator... just like only cgx for g-rex...
but I think you must choose another card in setup, or something bs like that... better to hear a med user

dir_marillion · 01 March 2006, 14:09

If voodoo works with picasso96 drivers I am afraid for the limit of opened windows at the same time, in workbench.

With Zorro2/3 graphic cards (such as Cybervision64 3D (4MB) or Spectrum EGS-24 (2MB)) and with Picasso Drivers 2.0, I see a fast windowing system (at about 10 windows at the same time) on my Amiga 2000 (68060) and AmigaOS 3.9BB2. After that number, the workbench is Slow.

It is probably a point of Zorro 2 bus. CGX 4.0 drivers are slower from the begining but you can open as much windows as you want.
Strange things.

Hopefully, Zorro-3 Bus could give better results over these limits.

I also hope that Shark G3/G4 and AmigaOS4 will work well with Zorro cards and our Amigas will turn-on till the day of the Official OS4 Release.

keropi · 01 March 2006, 14:49

dunno, back when I had a piccoloSD64, I prefered cgx4 over p96...

dir_marillion · 01 March 2006, 16:27

I would like to use CGX4 too, due to draggable screens but speed was too slow for my 1987 machine

28 February 2006, 14:11	#1
dir_marillion Randy Rhoads Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jupiter Age: 50 Posts: 116	3dfx voodoo 3 3000 pci bios Hello, I have a Voodoo 3 3000 PCI Card (BIOS pached for working on a MAC PPC 7300). Does this card will work with Mediator 4000 Di ? or I need to update it's BIOS from a PC (with a PC Bios) ? In this case where I can find it ? (voodoofiles.com?)

28 February 2006, 16:20	#6
dir_marillion Randy Rhoads Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jupiter Age: 50 Posts: 116	It's 040/25 with 16MB Fast. I am waiting for a "processor upgrading" until the release of OS4 and Shark G3/G4 from Elbox (i hope). That's would be a great upgrade (at about 250-300 EUR). Mediator works well under AmigaOS3.9. So, some PCIs can start working from now on. I have also a V-LAB motion and a Spectrum EGS24 (2MB I think) with this A4000. I am using VLAB motion from my A2000 since 1998 and I have to take it with to this trip :-) Last edited by dir_marillion; 28 February 2006 at 16:29.

01 March 2006, 14:09	#11
dir_marillion Randy Rhoads Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jupiter Age: 50 Posts: 116	If voodoo works with picasso96 drivers I am afraid for the limit of opened windows at the same time, in workbench. With Zorro2/3 graphic cards (such as Cybervision64 3D (4MB) or Spectrum EGS-24 (2MB)) and with Picasso Drivers 2.0, I see a fast windowing system (at about 10 windows at the same time) on my Amiga 2000 (68060) and AmigaOS 3.9BB2. After that number, the workbench is Slow. It is probably a point of Zorro 2 bus. CGX 4.0 drivers are slower from the begining but you can open as much windows as you want. Strange things. Hopefully, Zorro-3 Bus could give better results over these limits. I also hope that Shark G3/G4 and AmigaOS4 will work well with Zorro cards and our Amigas will turn-on till the day of the Official OS4 Release. Last edited by dir_marillion; 01 March 2006 at 16:25.

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28 February 2006, 14:21	#2
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	bioses can be found in www.3dfxzone.it , but I have no clue about what will work with a busboard... I imagine the mac bios is nothing special, maybe it's just to sell them higher for "mac usage"

28 February 2006, 14:45	#3
dir_marillion Randy Rhoads Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jupiter Age: 50 Posts: 116	Thanks Keropi, It's very nice to have the first answer from Ioannina :-) Actually I am thinking of upgrading my A4000, replacing the Commodore's Daughterboard with Mediator, for having available PCIs and not ISAs !!!

28 February 2006, 14:51	#4
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	lol, yep seems a nice upgrade... though I am on the g-rex side... what cpu is on the 4000?

28 February 2006, 15:51	#5
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 942	I heard long time ago, that was not neccesary changing bioses on the voodoos for using it with mediators. I have a voodoo3 from a pc on my towered 1200 and didn't have to change the bios. Perhaps another user from this board could explain that matter better. Cheers!!!!!

28 February 2006, 20:54	#7
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	it's a good machine for os3.9, I had os3.9 with a 030/28-AGA and it was good enough for whdload usage... that pci bus will give you a big boost, especially now that u use an egs24 rtg... as for the sharks/os4 , we can only dream and hope.... lol

01 March 2006, 05:32	#8
adolescent Powered by Motorola Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Age: 52 Posts: 1,065	Yes. You need to flash the Voodoo card with PC bios to use it in the Mediator.

01 March 2006, 10:31	#9
dir_marillion Randy Rhoads Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jupiter Age: 50 Posts: 116	What about the Drivers ? CGX4, Picasso96 or Mediator Multimedia CD has the driver for Voodoo ?

01 March 2006, 10:46	#10
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	only p96 for mediator... just like only cgx for g-rex... but I think you must choose another card in setup, or something bs like that... better to hear a med user

01 March 2006, 14:49	#12
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	dunno, back when I had a piccoloSD64, I prefered cgx4 over p96...

01 March 2006, 16:27	#13
dir_marillion Randy Rhoads Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jupiter Age: 50 Posts: 116	I would like to use CGX4 too, due to draggable screens but speed was too slow for my 1987 machine

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