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prowler · 17 September 2009, 01:27

Hey, I've just discovered Matrox drivers and BIOS for this card when fitted in a PCI PowerMac.

My 7500/200 PowerMac is going to be its new home!

alexh · 17 September 2009, 02:34

I'm guessing you'd have to program the BIOS on the PC?

cosmicfrog · 17 September 2009, 17:26

dose the power pc(not pc MAC) work with a voodoo2 gfx card my one did and spent an evening playing pod racer with it,

cheap way get 3d on a mac as a 12 meg voodoo card can only be worth a coulple of ££££

alexh · 17 September 2009, 18:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

dose the power pc(not pc MAC) work with a voodoo2 gfx card

Only Villagetronic stuff.

I do not ever remember there being Glide for MAC.

cosmicfrog · 17 September 2009, 18:59

yep pluged my old voodoo2 in my long dead powermac was a shock for me 2

Techseeker · 17 September 2009, 19:04

From memory, there are two versions of that Matrox Millenium pci card, one has a larger rom fitted than the other. The larger one is needed for the mac rom.

cosmicfrog · 17 September 2009, 19:17

just found this after a quick search
so Prowler be ware Techseeker seems to have hes memory working and there is a mac version of the card
http://www.mail-archive.com/supermac.../msg03674.html

prowler · 17 September 2009, 22:09

Thanks for your knowledge and suggestions guys!

Don't worry, I'll be very careful with this. Of course, I'll let everyone know what happens when I try it.

@alexh,
Yes, I'm sure that I will have to program the BIOS for compatibility with the Mac on the PC. For this I'll need a Matrox BIOS flashing utility for the PC. I will grab all the drivers and BIOS files for this card eventually, but it was seeing some of these cards for sale on ebay which gave me the idea that it might be suitable for Macs as well as PCs, for that's how they were described.

@cosmicfrog,
Thanks for the link. The ID sticker on this card says MIL2P/4/CPQC.

Techseeker · 17 September 2009, 22:44

I am sure there is a mac flasher too. I didnt have a pc when I flashed my matrox card. I had both versions of the card, and I think I still have the software on an old drive. I will pull it out tomorrow.

prowler · 17 September 2009, 22:56

Thanks, Techseeker!

The files I downloaded last night are BinHex encoded and I haven't got around to extracting them yet, so I don't yet know what they contain.

I'm pretty sure that the BIOS file archive contains a Mac flashing utility as well, but I just assumed that I would require a PC flashing utility to install the Mac BIOS file because the card currently has a PC BIOS installed.

Whatever the truth of this is, and on the assumption that too much information will be better than too little, I would certainly appreciate it if you could find the software you used with your card.

17 September 2009, 01:27	#41
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Matrox Millenium II PCI GFX card Hey, I've just discovered Matrox drivers and BIOS for this card when fitted in a PCI PowerMac. My 7500/200 PowerMac is going to be its new home!

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17 September 2009, 02:34	#42
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,331	I'm guessing you'd have to program the BIOS on the PC?

17 September 2009, 17:26	#43
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	dose the power pc(not pc MAC) work with a voodoo2 gfx card my one did and spent an evening playing pod racer with it, cheap way get 3d on a mac as a 12 meg voodoo card can only be worth a coulple of ££££

17 September 2009, 18:59	#45
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	yep pluged my old voodoo2 in my long dead powermac was a shock for me 2

17 September 2009, 19:04	#46
Techseeker Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cork / Ireland Posts: 28	From memory, there are two versions of that Matrox Millenium pci card, one has a larger rom fitted than the other. The larger one is needed for the mac rom.

17 September 2009, 19:17	#47
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	just found this after a quick search so Prowler be ware Techseeker seems to have hes memory working and there is a mac version of the card http://www.mail-archive.com/supermac.../msg03674.html

17 September 2009, 22:09	#48
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Thanks for your knowledge and suggestions guys! Don't worry, I'll be very careful with this. Of course, I'll let everyone know what happens when I try it. @alexh, Yes, I'm sure that I will have to program the BIOS for compatibility with the Mac on the PC. For this I'll need a Matrox BIOS flashing utility for the PC. I will grab all the drivers and BIOS files for this card eventually, but it was seeing some of these cards for sale on ebay which gave me the idea that it might be suitable for Macs as well as PCs, for that's how they were described. @cosmicfrog, Thanks for the link. The ID sticker on this card says MIL2P/4/CPQC.

17 September 2009, 22:44	#49
Techseeker Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cork / Ireland Posts: 28	I am sure there is a mac flasher too. I didnt have a pc when I flashed my matrox card. I had both versions of the card, and I think I still have the software on an old drive. I will pull it out tomorrow.

17 September 2009, 22:56	#50
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Thanks, Techseeker! The files I downloaded last night are BinHex encoded and I haven't got around to extracting them yet, so I don't yet know what they contain. I'm pretty sure that the BIOS file archive contains a Mac flashing utility as well, but I just assumed that I would require a PC flashing utility to install the Mac BIOS file because the card currently has a PC BIOS installed. Whatever the truth of this is, and on the assumption that too much information will be better than too little, I would certainly appreciate it if you could find the software you used with your card.

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