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 Wed 6 Sep 2006, 17:48
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 21-Feb 06 From: Lakeland - US Member No.: 77,203  |
Hey Everyone...I'm fairly new to macs. I have a dual G4 w/ AGP graphics that I want to run 2 displays on. My question is this: Are all cards made by ATI or the ones in the Radeon family mac compatible? Does it necessarily have to be the "mac Edition"? Is the only difference the fact that the mac editions have the apple cinema display output on them? Can I get any ATI or radeon and drop it in? I'm running Tiger and using it for DP 4.6 by the way, if it makes a difference.
The reason I ask is that the "mac edition" cards seem to be much more expensive than their PC equivalents. I'm running 2 Sceptre 19" LCDs via DVI, so does it make a difference? |
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Sun 10 Sep 2006, 17:58
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 Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 145 Joined: 24-Apr 04 From: Knoxville - US Member No.: 41,728 |
Hello!
I'm the guy with the Quad. I haven't disappeared. I've just been going through Quad Hell. Short version of the story: I bought a Maxtor TB drive that was also from Hell. Eventually, it gave up the ghost and I returned its smoking, dead hulk back to CompUSA for a replacement. I got a LaCie FW drive that I just hooked up, so as soon as I put it through the paces, I'll let you know if I have any better luck. Right now, my Quad G5 (pre-Intel) is a crawling, sluggish beast. My 3-year-old G4 Laptop leaves it in the dust. How about that? So far, I don't like Quad World. I'm feeling like I made a $4000 mistake. Oh, I also had a bad RAM stick in the machine. That was also wreaking havoc. More later! hahaworld |
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Mon 11 Sep 2006, 12:01
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 348 Joined: 10-Feb 06 From: Hamburg - DE Member No.: 76,633 |
hahaworld... Sorry to hear your terrible news. I feel you. It hurts. Can we do something? Send letters to Macintosh from Mac Forum? I remember when you got your Quad. I was inspired and motivated by your purchase and you called it: "Smooth". Then all went quiet... Your Report is very disturbing. I know that you are a Dedicated Mac User and made the purchase expecting great things. Did you 'Set-Up' the Quad or was it done by Mac or a Professional Music Retailer? Will Mac Replace? Please keep us informed.
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Mon 11 Sep 2006, 14:58
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 114 Joined: 02-Aug 02 From: BURBANK - US Member No.: 6,512 |
Hi Mac Daddy,
No. There is something wrong. Maybe its the August vacation in Europe. By the way I am using Virtual Guitarist 2 and the VG files should be in: Applications> Library>Aplication Support>Virtual Guitarist 2 Content. In the Virtual Guitarist 2 Content is a file called "Set VG2 Content Location". This file tells VG2 where the files are. (see this file content below below). Virtual Guitarist 2.dat1 Virtual Guitarist 2.dat4 Virtual Guitarist 2.dat5 Virtual Guitarist 2.dat2 User Styles User Effects Virtual Guitarist 2.dat3 Set VG2 Content Location Virtual Guitarist 2.dat6 I had the previouse version of VG and the file setup was the same. Hope this helps. DANO10 
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Tue 12 Sep 2006, 20:13
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 145 Joined: 24-Apr 04 From: Knoxville - US Member No.: 41,728 |
Hello, friends!
Thanks for the kind words. I will definitely keep you posted. I bought the Quad from an official Apple rep. at CompUSA. The only things I added that weren't in-the-box were extra RAM and a bluetooth/wireless upgrade (upgrade? That's another thing that made me angry. Who doesn't want bluetooth and wireless capability nowadays? I had to pay an extra $200 to have that installed on a computer that was already almost $4000). Anyway, I really don't mind to pay a lot for something if it's going to work as advertised. I'm slowly finding out things about the Quad, so I probably should have done more research before I bought the thing. My thinking was that I wanted to get the last and best pre-Intel desktop, because usually the last model before a serious overhaul is typically the best from my experience. I wasn't ready to move into the Intel world just yet. Maybe in about 3 or 4 years. I've always had great experiences with LaCie drives, so we'll see. Thanks again for keeping in touch! I will definitely try to send regular updates to the forum here. Right now, all I can say is don't buy Maxtor hard drives. That thing was definitely a lemon. hahaworld |
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Wed 13 Sep 2006, 14:47
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 Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 07-Jul 04 From: - US Member No.: 46,480 |
QUOTE (hahaworld @ Tue 12 Sep 2006, 15:13)  Who doesn't want bluetooth and wireless capability nowadays? I had to pay an extra $200 ........ actually, i have 3 customers that bought multiple G5 quads without bluetooth and airport. One customer saved ~ $4000 by not paying for something they don't need. This post has been edited by lancet: Wed 13 Sep 2006, 14:54 -------------------- |
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Thu 14 Sep 2006, 16:11
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 145 Joined: 24-Apr 04 From: Knoxville - US Member No.: 41,728 |
I stand corrected.
hahaworld |
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