[SunRescue] Ultra 5 framebuffer needed. Questions too....

[Mike Nicewonger]

I have an 8 MB Expert 98 will that work?

Mike N
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Bradford" <mrbill at mrbill.net>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Ultra 5 framebuffer needed. Questions too....


> On Wed, Feb 14, 2001 at 04:29:10PM -0500, Mike Nicewonger wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > Need to add a PGX24 to a U5 with built in PGX8. first, can this be done?
> > Second, anybody got a PGX24 for sale? Lastly, can this machine then run
dual
> > headed or will the onboard FB need to be disabled?
> > Mike N
> > Lottery: a tax on those bad at math.
>
> Sun never sold a proper "PGX24", however, you can use
> an ATI Expert at Work '98, which will be recognized as
> a PGX24 (same chipset that's onboard, just with 4mb RAM
> versus 2mb).
>
> You can use both at once for dual-head.
>
> Sun only sold the PGX(8) and PGX32 (Raptor) cards for the U5. 8-(
>
> Bill
>
> --
> Bill Bradford
> mrbill at mrbill.net
> Austin, TX
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