csfont
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Hopefully this is the right area, since SGI folks are more likely to be familiar with this card -- if not, I'm happy to be redirected.
I've recently been going through my basement, and found an SGI 1600SW monitor (in the box!), along with a Revolution IV AGP card (with OpenLDI connector) and an Ultra-Flex GFX-1600SW PCI card (with DVI cable and OpenLDI connector).
The Ultra-Flex GFX-1600SW documentation says that it only takes power from the PCI bus, and won't show up as an actual device.
Since I don't actually have any SGI stuff, I figured I could test it in any ol' PC. But before I dig out an old PC (figured maybe I could test the AGP card and the PCI card in the same box, maybe my old Intellistation M Pro), I was wondering...
Has anyone had tried using the Ultra-Flex card in a modern computer with some kind of PCIe to PCI adapter? Or is there some better way to achieve this, to have the PCI card mounted securely beyond a motherboard's slots? Some of the adapters I've seen don't look like they'd be ideal for long-term use, but if there were a good solution, it might be fun to use this monitor.
Thx!
I've recently been going through my basement, and found an SGI 1600SW monitor (in the box!), along with a Revolution IV AGP card (with OpenLDI connector) and an Ultra-Flex GFX-1600SW PCI card (with DVI cable and OpenLDI connector).
The Ultra-Flex GFX-1600SW documentation says that it only takes power from the PCI bus, and won't show up as an actual device.
Since I don't actually have any SGI stuff, I figured I could test it in any ol' PC. But before I dig out an old PC (figured maybe I could test the AGP card and the PCI card in the same box, maybe my old Intellistation M Pro), I was wondering...
Has anyone had tried using the Ultra-Flex card in a modern computer with some kind of PCIe to PCI adapter? Or is there some better way to achieve this, to have the PCI card mounted securely beyond a motherboard's slots? Some of the adapters I've seen don't look like they'd be ideal for long-term use, but if there were a good solution, it might be fun to use this monitor.
Thx!