Re: Sun Blade 1000/2000 and video HW

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From: Kralizec Craig
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:57

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hackr_d@yahoo.com writes:

>Is it possible to install a PCI video card into a Blade 1000?  I was
>looking into one of these on eBay, and wanted to be prepared in case
>the video card would not be so great.  I do have a Creator 3D
>framebuffer, which I installed into my Ultra 2.  I understand that the
>those Blades have a UPA slot so I can possibly install that Creator
>from the U2.  Then I realized that the Creator cards have different
>revisions, so that could be an issue.

No reason why the Sun-supported PCI framebuffer cards won't work fine in a
Blade 1000.

>Well, if the Blades have PCI slots, then it should be possible to
>install a "regular" PCI PC video card in them, as long as the OS
>supports them.  For example:

>VisionTek - ATI RADEON HD2400 Pro

>Thanks for your help.

>-D

Craig.
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From: Kralizec Craig <cd@lios.apana.org.au>
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Subject: Re: Sun Blade 1000/2000 and video HW
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