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"Traccer" <txromeo@speakeasy.net> writes:

>is there anyway to turn off the vid card on the sparc20 unit.. I picked up a
>unit the other day and it already had a 2nd card in it.. i tried to boot up
>with the mon on the 1st card and it didnt show anything.. plug it into the
>extra added card and it picked right up.. is there maybe a way to turn it
>off and on.. or is it maybe just bad...

Open the case and remove the Sbus framebuffer if you want to use the
on-board SX framebuffer, assuming there is a VSIMM installed. If there is no
VSIMM installed the on-board SX framebuffer is disabled and the hardware
will ignore it, so regardless of whether a monitor is plugged into the
on-board framebuffer video socket or not, you won't get any output.

That's usually the reason an Sbus framebuffer is fitted - because it's still
cheaper than buying a VSIMM.

>also is there anything specal i need to do if i add a 2nd mbus card? ..
>(beside it just being the same card as the 1st)

Not really. The system will automatically notice and use the additional CPU
module when it's powered up after you've fitted the new module

Regards,

Craig.
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