Need help with video card for my dual 1.8 G5
Ok, I've spent the last hour and a half searching around and really haven't found what I was looking for, although, it's probably right under my nose and I'm a moron. Anyways, here goes...
I have a dual 1.8 G5 and I'd like to add an extra video card. From what I've read, the "stock" location for the video card is AGP, but all three of the other expansion slots are all PCI-X, is that correct? I also, thought I had read that a Radeon 9200 PCI or a Sonnet Sonata SD will work in the PCI-X slot, is that true for just those particular video cards or will any PCI card work? If that's not the case, does any body know what options I have? I've spent a lot of time lurking on these forums and you guys have helped tremendously in the past, so I thank you in advance for any help you guys can give.
Aaron
Hi,
That G5 Mac will accommodate 66/33MHz Mac Edition PCI cards.
•The Sonnet Sonata is a 16MB VRAM card and will work in either a 33 or 66MHz slot, so it's okay. Slow, but okay.
•The ATI RADEON 9200 PRO 128MB MAC EDITION PCI card is a better choice because it has 128MB VRAM and is much faster. Unfortunately it's difficult to find new ones at the moment. There are several used ones on Fleabay right now for under $89.
•There are other PCI cards that will work too, like the ATI Radeon 7000 Mac Edition 32MB PCI model as seen on Fleabay as item # 200046086081. That's probably your cheapest choice.
Just make SURE you get a Mac Edition, a PC type will not work.
Adding another PCI card will have zero effect on graphic performance of the AGP video card. Each AGP or PCI slot stands alone, and will only affect the monitor it's attached to. PCI slots are much slower than AGP slots (8X slower) in G5's.
Regards,
Dave
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{code}
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import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
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private static String num1 = null;
private static String num2 = null;
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answer = (Math.min(Double.parseDouble(num1), Double.parseDouble(num2)));
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answer = (Math.abs(Double.parseDouble(num1)));
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answer = (Math.sqrt(Double.parseDouble(num1)));
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answer = (Math.sqrt(Double.parseDouble(num2)));
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return octal2;
public static String hexadecimalEquivalent1() {
int iNum1 = Integer.parseInt(num1);
String hex1 = Integer.toHexString(iNum1);
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public static String hexadecimalEquivalent2() {
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System.out.print("\nPlease enter a number you want to do a calculation with and hit <ENTER>: ");
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System.out.println("\nThe number you have entered is: " + number1);
inputCorrect = true;
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System.out.println("\nYou did not enter a valid number: " + "\""+ num1 + "\" is not a number!!");
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System.out.println("Please select an option of what you would like to do with this number from the menu below and hit <ENTER>: ");
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System.out.println("---------------------------------------------");
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System.out.println("6 - Squareroot");
System.out.println("7 - Absolute value of numbers");
System.out.println("8 - Octal and Hexadecimal equivalent of numbers");
System.out.println("9 - Round numbers");
System.out.println("0 - Exit program");
System.out.println("**********************************************");
boolean inputCorrect = false;
while (inputCorrect == false) {
try {
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System.out.print("Please enter your option and hit <ENTER>: ");
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System.out.println("\nYou have entered choice number: " + c1);
inputCorrect = true;
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System.out.println("You did not enter a valid choice number: " + "\""+ choice1 + "\" is not in the list!!");
inputCorrect = false;
return choice1;
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boolean inputCorrect = false;
while (inputCorrect == false) {
try {
BufferedReader br2 = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("\nPlease enter another number you want to do the calculation with and hit <ENTER>: ");
num2 = br2.readLine();
double n2 = Double.parseDouble(num2);
System.out.println("\nThe second number you have entered is: " + n2);
System.out.println("\nYour numbers are: " + num1 + " and " + num2);
inputCorrect = true;
} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
System.out.println("You did not enter a valid number: " + "\""+ num2 + "\" is not a number!!");
inputCorrect = false;
return num2;
public int Calculator() {
int choice2 = (int) Double.parseDouble(choice1);
switch (choice2) {
case 1 :
Add();
System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " + " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 2 :
Subtract();
System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " - " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 3 :
Multiply();
System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " * " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 4 :
Divide();
System.out.print("The answer of " + num1 + " / " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
Modulus();
System.out.print(" and the remainder is " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 5 :
maximumValue();
System.out.println("The maximum number between the numbers " + num1 + " and " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
minimumValue();
System.out.println("The minimum number between the numbers " + num1 + " and " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 6 :
Squareroot1();
System.out.println("The squareroot of value " + num1 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
Squareroot2();
System.out.println("The squareroot of value " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 7 :
absoluteNumber1();
System.out.println("The absolute number of " + num1 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
absoluteNumber2();
System.out.println("The absolute number of " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
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case 8 :
octalEquivalent1();
System.out.println("The octal equivalent of " + num1 + " is: " + octalEquivalent1());
octalEquivalent2();
System.out.println("The octal equivalent of " + num2 + " is: " + octalEquivalent2());
hexadecimalEquivalent1();
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hexadecimalEquivalent2();
System.out.println("The hexadecimal equivalent of " + num2 + " is: " + hexadecimalEquivalent2());
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case 9 :
Round1();
System.out.println("The rounded number of " + num1 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
Round2();
System.out.println("The rounded number of " + num2 + " is: " + decimals.format(answer));
break;
case 0 :
if (choice2 == 0) {
System.exit(1);
break;
return choice2;
public String anotherCalculation() throws IOException {
boolean inputCorrect = false;
while (inputCorrect == false) {
try {
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more = br3.readLine();
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String s2 = "Y";
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inputCorrect = true;
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System.out.println("");
inputNumber2();
System.out.println("");
Calculator();
System.out.println("");
anotherCalculation();
System.out.println("");
inputCorrect = true;
} else {
System.out.println("\n" + nameSurname + " thank you for using this program, you have used this program for: " + decimals.format(programRuntime()) + " seconds");
System.out.println("the program will now exit, Goodbye.");
System.exit(0);
} catch (IOException ex){
System.out.println("You did not enter a valid answer: " + "\""+ more + "\" is not in the list!!");
inputCorrect = false;
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*Can you please run my code for yourself and have a look at how this program is constructed*
*and give me ANY feedback on how I can better this code(program) or if I've done anything wrong from your point of view.*
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The LiteOn iHas 224 does lightscribe which is a nice touch for clients/gifts.
There is no room to save as I would consider your build minimum specs for a nice photoshop experience.
As for SSD drives...my research of reviews and articles makes me feel the technology is not ready for mission critical work. So if you are running a business then I recommend not using SSD drives. Rather look at Raptor 10,000 rpm drive for Windows and Photoshop and use the Spinpoint for storage. If not business then I've read the intel x25 SSD drives are solid but I have no personal experience with them.
Cheers,
Steve -
Thinkpad t420s - Help with video card on Ubuntu 11.04
Hi,
I just purchsed a Lenovo t420s with the following system specs:
Intel Core i7-2620M Processor (2.70GHz, 4MB L3,1333MHz FSB) with Intel
14.0" HD+ (1600 x 900) LED Backlit Antiglare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready
NVIDIA Quadro NVS4200M Optimus technology (1GB)
6 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
128GB Solid State Drive, Serial ATA
Intel WiFi Link 1000
It's a really good machine, but unfortunately I am having problems making it work with Ubuntu 11.04. I am a long-term Linux user, a python developer and a supporter of open source software, I cannot use Windows for my purposes and I need help to enable my vide card drivers.
I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.04 on my system, and updated all packages. I then installed the ltest Nvidia drivers available, and ensured that Optimus is disabled in the BIOS. After rebooting, nvidia-settings complained that my system isn't configured to rnu the drivers and I must run nvidia-xconfig so I did.
After running nvidia-xconfig, my system wouldn't want to run Xorg, and stayed in terminal mode. I checked the xorg log and found this:
(!!) More than one possible primary device found
(II) Primary Device is:
(EE) No devices detected.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
I saw something about this error here : ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/270.41.03/README/README.txt
I am running version 1.7 ov xorg, so this should be fixed. I tried to nvidia-xconfig --enable-all-gpus but it still wouldn't work.
The Ubuntu market is now at about 15 million Desktop users, and many more with other Linux distributions, I think Lenovo would greatly benefit by contributing to Ubuntu and helping the software be compatible with the hardware they sell.
Could someone please help me with this?
Kind regards,
BenoitThis will not help, but I recently tried 11.04 on a
Z560 (with just intel graphics) and had no luck
getting it to work. Previous versions work fine.
Is there any other linux distro that will serve your purpose? -
NEED HELP WITH VIDEO SOUND PLS
just bought a 30 GB ipod, updated itunes to make the videos compatible. uploaded 3 music videos, they work perfect except they have no sound. dont know what the problem is. i havent' restarted my compute yet, maybe that's it but i highly doubt it. anyones opinion would be highly appreciated. thanks for your help guys.
-MIKENeither Quicktime Pro or iTunes have the ability to successfully encode a muxed video file with audio. You'll end up with video and no audio.
You'll need to use some other third-party software to do the conversion. There's a handful of software available. Just search the forums and you'll find many titles mentioned.
Videora iPod Converter seems to be popular amongst Windows users, although I've read that you might get mixed results using it. -
Hello,
I need some help with a project. What I eventually want is that a webcam controls the mouse position and the mouse position
controls a video. But first I would like the part where the mouse position controls the video.
So if the mouse is on the left on your screen the video will be at the first frame and when you move you're mouse to
the right the video will play accordingly to the movement. and stop when the mouse is all the way to the right.
Effectivly the mouse scrolles through the video. It only needs to be on the x-axis.
I'm not that formilliar with flash so any help would be great
Thx!
ThijsI fixed it in an other way.
Made a imgseq and following code (with some help ):
stop();
stage.addEventListener(Event.RESIZE, resizeHandler);
stage.addEventListener(FullScreenEvent.FULL_SCREEN, resizeHandler);
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, inputHandler);
stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;
var imgSeq:ImgSeq = new ImgSeq();
var columnWidth;
var numColumns;
stage.addChild(imgSeq);
imgSeq.x = 350
imgSeq.gotoAndStop(1);
columnWidth = stage.stageWidth / imgSeq.totalFrames;
numColumns = stage.stageWidth / columnWidth;
function resizeHandler(e:Event):void {
// verdeel het scherm in kolommen, iedere keer dat het scherm geresized wordt.
// breedte van 1 kolom (schermbreedte gedeeld door aantal plaatjes)
columnWidth = stage.stageWidth / imgSeq.totalFrames;
// totaal aantal kolommen dat binnen het scherm past (breedte gedeeld door breedte van één kolom )
numColumns = stage.stageWidth / columnWidth;
function inputHandler(e:MouseEvent):void {
// voer dit iedere keer dat je de muis beweegt uit.
// kijk voor iedere kolom of de muis er binnen valt.
for(var i = 1; i <= numColumns; i++){
//vergelijking die checkt of de muispositie binnen de waarden van kolom valt.
if(mouseX <= i * columnWidth && mouseX >= (i * columnWidth) - columnWidth ){
// zet het framenummer van de imageSequence gelijk aan de huidige kolom.
imgSeq.gotoAndStop(i);
many thx! -
Hi!
Back in May I was having problems with video on my Mac. I was helped by this site and am hoping for more help. I downloaded the realaudio, but was still having problems. I assumed because I was on dial up. It was so slow. It would take forever to load and then play for a few minutes then need to load some more. I now have DSL and was looking forward to kissing the video problems good-bye! My new problem is that when I try to watch or listen to anything like innertube it "stutters." Is there something else I should be doing? How can I fix this problem?With those specs you should be absolutely fine. I would suggest that you update to 10.4.10 at least (download the full Combo updater). Once you are on that:
These are the downloads and the settings you need in order to view/hear pretty much everything that the net can throw at you: The setup described below has proved repeatedly successful on both PPC and Intel macs, but nothing in life carries a guarantee!
It is known to work in the great majority of cases with Safari 3.0.4, QT 7.3 and OS 10.4.11. (If you are running Leopard, ensure that all plug-ins have been updated for OS 10.5)
Assuming you already run Tiger versions OS 10.4.9 or above (this has not yet been verified with Leopard) and have Quicktime 7.2 or above, and are using Safari 2 or 3, download and install (or re-install even if you already had them) the latest versions, suitable for your flavor of Mac, of:
RealPlayer 10 for Mac from http://forms.real.com/real/player/blackjack.html?platform2=Mac%20OS%20X&product= RealPlayer%2010&proc=g3&lang=&show_list=0&src=macjack
Flip4Mac WMV Player from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx (Windows Media Player for the Mac is no longer supported, even by Microsoft)
Perian from http://perian.org/
Adobe FlashPlayer from http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1ProdVersion=ShockwaveFlash
(You can check here: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ to see which version you should install for your Mac and OS. This: http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?email&NewsID=19845 may also interest you.)
In Quicktime Preferences, under advanced, UNcheck Enable Flash, and under Mime settings/Miscellananeous only check Quicktime HTML (QHTM).
See also the very informative post from QuickTimeKirk dated Dec 3, 2007 in this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1268489&tstart=0
In Macintosh HD/Library/Quicktime/ delete any files relating to DivX (Perian already has them).
Now go to Safari Preferences/Security, and tick the boxes under Web Content (all 4 of them).
Lastly open Audio Midi Setup (which you will find in the Utilities Folder of your Applications Folder) and click on Audio Devices. Make sure that both Audio Input and Audio Output, under Format, are set to 44100 Hz.
Important: Now repair permissions and restart.
The world should now be your oyster!
You should also consider having the free VLC Player from http://www.videolan.org/ in your armory, as this plays almost anything that DVD Player might not.
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