Which graphics cards will work in a G4 that came with a Rage 128 Pro AGP?

My ATI 9800 Pro Mac just died and, though it is under warranty, it is taking ATI a while to replace it. They don't sell them any more, so they told me they refurbish them. I need a card that works so I can use my computger NOW, while I'm waiting. I have a heavily upgrade G4 that supports my software so I don't want to upgrade with a new system. Any ideas for a quick fix would be greatly appreciated. I'm losing faith in ATI.
Thanks,
zrants.

Better still, if you are just looking for a card to fill the AGP slot until your high performance card comes back from the shop you could EITHER
a/ pick up another 16-meg AGP Rage128 Pro if you can't find your old one. That Rage 128 Pro card was actually a VERY decent card for its time and is compatible with the new versions of the Mac OS.
b/ put in any cheap 8 or 16-meg OSX-compliant PCI card (unless all of your PCI slots are filled).
If its simply a matter of asking you could probably borrow something for a few days. Everyone who has played with PCI Macs has at least one old ATI PCI video card kicking around in a box in the basement or sitting on a shelf.

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Thexn, welcome to the forum.
The problem is, many of the newer video cards require the computer to have a full UEFI BIOS. HP began using one in mid-October, 2012. Before this date the BIOS is Legacy. This is why the video card didn't work with your computer.
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I like EVGA cards the best. Their Tech Support has given me a lot of information about their cards. However, you have to go back to a GT 640 card to find one of their cards that doesn't require the UEFI BIOS. They do have some updates for their BIOS'es that solve the problem, but you have to call them for the exact cards.
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I think you will find there are more users of the ATI Radeon 9800 that DON'T have a 300w PSU, than those that do. It would leave out the majority of the G4 line if it were absolutely necessary. As I see it, it isn't absolutely necessary, and, it is also the ONLY higher end upgrade graphics card commercially produced for 2x, 4x AGP systems, most of which, DON'T have a 300w PSU.
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Graphics card compatibility with the BIOS levels in PCs is not the only factor. PCI-E slot version compatibility both upwards and downwards would be another factor. Manufacturers will at times view standards differently and hence design their graphics cards to function differently compared to the same card being made by a different manufacturer. Manufacturers may also design graphics cards to only work with their motherboards. Bottom line is that not every graphics card will work in every PC.
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