[Info-vax] Failure of PWS433AU video card

Ben Lambert drbenlambert at gmail.com
Sun Oct 18 07:13:11 EDT 2020


This site is a fairly good reference:

http://moon.hanya-n.org/comp/alpha/hct/graphics.html

Cards that I use in my PWS600s:

Powerstorm 3D30
Powerstorm 4D20
ELSA GLoria

Cards that won't work (require EV6-class)

Radeon 7000/7500
Powerstorm 300

The answer also somewhat depends on the OS you are running, there are more options if you are running Tru64 (but I assume not).

On Sunday, 18 October 2020 at 07:07:10 UTC+1, Chris Townley wrote:
> After a brief spell of the monitor repeatedly trying to autofit, or 
> seems the video card in my PWS433AU 
> 
> The manual suggests the following video cards were available 
> 
> PCXGA-AA Matrox Millenium PCI VGA adapter 
> SN-PCXAG-AV Accel Graphics Pro 2000 3D PCI VGA adapter 
> 30-XXXXX-XX Digital TGA2 3D PCI graphics VGA adapter 
> 30-XXXXX-XX Accel Graphics Viper 3D PCI VGA adapter 
> SN-PBXGI-AA Digital Cateyes/Bobcat graphics adapter 
> 
> Mine came with a Matrox, which worked well enough. 
> 
> Looking for a replacement, and see on the bay of E, 2MB Matrox 
> MGA-MIL/2BI 576-06 REV: B PCI VGA Graphics Video Card 
> 
> This seems a slightly later version - will it work? 
> 
> Otherwise any other suggestions? Please bear in mind I cannot currently 
> get access to the console to change any settings 
> 
> TI 
> 
> Chris



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