[Info-vax] What video card for a DS10?

[Tom Adams]

On Oct 8, 3:29 pm, Steven Schweda <sms.antin... at gmail.com> wrote:
> tadamsmar wrote:
> > I have some DS10s to maintain.  I think one of them has a bad video
> > card.  The monitor is getting no input as if it was not plugged into
> > the connector.  I swapped and checked the monitor, so I know the
> > problem is not the monitor.
>
> > The system is still up and in use.  When I can (tomorrow perhaps) I
> > will be able to shut it down and swap the video card as a test.
>
>    I'd reboot the thing once before touching the guts.
>
>    Which card is in there now?
>
> > What video cards can I use?   Can I buy a new one or do I need a
> > legacy card?
>
>    Define "new".  Define "legacy".  I use Radeon 7500 cards in
> my XP1000 systems.  I believe that the same is true for my
> rx2600 and zx2000 IA64 systems, too, but I usually access
> those over the network or on a serial port.  I'd guess that an
> ELSA GLoria Synergy-8 (PowerStorm 4D10T, PBXGK-BB) . (The
> "ViVo" card works, too.  Just ignore the extra holes.)
>
>    I got my cards on Ebay for probably about $10-$20, but I
> haven't looked lately.
>
>    I assume that you weren't expecting an obsolete VMS version
> in an obsolete Alpha system to support some card made last
> year, intended to be used in Windows PC.

I was wondering if I could buy a new card, not a refurb.