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Bob--
I was just wondering. What is the difference between the SIS97 and the SP97
motherboard? Thanks for the information.
Ethan
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Wright <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, April 03, 1998 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Number 9 PCI card vs. TXproII's onboard video
>At 02:42 PM 3/31/98 , you wrote:
>>I recently acquired a used Number 9 Reality 772 PCI video card w/4 meg
>>vram. My current system is a TXPro II w/ onboard video that uses 4 megs
>> of my memory.
>> Has anyone had experience, good or bad, with either video adapter?
>> If so, what do you think? Should I disable the onboard and use the PCI?
>> Also, does anyone know where I can get the drivers for the Number 9?
>> Thanks,
>> Casey Marion
>
>
>The site for Number 9 is: http://www.nine.com
>You can find your drivers there. A great web site to keep bookmarked
>to rapidly find hardware manufacturers on the web, in case you need
>manuals or drivers is: http://www.hardware.com They maintain
>some excellent links. We also have them listed on PCBUILD's link
>page.
>
>As far as onboard video is concerned, although I have not yet used the
>TX Pro II board you reference, the board I have been using to build
>new systems for the last four months has onboard video and it works
>great. This board is the ASUS SIS97 motherboard. It can be configured
>for 1, 2 or 4mg video using system Ram memory. This onboard video
>has been trouble free in all the systems I have built with the ASUS board.
>It does not support advanced 3-D accelerated features, but it works well
>with secondary video cards such as PCI Video capture cards and PCI
>Television cards. I know that the early on board video motherboards
>were problematic, but if the board has the feature to disable it using
>a jumper, you should be alright in case it fails or is not effective for
your
>use. Then you can add your Number9 card or some other video card.
>
>But, the ASUS SIS97 chipset provides excellent resolutions and high
>refresh rates... and it is really inexpensive... *wink*
>
> Bob
>
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