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Title: Voodoo2+PCI Express cards
Post by psycho47 on 01.03.05 at 20:56:16

..anyone tried a voodoo2 with a PCI express based primary card? I would really like to know if its working,but I dont have the proper hardware (all my systems are agp based)..

Title: Re: Voodoo2+PCI Express cards
Post by gamma742 on 02.03.05 at 23:42:50

It seemed to me that Alt-F13 had done this configuration with a couple of 6600s and 2 Voodoo2s.

Title: Re: Voodoo2+PCI Express cards
Post by FalconFly on 03.03.05 at 00:23:54

Yep, should be no Problem since the Voodoo1/2 does not care whether it is connected to an Onboard, ISA, VLB, PCI, AGP or PCIe based Video Card.

Title: Re: Voodoo2+PCI Express cards
Post by psycho47 on 04.03.05 at 22:13:48

mhmm.what about agp aperture size? voodoo2s usualy dont work if its set to more than 128MB..do PCI express cards have something similar (PCI E aperture size perhaps ::) )?
I'm asking because some guy at voodoofiles forum (may it rest in peace :() had serious problems trying to get his v2 SLI working with an x800,and I couldnt get this off my mind ever since..

Title: Re: Voodoo2+PCI Express cards
Post by FalconFly on 04.03.05 at 22:19:05

Hm, never heard of that Problem.

Last time I had my Voodoo2 running besides a 8xAGP Radeon 9700pro I had AGP Aperture anywhere from 64 to 256MB I think, never encountered a single problem (also don't know how AGP Aperture could affect the Voodoo2's fixed Memory Mapping)

The only Problem I could imagine would be an odd Driver quirrel, but as said, never experienced such an oddball myself.