Voodoo2 and onboard S3 Virge!?

[rpgjoker]

Is there anyway to hook up a Voodoo2 to my
system. I have an on-board S3 Virge video
card. The Voodoo2 requires a SVGA card which
I have but mine's onboard! Anybody know if
or how I can hook up the Voodoo2? Please help.

[Pelvis]

Im not sure, but it should....voodoo2 should work with any video card even if it is intergrated.....Ive got 2 for sale right now. Not mine just a friends...voodoo2 that is.....I would use them but they will not fit on my motherboard....cpu in the way

[RoadWarrior]

Yes, you can do that. The V2/1000 comes with a cable that connects to the DB15 on your VGA card, and then to one of the DB15s on the V2. Then you cable your monitor to the other DB15 on the V2, and you are good to go.

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[Jun1]

The Voodoo 2 has conflicts with some S3-chips
I think you will probably need to install the S3 fix patch.

[rpgjoker]

I'm not quite sure what you are trying to say
RoadWarrior. You say to hook the vga cable to
my vga card. That's my problem. Since my on-
board vga card has no vga hookup on it. So
either you're wrong (don't take that the
wrong way, I don't mean to sound cocky!), or
(most likely) I just misunderstood you.

[Todd a]

You plug the monitor into the Voodoo2 card and run a patch cable from your old graphics card (were your monitor used to plug in) to the Voodoo2 card. In 2D the Voodoo2 sits dorment and just lets the image run to the monitor. In 3D the Voodoo2 takes over.

[RoadWarrior]

Bad wording on my part; let's try again...

Even though your video is on the motherboard, you do have a DB15 connecter (it's what your monitor plugs into).

The VooDoo2/1000 has two DB15 connecters, and comes with a short 15pin cable. You take the short cable they provide, and connect one end where your monitor used to plug in. The other end of the short cable hooks to one connecter on the VooDoo, and then your monitor hooks to the other. All this "hooking" is outside the case.

Was that better? I'm tempted to say "just trust me...it works." But I'd like it better if I could make the light bulb go off for you instead.

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[rpgjoker]

Oh! I get cha! Thanks, I'll try that tonight.