Re: Matrox substitutes ?

Posted by Steve McDermott on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/Matrox-substitutes-tp4663091p4814127.html

Your best source for this type of kit is Ebay - there are currently 150 Matrox g200 cards listed, maybe with a "buy it now option". You should be able to secure  one for not more than $25.00.  There may be some merit in buying a couple, from different places to be absolutely certain you get one that works. (My experience of Ebay is that stuff usually does work...)

What makes you so certain that it is the graphics card that has failed?  You might have to consider purchasing a second hand but identical server. There is a good chance that other components will fail in due course, and the longer you leave it,  the harder replacement components are to find...

Steve McDermott
Prior Scientific



-----Original Message-----
From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Donnelly, Tom
Sent: 03 March 2010 00:36
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Subject: Re: Matrox substitutes ?

Don't know about Brazil but there are a number of used computer places around and they have salvaged video cards from older systems and they might have an older Matrox at a good price.

TD

-----Original Message-----
From: Renato Mortara [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 11:24 AM
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Subject: Matrox substitutes ?

Hi all there...

I run an old (understatement...) 1024 UV system with the Dell 2300 Poweredge server, but still with the equally outdated OS/2 (yes ! It still works !).

Apparently, my Matrox G200 board has died. Since it will be unlikely to find an identical substitute, has anyone tried alternative models/brands and how the OS/2 driver would work ??

My sincere thanks to any input !

All the best

Renato

Renato A. Mortara
Parasitology Division
UNIFESP - Escola Paulista de Medicina
Rua Botucatu, 862, 6th floor
São Paulo, SP
04023-062
Brazil
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