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Re: PCI graphics cards with PassThru
« on: July 07, 2006, 11:57:47 AM »
Ahh, is that what they were for, I always though it must be some factory testing/digagnostic header.
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Re: PCI graphics cards with PassThru
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2006, 07:58:09 PM »
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Gojirax wrote:
Didn't the VooDoo 3 work in SLI mode? If that's the case then there should be inputs and outputs on that connector...


Don't think so - they stopped SLI with the voodoo2 according to the 3dfx website remenants through wayback.

It does seem to be a standard connector though, as there is mention of the voodoo 3 being used in conjunction with DVD decoders here, although it could just be anecdotal.

Check the last thread on:

Oh FFS!  This submission is being troublesome.
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Sorry, but you'll have to paste the URL directly into your browser bit-by-bit and take out the underscores by hand.  The 'link' function wasn't working for the cached URL and it was making the entire page about 3m wide :-)

According to this thread it is a VMI bus - industry standard, should be easy to find some reference material on it.
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