First post, by tpowell.ca
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Hello all.
I just purchased what is marked as being a PCB v 2.0 (near ISA slot in corner), and have heard that some revisions of this board do not handle high current AGP cards such as the Voodoo3 3000.
The problem is that in my reading, I hear conflicting reports of having to look for a VRM that is too weak to handle the current, others mention the opposite; that is that there is no VRM on the earlier boards...
Some suggest rewiring the AGP slot to pull power directly from the ATX power connector.
So, please help clear this up.
What makes a board with rev 2.1 better at handling high current cards? Where is this voltage regulator, if any ?
Btw, the LM78 chip (in front of the AGP slot) is NOT a voltage regulator as some had pointed out in other forums, but in fact an optional hardware/temperature monitor.
Thanks
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