Flash GeForce 4 Ti 4200 AGP for Mac

[Altemose]

After doing extensive searching, I cannot get a definite answer whether I can flash this spare PNY GeForce 4 Ti 4200 for a QuickSilver or MDD. It connects via AGP but I do not see a ROM for it but rather only the 4600. Any ideas?

 

[weckart]

There only seems to be a ROM for the 4600. All the posts I have ever seen mention trying to hex edit the clock speeds in the 4600 ROM to try to accommodate the slower speeds of the 4200. That and stability issues.

 

[Altemose]

I was expecting that there would be issues.

 

[weckart]

The main issue is that no one seems to have flashed a 4200 successfully.

 

[Altemose]

The main issue is that no one seems to have flashed a 4200 successfully.

Perhaps Bunnspecial or Intell would have experience flashing Nvidia cards in general.

 

[bunnspecial]

Perhaps Bunnspecial or Intell would have experience flashing Nvidia cards in general.

I've done a few NVidia cards, although admittedly I find ATI cards MUCH easier to flash as a general rule.

In any case, I'll see if I can find a cheap 4200 on Ebay to play around with...and maybe a 4600(to replace my dead Mac edition) while I'm at it.

If I get a chance, I need to play around with this one too. The fan makes a horrible racket on it, but I think I think I can transplant the fan off my dead Ti.

 

[Altemose]

I've done a few NVidia cards, although admittedly I find ATI cards MUCH easier to flash as a general rule.

In any case, I'll see if I can find a cheap 4200 on Ebay to play around with...and maybe a 4600(to replace my dead Mac edition) while I'm at it.

If I get a chance, I need to play around with this one too. The fan makes a horrible racket on it, but I think I think I can transplant the fan off my dead Ti.

I look forward to that post! Is the fan making noise due to rubbing against the shield or from the bearings? If it is the bearings I will make a detailed guide on how I clean them out and oil them so they are dead silent and run better too!