General Questions about G400Max

[Laristan]

Okay, these are probably answered somewhere but I'm new to all this stuff.

Quick overview:
Dual P3-600, WinNT and Win98, Asus P2B-DS Mobo, plus stuff

If possible answer questions for each OS

1) Is the G400Max a G400 BIOS?? This I ask since I don't know if I should upgrade the BIOS etc, and if I do how do I know my BIOS version.

2) OpenGL ... and I don't mean for games. I run graphics rendering software that has OpenGL options. I've heard all sorts of nasty things about the G400MAX and OpenGL ... what's the true lowdown.

3) NT is my favoured OS for development etc, any special things I should note here, especially if I want to run DVD on it (software only is fine), and use the Dual-Head.

That's about all right now ... thank you.

[gbm]

1. Yes, all baseline cards (SH, DH, Max) use the same BIOS.

2. We run Maya on G400 under NT, so it looks like it is really OpenGL compatible.

3. DH support under NT is limited by NT. So either you use clone/zoom or you end up with one desktop spanning 2 monitors while the NT doesn't know that these are 2 monitors -> when you maximize the window it will occupy 2 screens, etc.

[Laristan]

Thank you for your reply. Just a clarification on the OpenGL ... you're using the standard OpenGL drivers that are in WinNT/Maya or the Matrox ones etc?

[Genom]

Once again. Powerdesk under NT supports features to enable window maximizing to ONE display only, as well as making requesters popup in one monitor, not centered on both. Only limitation is both will run the same resolution/color depth. Otehr than that there is no limitation in the latest powerdesk drivers.

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