Parhelia on old hardware

[mallowman]

Sorry if this has come up before but I can't search for AGP or 2x because they are less than 4 characters.

Does anyone know if the parhelia will work in a motherboard only supporting up to AGP 2x. Specifically I've got an old Abit BH6, and upgrading has been hard - because new motherboard means I need a new processor, memory, and a soundcard too, which gets expensive. I know I ought to be smacked for putting a monster like the parhelia in a whimpy board like that, but its what I've got right now.

I know the G450 supports AGP 4x but shifts down to 2x in my computer, will the parhelia do the same?

[xortam]

Try searching using a wildcard character, i.e. "AGP*". Won't search very far back right now though.
The answer is yes ... P will run at lower AGP speeds.

[Kruzin]

It should work on that mobo.
I run mine on an old 2x Asus P3B-F.

[mallowman]

Cool, thanks for the info.

Now all I have to do is wait for a paycheck and for win98 and linux drivers

[Ant]

Matrox still haven't replied to my enquiry about Win 9x and Linux drivers but apprently Linux drivers will be available online when the card launches.

[tom0603]

I wouldnt bet on running the Parhelia on older hardware. I reviewed the card and found that i havd 2 computers that couldnt start the card.

The 2 motherboards are Abit KT7A and and ASUS P3V4X. One of my colegues had probem with a Abir KR7 Raid.