> On Tue, 8 May 2007 09:22:02 +0200 (CEST) > Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> It's a pity the Millenium doesn't fit, as matroxfb is about the only >> frame buffer device that can initialize a graphics card from scratch, >> without help from the BIOS... > > Why does the Millenium not fit? > I'm asking because OGP might be a good replacement > card for such systems (when it will be finished). > And if the Millenium has some problems working in such > systems, we could try not to do the same mistake with OGP. > > Attila Kinali > -- > Praised are the Fountains of Shelieth, the silver harp of the waters, > But blest in my name forever this stream that stanched my thirst! > -- Deed of Morred > > Wow, so many responses... I'll try to answer everyone. The O2, has a PCI cage on a daughter card which is 6.875" deep. A 64-bit PCI card with no overhang will just barely fit. You can see images of the PCI cage here: http://hardware.majix.org/computers/sgi.o2/images/o2.18.big.jpg http://hardware.majix.org/computers/sgi.o2/images/o2.26.big.jpg The Millenium I that I have does not fit, physically. It is 7.5" deep. I already removed the metal cage (only using the daughter board), but the end of the metal cage butts up against the metal housing, so while I might be able to fit a 7.25" PCI card this way (though it would be unsupported and this might not be the best idea) 7.5" is just too big. For example, I have a 3ware Escalade 8500 which is 7" deep and does not fit. It would fit without the metal cage (I only mention since its a PCI 64-bit card I have handy, I know putting an SATA RAID card into an O2 would be silly). If the Open Graphics Project (assuming this is the OGP you refer to) board does not have overhang, i.e. it is just the size of a 32 or even 64 bit PCI slot, it will fit the O2 just fine.
