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miro Rainbow Q1 v1.6 PDS Display Card in Quadra 700
Posted by: lokster123 on 2022-07-30 11:44:53
I found a miro Rainbow Q1 PDS video card in a Quadra 700 that I picked up recently. It did come with a hard drive, but it was a fresh install of OS 8.0 and there were not any drivers/control panels/extensions. I am having a difficult time getting video out of the card despite trying multiple CPs that were generously shared with me by Maik from mirosupport.de (and also the same drivers by mac-hut over on Reddit). Thankfully the Quadra 700 has built-in video so I am able to troubleshoot. I have tried both System 7.1 and 7.5.5. I have also tried resetting the PRAM. Does anyone have experience with this card or have any recommendations? Thank you so much!

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Posted by: cheesestraws on 2022-07-30 11:48:29
If it doesn't appear in TattleTech you may be in for a bit of pain. Is the ROM on the card intact?
Posted by: lokster123 on 2022-07-30 11:52:24
If it doesn't appear in TattleTech you may be in for a bit of pain. Is the ROM on the card intact?
I think so? It all looks pretty clean. When I do not have the card slotted into the board, I do not get the "Nubus/PDS Slot# = $0E, Pseudo Nubus Slot# = 1" so at some level it seems like the card is getting detected.
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