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 Modifying
your GeForce/GeForce2
to a Quadro/Quadro2
Article
by: patrick.saladino@urbanet.ch
Before you read this
article and decide take action, please bare in mind that the author and
this site do not take any responsibility regarding your hardware or this
article. If you decide to modify then this is your choice! You can
destroy your videocard if you don't know what you are doing!
A
quick comparison between GeForce and Quadro
Quadro is a high end version of the GeForce for 3D graphic designers.
Quadro card works at a higher core frequency than GeForce, and has some
professional graphic features that have been locked on the GeForce.
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Feature
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GeForce
256
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Quadro
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GeForce
2
GTS / MX
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Quadro2
Pro
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Quadro2
MXR
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Hardware
anti-aliased lines
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No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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No
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Hardware
anti-aliased points
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No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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No
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Shared
Back Buffer
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No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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3D
Windows Clipping
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No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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128
MB Frame Buffer
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No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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nVidia
Shading Rasterizer
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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TwinView
dual display
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No
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No
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No
/ Yes
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No
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Yes
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2.
Yes it CAN be done !
Modifying
that GeForce to a Quadro is no difficult job ! The only thing you need
is a 15 to 30W soldering iron with a very fine tip.
The
resistor('s) that must be modified is (are) located on the back of the
board, usually just under the EPROM chip (the square one that says SST-xxxxxx).
Look
up the table below to find what resistor('s) should be modified,
according to your board manufacturer. Let’s take an example : The
table says : R102->R98; it means you have to remove R102 and solder
it on the empty space labeled R98.
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