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\n> I'd much rather do the cables. Doing it through the DVI cable sounds
\n> much better to me as all I have to do is buy a dual-link DVI cable
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> the DG5 to scalpel up. It's a better option not so much because Icare
\n
> about the card and warranty, but I know I'll be replacing my 7900GSlink
\n> cards in April with a DX10 card whenever they release a dual-dual-
\n
> single-slot card. Kill two birds with one stone kind of thing. Idon't
\n
> have a need for a high dollar card, however I do like the FX4500X2but
\n
> not for $3k w/ DX9.finding
\n>
\n> I've done some scalpel work with some usb devices, but I imagine the
\n> DVI will be more challenging. I guess the challenging part is
\n
> the right wire to add the resistor. Would I need to locate the wire
\n> from Pin 7 to ground and Pin 15 to ground (sounds like I need two
\n> resistors per DVI).
\n>
\n> MD
\n>
\n> --- In IBM_T2X_LCD@yahoogroups.com, "ithinkthisformdoesntwork"
\n> <yahoo@> wrote:
\n> > It's worth noting that you could equally do this mod in the
\n> > cable as on the card; unfortunately most DVI cables appear to
\n> > be moulded at the ends, so some severe scalpel work would be
\n> > needed to open one up and splice in the resistor. This would
\n> > probably still be a better bet than voiding the warranty on a
\n> > card that you cared deeply about; if you managed to find a DVI
\n> > cable that had ordinary shells on the end rather than plastic
\n> > moulding, then it would be easy.
\n>