eMac Video Upgrade

Bri3D writes "I've got an eMac G4/700, with a GeForce2 220 32MB video card. The video card is great for everyday use, but woefully slow for gaming. I looked for a method to replace the video card, and found these pages about eMac disassembly, but no information on if the video is upgradeable or even seperate from the motherboard. Does anyone have information on replacing the video card on an eMac?"

Comments

Nope...

[PrimeWaveZ]

I'm looking right now, and short of a soldering iron and God's good graces, it is definitely a no go.

you're stuck

[Bizzarobot]

Apple Discussion Board says the only mac you can replace the video card on is a tower.

Good news or the bad news?

[Elwood P Dowd]

Short answer: No

Long answer: No

In summary: No

Re:obvious answer

[astrodawg]

While Windows undeniably has more games, contrary to what many will try to tell you, the Mac has more than a few as well.

http://www.apple.com/games/

Replacement Impossible

[JM Apocalypse]

You may be able to replace the video card, depending on which eMac generation you have. The eMac LAN that I manage is what I would call first-generation, because when Apple released the eMac, they first fulfilled all the orders to educational institutions. Not until this was complete did they start shipping to the public. There is only one problem with this: The first-generation eMacs actually had on-board video acceleration, which made it impossible to replace. This was something that was on the original iMac, until Apple realized that it caused display problems and such, and moved this off-board. Of course, they brought this back on the first-generation eMacs, (arg!). You may not have the option. The only way to find out is to actually open up the eMac and look.