The Unofficial VA-503+ Compatibility List
The Official FIC VA-503+ Compatibility List can be downloaded from here. This Unofficial Compatibility List is being compiled mainly from reports garnered from the FIC Newsgroup. It will be greatly expanded as time goes by. Meanwhile, if you know of a hardware item that works, or does not work, on the FIC VA-503+ please email me here
| SDRAM |
| Memory |
Notes |
| Mushkin PC100 SDRAM |
Mushkin PC100 with Samsung memory chips has received very high ratings from virtually everyone who uses it. |
| Simple Technology 128 MB 8ns PC100 SDRAM |
Runs fine at CAS 3 / 100 mhz |
| Atlas Precision Memory 128 MB 8ns PC100 SDRAM |
Runs fine at CAS 2 / 100 mhz
Won't make it to 112 mhz |
| VIDEO Cards with 3dfx Chipsets |
| Cards |
Notes |
| 3dfx Voodoo 3 2000 PCI/AGP |
No reported problems. |
| 3dfx Voodoo 3 3000 AGP |
Several reported successes. No reported damage of the kind associated with use of the V3 3000 on the PA-2013 rev. 2.0 |
| 3dfx Voodoo 3 3500 AGP TV Out |
No reported problems. |
| Diamond Monster Fusion PCI (Voodoo Banshee) |
No problems |
| VIDEO Cards with ATI Chipsets |
| Cards |
Notes |
| ATI All in Wonder Pro AGP |
No reported problems. |
| ATI
Expert 2000 AGP 32MB |
No reported problems. |
| ATI
Rage Fury AGP 32 MB |
Instability cured by disabling "write cache pipeline" and "read around write." |
| VIDEO Cards with MATROX Chipsets |
| Cards |
Notes |
| Matrox G200 |
No problems with later board revisions (1.2A). See FIC America's own VA-503+ FAQ for details . |
| Matrox G400 |
No reported problems. |
| VIDEO Cards with NVIDIA Chipsets |
| Cards |
Notes |
| Guillemot Prophet Sdram (Nvidia Geforce 1) |
No reported problems. See this review |
| Diamond Viper 770 AGP (TNT2 non-ultra) |
Some problems have been reported. However, other reports indicate that these cards work fine as long as the drivers are installed in the proper order. Remove the previous drivers, switch to w9x VGA drivers, install new card, install Viper drivers, then install AGP GART drivers from
here (version 3.55)
or from
here (version 2.9)
|
| Leadtek TNT2 32 Mb (TNT2 non-ultra) |
Some reported problems. See note on Diamond Viper 770 if you experience installation problems. |
| STB Velocity 4400 AGP |
No problems |
| VIDEO Cards with S3 Chipsets |
| Cards |
Notes |
| Diamond Stealth III S540. |
Like the TNT 2 cards, the Savage 4 cards appear to work as long as you install drivers in the proper order. |
Hercules Terminator Beast (Savage 3d) |
Latest NT reference drivers seem a little flaky (even with SP4) but the Hercules NT drivers seem to work. Opengl is slow and appears to require at least 64MB System Memory for stable operation |
| SOUND Cards |
| Sound Cards |
Notes |
| Creative Ensoniq Audio PCI |
No reported problems. |
| Creative Soundblaster AWE 64 |
One report of crackling. Disabling "write cache pipeline" corrected problem. |
Creative Soundblaster AWE 32 |
No reported problems. |
| Creative Soundblaster Live! |
No reported problems. |
| DCS S805 Aureal Vortex 1 |
No problems. |
| Digital Research Vortex 2 |
Suggestion: Remark out (do not remove) "LH C:\WINDOWS\AU30DOS.COM" entry in autoexec.bat. Otherwise, works fine. |
| Other Devices |
| Device |
Notes |
| Microtek C6 Slimscan USB |
No problems. |
| D-Link DSB C-300
webcam |
Some reported problems. May be resolved by disabling "write cache pipeline?" There have been reports that this has helped other webcam users. |
Alpha 6035 Cooling Fan |
Excellent Cooling. Reported to fit VA-503+. |
Little Mofo Cooling Fan |
Excellent Cooling. Fits VA-503+. Can be purchased from 3DFX Cool. |
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