Replaced Video Cards not working

Hello I'm having a problem with my video card. I have a Powermac G5 2.0 GHz, my original video card went out and I got a replacement but nothing happens. I have tried 2 replacements (ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB DDR AGP Video Graphics Card DVI VGA) and still no success hope someone might give me some help.

Thank you,
Stephen

Were these original Apple video cards meant to be used in a Mac...or much less expensive Windows systems versions? In some cases...the same video card was made for both Mac's and Windows computers. But each card type is "programmed" for the type of computer it will be installed in. This is why a video card made/programmed to be used in a Windows computer may cost $20 bucks...and the same model video card programmed/used in a Mac may cost $100 or more (supply & demand).

And just to be thorough. We really don't know why the old video card failed. It could have been the video card itself...or it could be the expansion slot has a problem (and why the replacement card is not working).

- Nick

And these are the suggested video cards for your G5. Don't spend too much money on it.


https://www.dvwarehouse.com/Power-Mac--G5-Video-Cards-c-1098.html

Thanks Nick, if it is the expansion slot what can be done?

designink said:

Thanks Nick, if it is the expansion slot what can be done?

Click to expand...

Not really anything practical (the solution would be a replacement logic board).

The way to test for this is:

- Take your current (non-working video card)...and put it into another working Powermac G5 and see if it works. Then you know if the video card is the problem or not.
- Or...get a known working video card & install it in your PM G5...and see if it works. If not...then it's got to be a bad slot.

You didn't say if the new card you got was a true Apple card or not. If not...that could be the issue as well.

- Nick

Further, ovr the three years PowerMac G5's were on the market, there were four different models of the 2.0GHz. And as you can guess, different models require different cards. The cards you mentioned in post 1 will be fine subject to your G5 beingan early 2004 model, the only model that can use the card according to Mactracker.

Always helps if you supply full model details.