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Video Card Upgrade 2008 MAC PRO
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1475236" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Installing a non-Mac video card into your Mac Pro is not just "plug & play". You have to "flash the ROM" of the video card to work in a Mac…and if you read the article linked…the Mac can do a few items oddly. </p><p></p><p>Also…the author of that article certainly doesn't do exactly everything that you do…and as soon as you try something that they don't do…you could run right into a brick wall in terms of compatibility.</p><p></p><p>Finally. The authors testing was with Mountain Lion version 10.8.2. You never know…when OS 10.8.3 is released…the non-Mac video card could be totally "dead in the water".</p><p></p><p>What I'm trying to say is…using a non-Mac video card in a Mac Pro…is "User Beware"!!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> It may work well with some things…and then totally lock-up when doing other things.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1475236, member: 56379"] Installing a non-Mac video card into your Mac Pro is not just "plug & play". You have to "flash the ROM" of the video card to work in a Mac…and if you read the article linked…the Mac can do a few items oddly. Also…the author of that article certainly doesn't do exactly everything that you do…and as soon as you try something that they don't do…you could run right into a brick wall in terms of compatibility. Finally. The authors testing was with Mountain Lion version 10.8.2. You never know…when OS 10.8.3 is released…the non-Mac video card could be totally "dead in the water". What I'm trying to say is…using a non-Mac video card in a Mac Pro…is "User Beware"!!;) It may work well with some things…and then totally lock-up when doing other things.:( - Nick [/QUOTE]
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