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Early 2008 Mac Pro fried GPU
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1586974" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I am still confused. You can't say <em>"I hadn't seen anything on the screen (apart form the Apple logo)"</em>…and then come to the conclusion that the gpu is fried.</p><p></p><p>What you're not understanding is…when a gpu or video card is "fried"…in many cases you cannot see ANYTHING…all you get is a black display. Nothing…not light…not brightness…nothing. And if you do get something…it can be a bunch of garbled mixed up video images…lots of pixelation…but basically a display of images that can make using the computer impossible.</p><p></p><p>So…if you saw an Apple Logo…and you were able to run diagnostics…then you had good enough video to work from. And without any further info from you…this in no way shape or form sounds like a bad video card. There is just no connection…or info given so far to indicate a bad video card.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If the video card is still good…then how did you come up with the conclusion that the video card is fried?? I really don't think that you understand what a fried video card is…or looks like. If the video card is fried…then in most/many cases…NOTHING can be seen on the computer display. Or if something can be seen…it is just a lot of "video garbage" which makes using the computer impossible.</p><p></p><p>If you were able to run diagnostics (and see what you were doing)…then the video card is probably not fried. And if you were able to boot the computer from the DVD with the hardware diagnostics test on it…then there should be no reason you shouldn't be able to boot the computer from the same disks to install the OS.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to suggest (just like Harry suggested)…purchase the $19 Snow Leopard OS install DVD to install OS 10.6.</p><p></p><p>And unless you can give us better info (or images)…to prove that the gpu/video card is "fried"…I think that all of the info in this thread related to the video card being fried...has only resulted in creating a lot of confusion!<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: 1586974, member: 56379"] I am still confused. You can't say [i]"I hadn't seen anything on the screen (apart form the Apple logo)"[/i]…and then come to the conclusion that the gpu is fried. What you're not understanding is…when a gpu or video card is "fried"…in many cases you cannot see ANYTHING…all you get is a black display. Nothing…not light…not brightness…nothing. And if you do get something…it can be a bunch of garbled mixed up video images…lots of pixelation…but basically a display of images that can make using the computer impossible. So…if you saw an Apple Logo…and you were able to run diagnostics…then you had good enough video to work from. And without any further info from you…this in no way shape or form sounds like a bad video card. There is just no connection…or info given so far to indicate a bad video card. If the video card is still good…then how did you come up with the conclusion that the video card is fried?? I really don't think that you understand what a fried video card is…or looks like. If the video card is fried…then in most/many cases…NOTHING can be seen on the computer display. Or if something can be seen…it is just a lot of "video garbage" which makes using the computer impossible. If you were able to run diagnostics (and see what you were doing)…then the video card is probably not fried. And if you were able to boot the computer from the DVD with the hardware diagnostics test on it…then there should be no reason you shouldn't be able to boot the computer from the same disks to install the OS. I'm going to suggest (just like Harry suggested)…purchase the $19 Snow Leopard OS install DVD to install OS 10.6. And unless you can give us better info (or images)…to prove that the gpu/video card is "fried"…I think that all of the info in this thread related to the video card being fried...has only resulted in creating a lot of confusion!:( - Nick [/QUOTE]
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