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From: SM on 12 Apr 2010 08:51
R <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote:

> Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>
> > It's hugely likely to be the card
>
> I agree.
>
> Unfortunately modern graphics cards (any manufacturer) seem high up the
> most likely to fail list.

A replacement 2600 came this morning and the Mac Pro's now up and
running again.

Stuart
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From: R on 12 Apr 2010 12:22
SM <info(a)that.sundog.co.uk> wrote:
> A replacement 2600 came this morning and the Mac Pro's now up and
> running again.

Nice :)
From: SM on 12 Apr 2010 17:35
R <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote:

> SM <info(a)that.sundog.co.uk> wrote:
> > A replacement 2600 came this morning and the Mac Pro's now up and
> > running again.
>
> Nice :)

Thanks it was a relief.

Stuart
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From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 12 Apr 2010 18:43
On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 19:48:14 +0100, info(a)that.sundog.co.uk (SM) wrote:

>Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>
>> >Hopefully it's just the card - I'm presuming the G5's card won't work -
>> >NVIDIA GeForce 6600.
>>
>> That'll be AGP or PCI, so no.
>
>No it is PCIe but I doubt they're compatible.

Whoops - didn't realise there were PCIe G5s, sorry.

I'd be interested to know if it was compatible - I'd also guess not,
on the premise that the G5 card would presumably need to be
OpenFirmware-capable and might not wake up properly in an EFI machine.

And because Apple *really* like to ensure you spend three times too
much on your graphics cards. Rassen frassen frickin eedjits.

Cheers - Jaimie
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From: SM on 12 Apr 2010 19:03
Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 19:48:14 +0100, info(a)that.sundog.co.uk (SM) wrote:
>
> >Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
> >
> >> >Hopefully it's just the card - I'm presuming the G5's card won't work -
> >> >NVIDIA GeForce 6600.
> >>
> >> That'll be AGP or PCI, so no.
> >
> >No it is PCIe but I doubt they're compatible.
>
> Whoops - didn't realise there were PCIe G5s, sorry.

There were pretty limited graphics card options back then, oh wait...

> I'd be interested to know if it was compatible - I'd also guess not,
> on the premise that the G5 card would presumably need to be
> OpenFirmware-capable and might not wake up properly in an EFI machine.

As I found out recently some cards aren't even compatible between 1st
and 2nd gen Pros.

> And because Apple *really* like to ensure you spend three times too
> much on your graphics cards. Rassen frassen frickin eedjits.

Ho hum

Stuart
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