Lemme get this straight. (Video Cards)

[upsguy27]

Can I put a video card like the 8800 GT into my Mac Pro and use it in both OSX and XP? Replacing the one I have now. What does it take to flash a 8800 to use it with OSX? Or should I just stick with the 7300 for OSX and the 8800 for XP? And if I did that, how would I switch between the two?

[thomahawk]

well i think, as long as its the OS X version of the 8800GT

[Eidorian]

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB560Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MjU4NzY1

Jesus wept, that's expensive. The PC only version runs around US$120 nowadays.

[grue]

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB560Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MjU4NzY1

Jesus wept, that's expensive. The PC only version runs around US$120 nowadays.

Fortunately, the PC versions can be reflashed if you don't want to take it in the tradesman's entrance from Apple.

[upsguy27]

Fortunately, the PC versions can be reflashed if you don't want to take it in the tradesman's entrance from Apple.

So how do you flash a card?

[grue]

So how do you flash a card?

Has to be done in DOS. There are a few threads on it, search for EFI32 or EFI64.

[nanofrog]

EFI32 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=471227&highlight=8800+EFI32)
EFI64 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=434092&highlight=EFI64)