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Help with G5 PowerMac Please

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DanElusive

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I have just purchased a G5 powermac 2 x 2.3Ghz which currently has a GeForce 6600 graphics card installed with 2 dvi ports. My question is, can I purchase an identical card and install it in the pci slot above the current one, in order to have 4 dvi ports for monitors? I assume there is drivers to install or at least steps to take before I will get 4 useable dvi ports.

Any help anyone can offer will be greatly appreciated!

Thank you,

Dan.
 
eyoungren

eyoungren

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DanElusive said:
I have just purchased a G5 powermac 2 x 2.3Ghz which currently has a GeForce 6600 graphics card installed with 2 dvi ports. My question is, can I purchase an identical card and install it in the pci slot above the current one, in order to have 4 dvi ports for monitors? I assume there is drivers to install or at least steps to take before I will get 4 useable dvi ports.

Any help anyone can offer will be greatly appreciated!

Thank you,

Dan.
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It should just automatically detect the new card and give you four displays.
 
DZ/015

DZ/015

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I believe you would need a pci graphics card. I am pretty sure a pcie card will not work in a pci or pci-x slot.
 
Nameci

Nameci

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DZ/015 said:
I believe you would need a pci graphics card. I am pretty sure a pcie card will not work in a pci or pci-x slot.
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I also believe that what he had is a late 2005 PM G5 2.3DC due to him mentioning that the graphics card is a GF6600. The GF6600 is a PCIe card.
 
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