DanielCoffey
macrumors 65816
Yup - the card is on its way out. You should really have used this time to source a replacement. Still, now you know that it is dying but hopefully you can squeeze a few more weeks out of it while you shop.
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Dead.. or salvagable?
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I picked up another one, this was in a 3rd machine. Oh well, fun while it lasted I guess 🙂
I get a kick of of solutions like this, I mean who was the first one to think, "hmmm, maybe if I put it in the oven!...."
what is the cheapest working card I can get for my 3rd machine (efi boot screens do not matter to me) that will work with 10.6.8 and no extra kexts etc?
OrangeSVTguy
macrumors 601
cal6n
macrumors 68020
don't need much - it's just a slave that i occasionally need to access w/o using screenshare.
what's a "570" card?
sorry, completely out of my depth here, never been a 3d guy.
if you guys have links to known working cards for 10.6.8 (newegg?) that'd be superb! thanks a bunch.
cool, so a regular PC one will work ok? they use the same 6-pin connector? (i already have the cable).
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202016
(i'm in canada, don't want to get jammed on customs fees).
cal6n
macrumors 68020
Well, the unflashed, reference board ATI HD5870 worked in my Mac Pro 2,1 under a fairly fresh install of Snow Leopard.
I saw a boot screen using a DVI/VGA adapter and it was identified as a Radeon 5000 in system profiler.
You should check the compatibility of your prospective purchase here, but it looks like you're good to go.
I saw a boot screen using a DVI/VGA adapter and it was identified as a Radeon 5000 in system profiler.
You should check the compatibility of your prospective purchase here, but it looks like you're good to go.