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Seems that further digging in these forums has provided at least a partial answer to my questions.
The 5770 should work out-of-the-box with Lion+, minus the boot screen, unless it is properly flashed. (Though some report that even that will work on some cards.) The 9800 is a "probably", but a little harder to find specifics on than the 5770.
Now, looks like I'm heading over to Netkas for more flashing info, because that boot screen seems fairly critical right now.
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So, I recently picked up an original 2006 Mac Pro (2x Xeon 5150, 32GB, 7300GT, 750GB 7200, 10.7.5).
This will be my first ever exposure to the Apple ecosystem, so naturally I'm diving in head first by trying to see how much I can get out of it.
The real question I have right at this moment is in regards to video cards.
I have an old PC Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 (This one: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873), as well as an old PC EVGA GeForce 9800 GT (This one: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130380)
1) Will either of these cards work as-is, without flashing, even if no boot screen? (Which I assume is the Mac's equivalent of a PC Bios screen/initial Windows loading screen.)
2) IF either must absolutely be flashed, can someone please point me to concise, current instructions for doing so? I've tried digging around google for a week now, but what I've found seems more experimental than flat-out "this is how you do it", black-and-white instructions.
Seems that further digging in these forums has provided at least a partial answer to my questions.
The 5770 should work out-of-the-box with Lion+, minus the boot screen, unless it is properly flashed. (Though some report that even that will work on some cards.) The 9800 is a "probably", but a little harder to find specifics on than the 5770.
Now, looks like I'm heading over to Netkas for more flashing info, because that boot screen seems fairly critical right now.
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So, I recently picked up an original 2006 Mac Pro (2x Xeon 5150, 32GB, 7300GT, 750GB 7200, 10.7.5).
This will be my first ever exposure to the Apple ecosystem, so naturally I'm diving in head first by trying to see how much I can get out of it.
The real question I have right at this moment is in regards to video cards.
I have an old PC Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 (This one: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873), as well as an old PC EVGA GeForce 9800 GT (This one: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130380)
1) Will either of these cards work as-is, without flashing, even if no boot screen? (Which I assume is the Mac's equivalent of a PC Bios screen/initial Windows loading screen.)
2) IF either must absolutely be flashed, can someone please point me to concise, current instructions for doing so? I've tried digging around google for a week now, but what I've found seems more experimental than flat-out "this is how you do it", black-and-white instructions.
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