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| DATE | Oct 24, 2007 |
| TICKET | #334788 |
| STATUS | Closed |
| SUBJECT | Graphics card |
| CAT | Computers, Operating Systems, Applications or Connected Devices |
| TYPE | Computer Hardware (RAM, Drives, Video Cards, Motherbaord, CPU, etc) |
| DESC | Video Cards |
| DESC | |
| PLATFORM | Apple Macintosh (Intel) |
| MODEL | Mac Pro |
| PROC | 2.66 Ghz |
| RAM | 2 Gig |
| DRIVE | 260 Gigs |
| NAME | Jim |
| USERNAME | daleslad |
| TECHNICAL | Little Experience |
| ISSUE | Just Started Looking |
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TICKET ARCHIVE -> Graphics card
daleslad - Oct 24, 2007 - 1:36 pm
I am using a MacPro 10.4.10 intel computer with a ATI Radeon X1900 XT video card.
I also have Windows XP loaded onto my machine using Bootcamp.
I use the Windows to play games that require a pretty good graphics card. The one I have does very well in most cases but I would like to be able to have a better card for the more demanding games.
I read somewhere that it is possible to have one card for the Mac and also another card for Windows.
I'd like to know if that is possible to do and if so how is it done and what cards would I be able to use on the Windows side assuming that I would leave the ATI Radeon X1900 XT on the Mac side.
Thanks
I also have Windows XP loaded onto my machine using Bootcamp.
I use the Windows to play games that require a pretty good graphics card. The one I have does very well in most cases but I would like to be able to have a better card for the more demanding games.
I read somewhere that it is possible to have one card for the Mac and also another card for Windows.
I'd like to know if that is possible to do and if so how is it done and what cards would I be able to use on the Windows side assuming that I would leave the ATI Radeon X1900 XT on the Mac side.
Thanks
daleslad - Oct 25, 2007 - 2:25 pm
Hi, I am still waiting for an answer.
eric2006 - Oct 25, 2007 - 5:01 pm
From Wikipedia:
It is important to note that even though the Mac Pro uses industry standard PCIe X16 expansion slots (which are used for modern PCIe X16 video cards), a user cannot simply buy a new PCIe X16 video card and install it into a Mac Pro and use it normally. Using a standard video card will work with Windows XP or Vista under Apple's Bootcamp setup, but will not work under Mac OS X or before the machine starts to boot into Windows. The reason for this is that Apple uses the EFI BIOS, which requires a video card that features a EFI compatible video card bios. Mac OS X requires an EFI Bios, but Windows XP runs under a standard BIOS emulated with Apple's Bootcamp. Thus a Mac user could use a powerful video card, such as a GeForce 8800 GTX, under Windows on a Mac Pro. With one monitor this would require investing in a VGA/DVI video or KVM switch for the user to switch between the "Mac" video card and the new "PC" video card when the user wishes to play games or other 3D applications in Windows.
Some have had luck:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread....sageID=5613255
However, it appears that they have problems booting with the PC card in OS X (i.e. they have to take it out)
In theory, you could use any PCIe X16 graphics card in bootcamp, but it would not work in OS X.
If you are going to try this, you might want to make sure you can return the card, as Apple isn't guaranteeing any support on this.
It is important to note that even though the Mac Pro uses industry standard PCIe X16 expansion slots (which are used for modern PCIe X16 video cards), a user cannot simply buy a new PCIe X16 video card and install it into a Mac Pro and use it normally. Using a standard video card will work with Windows XP or Vista under Apple's Bootcamp setup, but will not work under Mac OS X or before the machine starts to boot into Windows. The reason for this is that Apple uses the EFI BIOS, which requires a video card that features a EFI compatible video card bios. Mac OS X requires an EFI Bios, but Windows XP runs under a standard BIOS emulated with Apple's Bootcamp. Thus a Mac user could use a powerful video card, such as a GeForce 8800 GTX, under Windows on a Mac Pro. With one monitor this would require investing in a VGA/DVI video or KVM switch for the user to switch between the "Mac" video card and the new "PC" video card when the user wishes to play games or other 3D applications in Windows.
Some have had luck:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread....sageID=5613255
However, it appears that they have problems booting with the PC card in OS X (i.e. they have to take it out)
In theory, you could use any PCIe X16 graphics card in bootcamp, but it would not work in OS X.
If you are going to try this, you might want to make sure you can return the card, as Apple isn't guaranteeing any support on this.
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