Q: Hi... My ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT card just crapped out, beyond the warranty. What is the recommended replacement graphics card? Thanks.
Hi... My ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT card just crapped out, beyond the warranty. What is the recommended replacement graphics card? Thanks!
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1)
Posted on Jul 25, 2012 4:42 PM
The 5770 works in all Mac Pro models, but does not perform as fast in older models due to PCIe 1 slot speeds being slower. You MUST get an Apple-firmware model, or it will not generally show a picture under Mac OS X
The drivers are in 10.6.5 or later, which can present a problem for debugging since the last "Full Retail" DVD is 10.6.3.
If you think this might become an issue, you can re-download Lion, interrupt the automatic install and make a 4.18GB bootable DVD of it, use an 8GB Thumb drive to do the same, or download a little utility (Lion Recovery Disk Assistant) that creates about a 1GB Recovery-HD on another drive or thumb drive from your working Recovery-HD on your Boot Drive.
Posted on Jul 25, 2012 5:55 PM