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Q: MAC PRO and Geforce GTX 980 ti

I have just purchased an GTX 980 ti (not flashed for mac). My MAC PRO FROM 2010 system Yosemite 10.10.5 is suppose to have the last drivers of quadro 4000 and k5000 as the base web drivers where my new 980 ti should work, but the only response switching on the computer is a black screen. I don't know what I have to do to enter in the system or activate the drivers. I don't care to see the apple logo or bootcam. i just want to use it with mac.

 

My card is GIGABYTE 980 ti

 

Help please

 

Thanks!!

Mac Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Dec 19, 2015 5:38 AM

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Q: MAC PRO and Geforce GTX 980 ti

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  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Dec 19, 2015 8:57 AM in response to Gazpachete
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    Dec 19, 2015 8:57 AM in response to Gazpachete

    Please read ALL information on all links. You MUST install drivers for this card.


    From:

    http://www.macvidcards.com/store/p49/Nvidia_GTX_980_Ti_6_GB.html

  • by Christian Stueben,

    Christian Stueben Christian Stueben Dec 22, 2015 8:28 AM in response to Gazpachete
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    Dec 22, 2015 8:28 AM in response to Gazpachete

    As illas said, you should better install a driver...

     

    http://us.download.nvidia.com/Mac/Quadro_Certified/346.03.04f02/WebDriver-346.03 .04f02.pkg

     

    <This is a Direct Download Link>

     

    re-install your old video card, install the nvidia driver, then insert the gtx 980 ti again and reboot. Maybe you will need settings / nvidia driver manager to switch from osx standard driver to nvidia web driver.

     

    I have the same card. Under 10.11.2, this card will work too without the dedicated nvidia driver, so standard osx video driver will give you a visible screen. But in this case performance is very poor, low refresh rates, flickering. With the dedicated nvidia driver all is good and well.

     

    And without a flashed version of the card you will not get the bootscreen or boot selection screen, your monitor will stay black until osx and video driver has been fully loaded.

     

    greetings from germany

    Chris

  • by Gazpachete,

    Gazpachete Gazpachete Dec 20, 2015 11:49 AM in response to Christian Stueben
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    Dec 20, 2015 11:49 AM in response to Christian Stueben

    I have installed my quadro 4000 and the last drivers they allow me, that are 346.02.03f04 from 2015.12.15. I have of course web driver enabled. Maybe is not working because I have a SSD PCI or something like that?

     

    I reboot and nothing happens. The card has 2 holes of 8 pins to plug electricity, and comes with one single cable of 8 pins that divides into 2 extremes of 6 pins. So I guess I have to plus this 2, 6 pins plugs, into the motherboard, and then the 8 pin exptreme to the graphic card, but there is still one hole for 8 pin plug in the graphic card that is empty then. When I plug the card it look like it switch on because the is some lights in the card and swith on, but maybe I am making a mistake?

     

    Mybe I have to install El Capitan? I was trying to avoid that until the OS is more mature. Also I have a raid of 3 hard drives and I don't want to loose it for installing the system because I have read El Capital in not RAID enabled.

     

    I don't know what else to do?

     

    Thanks!!

     

    DANI

  • by Gazpachete,

    Gazpachete Gazpachete Dec 20, 2015 12:31 PM in response to Gazpachete
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    Dec 20, 2015 12:31 PM in response to Gazpachete

    Ok, this is working now. The problem were the cables. I only had plug one and not both.

     

    I have seen my project is jumping and slow the same with quadro 4000, k5000 and this 980 ti, in Adobe Premiere with CUDA enabled in the program. How this can happen? Do I have to do something more? I think I have the cuda drivers installed and a logo of cuda in the Preference of OSX so Whats the problem? Myabe there is a PCI bottleneck? Should I update MAC PRO bios or whatever? I have instaled in PCI 2 right now that should be x16. Help please

     

    Thanks!!!

  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Dec 20, 2015 12:51 PM in response to Gazpachete
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    Dec 20, 2015 12:51 PM in response to Gazpachete

    You have to use both AUX power connectors n the logic boards as well as both power connectors on the graphics card.

  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Dec 20, 2015 12:51 PM in response to Gazpachete
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    Dec 20, 2015 12:51 PM in response to Gazpachete

    You have to use both AUX power connectors n the logic boards as well as both power connectors on the graphics card.

  • by domenicophoto,

    domenicophoto domenicophoto Feb 15, 2016 7:14 AM in response to Gazpachete
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    Feb 15, 2016 7:14 AM in response to Gazpachete

    Today is skipped my framework 4000 for mac.

    The fan spins wildly and the mac after the first beep does not turn on.

    Sometimes it turns on, but after 2 minutes locks.

    Ok, I think the GPU.

    Using premiere CC

    I would buy 980 TI geforce

     

     

    questions:

      - The end of 2010 mac pro with 2 - intel xeon supports this card?

    - The power supply has to be changed?

    - Are there any special instructions?

     

     

    thank you

  • by Christian Stueben,

    Christian Stueben Christian Stueben Feb 15, 2016 10:17 AM in response to domenicophoto
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    Feb 15, 2016 10:17 AM in response to domenicophoto

    yes, the 2010 / 5.1 mac pro will support the card, i have the same configuration.

    Power supply doesnt need to be changed, but you must connect the second extra power cable to the card. Macvidcards delivers it with the card.

    You only should install the nvidia web driver before you install the card, macvidcards has the link to the download side at nvidia.com

     

    greetings from germany

    Chris

  • by domenicophoto,

    domenicophoto domenicophoto Feb 17, 2016 11:45 AM in response to Christian Stueben
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    Feb 17, 2016 11:45 AM in response to Christian Stueben

    OK thanks!

     

    Last question, my previous GPU, now burned, is the "4000 quadro"

    I could avoid this step?


    http://www.macvidcards.com/how-do-i-install-new-drivers-if-i-cant-boot-without-d rivers.html


    grazie

  • by Krishna Bala,

    Krishna Bala Krishna Bala Jul 22, 2016 1:03 AM in response to Gazpachete
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    Jul 22, 2016 1:03 AM in response to Gazpachete

    Hi,

     

    I installed 980Ti on my macpro last night and found 10.11.6 OSX update with 980Ti crashes mac Adobe AE, PP, Media Encore startup.

     

    I had to roll back to 10.11.5 and install appropriate drivers. Now its working.

     

    I don't know if this will help you guys but here it is.