Q: NVIDIA 7300 GT not working... XServe 2.1 video card?
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May 27, 2016 5:04 AMby DJTEMPO,This computer and OS are on the order of 8 years old. What do you mean by "newer"? Past that, I believe the cards are of the same generation/era that the OS is.
Video cards, in Macs, don't need drivers. At least, not in my experience...
Do you have any specific advice?
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Jun 1, 2016 5:14 AMby beatle20359,Hi DJTempo,
The cards in a 2,1 should be PCI Express for graphics cards, the PCIx slots were really for older expansion cards and can be swapped for a PCIe riser. The GT120 works but you won't be able to use the mini display port. The 7300GT should also work so long as it's a mac version of the card. Apple did make an X1300 card for the Xserve which had more ram on it though I can't find the part number they do exist.
Best of luck
Beatle
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Jun 9, 2016 11:19 PMby DJTEMPO,I installed a 256MB Radeon X1300 dual-out card a few nights ago, which I figured should work since the dedicated video card (mini-display-port card) that's installed is the 128MB version of the same card.
The 256 card shows up in the "about this Mac" info, and reads "driver loaded" (with card 1 and card 2 denoted)... but I can't get it to output anything to a connected monitor. This is with the dedicated 128 version card also installed, which shows up as card 1, as well.
Is it possible the driver can't support 2 cards, and gives the dedicated card priority?
Really not sure what to make of this video card situation.
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Jun 10, 2016 2:58 AMby DJTEMPO,Whelp... I don't know. Here's what I bought:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/252395842831?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STR K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
It shows up correctly in the "about this mac" system info.
I guess I should also point out... I'm running the client OS, v. 10.6.8. Not using it as a server, but as a "desktop-replacement" for audio work. "Cheap horsepower".
Everything functions as it should, except for the fact that I can't seem to find a manner by which to get 2 video outputs.
