Comments on: 2006 Mac Pro Video Card Dies http://nslog.com/2010/06/22/2006_mac_pro_video_card_dies The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nathan Taylor http://nslog.com/2010/06/22/2006_mac_pro_video_card_dies#comment-62500 Nathan Taylor Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:54:22 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=7145#comment-62500 I've run a GeForce 8800GT in my 2006 Mac Pro for a while, and am currently running an ATI Radeon HD 4870 it the same machine. I still have my x1900 and 8800GT cards lying around somewhere (dare I say, still functional). I've run a GeForce 8800GT in my 2006 Mac Pro for a while, and am currently running an ATI Radeon HD 4870 it the same machine. I still have my x1900 and 8800GT cards lying around somewhere (dare I say, still functional).

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2010/06/22/2006_mac_pro_video_card_dies#comment-62499 Erik J. Barzeski Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:58:17 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=7145#comment-62499 [quote comment="62498"]No good ideas, but I also have video issues with my third 1900XT in the Mac Pro 2006.[/quote] Unfortunately, that card is just a DOG. The sad thing is the machine's great - mine's still humming along quite nicely (knock on wood). Mike said on July 28, 2010:

No good ideas, but I also have video issues with my third 1900XT in the Mac Pro 2006.

Unfortunately, that card is just a DOG. The sad thing is the machine's great - mine's still humming along quite nicely (knock on wood).

]]> By: Mike http://nslog.com/2010/06/22/2006_mac_pro_video_card_dies#comment-62498 Mike Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:50:34 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=7145#comment-62498 No good ideas, but I also have video issues with my third 1900XT in the Mac Pro 2006. Artifacts and locking up (again) which has gotten to the point of making the machine unusable (again). Regular cleaning on the last two hasn't seemed to help much at all. Searching for a good alternative so I feel your pain. No good ideas, but I also have video issues with my third 1900XT in the Mac Pro 2006. Artifacts and locking up (again) which has gotten to the point of making the machine unusable (again). Regular cleaning on the last two hasn't seemed to help much at all. Searching for a good alternative so I feel your pain.

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2010/06/22/2006_mac_pro_video_card_dies#comment-62496 Erik J. Barzeski Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:00:22 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=7145#comment-62496 No, the screen is black. No picture. It's not a matter of the backlight or anything like that - there's just nothing there. I've got a monster setup going right now with my MacBook Pro powering the screen and the Mac Pro booted in Firewire disk mode (thank $DEITY that's still available on older Macs) just so I can get some work done. The display works fine (since I'm using it right now), but connected to the Radeon card… it has maybe a one in fifty chance of working? Maybe I'll let the computer sit overnight without power. Might have a chance then. Once it works and I get a picture, it's fine and will stay running for weeks. No, the screen is black. No picture. It's not a matter of the backlight or anything like that - there's just nothing there.

I've got a monster setup going right now with my MacBook Pro powering the screen and the Mac Pro booted in Firewire disk mode (thank $DEITY that's still available on older Macs) just so I can get some work done.

The display works fine (since I'm using it right now), but connected to the Radeon card… it has maybe a one in fifty chance of working? Maybe I'll let the computer sit overnight without power. Might have a chance then. Once it works and I get a picture, it's fine and will stay running for weeks.

]]> By: The Plaid Cow http://nslog.com/2010/06/22/2006_mac_pro_video_card_dies#comment-62495 The Plaid Cow Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:22:38 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=7145#comment-62495 Our MacBook has an issue where, when it gets turned off, the screen brightness will reset to the absolute minimum (which has the effect of making the display look like it is off). Does adjusting the brightness when the monitor appears to be off help at all? Our MacBook has an issue where, when it gets turned off, the screen brightness will reset to the absolute minimum (which has the effect of making the display look like it is off). Does adjusting the brightness when the monitor appears to be off help at all?

]]> By: phototristan http://nslog.com/2010/06/22/2006_mac_pro_video_card_dies#comment-62494 phototristan Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:09:19 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=7145#comment-62494 The video card that came in my Mac Pro is the ATI Radeon HD 2600 and when restarting, the screen remains black (but on) until it reaches the desktop. It has done that since day one and I always thought it real strange. Not sure how to fix that. The video card that came in my Mac Pro is the ATI Radeon HD 2600 and when restarting, the screen remains black (but on) until it reaches the desktop. It has done that since day one and I always thought it real strange. Not sure how to fix that.

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