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I am purchasing for a Power Mac G5 Dual 2.0 GHZ with 4.5 GB of ram running 10.4.8. This model has the PCI Express expansion slots.
I recently purchased a 24" widescreen monitor and would like to run a dual display with my current 20" widescreen in portrait mode. Thus comes the problem. I have the GeForce 6600 right now. But from what I understand Nvidia cards do not support portrait mode on the Macs. Thus I am probably looking for an ATI card but they all seem to be geared for AGP slots. 1.) Which card can I buy that will allow me to run my 20" in portrait mode? 2.) Does anyone have experience running a Power Mac this way? 3.) Are there any other work arounds to display a monitor in portrait mode? 4.) Am I screwed in relation to what I want to do? Thanks in advance. I appreciate the advice! |
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Well I think I have found the answer to my own question, for future reference to others who might have the same question. The wisdom in changing to the PCI-Express system on the last revision of a product line that was discontinued by switching to a completely different processor seems a little flawed. As one would reason this cuts down on available options for those slots greatly.
The only GPU that I found from ATI for these machines is the ATI 100435854 Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition Video Card. $299 from Newegg. Supposedly according to the ATI sales rep the card does support Versavision which would allow a monitor to be used in portrait mode. I will try to report back once I get the card in my box. |
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I installed the new software and then dropped the new video card in today and just as I was hoping I now have portrait display capability.
The installation was a bit tricky since the X1900 requires its own power supply but it wasn't to bad in the end. So far so good. |
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Cool, the x1900 must be pretty sweet
HOW did u get the power hook-ups to it? |
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In the picture below the green arrow alludes to the approx. location of the power jack. It is right behind the plastic pci e brace and was open waiting for the plug when I opened the case. I went ahead and pulled the blue arrowed fan out and I was able to plug it right in. It is still working great. One hitch that I did hit. When I was taking out the old graphics card it was a bear to pull out. I ended up pulling out a spring loaded plastic peg, which seemed to not serve a major purpose and so I left it out. |
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nice to good here its up and working
you should try some AA with that baby |
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