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Apr 8, 2005, 09:01 PM
 
Is the Powerbook G5 limited to video cards that specifically say "Mac Edition" or will any AGP or PCI-X video card work? (Assuming that they are nVidia or ATI)???


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Apr 9, 2005, 04:31 PM
 
PowerBook?

To install a video card in a Mac out of the box you'll need a special "Mac edition" or whatnot. Some PC video cards can be flashed to work on a Mac.

Flashing a card means to overwrite the card's PC ROM with the Mac ROM from a "Mac edition" card.

Not all cards can be flashed, and ATI and Nvidia do not encourage you to do so.
     
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Apr 9, 2005, 04:40 PM
 
Thanks. I meant PowerMac .. Thanks for picking up on that and answering my question anyway. :-)
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