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Mac Mini G4 1.25Ghz VS Power Mac G5 2.7Ghz

Capricornus

# 51
Just looking around

Posts: 12 from 2023/11/27

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matt3 wrote:
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Hello,

So I have finally found some time to try out my Powermac G5 11,2 with the ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512 MB PCI Express graphics card, and.. the screen stays blank - no chimes, no flashing on the power button, just slowly increasing speed of fans. Any ideas?

Edit: I just read that it needs a separate power connector, oops

Edit: Does anyone have any idea of what cable I need and where to plug it in?

Congratulations!..

So I went to try out the 6 to 6(+2) pin connector and.. the plug is too big for the motherboard socket, turns out I need the 6 pin to mini 6 pin cable Ordered that today so will probably try again next week.

[ Edited by Capricornus 10.05.2024 - 14:37 ]
»10.05.24 - 14:36

matt3

# 52
Priest of the Order of the Butterfly

Posts: 665 from 2004/2/10

I took a closer look at the card you bought and it is definitely different from what I use.

I have the exact same version as Chris Edwards in his video. So in my experience, I'm not sure if your card even though a Mac variant would work.

Let us know. I looked for the link for the exact card Chris and I used and I couldn't find it.

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Capricornus wrote:
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Capricornus wrote:
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matt3 wrote:
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Capricornus wrote:
Hello,

So I have finally found some time to try out my Powermac G5 11,2 with the ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512 MB PCI Express graphics card, and.. the screen stays blank - no chimes, no flashing on the power button, just slowly increasing speed of fans. Any ideas?

Edit: I just read that it needs a separate power connector, oops

Edit: Does anyone have any idea of what cable I need and where to plug it in?

Congratulations!..

So I went to try out the 6 to 6(+2) pin connector and.. the plug is too big for the motherboard socket, turns out I need the 6 pin to mini 6 pin cable Ordered that today so will probably try again next week.
»10.05.24 - 15:36

Capricornus

# 53
Just looking around

Posts: 12 from 2023/11/27

Quote:

matt3 wrote:
I took a closer look at the card you bought and it is definitely different from what I use.

I have the exact same version as Chris Edwards in his video. So in my experience, I'm not sure if your card even though a Mac variant would work.

Let us know. I looked for the link for the exact card Chris and I used and I couldn't find it.

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Capricornus wrote:
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Capricornus wrote:
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matt3 wrote:
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Capricornus wrote:
Hello,

So I have finally found some time to try out my Powermac G5 11,2 with the ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512 MB PCI Express graphics card, and.. the screen stays blank - no chimes, no flashing on the power button, just slowly increasing speed of fans. Any ideas?

Edit: I just read that it needs a separate power connector, oops

Edit: Does anyone have any idea of what cable I need and where to plug it in?

Congratulations!..

So I went to try out the 6 to 6(+2) pin connector and.. the plug is too big for the motherboard socket, turns out I need the 6 pin to mini 6 pin cable Ordered that today so will probably try again next week.

I am a little worried now..
»10.05.24 - 15:41

matt3

# 54
Priest of the Order of the Butterfly

Posts: 665 from 2004/2/10

Certainly no worries friend!

It might work, as it has 512meg of video ram and they seem much more compatible from what I have read.

It is just a bit of a crap shoot and I never tried your card. At least you didn't spend crazy money, so for a few bucks it was worth a try.

If it doesn't work, finding a card that will shouldn't be that hard given what people have reported.

This is imho the best system to run MorphOS on, Chris did a good job showing it off. So hang in there, it will be worth it in the end for sure. I use mine everyday and it stays up for weeks before I reboot it. Really enjoy MorphOS on it!

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Capricornus wrote:
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matt3 wrote:
I took a closer look at the card you bought and it is definitely different from what I use.

I have the exact same version as Chris Edwards in his video. So in my experience, I'm not sure if your card even though a Mac variant would work.

Let us know. I looked for the link for the exact card Chris and I used and I couldn't find it.

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Capricornus wrote:
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Capricornus wrote:
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matt3 wrote:
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Capricornus wrote:
Hello,

So I have finally found some time to try out my Powermac G5 11,2 with the ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512 MB PCI Express graphics card, and.. the screen stays blank - no chimes, no flashing on the power button, just slowly increasing speed of fans. Any ideas?

Edit: I just read that it needs a separate power connector, oops

Edit: Does anyone have any idea of what cable I need and where to plug it in?

Congratulations!..

So I went to try out the 6 to 6(+2) pin connector and.. the plug is too big for the motherboard socket, turns out I need the 6 pin to mini 6 pin cable Ordered that today so will probably try again next week.

I am a little worried now..

[ Edited by matt3 10.05.2024 - 12:09 ]
»10.05.24 - 17:07

matt3

# 55
Priest of the Order of the Butterfly

Posts: 665 from 2004/2/10

I looked at it again, it certainly looks close enough to mine. I bet it works.

Here is the one I bought:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/281312852047
»10.05.24 - 18:47

man

# 56
Acolyte of the Butterfly

Posts: 113 from 2019/11/11

i have a pci card saphire x1950 256 m pc

i have a powermac g5
it ll see to use it
bit it s only the 256 m pc that work on powermac g5
»11.05.24 - 15:03

Andreas_Wolf

# 57
Yokemate of Keyboards

Posts: 12085 from 2003/5/22

From: Germany

> i have a pci card saphire x1950 256 m pc

Really PCI? Or PCIe?
»11.05.24 - 21:24

man

# 58
Acolyte of the Butterfly

Posts: 113 from 2019/11/11

a pci e card pc 256 m
i certainly sold after my imac g5 2.1 ghz if that work
»11.05.24 - 21:30