Firstly, let me say I am a total novice when it comes to removing and replacing computer parts, and have no idea of the terminology I should use. I can swap out RAM chips, but thats about it.
Anyway...
My 2008 Mac Pro ATI Radeon x1900 GT 256MB PCI-Express Video Card failed recently, so I bought a replacement, but for some reason I thought I had an ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT (I couldn't check which model it was as I couldn't run System Profiler due to the monitor not working because of the faulty grahpics card).
Anyway, long story short, I ended up buying an ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT.
I just opened up the Mac Pro, took out the old 1900 card, unpacked the new 2600 card and noticed that the connections on the back of the cards were different, ie, the 1900 had a socket which a cable from the Mac Pro plugged into, and the 2600 doesn't have any connections other than the card slots on its edge.
Is there anyway I can still install it into this machine? I realise I could just slot it in, but that leaves a cable and plug previously plugged into the 1900 just flapping about uselessly.
Also, do I need to install new drivers for the 2600 card? And how can I do this if the existing 1900 graphics card has failed anyway?
Please help, many thanks!
Anyway...
My 2008 Mac Pro ATI Radeon x1900 GT 256MB PCI-Express Video Card failed recently, so I bought a replacement, but for some reason I thought I had an ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT (I couldn't check which model it was as I couldn't run System Profiler due to the monitor not working because of the faulty grahpics card).
Anyway, long story short, I ended up buying an ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT.
I just opened up the Mac Pro, took out the old 1900 card, unpacked the new 2600 card and noticed that the connections on the back of the cards were different, ie, the 1900 had a socket which a cable from the Mac Pro plugged into, and the 2600 doesn't have any connections other than the card slots on its edge.
Is there anyway I can still install it into this machine? I realise I could just slot it in, but that leaves a cable and plug previously plugged into the 1900 just flapping about uselessly.
Also, do I need to install new drivers for the 2600 card? And how can I do this if the existing 1900 graphics card has failed anyway?
Please help, many thanks!