[SOLVED] Problem ati radeon x1900 gt mac--no video out

[tpmco]

Computer is power mac g5 (2005 late)--boots up okay, but monitor screen is blank (monitor is fine). The video card fan runs. Any suggestions?

 

[das_stig]

Have you tried reseating the card?

 

[branflakes71]

By boot up, do you get the Apple Chime? You can try resetting the SMU chip.

Here's the link on how to do that:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1436

Is that the card that came with that Mac? There are compatibility issues with certain graphics cards in G5's.

That article is here:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2848

 

[megamanx00]

1) Place G5 in front of a Semi

2) Build A PC

Problem solved.

 

[Emolaser]

3) place PC in front of a Semi

4) Get the all new 27" iMac with the ATI Radeon HD 4850

Problem ACTUALLY solved.

 

[tpmco]

removed ati card. installed nvidia 6600 card. problem ACTUALLY solved. tpmco

 

[branflakes71]

Glad you got it fixed. Sounds like the article I posted...that card doesn't work in that G5.

 

[DirtyD636]

1) Place G5 in front of a Semi

2) Build A PC

Problem solved.

Then get ready to buy a new PC every year due to updates and viruses!

Stick with mac if you want to keep up with 2011!

 

[PudgyChicken]

Lol, ignorant Apple fanboys. See, we have this thing called "antivirus" that protects us from viruses, and we have another thing called "common sense" which allows us to choose which updates to install. That's why I still have Windows machines from 199x running just as well as they did a decade ago.
Oh, and last time I checked, Linux ran on PCs too, and it's more secure than OSX.

BTW don't dig up old threads!