#1
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Early 2008 Mac pro, no display signal
My early 2008 8-core mac pro has no video signal.
Earlier in the week I had to restart it to get the monitor a signal. Now its dead.
I tried starting in safe mode, starting from OS CD, and nothing works.
I'm assuming my video board is fried.
Any other ideas before I take her in?
Obviously my applecare has expired.
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#2
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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If it's just the video card:
ATI Radeon HD 5770 Graphics Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro (Mid 2010) - Apple Store (Canada) .
(It says it is for a Mid 2010 but it works on all Mac Pro models down to the first-gen. model.)
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#3
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most likely the video card.
#4
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caveat to this ^ is that the machine has to be running 10.6 or newer.
#5
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It is running the latest OS.
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Monitor came on once tonight, now dead again. Zapped p ram and still no video signal. I guess she's off to Apple tomorrow.
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Have a quick read,
here , and,
here .
Click on the links in the first story. It'll take you to an Apple discussion regarding that video card. Might as well gather as much info as you can.
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#8
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Which video card?
While it may be the 8800 from NVidia it may also be a Radeon 2600 XT video card (stock card in the 2008 Mac Pro)
This card has also been known to fail:
Mac Pro (Early 2008): ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT video card with distorted video or no video
https://discussions.apple.com/thread...art=0&tstart=0
If this is your card, Apple has been known to replace them outside of Applecare coverage on the original machine - good luck!
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#9
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That's my Card, Apple care ran out in September 2011. But I'm going give it a shot at the Apple store. Fingers crossed for a free video card replacement.
#10
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
eggman
If this is your card, Apple has been known to replace them outside of Applecare coverage on the original machine - good luck!
This program has since long expired for OOW units.
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