Bartboy919 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Ok Mac pro Q's 1. Can I Add any video card to this baby? Example is if when Vista comes out can I add a DX10 card and have it work in OSX? 2. Becuase it has expandable PCI slots, can I add a TV tuner that will work in media center? 3. Is it realy worth geting the 3.0 GHz chips instead of the 2.66 GHz? Thanks in advanced Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24547-mac-pro-questions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 1. Most likely 2. Most likely 3. Definately Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24547-mac-pro-questions/#findComment-165118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartboy919 Posted August 14, 2006 Author Share Posted August 14, 2006 1. Most likely2. Most likely 3. Definitely Well I ask about 3 because they already are woodcrest. and it is a quad core 2.66 GHz setup in there already, and $720 (I get education discount) is expensive for a 340 MHz upgrade. and what is a Fibre Channel Card. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24547-mac-pro-questions/#findComment-165120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe The Dragon Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 A EFI video card is need for it to work in mac os x Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24547-mac-pro-questions/#findComment-166034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartboy919 Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 do they spcificaly neeed to make it EFI orare some cards just EFI and others arnt? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24547-mac-pro-questions/#findComment-167981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
John the Geek Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Another question: Since the chips in the Mac Pro are 64-bit, will I need 64-bit version of XP? (I presume so..) Does Boot Camp support this? Will my 32-bit apps work? How does Windows handle this? I'm a Win-N00b. If Leopard runs on a Mac Pro and it comes with Boot Camp, does it include 64-bit drivers for XP? =) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24547-mac-pro-questions/#findComment-168373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 John, people have had luck with XP on the Mac Pro. The regular version works - not sure about what Vista will do. I've got a question - what does the second ethernet jack do? Does it just allow you to connect to 2 networks or connect another computer to the network through yours? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24547-mac-pro-questions/#findComment-168456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
John the Geek Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I've got a question - what does the second ethernet jack do? Does it just allow you to connect to 2 networks or connect another computer to the network through yours? You can use both connected to a compatible switch to double your bandwidth (Link Aggregation) on a backbone that supports 2Gb speed. It's nice. You may need Mac OS X Server to do it though. I've only worked with XServes that have them so far. In both Server and Client you can use them to connect to separate networks. For example, you can connect with port 1 to your intranet network and surf the web, etc., then share that connection out port 2 to make your own isolated LAN for testing or developement. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24547-mac-pro-questions/#findComment-168794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Gotcha, thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24547-mac-pro-questions/#findComment-169677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartboy919 Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 A EFI video card is need for it to work in mac os x I talked to a guy that works at an apple store by my house and said that the DX 10 video card Nvidia is making will work on a mac. So I guess im coverd Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24547-mac-pro-questions/#findComment-169828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Becuase it has expandable PCI slots, can I add a TV tuner that will work in media center? If definately, then there is a good chance to get 3rd party tv capture drivers working on Tiger/hackintosh. That's good news. You can use both connected to a compatible switch to double your bandwidth (Link Aggregation) on a backbone that supports 2Gb speed. It's nice. You may need Mac OS X Server to do it though. I've only worked with XServes that have them so far. That's really a misconception. If you have 2x1Gb, it's still 1Gb. If you have 2x 1gigabit network card, it's still only a gigabit bandwdth. You would be able to use the 2 network ports for load balancing. This feature is mainly used for Servers. Another question: Since the chips in the Mac Pro are 64-bit, will I need 64-bit version of XP? (I presume so..) Does Boot Camp support this? Will my 32-bit apps work? How does Windows handle this? I'm a Win-N00b. If Leopard runs on a Mac Pro and it comes with Boot Camp, does it include 64-bit drivers for XP? =) I don't know about bootcamp, but most windows apps are 32bit and they work fine in XP64 . You should be able to install XP64 when it's confirmed bootcamp works. Your hurdle on any 64bit systems are the drivers. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24547-mac-pro-questions/#findComment-169840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
John the Geek Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 That's really a misconception. If you have 2x1Gb, it's still 1Gb. If you have 2x 1gigabit network card, it's still only a gigabit bandwdth. You would be able to use the 2 network ports for load balancing. This feature is mainly used for Servers. Um, no. Not a misconception. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_aggregation Network interface cards (NICs) can also sometimes be trunked together to form network links, beyond the speed of any one single NIC. For example, this allows a central file server to establish a 2-gigabit connection using two 1-gigabit NICs trunked together. If I connect my dual-ethernet Mac to a Gigabit switch using Link Aggregation and the server is also connected using Link Aggregation I have a 2Gb connection. No misconception about it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24547-mac-pro-questions/#findComment-170257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Hmm, so this can be done natively under OSX without 3rd party applications as a bridge? So the 2 network ports are the new network cards that support Link Aggregation? Gets me wondering if Link Aggregation is possible on windows using an application without having to upgrade/buy new network cards that support it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24547-mac-pro-questions/#findComment-170261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
John the Geek Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Yep, the software binds them to a single IP, provided the switch they are attached uses the IEEE 802.3ad standard as well. Probably works with 3rd party NICs too, as long as OS X sees them natively. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24547-mac-pro-questions/#findComment-170611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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