Flash a EVGA GTX285 from PC to MAC

[herrpohl]

Hi,

I am not really used to flashing VGA cards and I have found a couple of threads debatting about how to achive what - but is there a basic tutorial somewhere on how to get a GTX285 PC version to work in a mac?

(the right additional power chord is already there)

Thanks in advance!

 

[frishen]

The flashing is easy, type some commands in terminal and there you go.
The problem is that the Apple GTX 285 needs a bigger ROM chip (256KB) due to the EFI partition. But a PC GTX 285 only has a 128KB ROM chip.
To flash your PC GTX 285, you will have to replace your ROM chip first, which requires some soldering work.

 

[j-banana]

Why even bother flashing . ebay sells an original gtx 285 mac edition for $160

 

[smchan]

Why even bother flashing . ebay sells an original gtx 285 mac edition for $160

The ones on ebay for $160 appear to be refurbished. You can buy a refurbished one directly from EVGA for $130 without having to go through the ebay middle-man.

Sam