How do I get an XFX Core Edition 6770 to work in my Mac Pro?

[daviesgeek]

I have an XFX Core Edition 6770 that I'm trying to get to work with my Mac Pro and Mountain Lion (10.8.4).

How do I get it to work? I see that it is connected in the Expansion Slot Utility (1st slot):

But I plug my monitor in (via a DVI-VGA adaptor) and even after boot, the screen doesn't come on. Suggestions? I'm kinda stuck here.

 

[Boomhowler]

Don't know the answer unfortunately, but how do you get that view in the image you uploaded?

 

[flowrider]

^^^^That's the Expansion Slot Utility, it allows you to configure the number of lanes available in each slot of a 1,1 or 2,1 Mac Pro. On 2008 and newer mac Pros the 4 PCIe slots are already configured in firmware and the configuration can not be changed.

Lou

 

[daviesgeek]

Don't know the answer unfortunately, but how do you get that view in the image you uploaded?

If you go to /System/Library/CoreServices/ there's an application in there named "Expansion Slot Utility". Open that, and that's where you'll find where I got the screenshot from. However, as pointed out by the person above, your Mac Pro may not have the utility. It doesn't sound like newer Mac Pros have it.

 

[Boomhowler]

^^^^That's the Expansion Slot Utility, it allows you to configure the number of lanes available in each slot of a 1,1 or 2,1 Mac Pro. On 2008 and newer mac Pros the 4 PCIe slots are already configured in firmware and the configuration can not be changed.

Lou

Ahh, I have a 3,1, that explains why I haven't seen that one