Xserve 1,1

[shoota]

Can anyone tell me what specifically the two slots on this xserve are?
I'm not talking about the riser cards (I'm pretty sure those are PCI) but the slots the riser cards plug in to.

According to this the longer one is both pci-x and pci-e while the shorter one is pci-e.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Xserve_Intel_DIY_ExpansionCardRiser.pdf

 

[Intell]

They are PCI-X/E slots, but are keyed to only take the riser cards.

 

[shoota]

They are PCI-X/E slots, but are keyed to only take the riser cards.

Ok, so I was wrong. The riser cards are pci-e. Now, why won't pci-e gpus work on these?

 

[Intell]

PCI-E video cards should work in them. Are you using a Mac video card?

 

[shoota]

PCI-E video cards should work in them. Are you using a Mac video card?

Yes it's a 6600LE from a G5 but it doesn't work, it's recognized as a generic 4mb gpu but no display shows. I think it has to do with the firmware on the gpu not being compatible.

I just found this and it's the best discussion I've read yet but still doesn't quite answer everything: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3131161?start=0&tstart=0

I'm wondering if there is a complete list of GPUs that are known to work on this xserve. The 7300 looks like it does but that card sucks

 

[Intell]

I'm not sure, but I think PPC and Intell Mac video cards are not compatible in a Mac of the other architecture.

 

[shoota]

I'm not sure, but I think PPC and Intell Mac video cards are not compatible in a Mac of the other architecture.

I think I would have to agree. Now, how to find which video cards came in the 2006 era Mac Pros so I can start searching for one..

 

[shoota]

I think I would have to agree. Now, how to find which video cards came in the 2006 era Mac Pros so I can start searching for one..

Looks like the 8800gt is the best available but dang that one is expensive.