Return-Path: Received: from qmta07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.64] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4762662 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:44:50 +0200 Received: from omta09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.20]) by qmta07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id VcUK1j0030S2fkCA7co7y9; Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:48:07 +0000 Received: from [10.0.1.5] ([76.121.99.34]) by omta09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Vcnp1j01R0kX2M08Vco7m2; Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:48:07 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1278) Subject: Re: [AE] GTX570 in a MacPro not working From: Andrius Simutis In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 17:48:07 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <69260001-7DF6-41BC-B89D-7D577EC09D89@Comcast.net> References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) Solved!=20 For anyone who might run into this in the future: The 6pin to 8pin = adapter is totally unnecessary and was causing the problem. Just plugged = the 6pin cable right into the 8pin socket leaving the two spots on the = left empty, and voila! It all works just fine.=20 On Jul 2, 2012, at 5:19 PM, Andrius Simutis wrote: > There was a lot of talk on here about upgrading MacPros with the = GTX570 card, so I thought I'd throw out my problem to the list=85 > With the GTX570 card in the MacPro and the card's power cables plugged = in, the Mac won't start up. Not the doesn't show the startup screen = issue, but it just goes click and shuts off without even getting to the = startup chime. You have to pull the power cord to reset it. If the card = is in at the same time as my 5770 and no power plugged into the 570 = card, the computer starts and runs just fine. Makes me suspect that it's = a power issue, no? Any idea how to diagnose and cure this power = connection? > Details: > Early 2009 MacPro 8core=20 > Card is a Gigabyte GTX5570 off Craigslist. This card uses 6pin and = 8pin power and needs both plugged in. I only had the one cable from my = HD5770, so I had to search all over to get another miniPCIe power cable. = Not easy to find. I have one of these connected to a 6pin to 8pin = adapter cable, the other is just the same old 6pin cable that was there = on my 5770. How can I tell if the power cable is feeding the right wires = to the right pins? Any dangers before I start pulling cables apart and = rewiring them? > I got the nVidia drivers installed, so I don't think that's the issue = as it's not even getting to a point where that would make a difference. =20= > Any help appreciated, including wild guesses. > Thanks, > -Andrius. > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to