Cannot change graphics card

I thought I had this fixed:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1755849&tstart=0
But now after this happening again, I cannot get the same results after repeating the same steps. Basically the section in the energy saver panel that dictates which card to use-- is missing and I'm stuck on the 9400M. The other card does not even show up in system profiler.

I had this problem too, after migrating from a hackintosh time machine backup. Also, I interrupted the out-of-the-box setup process, and when I resumed the set up various things were glitchy, got trapped in the wireless setup phase, had to force restart.
The symptom was that in the energy saver pane of system preferences, it didn't list the graphics options, and some text saying "this will require log out" or something like that was splayed over a couple of buttons, all glitchy-like.
Anyway, I did a clean install of OSX and all's well so far with the graphics card options now appearing in my energy saver control panel -- it's been a day. Haven't migrated again, probably won't. If it reappears I'll post back.

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Just received my new Macbook Pro 2.53. Loaded up just great was able to use all the features, but after transferring all of my old data via ethernet I cannot change the graphics card mode! I no longer have the option to. I have the OLD 'Energy Saver' preference pane! I do not even have the larger graphics card under the system profiler.
Any ideas?
Running build 10.5.5 9F2114

After a lengthy call with a rep at applecare, checking this, sending that. He had me remove the battery, unplug the wall outlet and hold the power button for 7 seconds. Popped the battery back in, plugged in the AC and it's back!
It wasn't so much I had an "old energy saver" pane, but rather the new one wasn't recognizing the 2nd video card.

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Changing Graphics Card Settings

Hi there
I have a 24 inch iMac and when I run Maya (the 3d software) the timeline does not show up at the bottom of the screen.
It works fine on my old G4 so what is the problem here?
I figure I need to change graphics card options somewhere but have no idea where to find them.
Please help!
THANKS

I use maya alot, the timeline will be nothing to do with your graphics, if it was the nothing would show up, just hold space to bring up your hotbox go to display / UI elements and make sure time slider is ticked on, if all else fails just trash your prefences and relaunch maya, im going to presume your not a professional maya user? just assuming since your using a iMac for it which isn't the best chose, also what version of maya do you have? learning edition, 7, 8 or older?

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Cannot change graphics mode/Old preference pane

Just received my new Macbook Pro 2.53. Loaded up just great was able to use all the features, but after transferring all of my old data via ethernet I cannot change the graphics card mode! I no longer have the option to. I have the OLD 'Energy Saver' preference pane! I do not even have the larger graphics card under the system profiler.
Any ideas?
Running build 10.5.5 9F2114

After a lengthy call with a rep at applecare, checking this, sending that. He had me remove the battery, unplug the wall outlet and hold the power button for 7 seconds. Popped the battery back in, plugged in the AC and it's back!
It wasn't so much I had an "old energy saver" pane, but rather the new one wasn't recognizing the 2nd video card.

LR screwed up after changing graphics card?

After successfully working with LR since version 4 over a long period with thousands of photos I now have a strange problem which I can´t find a solution for on my own.
What´s wrong?
-LR doesn´t show any images, neither thumbnails in import mode nor full images or thumbnails in development view
-There is only a grey area where the photo should be.
-Old photos or newly imported pics all have the same problem.
-switching between files causes loading progress with plausible duration, but the image does not appear
-Histogramm, Metadata etc. are shown correctly, but no image nowhere
-Photoshop/Camera RAW on the same computer with the very same files work without any problem
What did I try to fix it?
-renamed the catalog file and created a new one. No luck. Same effect while importing and after that in the development view only grey again...
-renamed the previews, no luck
-renamed the agprefs file to start with fresh settings which seemed to work because I had to set the user language and so on. But - no impact on the problem.
-searched the faq and several boards, discussions, Google. No answer. Only one user with the same problem, he also got no answer...
What I may have done to get into that kind of trouble:
-I changed my graphics card some time ago. I had a NVIDIA 9800 GT before and changed it to a NVIDIA 640GT.
-I took every OS update, NVIDIA driver update and Adobe CC/LR Update and did not use LR after a couple of such changes.
Some facts about my system:
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-LR 5.3 latest update
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I would first suspect the video driver. Video drivers can cause weird problems, sometimes affecting only one program.
Things I would do, many of which you may well already have done:
First off, set a system restore point, so you can recover what you do.
Check the video driver, and make sure it's the right one.
Try earlier versions of the driver. The NVIDIA 640GT is not new, and may work better on older drivers. My GTX 550 doesn't like the current drivers, and is significantly faster with earlier ones. You can also go into Device Manager and roll back the driver to previous versions. I don't update video drivers unless there's a reason: to fix a problem, say. New NVIDIA drivers are usually only to support new hardware.
Try removing the driver (in Device Manager, use Uninstall for the video card). That makes Windows default to a basic VGA driver, and then get Windows to update the driver (in device manager, update driver). That will get what Microsoft reckon is the latest driver, which is not generally what NVIDIA think is latest, but may be more stable.
If you've still got the old card, try that (just to check whether it is a video card issue).
Uninstall and reinstall LR.
I know that's the obvious stuff, which you've probably done.
PS - as ssprengel says, check the monitor profile. Definitely the first thing to do!

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I want to change my graphic card on my dual 500 G4 (currently running on 10.4.11), however I am concerned that once the old card is out I will loose all visual display and therefore will not be abe to follow on-screen instructions when installing the new Driver. Is this a real problem? if so, how do I carry out this procedure?

I have installed cards whose instructions called for installing the new drivers before installing the new card. If your new card falls into that category, no problem.
If drivers need to be installed AFTER the new card is in place, I don't think there will be a problem either. OSX has pre-installed drivers for most cards already; they aren;t the newest but are usually functional. Even without drivers, most cards allow the pass-through of 2D video. Example: new drivers no longer provide graphics acceleration under OS9 any more, but the computer has usable 2D video in OS9. I think you will have no trouble with on-screen assistance.
For what its worth, this is the forum for the very late PowerMac G4s, the "Mirrored Drive Doors" model and the FireWire800. The older G4s get a separate forum here:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=113
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I got a new Macbook pro yesterday for $1,499.
Well I wanted to switch the graphics card so I went into System Preferences>Energy Saver.
The thing is, I thought it was in the Energy Saver option, but there is nothing about the Graphics cards.
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No but live update is flakey at best and i wouldn't trust it.... (seen far to many problems with it)
if you want a Updated VBIOS if one is available please supply these 2 things and then one of the other mods will be able to get you what is needed!
1: Serial number of your card (leave off the last 3 digits and then there is no unique information about your card as the rest is all just manufacture data to all the cards from that batch)
2: click the little icon to the side of your BIOS version number and save a copy of the VBIOS to a file and uplaod it to somewhere and give us a link to the file... (use somewhere like Dropbox)
once we have those 2 pieces of information someone here will be able to get one if Available for your card

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Hi,
I hava a Tecra S10 and it is a good computer. The only thing i would like to change is the graphic card. I have a Nvidia Quadro NVS 150M and I would like to know if it is possible to change it for another one. I would like to have a better gaming experiance.
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Change graphic card

Hello everybody,
I have an Intel-based iMac.
Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8335 @ 2.93 GHz 2.93 GHz
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Graphic Card : NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
I'd like to know if it's possible to change my graphic card ? Which ones are compatible ? It's especially to play video game in a better resolution.
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I'd like to know if it's possible to change my graphic card ?
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i changed my graphics card from ati radeon 5770 hd to ATI Radeon X1900 XT, in mac pro 5,1 its showing only 7MB VRAM

From > http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/faq/mac-pro-default-graphics-cards -dvi-dual-link-mini-displayport.html
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Never tried to downgrade... so I'm out.
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