Mac 10.5 how to update driver

My powerMac G5 is having issues, which after much troubleshooting, I have narrowed down to a Firewire PCI card.
Short of replacing the card, is there anything else that I can do?
Any and all advice appreciated!

Do'oH!!!!
I'm sorry!
I didn't mean to say "graphics" card. I meant to ask what the make of the FW PCI card is....
There are FW PCI cards that have known issues.
You say "lately"with regard to issues. What changed? External drive make? OS update?
FW cards are sometimes the same as USB cards with regard to mass storage devices. If a drive is mounted and active, when the machine sleeps, it sleeps too. However, when the machine awakens, or is commanded to wake, rather, the system remembers the previous drive state.
Problem is, that just before the PCI bus is powered up, the system stalls looking for the drives that were previously there.
Can't find them and won't, simply due to power on sequencing.
Since your card hasn't given you issues until recently, I would try pulling the card, cleaning the gold contacts with an eraser, and reinstalling the card.
Compatible FW cards typically have alternate power provisions, so it coud just be a card seating issue.

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BACK UP FIRST. Then,
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What size is the Hard Drive, and how much space is available?
How much RAM is installed, and is it original or added?
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Caveat Emptor!
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Upgrading to Snow Leopard
You can purchase Snow Leopard by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will receive physical media - DVD - by mail.
Third-party sources for Snow Leopard are:
Snow Leopard from Amazon.com
Snow Leopard from eBay
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Before upgrading check that you computer meets the minimum requirements:
Snow Leopard General requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
2. 1GB of memory
3. 5GB of available disk space
4. DVD drive for installation
5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may
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6. Some features require Apple’s MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.
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First, you need to upgrade to Snow Leopard 10.6.8 as stated above.
You can purchase Lion by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
Before upgrading check that you computer meets the minimum requirements:
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1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or
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4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
7. Xserve (Early 2009)
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