Now that Mac's are INTEL??? PCI-Express

Why do I still have to purchase a pci-express card for mac when they make the same one for PC. What's soo different?Won't the one one for the PC work in my mac? I want to take out my video card and use a better one that was given to me but I was told it will not work eventhough they make the same card for the mac. Is there anything special about the PCI-E that is made for a mac? I would like to purchase a HD tuner video card for the mac. Does anyone know what one I should buy?

Well, if you read the forums you will find the question has been answered several times. Basically, the problem is that PC video cards do not have the firmware to boot an EFI-based operating system because EFI is not used on PCs, rather they use BIOS. Also, the Mac cards require an Apple ROM. Hence, the PC cards will not work in the Mac Pro. Presently neither ATI nor NVidia are selling separate Mac Pro compatible video cards.
I believe your choices for TV tuners are EyeTV, El Gato, MyTV, and Formac. You can Google them for more information.

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I have been using one apple ID for my family as it makes it easier to manage itunes purchases/rentals on all of our devices. Now that my kids are getting old and my wife has recently purchased an Iphone, I can see that I need to change my strategy. I plan to add a few more iphones to the family very soon. What is your recommendation to manage all of our devices (iphones, itouch, apple tv) for my family? Can I continue to function with one apple ID or is it time to take the leep into attempting to manage multi-apple ID's?

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How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer

Ok, so now I need a new eSATA PCI Express Card for my Mac Pro

I have a Seagate eSata External Drive which comes with an eSATA PCI card.
The http://www.cwol.com/serial-ata/esata-pci-express-1-ext-1-int.htm site recommends this card: eSATA PCI Express Card - 1 eSATA II and 1 Internal SATA II Port, but it doesn't specify whether it works on a Mac Pro - any suggestions?
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I think the Radeon 9800 is certainly the most powerful graphics card you could buy for your G4 and would do everything you need.
Just be aware there are at least 3 different Mac versions though.
There's a G5 version, the Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Special Edition, which is 8X AGP and has 256MB VRAM.
There's an older Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Edition, which is 2X/4X AGP and has 128MB VRAM.
Finally there's a newer Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Edition, which is 2X/4X AGP and has 256MB VRAM.
So long as you get one of the 2X/4X AGP versions, either with 128MB or 256MB VRAM, it should work fine.
It's perhaps also worthwhile mentioning they do require a separate internal power connection, although this can be taken from a hard drive molex power connector. Also they have a cooling fan which can be noisy.
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Do I still need the MobileSync folder now that my backups are in iCloud?

Now that my iPad and iPhone back up to iCloud and not iTunes do I still need the very large device backups that live in the MobileSync folder? My folder is about 10GB and on my 256GB MacBook Air I'd like to reclaim that space if possible.
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Will apple bother to send out software updates for 10.2.8 users?

Ok, this post concerns how we verify the security updates that have already been installed and those that still need to be installed. This is, obviously, a pretty important question.
Following Adam's link above, I checked the updates available for Jaguar. Then I checked the log maintained by Software Update to find out the updates I actually have.
Keep in mind that I started with OS X 10.2.3, and I never installed any updates for it. On Jan. 24, 2006 I installed the 10.2.8 Update Combo (because TurboTax 2005 would not run on 10.2.3). The following day, I installed the software and security updates available for 10.2.8, as listed by Software Update. So, Jan 24 and 25 are the only dates I have done updates on. I check for security updates regularly, and none have been released since the 25th. From Anthony's comments, none have been released for several months.
What I want to do now is compare the Software Update log to the security updates available for 10.2.8, as listed in the link posted by Adam (I am less concerned about the software updates for iLife, but I did those as well). Here are the results:
The Software Update log shows that the updates installed on Jan. 25, 2006 were:
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:12:41 US/Pacific: Installed "iDVD Update" (3.0.1)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:13:07 US/Pacific: Installed "iMovie" (3.0.3)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:13:24 US/Pacific: Installed "Java" (1.4.1)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:13:33 US/Pacific: Installed "Safari Update" (1.0.3)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:13:39 US/Pacific: Installed "iPhoto Update" (2.0.1)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:13:41 US/Pacific: Installed "Security Update 2004-09-16" (1.0) (not below)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:13:44 US/Pacific: Installed "Security Update 2004-09-30" (1.0) (not below)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:14:07 US/Pacific: Installed "iCal" (1.5.5)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:14:34 US/Pacific: Installed "iPod Driver" (3.1)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:14:52 US/Pacific: Installed "Security Update 2005-001" (1.0) (not below)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:51:05 US/Pacific: Installed "iSync" (1.5)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:53:33 US/Pacific: Installed "QuickTime" (6.5.3)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:54:07 US/Pacific: Installed "iTunes" (6.0.2)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:54:22 US/Pacific: Installed "iPod Updater 2006-01-10" ((null))
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:54:26 US/Pacific: Installed "Security Update 2003-12-05" (1.0) (not below)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:54:30 US/Pacific: Installed "Security Update 2004-05-24" (1.0) (below)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 15:56:41 US/Pacific: Installed "Security Update 2004-06-07" (1.0) (below)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 16:12:09 US/Pacific: Installed "QuickTime for Java Update" (v2.0)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 16:12:15 US/Pacific: Installed "Security Update 2005-004" (1.0) (not below)
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Security Update 2004-12-02 (not above)
Security Update 2004-08-09 (not above)
Security Update 2004-06-07 (above)
Security Update 2004-05-24 (above)
Security Update 2004-05-03 (not above)
Security Update 2003-11-19 (not above)
Let's call this list Group 2.
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Now my question is this. Since the Software Update preference pane did not install all of the security updates listed on Adam's link, do I need to go and install them manually? Or do the ones I did install, that are not listed in that link, accomplish the same thing? And how are we to know this?
I had assumed that Software Update would always check your Mac to see what security updates you have and don't have, and would then list the updates that still need to be installed. After performing the security updates, the security items in the two lists (Group 1 and 2) would then agree. This appears not to be the case.
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Now that Apple is supporting Intel and NVidia, WHEN is Apple going to release OS X to the general public as option to Microsoft Windows and Linux???

I have the hardware and am definitely interested in another option to Windows 7 besides Linux.
Any chance that Apple will recognize a major business opportunity by releasing OS-X to the general public?
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Will OSX support Adaptec PCI Express scsi cards in an early 2008 Mac Pro?

I need to move my scsi interface scanner from a G4 machine and the old PCI Adaptec AHA 2930 CU card won't fit. I was using Snow Leopard on the G4 unit - it still supported the Adaptec card and all was good. My 23" Cinema display then bit the dust and I replaced it with with a 24" Cinema display with the mini display port connector. I purchased an adapter from Kanex to make it compatible, but the adapter was defective - so I returned it. Their reviews aren't very good - seem to have a lot of D.O.A. adapters - not sure I want to deal with the frustration, but it would be the least expensive option.
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Thanks for the response - I guess the question I should have asked is "Will OSX support scsi cards in an early 2008 Mac Pro and if so, which ones?" I didn't realize Apple and Adaptec weren't working together - my G4 tower arrived with an Adaptec card in it when I bought it in 2000 (from a third party vendor, not directly from Apple). It came with either OS 8.* or OS 9. When I updated to OSX, everything continued working, so I didn't think much about it until I pondered using the Mac Pro for the scanner - at some point the G4 is going to stop working - need to have a solution before that happens. The manuals I've been reading refer to the slots in the G4 machines as PCI. The manual for the Mac Pro refers to the slots as PCI e. These slots have fewer connectors, so I thought that the "Express" part of the name referred to this particular card configuration when compared to the longer card connectors in the G4 type of machines.
Can you tell me what scsi card brands will work in the Mac Pro? I'd still like to pursue this option. As I mentioned in my original post, buying a new scanner isn't in the cards right now - it costs more than the computer, so, although pricey, the card option is still less expensive.
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First, excuse me for my bad english, I'll try to do it well
I was searching for information about "MSI K8N Diamond", MSI motherboard with SLi technology. In the specifications web, I read that they are 2 PCI-Express x1 Slots in this motherboard. Exactly the information is:
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Does my G5 have PCI Express? - Radeon X1900

Hello,
I am interested in buying a Radeon X1900 video card for my G5, but the requirements dictate that the G5 must be PCI Express based.
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Hardware Overview:
Machine Name: Power Mac G5
Machine Model: PowerMac7,3
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (3.0)
Number Of CPUs: 2
CPU Speed: 2.5 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
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JJ
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You should always check the manual that came with your machine to be sure.
This link is to all specifications: Specifications
I am pretty sure this is your Mac: Power Mac G5 (June 2004) - Technical Specifications
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I switched to a Mac from a PC because I was told Macs don't get viruses. I just heard on NPR's Morning Edition that Macs are no longer immune, and that in fact Apple's attitude that "We don't get viruses," makes Mac users perhaps more vulnerable than PC users, because Apple is not as vigilant. The link below gives worrisome details.
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This comes up a lot these days.
Practically speaking, there are really four options for the Mac platform: Toast (<$100), Adobe Premier Productiom ($1,600 to buy or $50/month to rent), find a copy of Final Cut Studio from 3rd party (+/- $1,000 new) or a boxed edition of iLife to get iDVD ($50 - $90 on Amazon new).
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