Quadro video cards (for Windows)...

Is it possible to utilize a Windows version of the nVidia Quadro series video cards in a 2009 MacPro?
I would be using it in the B/C side of course; but was curious if this is even do-able?
Or are there too many little "gotchas" to even bother with this?

Hi Shaluda, (cool name)
This is a thread you may have missed today.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2176706
Yes, just drop Local338 an email and I bet they get back to you within the next day. The guys there just seem to work, work, work. They are very knowledgeable in this area and will give you good advice whether you buy from them or not. Wai is my go-to-guy there, we've emailed each other often. They've supplied me with many cards, all top notch for good prices.
The thing is someone has to create, I believe, the Mac ROM, to go on the card. And then someone has to put it on a Windows machine and put more info on the card. This isn't normally done by the people selling the card, except the last part. As I said, I believe this is what happens. I believe this whole process is what amounts to "flashing".
Good luck, let us know how things turn out.
Steve

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