Two Cards/3 Monitor Setup w/ Vista + Bootcamp, 7300 GT problems

Hello all, I have a Mac Pro 32-bit OS running with Intel Xeon 5150 2.6 x2, 5 GB RAM, and originally, it came with the XT1900 video card. NVidia 7300 GT won't install in Vista! I wanted to run 3 displays, so I read around that people were adding an extra 7300 GT to accomplish this. I've ordered and installed one, but when using Vista via Bootcamp, the card simply will not install. I've checked device manager, there is an error code (43) saying it failed to start. I tried uninstalling drivers, reinstalling, patching, getting everything updated latest from nVidia for Vista, but to no avail, I've hit a dead end here. Also, I tried unplugging the XT1900 and running with just 7300, still didn't work. The card is installed in slot #4, and the original XT1900 is still in the #1 slot.
Anyone know how to get the card installed under Vista (I have SP1 too)? Everything runs fine in OS X Leopard, but mainly, I use windows so I was more concerned about that. I've never had this many problems getting a piece of hardware to install, EVER.
Also, I ordered the MAC version upgrade card whenever I purchased the 7300 GT. All the software updates and flashes, I was downloading for "Vista" Was that a problem or the right choice? If all else fails I may just ditch the 7300 and get another Xt1900 to roll with two. Hopefully that setup won't bunk out. Any help appreciated!
Message was edited by: CALfire

Problem is Windows not liking to mix two brands, ATI and Nvidia.
Check out the ATI Radeon 3870 instead of another X1900.
http://www.barefeats.com has graphics benchmarks in OS X and Vista.
I used 7300GT and 8600GS together in Vista. The 8600 is only seen and useable in Vista but does not interfere in OS X (just black). eVGA seems to be most compatible PC card on Mac Pro.
You could run 7300GT and order the 8800GT from Apple, the one for just the pre-2008 Mac Pro, which would get along and work also and nice card in Windows but iffy in OS X and weak drivers.
http://www.barefeats.com/harper11.html Vista performance
http://www.barefeats.com/harper15.html legacy 8800GT
http://www.barefeats.com/harper17.html 3870 in Windows
http://www.barefeats.com/harper18.html 3870 in OS X
The 3870 you have to install the drivers, reboot once, let the drivers load into cache, and then switch over - for card to work properly in OS X.

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