G5 x Serve Video Card (was Moving to windows)

Re: G5 x Serve Video Card (was Re: Moving to windows)

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Where did you get the card from? An Apple Dealer? You do not need an
Apple card for the XServe, I learned about the Sonnet Sonata from my
Apple Systems Engineer.

Mark

On Aug 18, 2004, at 1:30 PM, Mitchell Kahn wrote:

> True, installation was easy, I am just reporting my experience in
> April with the Apple card (Apple told my client not to use anything
> but). It cost me $199 for the card.
>
>
> On Aug 18, 2004, at 1:24 PM, Mark Moloughney wrote:
>
>> That is not true. You can get the Sonnet Sonata SD video card which
>> works fine in the XServe G5. We had a similar problem with one of
>> our clients. From time to time they get adventurous and order stuff
>> because they are getting a "good deal" and they always screw it up.
>> In this case they ordered it without the video card and without a
>> fiber channel card.
>>
>> The Apple part for the VGA Option is also a $70 item if you are an
>> Apple dealer. Retail on that item is $99. Not 200 and installation
>> can be done by anyone over age 10.
>>
>> XServes are meant to be administered remotely, either through SSH or
>> through Remote Desktop. I agree though they should have on-board
>> video.
>>
>> If anyone needs a reliable source for Apple equipment and parts email
>> me off-list.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> On Aug 18, 2004, at 1:14 PM, Mitchell Kahn wrote:
>>
>>> FYI - One of our clients ordered an xServe from Apple to colo with
>>> us. The Apple sales guy failed to ask about a video card (my client
>>> assumed it came with one) and in April a video card for a G5 xServe
>>> was non-existent in the after market. While you can actually set up
>>> and run one of these via Apple Remote Desktop we like to
>>> periodically spin the dial on our KVM and look at what is happening
>>> on each server. I called our local Apple Specialist and ordered a
>>> "replacement" part (the video card that Apple does not sell). I had
>>> it in two days. The rub is that if you custom order an xServe the
>>> video card is $99 US - installed - as a replacement part it cost
>>> twice that without installation.
>>>
>>> Mitch
>>>
>>>
>>>> We finally got ours overnight from Insight but you have to buy them
>>>> stock, which means no video card. Do you know how hard it is to
>>>> find a Radeon 7000 PCI card? I finally had to remove the one in my
>>>> own kid's G3 to set up the servers once they got here. amazing.
>>>>
>>> _
>>>
>>> Mitchell Kahn
>>> mitch@middlecoast.net
>>>
>>> Tel. 616.241.5650 x10
>>> Fax 616.241.3583
>>> Cell 616.813.7170
>>>
>>> 1154 Calvin Avenue Southeast
>>> Grand Rapids, MI 49506-3237
>>> USA
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
> _
>
> Mitchell Kahn
> mitch@middlecoast.net
>
> Tel. 616.241.5650 x10
> Fax 616.241.3583
> Cell 616.813.7170
>
> 1154 Calvin Avenue Southeast
> Grand Rapids, MI 49506-3237
> USA
>
>

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