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Old 01-04-2020, 09:38 AM
lucienpalmer lucienpalmer is offline
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Default Re: New Mac Pro (7.1)

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Originally Posted by basehead617 View Post
I just didn't know there was anything like that involved.. not an HDX user. I assumed you just put the card in the slot and it worked.


The same is true for many other PCIe cards. Needing additional power is very common for graphics cards.

Nothing wonky at all about it. This is pretty normal. All desktop and server computers are designed to provide additional power for drives, cards, and other hardware you add.
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