It's not an hardware issue because that model of card doesn't have a
power connector to plug, so, to make it working it needs the
NoPowerConnectorCheck option to disable this check.
It would be nice to have a dialog box step in package installation that
if it detect this card model it show to the user the same statement
which appear in the log:
"Your GeForce 8600 GTS graphics card does not have the necessary
external power cables attached; X will not start unless this is
rectified. Please shut down your computer, open its case, and attach
the appropriate power connectors. Your video card may have multiple
power connectors. If so, each must be attached to a separate power
cable. Please see the documentation provided with your video card for
more details. If you think you have received this message in error, you
may specify the "NoPowerConnectorCheck" X configuration option in the
Screen section of your X config file."
And then the question:
"Would you like to add NoPowerConnectorCheck option to the configuration
file? (y/N)
** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => New
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[Lucid Alpha] nVidia 8600 GTS needs "NoPowerConnectorCheck" option to work
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/522588
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