I got an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Mac 128mb card from eBay so I can run motion on my dual 1ghz g4. I am having the darndest time installing it. When I boot up with the ATI card, I see the gray screen with the Apple logo on it and the spinning circle, then I see the blue Aqua Screen, then nothing happens. Usually what happens is I see the OS progress bar as OSX loads up and then the user signin prompt. I can boot into safemode with the card installed, and 'work', but the card isn't being utilized. Core Image and Quartz Extreme report as not supported in the system profiler. I have downloaded the files from ATI: August 2005 ATI Card ROM Flash ATI Displays driver 4.5.6 I am running Tiger, 10.4.2.
SofoTex Mac » Drivers » Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Edition Driver 1.1. Operating System Support: Mac OS X 10.2.5 or later Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Edition.
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I have flashed the ATI card about 10 times, using the system admin, root, and having safemode on. I never see a window pop up alerting me to the firmware version to be replaced (which is what the ATI readme says will happen), but the ATI software says that the installation was successful. Can anyone help me? I had other replies to this post that I am pretty sure it was in fact a PC card that was flashed.
Tested the card with TechTools. When I look at the card through TechTools, it tests the card and labels it as: Card Model: Radeon 9800 XT, R360 Which is different than what the SystemProfiler labels it? This is supposed to be a 9800 pro mac, R350. The part number on the ATI software says this is an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Edition: 109-A07502-00 However, printed on the card is the number: 109-A07500-00 Which is a PC version of the card? I am starting to suspect this was a PC card flashed to work on a mac, even though the seller specifically stated that his cards were not flashed.
But I don't want to jump to conclusions.
3D Graphics The Radeon delivers powerful 3D graphics that are built around an ultra-threaded pixel shader engine with a 256-bit memory controller. The card supports Smart Shader 2.1 graphics for enhanced visual effects and anti-aliasing support. AGP Interface The card installs in an open AGP slot on your computer. The AGP interface is designed specifically for display cards, ensuring superlative performance. Dual Outputs The card features dual DVI-I and VGA output capabilities. This lets you connect up to two monitors simultaneously.