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Updating ROM on Mac radeon card?
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olePigeon
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Feb 22, 2007, 07:05 PM
 
I have an old 32MB AGP Radeon that was pulled from broken Cube (sniff). I was allowed to keep the video card, so I stuck it into my 400Mhz G4. It's having some artifact problems. My mouse cursor, for example, is blue.

I downloaded Graphiccelerator and dumped the ROM. It's still the original ROM on it and it's never been updated.

I can't find ANYWHERE a universal ROM update for a Radeon video card. Both MacUpdate and VersionTracker hotlink (of course) to ATI's website and the download is no longer valid.

After AMD bought ATI, they've removed all the ROM downloads for the video cards, or, they've made it difficult enough that I can't find them.

Anyone know where I can download the latest ROM so I can update my old Radeon?
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Feb 22, 2007, 07:07 PM
 
Some info on the card:

ATY,Rage6:

Chipset Model: ATY,Rage6
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-A
VRAM (Total): 32 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x5144
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-73501-119
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Feb 27, 2007, 08:44 PM
 
Was there ever a ROM update for this card? Since its an Apple OEM card, look through Apple's support site. If there's an official update for it, Apple will have a download. Since the card is not a Retail ATI product, don't expect any updaters on the AMD/ATI website to work correctly.
     
   
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