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bleee · Jul 15, 2002, 08:17 PM

ATI Just released new drivers for Radeon/RAGE 128 Cards I was wondering if I should bother trying them out or should I wait until Apple releases them. I've done it once before with the drivers released in May.

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[ 07-15-2002, 08:19 PM: Message edited by: bleee ]

CIA · Jul 15, 2002, 08:32 PM

I gotta admit, after YEARS of slacking, ATI seems to be getting much better at these driver updates! 2 updates in 2 months? Wow!

funkboy · Jul 15, 2002, 09:12 PM

Actually, I believe these are just for retail cards. iBook cards should not be affected by this, or at least this update shouldn't apply to them.

If ATI could make the Radeon 7xxx (whatever number it is) work in a beige G3 with OS X I'd buy one...

TheMosco · Jul 15, 2002, 10:50 PM

I thought that problem was fixed by the release of 10.1.5?

himself · Jul 15, 2002, 11:44 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by funkboy:
Actually, I believe these are just for retail cards. iBook cards should not be affected by this, or at least this update shouldn't apply to them.

If ATI could make the Radeon 7xxx (whatever number it is) work in a beige G3 with OS X I'd buy one...<hr /></blockquote>The PCI Radeon 7000's were fixed with 10.1.5 and the previous ATI update. They not only work in beige G3's, but on my OSX-enabled PowerMac 8500 as well. As for this new update being only for retail cards... yeah, that's the official line, but they shouldn't do any damage to systems with OEM ATI graphics cards. I backed up the extensions on my TiBook and installed the update, and the display seems to respond a little faster for me. I'll have to do formal document scrolling and 3D gaming tests to see if there were any real improvements.

sniffer · Jul 16, 2002, 04:12 AM

So is it worth installing on the different ibooks?

sniffer · Jul 16, 2002, 04:15 AM

I am a little coward right now since it's soo long time since my last backup. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

Carl Norum · Jul 16, 2002, 11:52 AM

Installing a retail card driver update will do absolutely nothing for your iBook. Period.

That is, unless your 1337 soldering skillz have allowed you to replace the video card... if you did - let me know how.

SupahCoolX · Jul 16, 2002, 07:46 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Carl Norum:
Installing a retail card driver update will do absolutely nothing for your iBook. Period.

That is, unless your 1337 soldering skillz have allowed you to replace the video card... if you did - let me know how.<hr /></blockquote>Haha! This thread pops up everytime ATi updates the retail drivers. There are always a few who claim a bit of extra snapp... err, graphics performance, but I think it's just wishful thinking. Unless, of course, someone has some benchmarks to prove me wrong!