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ATI Update - Oct 2002

retail & built-in cards: Radeon, Rage, Xclaim, Nexus

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This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	Oct 2002
Release Date:	2002-10-29
License:	Update
Downloads (this version):	40,392
Downloads (all versions):	108,238

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Product Description:

This software set also supports most ATI graphics built into many Macintosh models. It is safe to use both a retail product along with an existing built-in product with this single driver set. Please follow the recommended installation procedures to ensure that you do not lose any Apple-specific files. Supports the following cards from ATI:
For Mac OS X & OS 9:

RADEON 8500
RADEON 7000
RADEON Mac Edition (AGP & PCI)
Xclaim VR 128
Rage Orion
Nexus 128

For OS 9 only:

Xclaim VR (Rage II/Pro)
Xclaim 3D Plus
Nexus GA
Xclaim 3D (Rage II/Pro)
Xclaim GA

What's new in this version:

This driver has been updated since original posting on 10/16/2002 to address a number of issues as follows:

Graphics Corruption in 3D design applications after installing October 2002 ATI Retail Update
Graphics Corruption in Warcraft III using October 2002 ATI Retail Update
Difficulties using TV Output in Mac OS X after installing October 2002 ATI Retail Update
Cannot Disable ATI Menu after installing October 2002 ATI Retail Update
If you downloaded and installed this driver on an earlier occasion and are experiencing any of these issues, then we recommend you download this update again now and install the newer release.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.2
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS Classic

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS 9.2.1 - OS X 10.1.3 or higher

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I'd love to… - Version: July 2002, 10/7/2002 11:52PM PST

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fdfyrehgererfgd

know why people are trying to use these drivers with OS X 10.2 (or higher) when they were released in July, and are most likely out of date compared to the drivers included in Jaguar...

For people who… - Version: July 2002, 9/25/2002 01:59AM PST

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AlienHead

don't read all the reviews after the first page: Don't install this updater if your ATI card came with your computer! If you bought it seperately, then update at your own risk. I have a G4/450DP (running OSX 10.2.1) with an ATI Rage Pro 128, installed the updater and found that anything using Open GL crashed on startup (e.g. Return to Castle Wolfenstein and other serious things like that ;-) ). Luckily found the updated bits under System/Library/Extensions/AppleNDRV and overwrote them with the files from the Jaguar install disk which fixed everything. You have been warned!

I had the… - Version: July 2002, 9/17/2002 05:05PM PST

BDVX

problem of my PCI Radeon Mac Edition that didn't let me start my mac after I installed ATI drivers. In fact in the read me, it is mentionned that there could no be 2 PCI graphic card plugged. After I removed the 2nd PCI card, restored the old drivers (taken from a fresh osx install), installed again the nex drivers, then everything worked fine.