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Radeon Enabler - 1.0.1

for OEM ATI Radeon video cards

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Version 1.0.1:	(3.3)
Selected Version:	1.0.1
Release Date:	2004-05-22
License:	Freeware
Downloads (version 1.0.1):	1,097
Downloads (all versions):	10,663

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Product Description:

Have you ever wondered why the ATI video card that came with your Mac doesn't have the same features as the retail card? For years ATI has bundled software with their retail cards that adds features and extra capabilities. This software, known as "ATI Displays," is designed to only recognize and function with the retail version of the video card. These additional capabilities are withheld from OEM card owners even though, in most cases, the cards are nearly identical.

Radeon Enabler patches the ATI Displays application to allow it to recognize some OEM video cards. Once recognized, additional features like the OpenGL/3D overrides are "unlocked" and will function as if you have a retail card.

Radeon Enabler 1.0 supports the following video cards:

OEM Radeon 9000 Pro
OEM Radeon 9600 Pro
OEM Radeon 9700 Pro
OEM Radeon 9800 Pro

What's new in this version:

Fixed a small string formatting bug that affected some video cards.
Improved device tree parsing
Added recognition of more ATI chipsets

This is a maintenance release only. If you not having any problems with the previous release, then there is no need to update to this release.

No additional chipsets are supported in this releast. Work continues and the next version of Radeon Enabler will include support for some additional chipsets.

IMPORTANT

If you have already used a previous version of Radeon Enabler, you must reinstall the ATI Radeon Displays package before you can use a newer version of Radeon Enabler. Radeon Enabler will only recognize an original, unpatched installation.

Operating System Requirements:

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

Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Supported ATI video card
Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later

Feedback Summary:

Version 1.0.1:
Overall Rating:	(3.3)	Features:	(3.7)	Support:	(3.7)
Ease of Use:	(4.3)	Quality / Stability:	(4.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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emac 1.25ghz no go - Version: 1.1.1, 8/2/2004 03:41AM PST

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simty09

I tried for days to get this going, not a glimmer.

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emac 1.25ghz no go

Geez! Read the readme file! - Version: 1.1.1, 7/9/2004 02:07PM PST

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binker25

From the readme:

Please note that hardware dependent features such as “Versavision” and “TV-Out” will not function for OEM or onboard chipsets. They lack the hardware support needed for these functions.

and...

When you open the ATI Displays control panel, you might receive this error alert:

"A startup problem has occurred. You have an old version of ATI TVOut Kernel Extension. Some features are not available."

Ignore the error. The error, although poorly worded, is indicating that the application is having trouble communicating with the TVOut functions of the video card. Since OEM cards don't have TVOut hardware, you can safely ignore this (annoying) error message.

Don't Worry about the error message when starting the utility - Version: 1.1.1, 7/9/2004 05:47AM PST