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Product Description:
Have you ever wondered why the ATI graphics that came with your Mac, Powerbook or iBook doesn't have the same features available for the retail graphics cards? 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 versions of their video cards. These additional capabilities are withheld from OEM and onboard ATI graphics owners even though, in most cases, the chipsets are nearly identical.
Radeon Enabler patches the ATI Displays application to allow it to recognize most OEM and onboard ATI graphics chipsets. Once recognized, additional features are "unlocked" and will function as if you have a retail card.
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.
Radeon Enabler supportes the following ATI OEM, Mobility and onboard graphics chipsets:
Radeon Enabler patches the ATI Displays application to allow it to recognize most OEM and onboard ATI graphics chipsets. Once recognized, additional features are "unlocked" and will function as if you have a retail card.
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.
Radeon Enabler supportes the following ATI OEM, Mobility and onboard graphics chipsets:
- OEM Radeon 9800 XT
- OEM Radeon 9800 Pro
- OEM Radeon 9700 Pro
- OEM Radeon 9600 XT
- OEM Radeon 9600 Pro
- OEM Radeon 9000 Pro
- OEM Radeon 8500
- OEM Radeon 7500
- OEM Radeon AGP (7200)
- eMac Radeon 9200 graphics
- eMac Radeon 7500 graphics
- Radeon 9700 Mobility (Powerbook)
- Radeon 9600 Mobility (Powerbook)
- Radeon 9200 Mobility (iBook)
- Radeon 9000 Mobility (Powerbook)
- Radeon 7500 Mobility (Powerbook/iBook)
- Radeon Mobility (Powerbook)
What's new in this version:
- Added support for the OEM Radeon 9600 XT/9800 XT shipping in the new G5's
- Added support for the original OEM AGP Radeon (7200)
- Improved detection of missing or corrupted localization resources
- Enhanced the support file generation to include more detailed information from the System Profiler
This version does not add any additional functionality for previously supported cards. If you have already used Radeon Enabler successfully for your chipset, there is no need to update to this latest version.
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 graphics chipset
Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later
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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.
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
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jdurston
The error message when starting the utility is just an artifact of not having exactly the same card that the ATI utility expects. Remember this is an unsupported patch not a standalone program. Just disregard the error about TV out.
-Josh
-Josh
