[G4] Video card upgrade troubles (9700).
nasw
nasw at pcmagic.net
Fri Jan 21 04:15:11 PST 2005
Howdy,
While I am searching the Web for information, I thought I'd post here to
cover my bases...
I am trying to install an ATI Radeon 9700 OEM (DVI & ADC ports) into my G4
Digital Audio 533DP running 10.3. It is to replace the original Radeon that
has been in the system since 2001. I am running an Apple VGA display via
one of those wee DVI-VGA adapters (on the 9700).
The trouble is that, with the 9700 installed, I only get a blank blue screen
after startup -- though the mouse pointer DOES appear and is fully movable!
What's more, if I boot off the 10.3 install CD, things seem to display just
fine.
I have tried downloading and installing the latest software from ATI, though
they do not seem to have something labeled, specifically: Mac Radeon 9700
Driver. I downloaded the ATI Monitors control panel.
I installed, on an extra drive, a new copy of 10.3, which I then updated to
10.3.7 in the hopes that that would cure all, but the end result is the
same... A lonely mouse pointer swimming in a sea of blue.
It's getting pretty frustrating, as enough time has passed since i bought
the card that a return is probably not possible...
Anyone running a 9700 in a Digital Audio G4?
Any help would be spiffy.
Thanks,
Alex
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