Anybody running an aftermarket ATI 8500 with 10.3?

sc_marktsc_markt
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in macOS edited January 2014
Does anybody have an aftermarket ATI 8500 running 10.3 and if so, is it working correctly? The reason I ask is this which I got from http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/.



Now what torques me is that I ordered an aftermarket Geforce4 MX only to find out that it does not have drivers. So I ordered an ATI 8500 which I'll have tomorrow and now I find out that it too may not work.

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  • Reply 1 of 11
    ipeonipeon Posts: 1,122member
    This may not be relevant as you are specifically talking about the ATI 8500, but I installed the ATI Radeon 9000 Pro prior to upgrading to Panther and have had no problems at all. Hope this helps.
  • Reply 2 of 11
    dfilerdfiler Posts: 3,420member
    Flashed radeon 8500 here with no problems. It's in the 2x agp slot of a dual 450. Development versions of 10.3 didn't seem to have any problems either.
  • Reply 3 of 11
    discodisco Posts: 83member
    I'm using Panther on an AGP G4 450 with an aftermarket Radeon 8500. No problems here.
  • Reply 4 of 11
    laughingboylaughingboy Posts: 23member
    Quicksilver 933 here with aftermarket 8500.



    No problems in Panther, or when I dropped it into jag. Didn't use the install disks or n'uttin.



    jw
  • Reply 5 of 11
    leonisleonis Posts: 3,427member
    Even the first generation retail Mac Edition Radeon works fine on my brother's G4 tower (running Panther)
  • Reply 6 of 11
    sc_marktsc_markt Posts: 1,402member
    Well, I put my radeon mac edition 8500 in my sawtooth 450 and so far, it's working great. Sure wish I could have just spent the $75.00 for the Geforce4 MX instead of the $200.00 dollars I spent on the radeon. Ah well, at least with the radeon card, you also get a few cables, some adapters, a CD with drivers, and a neat looking box.
  • Reply 7 of 11
    kim kap solkim kap sol Posts: 2,987member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by sc_markt

    Well, I put my radeon mac edition 8500 in my sawtooth 450 and so far, it's working great. Sure wish I could have just spent the $75.00 for the Geforce4 MX instead of the $200.00 dollars I spent on the radeon. Ah well, at least with the radeon card, you also get a few cables, some adapters, a CD with drivers, and a neat looking box.



    $200? US?



    Wow...I feel like I got myself a good deal when I got my Radeon 8500 for 160 canadian dollars.
  • Reply 8 of 11
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    Look, child, I've got a Radeon 8500 RTL in my Power Mac G4 with Panther running A-OK here too.
  • Reply 9 of 11
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
  • Reply 10 of 11
    lucaluca Posts: 3,833member
    Look, child, PC Radeon 8500s can be easily flashed to be Mac compatible. No need to get ripped off and spend $200 for a two year old video card.



    EDIT: Just waiting for Eugene's response to this... what the hell is up with him today anyway?
  • Reply 11 of 11
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    Look, child, you are so on the outside looking in.
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