That's good on the second point, because hopefully they'll have Nview/Forceware or whatever they're calling it now for the Mac Pros for antialiasing overrides etc etc in Windows games and apps.
1) you cannot install generic ATi display drivers (you'll get anything ranging from a blue screen to VGA display legacy mode)
2) Apple's driver's, while allowing you to use the ATi catalyst software, are slightly different in their version numbers.
I can't confirm, mostly because I neither want to reboot right now nor hose my system.
I seem to remember that from XoM - Boot Camp's drivers don't work in their version of a Windows on Mac hack, and regular drivers don't work with that X1600.
HOWEVER - the 965 integrated graphics in the Mac Mini work with someone else's standard drivers (HP laptop's, if memory serves)
I seem to remember that from XoM - Boot Camp's drivers don't work in their version of a Windows on Mac hack, and regular drivers don't work with that X1600.
The first part seems pretty logical just because so many things were wierd about XP On Mac. So I wouldn't trust it to be necessarily indicative.
Second part though could mean something.
But still, didn't people successfully use Windows-based overclocking utilities to clock their cards back up to normal speed? Doesn't this sort of say that the card is semi-normal?
But still, didn't people successfully use Windows-based overclocking utilities to clock their cards back up to normal speed? Doesn't this sort of say that the card is semi-normal?
On Boot Camp, with Apple's drivers. Apple's drivers ship with ATi's Catalyst software, giving you all the typical options you'd expect, and also enabling third-party ATi overclocking tools to interface with the card. The firmware interaction is only done by the drivers, not by the overclocking tools.
But still, didn't people successfully use Windows-based overclocking utilities to clock their cards back up to normal speed? Doesn't this sort of say that the card is semi-normal?
True - ATI tools or whatever. but that is with Boot Camp drivers. I'm not saying that the card isn't 95% identical, it's the 5% that's killer here.
Also, as to the second point - that was also under XOM. I haven't heard of anyone replacing the BC drivers with generic ones. Why would anyone have thought to? I'd try it, if I had my Mac Pro already...
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Originally posted by Chucker
I'm fairly sure there were several reports that:
1) you cannot install generic ATi display drivers (you'll get anything ranging from a blue screen to VGA display legacy mode)
2) Apple's driver's, while allowing you to use the ATi catalyst software, are slightly different in their version numbers.
I can't confirm, mostly because I neither want to reboot right now nor hose my system.
I seem to remember that from XoM - Boot Camp's drivers don't work in their version of a Windows on Mac hack, and regular drivers don't work with that X1600.
HOWEVER - the 965 integrated graphics in the Mac Mini work with someone else's standard drivers (HP laptop's, if memory serves)
Originally posted by ZachPruckowski
I seem to remember that from XoM - Boot Camp's drivers don't work in their version of a Windows on Mac hack, and regular drivers don't work with that X1600.
The first part seems pretty logical just because so many things were wierd about XP On Mac. So I wouldn't trust it to be necessarily indicative.
Second part though could mean something.
But still, didn't people successfully use Windows-based overclocking utilities to clock their cards back up to normal speed? Doesn't this sort of say that the card is semi-normal?
Originally posted by Placebo
But still, didn't people successfully use Windows-based overclocking utilities to clock their cards back up to normal speed? Doesn't this sort of say that the card is semi-normal?
On Boot Camp, with Apple's drivers. Apple's drivers ship with ATi's Catalyst software, giving you all the typical options you'd expect, and also enabling third-party ATi overclocking tools to interface with the card. The firmware interaction is only done by the drivers, not by the overclocking tools.
Originally posted by Placebo
But still, didn't people successfully use Windows-based overclocking utilities to clock their cards back up to normal speed? Doesn't this sort of say that the card is semi-normal?
True - ATI tools or whatever. but that is with Boot Camp drivers. I'm not saying that the card isn't 95% identical, it's the 5% that's killer here.
Also, as to the second point - that was also under XOM. I haven't heard of anyone replacing the BC drivers with generic ones. Why would anyone have thought to? I'd try it, if I had my Mac Pro already...