davegarbs Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 I can't get my Sapphire x1600xt (256MB PCI-E) to work in OS X. I have tried using the vga and dvi inputs as well as using a dvi to vga converter on the dvi input. I tried flashing the card's bios as recommended in another post but it would not flash because the P/N differs. After doing the boris fix I restart to a blue/white screen with no mouse or any gui. Has anybody had success in getting this card to work? Device ID - 0x71c0 P/N ends in 009 (Sapph.bin in another post has P/N 008) If anyone knows how to get this card to work in OS X please help. I bought this card specifically for OS X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 got this card a month ago, used the goatsecx dvd cause the jas one gives me rebooting problems. the card had qe and ci after boot up. had alot of mouse tearing and artifacts so i did the manual boris method and it works great without any tearing or artifacts. been using it for a month now for dvds, WOW at full res, xvid, divx, all other things you can think of. oh and i got mine from new egg for 111.00usd if that means anything. -evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asapreta Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 In my rig it works out of the box with CI & QE enabled with both Myzar 10.4.6 and Jas 10.4.7 releases. Only needed to fix the resolution at preference file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davegarbs Posted September 25, 2006 Author Share Posted September 25, 2006 Interesting. Are you using DVI or VGA input? Also, are you unable to change the resolution via System Preferences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asapreta Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I´m using the VGA output. But if I install the Boris Method (Neopheus Installer) I can get the resolution change, but for me it´s useless, I prefer to have it fixed (I don´t remember changing the resolution of my desktop for ages)!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 davegarbs: maybe you would profit from detailing the specifications of your system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davegarbs Posted September 25, 2006 Author Share Posted September 25, 2006 Specs: Pentium D 930 Intel D945GNT with onboard GMA950 1GB DDR 667 Sapphire x1600xt 256MB PCI-Express (71c0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rchapoteau Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 I have the HDMI/VGA version of this card, and the borris fix works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 davegarbs: did you remove all graphics drivers that might conflict with the one you want to use? (nVidia, Intel)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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