andyrc Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Hi - I have read many threads and tried all sorts but I'm new to OSX and probably havent done it right. Everything is working, even the graphics, but I have no Quartz Extreme and therefore cant install some software I really want to try. My OSx86 is running superbly with Leopard 10.5.1 - what's inside you may wonder? Intel Celeron D 352+ Gigabyte P35-DS3R Mother board 500 Gig SATA Optiarc Dl DVD RW Powercolor ATI X1650 Pro 512mb PCIe 2 Gig Corsair Matched RAM Everything works a treat and I have added an external USB audio interface - Behringer UCA202 which worked immediately. However i wasnt aware just how limiting the lack of Quartz Extreme would be until I have got into this OS more. Is it possible to enable QE for this graphics card or do I need to buy a different model? any help would be grateful but please be aware I am new to OSX so you may have to speak slowly - lol Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/91110-need-quartz-extreme-ati-x1650-pro-71c7/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrc Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 Now successfully updated to 10.5.2 using Kalyway's method and still no joy with Quartz Extreme I see posts about editing Kext's but it seems that how to do this and where to do it are taken for granted - surely someone has tried with this graphics card before me?? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/91110-need-quartz-extreme-ati-x1650-pro-71c7/#findComment-651005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogfan Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Andy- Send me a PM and I'll see if I can help you out. I have Radeon 1650 Pro card that was working great with QE/CI on 10.5.1. I have been having issues since 10.5.2 w/ Grapics update from Apple. Have you installed the Leopard Graphics update? If you have not already, don't install it yet. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/91110-need-quartz-extreme-ati-x1650-pro-71c7/#findComment-652985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nameless2k Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 I could at least figure out how to re-enable the screen resolution for a x1650. Currently I am working on the QE/CI problem and will tell you my findings as soon as I got them... Read here how to re-enable to select the screen-resolutions: http://incomplete-news.metaparadigma.de/?p=38 feedback is appreciated... kd rgds Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/91110-need-quartz-extreme-ati-x1650-pro-71c7/#findComment-653119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrc Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 After many installations, kext edits and re-installations I finally solved the problem of the Powercolor ATI X1650 Pro 512mb PCIe by throwing it away and getting an ATI HD2600 Pro - with a simple, single package found right here on the forum it all works fantastically with full hardware acceleration and all resolutions plus I am now fully up to date with 10.5.2 and recent updates. Thanks to those who tried to help but nothing worked with the X1650 so I decided to cut my losses and try a card that was known to work - glad I did. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/91110-need-quartz-extreme-ati-x1650-pro-71c7/#findComment-661581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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