Ati X1900XT

Hello, I have a G5 Quad, Can I use a X1900XT Ati graphic card?
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/spainstore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=9401DB09&npl m=MA631

yes.. but in apple store say:
the ATI Radeon X1900 XT fits into the double-wide slot on your Mac Pro or a standard plus one adjacent standard PCI Express slot. The upgrade kit also includes a DVI to VGA connector for easy connection to VGA-based displays.
....or a standard plus one adjacent standard PCI Express slot..... i think..... quad have a PCI Extress.
It's possible run?

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OpenGL not working with Photoshop CS4 on MacPro + ATI X1900XT

Hi,
i am running a MacPro 2x2 2.66 Ghz with 12GB Ram, an ATI X1900 XT 512MB and a GeForce 7300GT. The ATI is in Slot 1. Connected to the ATI card is an Apple CD 30", connected to the GeForce is an Apple CD 23" and a Sanyo TV-LCD.
*The problem:* when running Photoshop CS4 (Beta) i can not enable OpenGL as Photoshop does not recognise any video card (selectable under PSCS4/Preferences/Performance/...).
Adobe says in a TechNote (http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb405711&sliceId=1#mac) that this card should be working. The ROM of the ATI is up-to-date.
What - or where - else could i change something to get this to work? Any hint?
Thank you.

Like some of the other posters, I have a MacPro with two video cards, the ATI X1900XT and the OEM graphics card. I bought the ATI to drive a 30" display. I have been using the OEM card to drive the Wacom. When I learned of bird's eye view in CS4, I too looked in preferences for the OpenGL status and found it disabled. Following the above suggestions regarding the potential two card confusion, I moved the Wacom to the remaining open spot on the X1900XT and removed the OEM card.
Voila! OpenGL became available in CS4 preferences and I also noticed a significant improvement in the screen redraw rate (I went into the advanced options when turning OpenGL on and also checked use for image drawing). Bird's eye view is also an excellent feature which I will use constantly. Note: To use bird's eye you must hold down the "H" key (even if the hand tool is selected). While holding the "H", start to drag the mouse and the image will zoom out to show you where you are in the scaled down image. Makes the Navigator view obsolete.

Display shift with ATi X1900XT

OK… it's my turn to ask a question and have a problem. In actual fact is less a problem than a big annoyance.
What is happening is that when I either boot, reboot or come out of sleep, the entire displayed image/desktop is shifted 1 pixel both up and to the left. The simplest way to tell is that the top left corner isn't rounded like the top right corner because it's chopped off by 1 pixel each way.
I can however rectify it by turning my display off then back on again else resetting the display to default via the OSD. This can get hugely annoying as one could imagine.
Anyone else get this problem with or without an ATi X1900XT?
By the way, I'm using a Dell 2405FPW 24" display although I doubt it's the display as it's be working fine with both a Mac mini and a PowerBook.

Ned you have a tough one here
LOL!! Why is it always my problems that are the tough ones. I would have thought it would be fairer if we shared them.
As for your suggestions, I didn't think of trying a lower, yet "incorrect", resolution though I'll give it a shot after I finish installing Windows… for the 100th time . Hmmm… I'll see if it does it in Windows too.
Like you, I think the issue is either with the card or the driver although right now I'm leaning towards the driver. I've still got to install Mac OS X on another driver so I'll see if it happens there as well.
To anyone else, if you wouldn't mind taking 2 seconds to have a look at the top left of your display the next time you reboot to see if I'm the only one with this. Thank you!

Opengl fullscreen with 2 x ATI X1900XT on multiple screens

Can anyone tell me how to divide an Carbobn based OpenGl rendering over two (or three) screens using two ATI X1900XT videocards..
Say the OpenGL viewport has a 3072x768 pixels dimension..
This is not a problem when I create a large window with a border using glutInitWindowSize(windowWidth, windowHeight); followed by glutCreateWindow("window").
But when using glutGameModeString("3072x768:32@75"); followed by glutEnterGameMode();
only the first screen will function at it's maximum screensize..
I've found something about Rendering contexts.., but I don't know how to implement it yet..
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/GraphicsImaging/Conceptual/OpenGL-MacPr ogGuide/openglcontexts/chapter_7_section_3.html#//appleref/doc/uid/TP40001987-CH216-SW5
Is there some example code which does this..?
cheers
Camiel

folks here aren't necessarily programmers. this forum is for help using Mac Pros, not really for help programming. I hope somebody answers your question real quickly, but if not, I'd suggest searching out some programming forums or other programming related sites.

Mac Pro 1,1 Ati X1900xt black screen on cold boots

I am having trouble with my video on cold boots. The video does not respond when directly booting into OS X but I can boot into bootcamp blindly and then I can restart into OS X. Kinda a back door entrance to OS X. I cannot tell if it is the Video Card (ATI x1900xt) or if it is in the Monitor as they both work under windows then back into OS X. As soon as I shut down, everything goes black sceen and I get no video input. I have tried three brand new different adapter from DVI-d to VGA on the computer all of them do the same thing. If there is ANYONE that might be able to shed some light on this, PLEASE HELP!!!!
Here is Everything I have tried...
1. nvram reset - done
2. SMC reset - done
3. pulled all ram and video card out - done.
4. pulled all extra drives out - done.
5. re installed OS X - Done.
6. checked DIAG-TEST - all LED's respond normally.
7. tried talking to the "genius techie" at MAC store to no avail - he was completely useless.
Thanks in advance.

This is now a three week plus old question.
There are tips on video cards like this:
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/
To pull the card every 3-4 months to remove dust clogging the card's air chamber;
To boost system 3 of 4 fans to improve cooling and air flow.
Problems with that card and WoW have been around since early days on WoW forum.
And that there is a recall for some of the Mac Pro X1900s, also found on above web site.
AT this point in time, I'd skip ebay for ATI 5770 as long as you run 10.6.5 as you won't be able to boot anything lower than 10.6.4, so you need some good bootable backup strategy and more.
I have the 8800GT 1st gen (from Apple) $279 though there are/were tips on flashing too.
And ebay 'macvideo' or something has had 8800s if you want to go that route.

"solarization" w/ ATI X1900xt Card in Aperture (RAW only)

I have installed the ATI x1900xt card and have a solarization issue with images in the Canon .CR2 RAW format. JPG images are fine.
This started happening soon after the upgrade to Leopard 10.5.2.
I had done a re-install of Aperture to bring it back to 2.0 but still had the problem (and upgraded back to 2.1.1)
I run dual cards, and have the GeForce 7300 as secondary (the ATI x1900 as my main card)
If I run just the GeForce 7300, I have no issues, the issue is only present with the x1900. Even with the latest upgrade to 10.5.5, there is no 'fix.
If I move the Aperture window to a monitor running off the GeForce 7300, minimize and then maximize so that Aperture runs off that card, no problems.
Anyone else having this issue and know of a fix other than buying a different video card. I just bought the ATI x1900 4 months ago and can't afford to just buy another one.

The release of Leopard 10.5.6 has solved this issue, within the release notes is reference to Graphics updates to increase speed and stability within Aperture.

Do I need to buy another ATI x1900xt?

It seems that the ATI x1900xt is the best card in it's price rage to work with color effectively for professional use? yes?
Well, after a year has passed, my $400 card just broke, just like everyone else. Apple sells this card knowing its a faulty card, with it's over heating flaws, and glitchy behavior. How many cards does a post color guy have to buy? One a year? No warranty for the after market sale. I would have to buy a whole new computer with the crappy ATI graphics card with the additional warranty, so I may be able to go to Apple ever 6-12 months to replace the card without cost.
When will Apple feel responsible and make the color software fully compatible with a DECENT graphics card, so little struggling post facilities like mine will sleep well at night knowing my freaking computer monitor will actually stay on?
My fellow Apple lovers, Color is arguably the best software Apple has. Is there no other affordable card to buy? Any news for a better card for the future?
-Little Burbank

It's not the card preventing you from playing realtime uncompressed HD, it's disk speed.
Right the first time.
Here's some numbers: 1080i29.97 10-bit 4:2:2 requires a sustained throughput of 155MBytes/sec. Thats Bytes. Times 8 for bits, so 1.24 Gigabits/sec. eSATA is supposed to deliver that, but I've never seen it.
I use a Quad FibreChannel RAID3 side-by side dual MediaVault and have never dropped a frame.
In point of fact, the PCI bus isn't fast enough to support uncompressed HD, so everything is done proxy to DVI displays, and everything full scale has to happen on a dedicated card, like the KONA on PCIe.
So, given these numbers, why is it that COLOR can't achieve full frame-rate playback and takes so long to render? Well, let's take another look at those figures...
jPo

DELL 3007WFP-HC with MacPro/ATI X1900XT?

I am considering buying Dell 3007WFP-HC as the second monitor for my Mac Pro (equipped with ATI X1900XT).
Is there any problem using this combination, especially the flickering/dancing pixel problem?

No, I've had no problems. Philip provides the core monitor components to apple and dell for these items. The OS "saw" the dells instantly, loaded a solid default profile and they look really good. You can still tweak these like any other monitor.
That is not to say that may not prefer the apple product over the dell. But, I'm really happy with the dells and independant testing by multiple labs has not reported the "flickering/dancing pixel" problem that is being reported by users.

Apple lowers price of ATI X1900XT

Apple has lowered the price of the ATI X1900XT from $350 to $250 when ordering it with a new Mac Pro....When ordering a stand alone version, it's still $399.
Dual 1.42 Mac OS X (10.4.3) MacBook Pro 17", 2.16

Low and behold, aren't those Apple people nice?
I too received an email announcing the reduction in price and the adjustment of my billing. No change in delivery date tho' (September 26th....)
Tim...
3Ghz Mac Pro / 20" iMac, 13" BlackBook, Black iPod - ALL fullly loaded Mac OS X (10.4.7) 30" Cinema, HPColorLJ Printer, LaCie 600Gig External & LaCie DVDRW/CDRW Drives

The ATI X1900XT card

the ATI X1900XT card ....is that good for video production..
or the n-vidia...geforce 7300 gt
and do u think fcp will be that much faster with the new mac pro quad 3ghz

While I'm sure FCP is fine with a Nvidia 7300GT I do refer to the entire FCS suite of applications which includes the blood-sucking Motion 2. Regardless, in a video production scenario I would always recommend the most GPU performance you can buy, similarly the most drive size and performance. But hey… that's me.

Airport & ATI X1900XT

My airport has stopped working after installing the ati x1900xt. It can still see the networks, but gives me an error while trying to join - and if it rarely joins a network it can get an internet connection...
Anyone else tried thies (and hopefully solved this)
Best regards
Anders

Well… I guess you can try the usual suspects… reset PRAM and the SMC. Additionally try removing the network profile (and it's password from the Keychain) and see if that helps.

Need 3 monitor support and currently have ATI X1900XT

I have a single x1900xt and now have 3 monitors I need to power. Is it possible to combine NVIDIA cards and ATI or do I need to purchase another x1900xt? It is important that this setup work both in windows XP as well as OSX. I am planning on connecting a 30" and 2 20" monitors. Anyone have a similar configuration yet or can make any recommendations on a proper setup?
Mac Pro dual 2.66GHz 2GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.7)

For the benfit of others, my (AKA Neurorad) original posts from Macrumors:
I have two Apple XT1900 upgrade kits. Installing the second card can be hazardous - it is a tight fit for slot 3. Removing the adjacent SATA drives will help. The release tabs on the slot sockets can be easily broken off if you do not have good access - I have proven that.
1. Yes, you can install two ATI cards, one in the 16 lane slot 1 position, and the other in either slot 2 or 3. It will not fit in slot 4. Slot 2 shares bandwith with slot 1 and can give you up to 8 lanes each. Slot 3 can give your 4 lanes at most for a card, but leaves slot 1 at 16 - probably the best if a secondary monitor is used on the slot 3 card. BUT - only the Mac OS works properly. Windows XP Pro get confused and the device manager has several additional unusable system components, including the 16 lane PCI express slot. Bootcamp 1.1.1 does not correct this. In Windows, you cannot properly activate a monitor on the second card or properly adjust to monitor attached to the slot 1 card. Not very useful. The grossly reduced bandwith of the second card in Mac OS X and the conflicts in Windows makes this useless for anyone who wants to boot into Windows.
More info: http://developer.apple.com/documenta...mentation.html
There is an application that helps manage the card settings called "Expansion Slot Utility" that appears after you add a card. It is in the /System/Library/CoreSerivces folder.
2. You CAN run the ATI X19000XT in slot 1 and put a Nvidia 7300 in slot 4. Again, Mac OS X handles this without a problem, but - surprise - Windows chokes and cannot use both at the same time.
Next, an RMA for the second card. Any suggestions from anyone??
Windows does boot with either Two ATI or an ATI and Nvidia card. WIth two ATI cards, only one the slot 1 card is active (tested with only one monitor hooked to each). The resolution is too low and cannot be properly set. With an ATI and Nvidia card, I was able to boot into the ATI card on one monitor, again only is low resolutions. I reinstalled the Nvidia drivefr then windows would boot only to the Nvidia card,a lthough at decreased resolution . I did not try the Nvidia card in slots 2 or 3.
I gave up with the second card (either Nvidia or ATI) after no luck in Windows via Bootcamp. I am hope to try again. The presence of the second ATI card in slot 3 messed up Windows Device Manager. Besides the usual PCI slots being flagged before I added anything, the additional ATI card caused the slot 1 driver to report a problem under Device Manager. Even if it worked, running the card in at best a 4 lane slot seems counterproductive (the only way to preserve the full 16 lanes in Slot 1 is to put the additioanl card in slot 3. The ATI card will not fit in slot four (8 lanes) although the Nvidia 7300 can fit in slot 4.

Is the ATI X1900XT 256MB Or 512MB!

Can someone please tell me how much memory comes on the x1900xt? on Apple's website it's listed with 512MB, on ATI's website it's listed with 256MB. In addition, can I use the X1900XTX or the X1950XT with the Mac Pro?
Thank you very much...
Mac Pro Dual 2.66 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

You will find all the Mac Pro specs here: http://support.apple.com/specs/macpro/Mac_Pro.html. The ATI X1900 has 512 MBs of VRAM.
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Anybody got the ATi X1900XT yet? Is it loud?

Hi,
Iwas just wondering if anyone's recieved their Ati Radeon X1900XT graphics card yet?
I've just ordered one and i'm looking at 6 weeks plus but i'm more interested on users opinions of the card, mainly how noisy or loud the card is?
If it's loud like past Ati cards i've had (AGP 9800 for example) it would be too noisy for me and i would probably cancel the card.
Thanks.

Dead quiet? I have an ATI X1900XTX in my quiet PC (quiet case, fans, cpu cooler, etc) and with the stock cooler, it was very noticible even when runing idle. When cranked up with Half Life 2 it sounded like a friggin dust buster. If everything else about the PC wasn't quiet, I doubt I'd notice it so much.
I quickly bought an Arctic Accelero X2 GPU cooler and its VERY quiet now.
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=90
The Arctic cooler does add height to the card. I haven't verified whether it will fit in the Mac Pro.

Is the ATI X1900XT noisy ?

To all of you lucky gents out there with your X1900XT, is the card more noisy than the 7300 ?
Thanks

Hmmm kind of strange says no display. Is this normal 30 inch cinema . I do hear the fan kick in at startup. When I first installed I did not hook up the power connector and the Mac pro told me to do that so went back in and did that
ATI Radeon X1900 XT:
Chipset Model: ATY,RadeonX1900
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x7249
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-A52027-140
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.140
Displays:
Cinema HD:
Display Type: LCD
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Supported
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Rotation: Supported
Display:
Status: No display connected

ATI X1900XT & Motion 2

I am trying to find out if ATI's X1900XT will work with Motion 2?...
Thanks... Rats

Sure - it's a good card - use it myself. From Apple's site:
Motion-Specific Recommendations
One of the following graphics cards is highly recommended:
ATI Radeon X1900 XT, X850 XT, X800 XT, or X1600
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT, 6800 Ultra DDL, 6800 GT DDL, or Quadro FX 4500
For 32-bit rendering: a graphics card with 256MB of VRAM or more

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