Updating firmware for Radeon X1600 on MacBook Pro 15"
Hi all,
I'm playing Pirates of the Caribbean Online and have suddenly had some rendering problems. When I contacted tech help, they told me to update my graphics card firmware.
I couldn't find anything on Apple's site, nor on AMD's site (http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html). 10.5 isn't even listed there. Does anyone know where I can download a firmware update for the Radeon x1600? I have a late 2006 MacBook Pro 15".
Thanks!
I have the same problem and same machine running 10.5.5. Have a look at this topic and see if it might help. Im considering trying, just want to do some more research first. (Always nervous about updating;) )
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6951955�
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