ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT Firmware Update

johny5 · Mar 10, 2008, 01:56 PM

surprised no one has posted about this yet...

anyway hopefully this will resolve some issues, fingers crossed with regards to the wake/reboot issue.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1237

sblasl · Mar 10, 2008, 02:02 PM

Here it is @VersionTracker:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/33306

Infrared · 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johny5

surprised no one has posted about this yet...

anyway hopefully this will resolve some issues, fingers crossed with regards to the wake/reboot issue.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1237

That link didn't work for me. But there's this instead:

http://www.apple.com/support/downloa...areupdate.html

[EDIT] Your link is now working for me.

Not sure whether to download it. I've had zero freezes and
the like so far.

[EDIT] ps Yes it is surprising there have been few posts about this.
After all the hoo-ha, barely a whisper when a potential fix actually
appears. Maybe it's the wrong time of day or maybe they've all
got 8800s by now

slackpacker · Mar 10, 2008, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Infrared

That link didn't work for me. But there's this instead:

http://www.apple.com/support/downloa...areupdate.html

[EDIT] Your link is now working for me.

Not sure whether to download it. I've had zero freezes and
the like so far.

[EDIT] ps Yes it is surprising there have been few posts about this.
After all the hoo-ha, barely a whisper when a potential fix actually
appears. Maybe it's the wrong time of day or maybe they've all
got 8800s by now

So what did it do?

My assessment is that is downgrades its power even more.

Mackilroy · Mar 10, 2008, 03:21 PM

I downloaded the update and upon launching it, I was told I did not need it.

Perhaps it's because I'm running on a 2006 Mac Pro...

Carl Spackler · Mar 10, 2008, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johny5

surprised no one has posted about this yet...

anyway hopefully this will resolve some issues, fingers crossed with regards to the wake/reboot issue.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1237

so say we all!

<insert slow clap here>

MacRumors · Mar 10, 2008, 05:18 PM

Apple has posted a firmware update for ATI Radeon 2600 XT cards for Mac Pro users running Mac OS X 10.5.2.

Quote:

This update is for Mac Pro computers with one or more ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics cards installed, running Mac OS X 10.5.2 or later with the Leopard Graphics Update.

It updates the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics card firmware on all of the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics cards in the Mac Pro to improve system stability.

Article Link

3drteest · Mar 10, 2008, 05:29 PM

It installed fine in my Mac Pro (early 2008). All is well. No crashes...so far.

Squonk · Mar 10, 2008, 05:31 PM

Now I'm wondering....

I have not been having any problems on my machine, I wonder if I should install this or not. It shouldn't hurt it....right?

Can anyone confirm or deny that it's slowing down the video card?

kingtj · Mar 10, 2008, 05:34 PM

I just sold my HD2600XT on eBay yesterday evening.
I flashed one of the PC 8800GT's with Mac firmware and it works great. Even runs at an overclocked speed since I flashed those parameters into it as well.

For what it's worth though, I didn't have a single problem with my 2600 card while I was using it, BUT I was also using it in a dual display configuration. As I understood things, dual-monitor users weren't having problems with it anyway. The firmware fix was supposed to address issues people only had when using it with 1 display.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Infrared

ps Yes it is surprising there have been few posts about this.
After all the hoo-ha, barely a whisper when a potential fix actually
appears. Maybe it's the wrong time of day or maybe they've all
got 8800s by now

netdog · Mar 10, 2008, 05:41 PM

My Mac Pro is much quieter after the update. Anyone else experiencing this? Fans fire up longer at boot, but now all I hear is my drives.

fs454 · Mar 10, 2008, 05:51 PM

This update isn't going to reduce performance, right?

netdog · Mar 10, 2008, 05:53 PM

Oh yeah. Turns it into a 1.6 Core Solo Mini.

A quiet one though!

Infrared · Mar 10, 2008, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by netdog

My Mac Pro is much quieter after the update. Anyone else experiencing this? Fans fire up longer at boot, but now all I hear is my drives.

Hmm... I don't see why that would be so unless the graphics card
fan speed has been changed. I wonder.

yomibro · Mar 10, 2008, 06:05 PM

Installed the update via Software Update and rebooted, so far no issues.

netdog · Mar 10, 2008, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Infrared

Hmm... I don't see why that would be so unless the graphics card
fan speed has been changed. I wonder.

Well, I can tell you that it is MUCH quieter. Hear almost no fan noise now. The Mac Pro is now putting out about the same noise as the satellite box.

UK2TX2CA · 07:59 PM

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...areupdate.html

This update is for Mac Pro computers with one or more ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics cards installed, running Mac OS X 10.5.2 or later with the Leopard Graphics Update.

It updates the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics card firmware on all of the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics cards in the Mac Pro to improve system stability.

Installing this update on a 2.8 GHz Mac Pro system configured with multiple hard drives or more than 2GB of RAM will result in the system meeting Energy Star 3.0 requirements.

System profiler now shows:
Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 2600
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x9588
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-B1480A-252
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.252

Stridder44 · Mar 10, 2008, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by netdog

Oh yeah. Turns it into a 1.6 Core Solo Mini.

A quiet one though!

Yeah, I heard that it actually removes a RAM slot too.

tk421 · Mar 10, 2008, 08:33 PM

I never had a problem before, and I'm only using one display right now.

shinji · Mar 10, 2008, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mackilroy

I downloaded the update and upon launching it, I was told I did not need it.

Perhaps it's because I'm running on a 2006 Mac Pro...

I'm running a 2007 Mac Pro that I added a 2600 XT to...I guess I'd have the same issue as you if I were to download this. I have had a few strange crashes, though...

xraydoc · Mar 10, 2008, 09:13 PM

The updater doesn't run on gen. 1 Mac Pros even though the Radeon HD 2600XT card does. So, can't update my card, though I haven't had any stability problems either.

SandynJosh · Mar 10, 2008, 09:54 PM

I'd heard that the earlier driver from Apple handled some graphic inputs in a non-standard way that conflicted with some 3D graphic sites and this was to fix that.

BornAgainMac · Mar 10, 2008, 10:14 PM

I wonder what this will do with that Safari app?

rockinrocker · Mar 10, 2008, 10:35 PM

from what the link says, it sounds like this doesn't have anything to do with the reboot from sleep issue......

OlBlueHair · Mar 10, 2008, 10:40 PM

Has anyone else been having the "sitting on a blue screen for 5 minutes after the gray screen" after restart issue, and if so, does this do anything to fix that?

To be honest, after going through 2 brand new mac pros and updating to 10.5.2 and getting that problem, I'm afraid to try anything new.

Mar 10, 2008, 01:56 PM	#1
johny5 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lincolnshire, UK	ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT Firmware Update surprised no one has posted about this yet... anyway hopefully this will resolve some issues, fingers crossed with regards to the wake/reboot issue. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1237 __________________ lots of

Mar 10, 2008, 02:02 PM	#2
sblasl macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Heber Springs, AR	Here it is @VersionTracker: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/33306 __________________ Pardon Multimedia - please give MM another chance!

Mar 10, 2008, 03:21 PM	#5
Mackilroy macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gondwana, Devonian Period	I downloaded the update and upon launching it, I was told I did not need it. Perhaps it's because I'm running on a 2006 Mac Pro... __________________ You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you

Mar 10, 2008, 05:31 PM	#9
Squonk macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2005	Now I'm wondering.... I have not been having any problems on my machine, I wonder if I should install this or not. It shouldn't hurt it....right? Can anyone confirm or deny that it's slowing down the video card? __________________ iSwitched in 1988 MP quad 2.8 (4GB/1.5TB/ATI 2600), iPhone, iPods

Mar 10, 2008, 05:41 PM	#11
netdog macrumors 68040 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London	My Mac Pro is much quieter after the update. Anyone else experiencing this? Fans fire up longer at boot, but now all I hear is my drives. __________________ We don't see the world as it is. We see it as we are. -Anais Nin Classical Homeopath and Naturopathic Doctor in London

Mar 10, 2008, 05:29 PM	#8
3drteest macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2008	It installed fine in my Mac Pro (early 2008). All is well. No crashes...so far.

Mar 10, 2008, 05:51 PM	#12
fs454 macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2007	This update isn't going to reduce performance, right? __________________ Mac Pro - 2.8 Octo - 6GB - 150GB Raptor/2.5TB Macbook Pro 15" SR - 2.4ghz - 4GB - 500GB - TimebombcoughI mean 8600M iPhone 3G S⃣ 32GB Black

Mar 10, 2008, 05:53 PM	#13
netdog macrumors 68040 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London	Oh yeah. Turns it into a 1.6 Core Solo Mini. A quiet one though! __________________ We don't see the world as it is. We see it as we are. -Anais Nin Classical Homeopath and Naturopathic Doctor in London

Mar 10, 2008, 06:05 PM	#15
yomibro macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2008	Installed the update via Software Update and rebooted, so far no issues.

Mar 10, 2008, 07:34 PM	#17
UK2TX2CA macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2008	The 2600 XT firmware update is here! http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...areupdate.html This update is for Mac Pro computers with one or more ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics cards installed, running Mac OS X 10.5.2 or later with the Leopard Graphics Update. It updates the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics card firmware on all of the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics cards in the Mac Pro to improve system stability. Installing this update on a 2.8 GHz Mac Pro system configured with multiple hard drives or more than 2GB of RAM will result in the system meeting Energy Star 3.0 requirements. System profiler now shows: Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 2600 Type: Display Bus: PCIe Slot: Slot-1 PCIe Lane Width: x16 VRAM (Total): 256 MB Vendor: ATI (0x1002) Device ID: 0x9588 Revision ID: 0x0000 ROM Revision: 113-B1480A-252 EFI Driver Version: 01.00.252 Last edited by UK2TX2CA : Mar 10, 2008 at 07:59 PM.

Mar 10, 2008, 08:33 PM	#19
tk421 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2005	I never had a problem before, and I'm only using one display right now.

Mar 10, 2008, 09:13 PM	#21
xraydoc macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Landenberg, PA	The updater doesn't run on gen. 1 Mac Pros even though the Radeon HD 2600XT card does. So, can't update my card, though I haven't had any stability problems either. __________________ Mac Pro 2.66GHz Quad Woodcrest, 9GB RAM, 3.5TB HD, 8800GT, Dell 3008WFP Unibody MacBook 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, 250GB HD

Mar 10, 2008, 09:54 PM	#22
SandynJosh macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2006	I'd heard that the earlier driver from Apple handled some graphic inputs in a non-standard way that conflicted with some 3D graphic sites and this was to fix that.

Mar 10, 2008, 10:14 PM	#23
BornAgainMac macrumors 68030 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Resident	I wonder what this will do with that Safari app?

Mar 10, 2008, 10:35 PM	#24
rockinrocker macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2006	from what the link says, it sounds like this doesn't have anything to do with the reboot from sleep issue......

Mar 10, 2008, 10:40 PM	#25
OlBlueHair macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2008	Has anyone else been having the "sitting on a blue screen for 5 minutes after the gray screen" after restart issue, and if so, does this do anything to fix that? To be honest, after going through 2 brand new mac pros and updating to 10.5.2 and getting that problem, I'm afraid to try anything new.

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