graphics card for AGP

[sadie-lady]

Clarification of another post under sadie in mac hardware.
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=4667668#post4667668

After installing refurb ATI Radeon 8500 64mb AGP VGA/DVI video card my Sawtooth does not get to desktop but stops at blue color.

Sequence:

- spinning Apple pin-wheel (w/Apple icon showing)
- then hangs (not freeze) but just hangs in the blue
color not reaching desktop

The normal boot sequence w/original 128 Rage card would include the blue color (screen) but reach desktop.

I previously thought, rather referred to this as getting a ''blue screen'' (BSoD) which it may not actually be since the blue color is part of normal boot sequence - pin-wheel - blue color - desktop. Duh, which I just noticed.

Has anyone experienced this issue and/or know of a remedy?

 

[Consultant]

There is no such thing as "ATI Radeon 85". Perhaps you meant 8500?

Did you get the Mac edition. You might want to post the URL of where exactly you bought your Radeon 8500. Who did the refurb? The ebay seller?

Does it look like this?
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/lovemacs_1984_290745874

Did you download the drivers?
http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

 

[sadie-lady]

I got the 8500 off ebay from Applemacanix and it's a refurb. And yes, the video card I have is visually identical to the picture. The auction did state that it was a Mac Edition card and it was not stated that the card was flashed or not. I have installed the ati drivers, too. I don't know who did the refurb.

 

[Consultant]

Well, no 8500 currently from that seller.

Refurb item should have warranty / support. The best course of action is to contact whoever providing the warranty.