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Q: Mac Pro 1,1 2007 will work with PC version of 5870 but drivers do not work in windows 7

Hello Mac world! I have predicament and It's an older one...I have a 2007 mac pro and have installed a Ati Radeon 5870 (PC Version) It works in Mac os (10.6.8) However the problem starts when I try to use it on my windows 7 64 bit partition I've tried installing all the divers I could think of and nothing is working! Anybody know any work around's? Thanks!

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Ati Radeon Hd 5870 1GB

Posted on Mar 5, 2015 6:15 PM

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Can you a screen shot of the Device Manager with the GPU tab expanded?

Posted on Mar 8, 2015 5:33 PM

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Q: Mac Pro 1,1 2007 will work with PC version of 5870 but drivers do not work in windows 7

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  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Mar 6, 2015 1:57 AM in response to Kosh_jelly
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    Mar 6, 2015 1:57 AM in response to Kosh_jelly

    So you tried install the drivers when booted to to Windows?

    Try also posting here:

    Boot Camp

  • by Kosh_jelly,

    Kosh_jelly Kosh_jelly Mar 6, 2015 4:15 AM in response to lllaass
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    Mar 6, 2015 4:15 AM in response to lllaass

    I've tried every driver available. Yes

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Mar 6, 2015 5:15 AM in response to Kosh_jelly
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    Mar 6, 2015 5:15 AM in response to Kosh_jelly

    It is ironic that PC version of the card will not work with Windows drivers. Windows is not known to handle driver re-installations as well as OSX does.

     

    1. What is the version of Windows? 64-bit or 32-bit?

    2. Can you use the driver that can be downloaded (in the BC driver bundle) from Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems - Apple Support?

    3. AMD (unlike nVidia) does not keep firmware in sync  across the same card made for two different OEMs. Have you checked for a compatible driver on AMD website?

  • by Kosh_jelly,

    Kosh_jelly Kosh_jelly Mar 6, 2015 5:27 AM in response to Loner T
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    Mar 6, 2015 5:27 AM in response to Loner T

    I have 64 bit and I have not tried those bundles yet. I have tried the bootcamp compatable and 64 bit drivers from the amd website

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Mar 6, 2015 6:55 AM in response to Kosh_jelly
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    Mar 6, 2015 6:55 AM in response to Kosh_jelly

    If you can, please try the Apple bundle and post back if you run into any issues. The 32-bit drivers should work on w7 64-bit, even though there is no explicit support for 64-bit.  Create a System Restore point in Windows, before you update drivers, so you can roll back, if necessary.

     

    Can you post the output of the highlighted command?

    sysctl hw.cpu64bit_capable

    hw.cpu64bit_capable: 1

     

    From Apple bundle Boot Camp Support Software 4.0.4033,

     

    System Requirements

    • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2006)
    • MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2007)
    • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2007)
    • MacBook (13-inch, Early 2008)
    • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2008)
    • MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009 & Mid 2009)
    • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) *
    • MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) *
    • MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2008)
    • MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2008 & Mid 2009)
    • MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Late 2010) *
    • MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, Core 2 Duo)
    • MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, 2.2 & 2.4GHz)
    • MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, Early 2008) *
    • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) *
    • MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009 & Mid 2009) *
    • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2009) *
    • MacBook Pro (13-inch and 15-inch, Mid 2009) *
    • MacBook Pro (13-inch,15-inch, and 17-inch, Mid 2010)
    • MacBook Pro (13-in, 15-inch, and 17-inch, Early 2011 & Late 2011)
    • Mac Pro (Mid 2006)
    • Mac Pro (Early 2008) *
    • Mac Pro (Early 2009)
    • Mac Pro (Early 2007)
    • Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
    • Mac Pro (15-inch and 17-inch, 2.2 & 2.4GHz)
    • Mac mini (Mid 2007)
    • Mac mini (Early 2009 & Late 2009)
    • Mac mini (Mid 2010) *
    • iMac (17-inch, Late 2006)
    • iMac (20-inch, Late 2006)
    • iMac (24-inch, Late 2006)
    • iMac (20-inch & 24-inch, Mid 2007)
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    • iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011 & Late 2011)
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    all these drivers support Windows 7, 32 bit

    * drivers that support Windows 7, 32 and 64 bit

  • by Kosh_jelly,

    Kosh_jelly Kosh_jelly Mar 6, 2015 6:58 AM in response to Loner T
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    Mar 6, 2015 6:58 AM in response to Loner T

    Will do! I will not be home till 3

  • by Kosh_jelly,

    Kosh_jelly Kosh_jelly Mar 8, 2015 4:13 PM in response to Loner T
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    Mar 8, 2015 4:13 PM in response to Loner T

    Okay! I ran the command and got "hw.cpu64bit_capable: 1" sorry for the late reply it's been a rough couple of days. im off to try some boot camp support drivers and see how that goes! wish me luck!

  • by Kosh_jelly,

    Kosh_jelly Kosh_jelly Mar 8, 2015 4:59 PM in response to Kosh_jelly
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    Mar 8, 2015 4:59 PM in response to Kosh_jelly

    After running the boot camp setup application, and then the boot camp driver in the "ATI" folder and also downloading the drivers from the website nothing has worked? I'm stumped

  • by Loner T,Solvedanswer

    Loner T Loner T Mar 8, 2015 5:33 PM in response to Kosh_jelly
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    Mar 8, 2015 5:33 PM in response to Kosh_jelly

    Can you a screen shot of the Device Manager with the GPU tab expanded?

  • by Kosh_jelly,

    Kosh_jelly Kosh_jelly Mar 8, 2015 5:48 PM in response to Loner T
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    Mar 8, 2015 5:48 PM in response to Loner T

    Sure thing! I'd also like to throw in that my resolution changes with the amd card in

    apple.png

  • by Kosh_jelly,

    Kosh_jelly Kosh_jelly Mar 8, 2015 6:26 PM in response to Kosh_jelly
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    Mar 8, 2015 6:26 PM in response to Kosh_jelly

    update! I tried the auto detect driver and now my problem is closer to being saved...The screen shot shows it's working right however it tells me there is no driver installed when I try to open the control panel...Should I try taking the Nvidia 7300 gt out?

    apple2.png

  • by Kosh_jelly,

    Kosh_jelly Kosh_jelly Mar 8, 2015 6:35 PM in response to Kosh_jelly
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    Mar 8, 2015 6:35 PM in response to Kosh_jelly

    IT WORKED BOYS!!!!!! THANK YOU LONER T AND LLLAASS YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING AND AWESOME NOW I CAN COMPUTER IN PIECE!

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Mar 8, 2015 6:37 PM in response to Kosh_jelly
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    Mar 8, 2015 6:37 PM in response to Kosh_jelly

    Kosh_jelly wrote:

     

    update! I tried the auto detect driver and now my problem is closer to being saved...The screen shot shows it's working right however it tells me there is no driver installed when I try to open the control panel...Should I try taking the Nvidia 7300 gt out?

    Do you have two GPUs - nVidia and AMD? Your screen shows the AMD 5800 series, but you are referencing nVidia 7300gt?

  • by Kosh_jelly,Helpful

    Kosh_jelly Kosh_jelly Mar 8, 2015 6:45 PM in response to Loner T
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    Mar 8, 2015 6:45 PM in response to Loner T

    To sum this all up...My 5870 was not working but after running the boot camp setup utility in windows and then installing the auto detect drivers from amd and then taking out my Nvidia 7300 gt after the reboot my 5870 is running perfect.