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<blockquote data-quote="LazarusUnbound" data-source="post: 786188" data-attributes="member: 81546">9800xtSounds like you picked up your card from one of the infamous sloppy flashers who sell other people's work on eBay.&nbsp; They get the altered (smaller) firmware (that fits on the smaller PC compatible video card EEPROMs) from the hardworking folks trying to help others for free.&nbsp; Then they don't credit the person, take the firmware and flash it on to the PC video cards.&nbsp; Occasionally, the cards are on the money, but there are reputable flashers on eBay (find out from Strangedogs.com) that get it right all the time.From someone who has flashed his share of video cards to Mac, it appears as though your ebay seller used 9800 Pro firmware on the XT card, making the card think it is&nbsp; only capable of the 9800 Pro's processing and not the considerably more robust XT.&nbsp; Caveat Emptor.&nbsp; The cards can sometimes be reflashed, but it is highly technical, usually requires a PC with a PCI video card installed, and is prone to screw ups.&nbsp; Good luck.Lazarus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="LazarusUnbound, post: 786188, member: 81546"] [b]9800xt[/b] Sounds like you picked up your card from one of the infamous sloppy flashers who sell other people's work on eBay. They get the altered (smaller) firmware (that fits on the smaller PC compatible video card EEPROMs) from the hardworking folks trying to help others for free. Then they don't credit the person, take the firmware and flash it on to the PC video cards. Occasionally, the cards are on the money, but there are reputable flashers on eBay (find out from Strangedogs.com) that get it right all the time. From someone who has flashed his share of video cards to Mac, it appears as though your ebay seller used 9800 Pro firmware on the XT card, making the card think it is only capable of the 9800 Pro's processing and not the considerably more robust XT. Caveat Emptor. The cards can sometimes be reflashed, but it is highly technical, usually requires a PC with a PCI video card installed, and is prone to screw ups. Good luck. Lazarus :p [/QUOTE]

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