Apple has posted the ATI Video Software Update 1.0 to fix display issues with some iMac,PowerBook G3 Series, and Power Mac G3 Systems with the Rage Pro or Rage 128 based graphics systems. These machines include all revisions of iMac except Revision A, all revisions of the beige PowerMac G3s using the Rage Pro, all "Blue and White" PowerMacs, and the second revision of PowerBook G3 Series machines released after Sept. 1st, i.e. the "PDQ" machines. In short, if your system uses a Rage Pro or Rage 128 graphics chip, you need to update. If you're not sure which graphics chip you have, use Apple's System Profiler to identify your chip. Also, Mac OS 8.6 is required for the update. According to Apple's TIL article on the update, it fixes the following problems:

• A freeze when using CPUs with high processor speeds (>=400MHz) and high screen resolution (1280X1024) after heavily using offscreen graphics memory.
• A crash when millions of colors are used with a high resolution monitor.
• Also corrects an instance with certain third party applications where scrolling could result in a crash.

To get the update directly, use the following links. MacBinary [1252k] or Binhex [1703].

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