ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite Version 8.6
This
releasenote provides information on the latest posting of AMD's
industryleading software suite, Catalyst™. This particular software
suiteupdates both the AMD Display Driver, and the Catalyst™ Control
Center.This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the
highestlevel of power, performance, and reliability. The AMD
Catalyst™software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability.
This release note provides information on the following:
Web Content
The Catalyst™ software suite 8.6 contains the following:
- Radeon™ display driver 8.501
- Multimedia Center™ 9.16 (Windows XP only)
- HydraVision™ for both Windows XP and Vista
- HydraVision™ Basic Edition (Windows XP only)
- Remote Wonder 3.04 (Windows XP only)
- WDM Driver Install Bundle
- Southbridge/IXP Driver
- Catalyst™ Control Center Version 8.6
 | Caution: | The
Catalyst™ software driver and the Catalyst™ Control Center can
bedownloaded independently of each other. However, for maximum
stabilityand performance AMD recommends that both components be updated
from thesame Catalyst™ release |
| Caution: | The
Catalyst™ Control Center requires that the Microsoft .NET
Frameworkversion 2.0 be installed. Without .NET version 2.0 installed,
theCatalyst™ Control Center will not launch properly and the user will
seean error message. |
 | Note: | These release notes provide information on the Radeon™ display driver only. For information on the ATI Multimedia Center™, HydraVision™, HydraVision Basic Edition, WDM, Remote Wonder™, or the Southbridge/IXP driver, please refer to their respective release notes found at: https://support.ati.com/ |
AMD Product Support
TheCatalyst™
Vista driver for both the 32bit and 64bit versions of theMicrosoft
Windows Vista operating system is supported on the followingATI Radeon™
products.
AMD Desktop Product Family Support for both Windows Vista and XP | AMD Desktop Product Family Support |
|---|
ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 series
| ATI Radeon™ X1300 series
|
ATI Radeon™ HD 3600 series
| ATI Radeon™ X1050 series
|
ATI Radeon™ HD 3400 series
| ATI Radeon™ X850 series
|
ATI Radeon™ HD 2900 series
| ATI Radeon™ X800 series
|
ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 series
| ATI Radeon™ X600 series
|
ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 series
| ATI Radeon™ X550 series
|
ATI Radeon™ X1950 series
| ATI Radeon™ X300 series
|
ATI Radeon™ X1900 series
| ATI Radeon™ 9800 series
|
ATI Radeon™ X1800 series
| ATI Radeon™ 9700 series
|
ATI Radeon™ X1650 series
| ATI Radeon™ 9600 series
|
ATI Radeon™ X1600 series
| ATI Radeon™ 9550 series
|
ATI Radeon™ X1550 series
| ATI Radeon™ 9500 series
|
ATI Radeon™ X700 series
|
|
AMD Multimedia Family Product Support for both Windows Vista and XP | AMD Multimedia Family Product Support |
|---|
ATI All-in-Wonder™ X1900 Series
| ATI Theater 600™
|
ATI All-in-Wonder™ X1800 Series
| ATI All-in-Wonder™ X600 Series
|
ATI All-in-Wonder™ 2006 Edition
| ATI Theater™ 550 PRO
|
ATI All-in-Wonder™ X800 Series
| ATI All-in-Wonder™ 9800 Series
|
ATI Theater 650™
| ATI All-in-Wonder™ 9600 Series
|
| Note: | ATI
All-in-Wonder™boards operate with AMD's Windows Vista ready display and
capturedrivers under the Windows Vista operating system. However, the
WindowsVista Media Center application does not support
TV/Capturefunctionality provided by the ATI All-in-Wonder™.
TV/Capturefunctionality is qualified to function with Snaptream's
BeyondTV 4.6for Windows Vista. Other third party solutions (such as
Arcsoft's TotalMedia 3) may support TV/Capture with the ATI
All-in-Wonder™, but theseapplications have not been fully tested by AMD. |
AMD Chipset Product Support | AMD Chipset Product Support |
|---|
ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 Series
| AMD 580X Series Chipset
|
ATI Radeon™ HD 3100 Series
| ATI Radeon™ Xpress 1150 Series
|
ATI Radeon™ HD 2100 Series
| ATI Radeon™ Xpress 1100 Series
|
ATI Radeon™ Xpress 1250 Series
| ATI Radeon™ Xpress 200 Series
|
ATI Radeon™ X1250 Series
| AMD 690 Series Chipset
|
ATI Radeon™ X1200 Series
|
|
Operating systems supported
The latest version of the Catalyst™ software suite is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:
- Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit versions)
- Windows XP Professional
- Windows XP Home Edition
- Windows XP Media Center Edition
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
| Note: | When
installing theCatalyst™ Vista driver for Windows Vista, the user must
logged on as anAdministrator or have Administrator rights in order to
successfullycomplete the installation of the Catalyst™ Vista driver. |
New Features
Catalyst™ 8.6 introduces the following new features:
OpenGL Adaptive Anti-Aliasing Custom Filters support
Thisrelease
of Catalyst™ introduces Adaptive Anti-Aliasing Custom Filterssupport
for OpenGL applications for the ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 Series, ATIRadeon™
HD 2000 Series of products. Using the Edge Detect CustomFilter, users
can enable 12X and 24X Anti-Aliasing. Selecting 4XAnti-Aliasing plus
selecting the Edge Detect filter delivers theequivalent of 12X
Anti-Aliasing. Selecting 8X Anti-Aliasing plusselecting the Edge Detect
filter delivers the equivalent of 24XAnti-Aliasing.
OpenGL CrossFireX™ (QUAD) support - 3 or 4 GPUs in CrossFire™ mode
Thisrelease
of Catalyst™ introduces CrossFireX™ QUAD support for
OpenGLapplications. Users with any combination of a ATI Radeon™ HD
3870, ATIRadeon™ HD 3850, and ATI Radeon™ HD 3870 X2 graphics
acceleratorsrunning with 3 or 4 GPUs will be able to run in CrossFireX™
QUAD mode(when used in a CrossFireX™ compatible PC).
Users are also able to run in CrossFireX™ QUAD mode while running in extended desktop mode on the Windows Vista desktop.
| Note: | This feature is supported under Windows Vista only |
Catalyst Install enhancement - No reboot required after Catalyst upgrade install
Thisrelease
of Catalyst™ introduces an enhancement to the Catalystinstaller. Users
are no longer required to reboot their system afterCatalyst has
finished installing (as long as the installation is anupgrade from a
previous Catalyst install).
Performance Improvements
The following performance gains are noticed with this release of Catalyst™.
- 3DMark Vantage:10 to 15% gains across all Radeon™ HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products, with larger gains in specific cases.
- Callof
Duty 4: Performance increases across all Radeon™ HD 3xxx and HD
2xxxproducts, with gains as large as 35% in specific maps.
- Call of Juarez DX10: Performance increases between 2 and 9% across all HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products
- Company of Heroes (DX10 version): Performance increases between 4 and 10% across HD 36xx and HD 34xx products.
- LostPlanet
(DX10 version): Performance increases by 1 or 2 fps across allHD 3xxx
and HD 2xxx products, creating in some cases up to 20% increase.
- Lost Planet (DX9 version): Performance increases between 2 and 20% across all HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products
- Prey OpenGL: 3-5% gains across HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products.
- Quake 4 OpenGL: Up to 8% increase across all HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products.
- Shadermark2.1: Minor improvements across all HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products, withthe largest gains appearing on HD 3650 (up to 9%)
- ViewPerf10:
Substantial performance improvements across several of thesub-tests,
with the largest gains in ugnx (up to 55%), catia (up to17%) and tcvis
(up to 10%) across all of the HD 3xxx and HD 2xxxproducts.
ATI's Folding@Home
Folding@Homeis
a distributed computing project designed by the Stanford University.The
application performs intensive simulations of protein folding.
Thissimulation will help researchers uncover how certain diseases
develop.Folding@Home uses distributed computing to simulate protein
folding,the workload is broken up into small work units and distributed
acrosshundreds of thousands of computers over the internet. You can
help findthe cure to many different diseases! To join Folding@Home,
follow thesesteps:
- Download ATI's Catalyst™ software suite
- Download the Folding@Home GPU client application
| Note: | The latest GPU client supports the ATI Radeon™ HD 3xx0 series of products only. |
- Enter the ATI team number 51394 and start folding!
For more information on Folding@Home visit: http://ati.amd.com/technology/streamcomputing/folding.html
Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System
Thissection
provides information on resolved issues in this release of theATI
Catalyst™ Software Suite for Windows Vista. These include:
- Bioshock: Corruption is no longer noticed in the water's reflection. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35077
- Call of Duty 4:Enabling
AA no longer results in intermittent corruption being noticedwhen
playing the game on a system running Windows Vista with an ATIRadeon™
HD 38x0 series of product installed. Further details can befound in
topic number 737-35072
- Crysis:Momentary
corruption is no longer noticed in the body of water when asoldier
pierces through the clouds. Further details can be found intopic number
737-32599
- Crysis:Playing
a DX10 version of the game no longer results in flickeringbeing noticed
within the bushes and on the trees when the in-gameadvanced setting are
set to low. Further details can be found in topicnumber 737-35074
- Frontlines: Fuel of War:Flickering
and corruption is no longer noticed when playing the game ona system
containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 series of product whenCrossFire™ is
enabled. Further details can be found in topic number737-35067
- Guitar Hero III:Shadows
are no longer seen in the middle-bottom portion of the displaywhere the
music score is located. Further details can be found in topicnumber
737-35071
- Lost Planet:Running
the cave test on a system containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 38x0series of
product no longer results in low FPS values. Further detailscan be
found in topic number 737-35073M
- Sins of a Solar Empire:Corruption
is no longer noticed when playing the game on a systemrunning Windows
Vista and containing either an ATI Radeon™ X1xx0 or9700 series of
product. Further details can be found in topic number737-35068
- Stalker:Enabling
CrossFire™ no longer results in the clear sky failing to scaleproperly.
Further details can be found in topic number 737-35070
- Unreal Tournament 3:Scaling
is now functioning when using 24 or more bots when CrossFire™is
enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35069
- Rebootingthe
operating system after changing the skin to any available optionother
than system skin no longer results in the Catalyst™ ControlCenter menu
options no longer being visible. Further details can befound in topic
number 737-30569
- TheCatalyst™
Control Center menu option no longer fails to function whenchanging the
skin from system skin to any other available skin. Furtherdetails can
be found in topic number 737-30570
- Usingthe
hot-key function to switch between various display scenarios nolonger
results in the HDMI display device displaying a blank screen.Further
details can be found in topic number 737-31145
- EnablingCrossFire™
on a system containing an ATI Radeon™ X1900 CrossFire™Edition product
no longer results in the Windows Vista (64 bit version)failing. Further
details can be found in topic number 737-31163
- Inconsistentbehavior
is no longer noticed in the Catalyst™ Control Center whenclearing the
Shared application from one virtual desktop to another.This issue may
also be experienced under the Windows XP and Windows XPProfessional x64
Edition operating systems. Further details can befound in topic number
737-32610
- Sharedapplications
are no longer removed after selecting Restore desktop whenvirtual
desktop mode is enabled. This issue may also be experiencedunder the
Windows XP and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operatingsystems.
Further details can be found in topic number 737-32611
- Certainbenchmark
applications no longer report lower benchmark scores withCrossFire™
enabled. Further details can be found in topic number737-33464
- Hot-pluggingan
HDTV to an HDMI port no longer results in flickering being
noticedaround the text of the Catalyst™ Control Center when setting
thedisplay resolution to either 1776x1000 or 1920x1000. Further
detailscan be found in topic number 737-34323
- TheOverDrive™
option is no longer missing in the Catalyst™ Control Centerafter the
installation of the graphics driver on systems containing anATI Radeon™
HD 2900 series of product and running the Windows Vistaoperating
system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34123
- Performinga
custom install of the ATI graphics driver under the Windows
Vistaoperating system no longer results in a message indicating that
thecurrent version is not installed. Further details can be found in
topicnumber 737-34150
- Attemptingto
hot plug an HDMI display device from one port to another no
longerresults in the display failing to display an image. Further
details canbe found in topic number 737-34151
- Connectingan
HDMI display device no longer results in the Catalyst Control
Centerreporting the connector type as component. Further details can be
foundin topic number 737-35026
- Connectingan
HDTV using the Component Video connector no longer results in
theCatalyst Control Center (Basic View) failing to respond when
switchingto HDTV only mode. Further details can be found in topic
number737-35029
- CatalystControl
Center: Selecting the User Windows Display Language setting nolonger
results in the incorrect language being selected in the CatalystControl
Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35030
- ACatalyst
Control Center Host Application error message is no longerdisplayed
when performing a fast user switch. Further details can befound in
topic number 737-35031
- Changingthe
saturation value found in the Catalyst Control Center->TV-Avivopage
no longer results in the new values failing to take effect.Further
details can be found in topic number 737-35036
- CatalystControl
Center: Connecting a secondary display device and enablingextended
desktop mode no longer results in the Catalyst Control Centerfailing to
respond when disabling the primary display device andattempting to set
the secondary display device as the primary. Furtherdetails can be
found in topic number 737-35039
- TheCatalyst
Control Center no longer fails to respond when modifying orassigning
any hotkey in Hotkeys Manager. Further details can be foundin topic
number 737-34416
- Enablingand
disabling GPU Scaling no longer results in some of the supporteddisplay
resolutions no longer being available. Further details can befound in
topic number 737-35047
- Hot-pluggingan
HDTV using the HDMI port no longer results in flickering beingnoticed
around the text of the Catalyst Control Center when setting thedisplay
resolution to either 1776x1000 or 1920x1000. Further detailscan be
found in topic number 737-35048
- Usingthe
hot-key function to switch between various display scenarios nolonger
results in the HDMI display device displaying a blank screen.Further
details can be found in topic number 737-31145
- Hot-pluggingan
HDTV to the HDMI port no longer results in the LCD failing todisplay an
image when hot-unplugging the HDTV. Further details can befound in
topic number 737-35052
- Playinga
Blu-Ray DVD title using WinDVD 8.1 no longer results in corruptionbeing
noticed on the menu page. Further details can be found in topicnumber
737-35064
- Connectingan
HDMI display device no longer results in the display device
beingdetected as a DVI display device resolving the audio out issue.
Furtherdetails can be found in topic number 737-35065
- TheOverDrive™
option is no longer missing in the Catalyst Control Centerafter the
installation of the graphics driver on systems containing anATI Radeon™
HD 2900 series of product and running the Windows Vistaoperating
system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35066
- EnablingCrossFire™
on a system containing an ATI Radeon™ X1900 CrossFire™Edition product
no longer results in the Windows Vista (64 bit version)intermittently
failing. Further details can be found in topic number737-31163
- TheCatalyst
Control Center version number no longer fails to be updatedafter the
installation of a newer Catalyst Control Center 737-28493
- Performinga
custom install of the ATI graphics driver under the Windows
Vistaoperating system no longer results in a message indicating that
thecurrent version is not installed. Further details can be found in
topicnumber 737-35075
- Hot-pluggingand
hot-unplugging an HDMI display device no longer results in theCatalyst
Control Center failing to detect the correct setting of thedisplay
device. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35076
- TheWindows
Vista operating system no longer fails to respond when runningthe
Auto-tune utility found in the Catalyst Control Center OverDrive™option
737-30584
- Connectinga
TV as the secondary display device and enabling either clone mode
orextended desktop mode no longer results in the TV failing to display
animage when resuming from an S3 state. Further details can be found
intopic number 737-33466
- Hotswapping
a display device to the second DVI connector no longer resultsin the
display device failing to be detected. Further details can befound in
topic number 737-35078
- Attemptingto
hot plug an HDMI display device from one port to another no
longerresults in the display failing to display an image. Further
details canbe found in topic number 737-35079
- Corruptionmay
be noticed when resuming a second time during the playback of a
DVDtitle. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35080
- Seekingseveral
times when playing an MPEG4 files using WinDVD no longerresults in the
video become 4 small videos windows within the playbackscreen. Further
details can be found in topic number 737-35081
- EnablingClosed
Captioning no longer results in a green line at left side andbottom of
the text being noticed. Further details can be found in topicnumber
737-35082
Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System
Thissection
provides information on resolved issues in this release of theATI
Catalyst™ Software Suite for Windows XP. These include:
- Call of Duty 4:Intermittent
flickering is no longer noticed when playing the game withCrossFire™
enabled on a systems running Windows XP and containing anATI Radeon™ HD
38x0 series of product. Further details can be found intopic number
737-35092
- Lost Planet:Switching
from the game to the Windows XP desktop and then back to thegame no
longer results in corruption being noticed within the game.Further
details can be found in topic number 737-35091
- TheCatalyst™
Control Center menu option no longer fails to function whenchanging the
skin from system skin to any other available skin. Furtherdetails can
be found in topic number 737-30570
- Intermittentflashing
is no longer noticed in the right portion of the display whenplaying a
720p or 1080i media file when using the Windows Media Playerv10.
Further details can be found in topic number 737-32666
- TheATI
OpenGL driver no longer fails to be applied on systems containingan ATI
Radeon™ 3600/3650 AGP series of product. Further details can befound in
topic number 737-33467
- Movingthe
Realplayer to the secondary display device no longer results in
theplayback windows appearing black. Further details can be found in
topicnumber 737-34116
- TheRotation
option is now available for the primary display device whentwo or more
display devices are connected to the system. Furtherdetails can be
found in topic number 737-34113
- Movingthe
WinDVD player to the secondary display device no longer results inthe
playback window appearing blank. Further details can be found intopic
number 737-34120
- Connectingan
HDMI display device to a system containing an ATI Radeon™ HD3100/3200
series of product no longer results in the display failing tobe
detected as a DTV(HDMI) in the Catalyst Control Center. Furtherdetails
can be found in topic number 737-35083
- Thescaling
option no longer changes from Full Screen to Centered aftersetting
Extended desktop mode using the Quick Launch Buttons or FN+F4.Further
details can be found in topic number 737-35084
- Intermittentflashing
is no longer noticed in the right portion of the display whenplaying a
720p or 1080i media file when using the Windows Media Playerv10.
Further details can be found in topic number 737-32666
- Audiono
longer fails when dragging the InterWinDVD or the Windows MediaPlayer
window to the extended desktop display. Further details can befound in
topic number 737-35085
- TheWindows
XP operating system no longer fails to respond after completingthe
installation of the display driver for a second ATI Radeon™ HD
38x0series of product inserted into the system. Further details can
befound in topic number 737-35086
- CrossFire™can
no longer be enabled/disabled when running full screen D3Dapplications.
Further details can be found in topic number 737-35087
- Awarning
message no longer fails to be displayed when reaching themaximum number
of modes in the Predefined and Custom HDTV modes sectionof the Catalyst
Control Center. This issue may also be experiencedunder the Windows
Vista and XP Professional x64 Edition operatingsystems. Further details
can be found in topic number 737-33468
- Adjustingthe
flicker removal in the TV properties of the Catalyst Control Centerno
longer results in corruption being noticed. Further details can befound
in topic number 737-35088
- TheRotation
option is now available for the primary display device whentwo or more
display devices are connected to the system. Furtherdetails can be
found in topic number 737-35089
- Corruptionis
no longer noticed when playing the Asian game WOW when using certainin
game options. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35090
- Installingtwo
ATI Radeon™ HD 38x0 series of product into a system running WindowsXP
no longer results in the operating system failing to respond
whenattempting to enable CrossFire™ support. Further details can be
foundin topic number 737-35093
- Installingthe
Catalyst Control Center on a previously installed version no
longerresults in a warning message that the setup is installing over
anearlier version, and that the previous version needs to be
uninstalledbefore installing a more current version, resulting in the
CatalystControl Center failing to be installed 737-28513
- Anti-Aliasingno
longer becomes disabled after minimizing and restoring any
OpenGLwindow. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35094
- TheCrossFire™
tab is no longer missing when using two ATI Radeon™ X19x0series of
products in a system running Windows XP. Further details canbe found in
topic number 737-35095
- Thedisplay
mode of 1776x1000 is now listed in both the Catalyst ControlCenter and
the operating system's display properties. Further detailscan be found
in topic number 737-35096
- Connectinga
1080p display device followed by playing h.264 interlaced content
nolonger results in a slight jitter and frame drops being
noticed.Further details can be found in topic number 737-35097
- Playingan
interlaced MPEG2 file no longer results in a grey hue being noticedon
the bottom of the playback window. Further details can be found intopic
number 737-35098
- Movingthe
WinDVD player to the secondary display device no longer results inthe
playback window appearing blank. Further details can be found intopic
number 737-35099
- Movingthe
Realplayer to the secondary display device no longer results in
theplayback windows appearing black. Further details can be found in
topicnumber 737-35100
Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Operating System
Thissection
provides information on resolved issues in this release of theATI
Catalyst™ Software Suite for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.These
include:
- Unreal Tournament 3:Changing
the in-game display resolution no longer results in corruptionbeing
noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33470
- TheWindows
XP Professional x64 Edition operating system no longer fails toresume
from VPU Recover. Further details can be found in topic number737-35101
- TheCrossFire™
option is no longer greyed out after closing OpenGLapplications.
Further details can be found in topic number 737-35102
Known Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating System
Thissection
provides information on known issues that may be experiencedunder the
Windows Vista operating system with the latest version ofCatalyst™.
These include:
- Call of Duty:Corruption
may be noticed when having Quad CrossFire™ enable and anHDMI 1080p
display device connected. Further details can be found intopic number
737-35112
- Call of Duty 4 or Crysis:Color
corruption may be noticed when running the games in full screenmode
with Quad CrossFire™ enabled. Further details can be found intopic
number 737-35115
- Company of Heroes:Setting
the in-game options to maximum levels may result in the gameexiting to
the desktop after the game has completed loading. Furtherdetails can be
found in topic number 737-32600
- Crysis:Playing
the game at a display resolution lower than the native
displayresolution of a connected 30" display device may result in
corruptionbeing noticed when CrossFire™ is enabled and having the
CatalystControl Center scaling the image to full screen. Further
details can befound in topic number 737-35111
- Linage II:Switching
between the game and the Windows desktop may result in thedesktop
appearing brighter than its original setting. Exiting the gameand
restarting the operating system may also result in the
desktopbrightness failing to be restored to its original setting.
Furtherdetails can be found in topic number 737-35108
- Unreal Tournament 3:The
game may intermittently fail to launch when a map has texturedetail set
to maximum. Further details can be found in topic number737-31189
- ZT:Attempting
to play the Asian game in a windowed mode or at a displayresolution of
1280x1024 may result in the game failing to respond.Further details can
be found in topic number 737-34152
- Thesecondary
HDMI Display may turn off when resuming from an S1hibernation with an
HDMI display connected. Further details can befound in topic number
737-31146
- Settingthe
desktop resolution to 1600x1200 or greater may result in greenpixel
corruption being noticed when playing certain games. This issuemaybe
noticed when using a system running Windows Vista and containingan ATI
Radeon™ HD 2600 or HD 2400 series of product. Further detailscan be
found in topic number 737-31150
- Attemptingto
play the HD-DVD title Harsh Times, School for Scoundrels using
theCyberlink player may result in block corruption being noticed.
Furtherdetails can be found in topic number 737-31155
- Anerror
message may appear when installing the display driver packagethrough
setup.exe. Further details can be found in topic number737-31577
- Installingan
ATI Radeon™ X1600 series of product into a system containing an
ATIRadeon™ HD 2600 series of product with the display driver
alreadyinstalled may result in the operating system entering a
continuousreboot. This issue may be averted by removing the ATI
graphics driverprior to the installation of the ATI Radeon™ X1600
series of product.This issue may also be experienced with the ATI
Radeon™ X1300 and 1550series of products. Further information may be
found in topic number737-33471
- Enablingclone
mode followed by switching to extended desktop mode may result inthe
Windows Vista (64 bit version) failing to respond. Further detailscan
be found in topic number 737-34125
- Ablack
window may be displayed when attempting to play a DVD title usingWinDVD
7 when Overlay Theater Mode and clone mode is enabled. Furtherdetails
can be found in topic number 737-34133
- Thesecondary
HDMI Display may turn off when resuming from an S1hibernation with an
HDMI display connected. Further details can befound in topic number
737-31146
- Connectingan
HDMI display device to the DVI port using an HDMI to DVI dongle
mayresult in the display mode of 720x480 failing to be in the display
modelist after hot-unplugging the HDMI display device and hot-plugging
aDVI display device. Further details can be found in topic
number737-35105
- Enablingclone
mode followed by switching to extended desktop mode may result inthe
Windows Vista (64 bit version) failing to respond. Further detailscan
be found in topic number 737-34125
- Performingan
express install of the Catalyst Control Center may result in anerror
message being displayed when rebooting the system. Furtherdetails can
be found in topic number 737-29532
- Ablack
window may be displayed when attempting to play a DVD title usingWinDVD
7 when Overlay Theater Mode and clone mode is enabled. Furtherdetails
can be found in topic number 737-34133
- Enablingextended
desktop mode and setting the color depth below 16bpp mayresult in the
secondary display device failing to redraw properly.Further details can
be found in topic number 737-35114
- Agreen
or black screen may be displayed when configuring MCE to ATSCmode.
Further information may be found in topic number 737-27622
Known Issues Under the Windows XP Operating System
Thefollowing
section provides a summary of open issues that may beexperienced under
the Windows XP operating system in the latest versionof Catalyst™.
These include:
- Age of Conan:The
inventory icons may show corruption when playing the game
withCrossFire™ enabled. This issue may also be experienced under
theWindows Vista operating system as well. Further details can be found
intopic number 737-34825
- Enemy Territory:Quake
Wars may have corruption on the water and sky after increasingthe game
resolution. Restarting the game at that higher resolution orissuing
reloadImages command in the game console corrects thecorruption. This
issue only impacts graphics cards up to the ATIRadeon™ X850. Further
details can be found in topic number 737-29947
- Usingthe
WinDVD player (versions 14.x, 11.10x, or 9.xx) to play VC1 videocontent
may result in corruption being noticed when hardwareacceleration is
enabled. This issue may also be experienced under theWindows Vista
operating system. Further details can be found in topicnumber 737-35293
- Connectinga
CRT display device as the secondary display and playing a Blu-ray
DVDusing a Cyberlink player may result in no video playback if
extendeddesktop mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic
number737-30587
- Connectinga
Dual Link Panel to the on-board DVI port, followed by hot plugging aDVI
display to the add-on DVI card may result in clone mode
becomingdisabled when rebooting the machine and the secondary display
deviceremaining blank. Further details can be found in topic number
737-31166
- Settingthe
display resolution to 1440x900 or lower may result in corruptionbeing
noticed when playing a DVD title. Further details can be found intopic
number 737-31168
- Connectinga
CRT display device as the secondary display and playing a Blu-ray
DVDusing a Cyberlink player may result in no video playback if
extendeddesktop mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic
number737-30587
- Connectinga
CRT display device as the secondary display and playing a Blu-ray
DVDusing a Cyberlink player may result in no video playback if
extendeddesktop mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic
number737-34121
- Thedisplay
may be come corrupted with 4 bit color depth after hotunplugging the
rotated primary HDMI/DFP display. Further details can befound in topic
number 737-35116
- Connectinga
Dual Link Panel to the on-board DVI port, followed by hot plugging aDVI
display to the add-on DVI card may result clone mode becomingdisabled
when rebooting the machine and the secondary display deviceremaining
blank. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35117
- Companyof
Heroes: Opposing Fronts: Enabling CrossFire™ may result in thedisplays
flashing corruption when setting the in game graphics optionsto off or
their lowest settings. Further details can be found in topicnumber
737-35118
- Installingthe
HDMI audio driver and the VIA audio chipset driver may results in
acompatibility issue being noticed and a yellow exclamation mark
showingup in the Sound, Video and Game Controllers. Further details can
befound in topic number 737-35119
- Installingthe
display driver from an installation CD may result in a warningmessage
indicating that the Catalyst Control Center is not supported bythe
driver version installed. Further details can be found in topicnumber
737-35120
- CatalystControl
Center: Configuring a system with multi-adapters may result inan error
message being displayed when running the Test Custom Clocks737-29953
- Enablingpull
down detection in the Catalyst Control Center may result inflickering
being noticed when playing a video clip using the CyberlinkPowerDVD
player. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35121
- Connectinga
CRT display device as the secondary display and playing a Blu-ray
DVDusing a Cyberlink player may result in no video playback if
extendeddesktop mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic
number737-35122
Known Issues Under the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Thefollowing
section provides a summary of open issues that may beexperienced under
the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operatingsystem in the latest
version of Catalyst™. These include:
- Gears of War:Enabling
CrossFire™ and AA may result in white flickering corruptionbeing
noticed when playing the game under Windows XP Professional x64Edition.
Further details can be found in topic number 737-35123
- Runningan
OpenGL application and attempting to rotate the desktop may resultin
corruption being noticed. Further details can be found in topicnumber
737-29556
For further information and general help on software driver installation, game issues, and more, visit ATI Customer Care.
Installing the Catalyst™ Vista Software Driver
Installation information can be found at: ati.amd.com
AMD Customer Care
TheAMD
Customer Care website provides a high level of technical supportand
ease of navigation. The AMD Customer Care website provides accurateand
up-to-date product support for optimum usability and
performance.Technical issues are categorized and personalized to
enhance userexperience. The AMD Customer Care Website can be found at: support.ati.com
To view a known issue or find troubleshooting information, do the following:
- Go to ati.amd.com. The AMD home page is displayed.
- Click on Support & Drivers. The AMD Support and Drivers web page is displayed.
- In the left hand pane, select Graphics Support.
- Inthe
top right corner of the Graphics Support page, enter the topicnumber or
a general description of the issue you are experiencingwithin the
search field.
- In the Select Site field, select ATI.
- Click the SEARCH symbol.
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Catalyst™ Crew Driver Feedback
Thisdriver
release incorporates suggestions received through the Catalyst™CREW
Driver Feedback program. To provide us with your feedback, visit: Catalyst™ Crew Driver Feedback.
