ATI Catalyst 2.5 Drivers

unix · 10th December 2002, 6:36 AM

Get them from the ATI Site.
Drivers Link @ ATI

- OR -

Direct Link to Drivers:
http://pdownload.mii.instacontent.ne...0-6218-efg.exe

Direct Link to Control Panel:
http://pdownload.mii.instacontent.ne...0-4000-efg.exe

Those links might or might not work as ya had to go through the menu selecting the OS, card type etc..

Fixed in this driver:

Display Driver
The RADEON™ 9700, RADEON™9500, RADEON™ 9000, and RADEON™ 8500 series no longer experience slow downs when moving WINAMP windows around the display area
The system display panel no longer shows the incorrect ATI driver version after installing a secondary ATI card when using a multi monitor configuration
Running the 3DMark2001 Lobby test on RADEON™ 7000 card no longer suffers from display corruption (specifically found in Max Payne's glasses)
Display corruption is no longer found when playing the game Revolt
Running multiple 3DLab demos under Windows 2000 or XP when using a RADEON™ 9000 Pro will no longer result in a system hang

dukestar · 10th December 2002, 11:04 AM

downloading now.....

do these have the refresh lock in opengl that was promised?

Oblong Cheese · 10th December 2002, 11:04 AM

Well, the unofficial, 30Mb ones I downloaded made everything super crap and super slow... So I hope these ones don't do the same. Restarting 8 million times to install ATi drivers isn't exactly what I call fun.

conehead · 10th December 2002, 11:17 AM

same sort of thing , couldnt install the drivers coz the inf was missing , had to install em straight over the top of the old ones , cp works ok but !

dukestar · 10th December 2002, 11:22 AM

ati offer the driver set separated (5.5mb for the driver, 4.7mb for the control panel)

to answer my own question, these drivers do not have the opengl refresh rate lock. This is a quote from an ATI representitive on the Rage3D forums

"Regarding 9700 issues:

Truform slider: It's there, download again.

NWN: Yes, with this latest driver the "shiny water" is gone :-( -- However, patch 1.28 (the "next" one) from bioware should fix it (not confirmed, but I hope it's included). The initial shader supplied for the shiny water had a bug in it (which the previous drivers allowed). The new shader is better and has that fixed. However, until they provide the new shader, we are stuck without Shiny water. Your choice: Stick with an older driver or wait for next NWN patch.

Stuttering: Not really fixed in this driver. Some improvements, but what I thought was going to be in the "next driver" was not. So, next driver (7.81 base) should have a lot of stuttering fixes and a few other "performance" related fixes. I do hope that it fixes most occurences of these problems.

Performance: Generally, performance should be quite a bit higher than the catalyst 2.4 drivers.

Later
"

Oblong Cheese · 10th December 2002, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dukestar
Performance: Generally, performance should be quite a bit higher than the catalyst 2.4 drivers.

These drivers appear to have fixed some stuttering problems I was having in the Rallisport Challenge demo, and if I'm not mistaken, UT2003 seems to be running a bit smoother. So, overall, they're better.

conehead · 10th December 2002, 12:19 PM

anyone know if they are mainly better for 9700`s or all radeon s ?

dcl · 10th December 2002, 12:28 PM

Well, they include fix's for previous cards, so no harm in trying them out

They havnt really fixed any of my issues.
BUT.... CATYLIST MAKER, an ATi represntative who posts at rage3d, said the next catylsists will be a "biggie!"

hopefully they iron out all my problems before the remainder of my hollidays is up..

conehead · 10th December 2002, 12:32 PM

if there is much bigger update shortly maybe i`ll wait for them , my system is very stable with 6200 and new cp .

Creative · 10th December 2002, 7:01 PM

Im using the sapphire ones from the other day so ill continue to use them untill I format again this weekend..

Lombers · 10th December 2002, 7:15 PM

Have found these new drivers excellent to say the least. Everything seems to work great so far, especially with AA and AF. Hopefully the next drivers will fix any problems other people are having, as everything is working sweet here

Acid · 10th December 2002, 11:08 PM

How's game compatibility? Any more crashing in UT2003?

Lombers · 11th December 2002, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Acid
How's game compatibility? Any more crashing in UT2003?

I've never crashed in UT2003 with any ATi driver set, so I don't know what problem you are experiencing. This driver set seems a lot smoother in UT2003 gameplay, and the fps doesn't seem to dip anymore

Frag · 11th December 2002, 2:34 AM

I can say from Sof2, NOLF2, RalliSport etc, drivers are a little better.. I'd say they are at v 0.7 of the least id expect from shipping products. if they manage to go the extra 0.3 ill keep this raddy otherwise its up for grabs.

Stutter is reduced not eliminated.
GFX glitches still exist (as in task swapping etc)
I havent locked up with this driver set.. WHOA

ATI where is catalyst 3.0 ?

Humm deee hum

Acid · 11th December 2002, 8:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lombers

I've never crashed in UT2003 with any ATi driver set, so I don't know what problem you are experiencing. This driver set seems a lot smoother in UT2003 gameplay, and the fps doesn't seem to dip anymore

Well, I can run UT2003 looping for about 5-6 hours before it crashes.. i'm sure that this isn't a heat problem and it doesn't happen with my Ti4600 so i'm guessing it's the driver set.

10th December 2002, 6:36 AM	#1
unix Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Perth West-Aust Odour: Y Posts: 1,886	ATI Catalyst 2.5 Drivers Get them from the ATI Site. Drivers Link @ ATI - OR - Direct Link to Drivers: http://pdownload.mii.instacontent.ne...0-6218-efg.exe Direct Link to Control Panel: http://pdownload.mii.instacontent.ne...0-4000-efg.exe Those links might or might not work as ya had to go through the menu selecting the OS, card type etc.. Fixed in this driver: Display Driver The RADEON™ 9700, RADEON™9500, RADEON™ 9000, and RADEON™ 8500 series no longer experience slow downs when moving WINAMP windows around the display area The system display panel no longer shows the incorrect ATI driver version after installing a secondary ATI card when using a multi monitor configuration Running the 3DMark2001 Lobby test on RADEON™ 7000 card no longer suffers from display corruption (specifically found in Max Payne's glasses) Display corruption is no longer found when playing the game Revolt Running multiple 3DLab demos under Windows 2000 or XP when using a RADEON™ 9000 Pro will no longer result in a system hang __________________ moo

10th December 2002, 11:04 AM	#3
Oblong Cheese Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,833	Well, the unofficial, 30Mb ones I downloaded made everything super crap and super slow... So I hope these ones don't do the same. Restarting 8 million times to install ATi drivers isn't exactly what I call fun. __________________ My Website \| My Computers \| Grado Labs Alessandro MS-1, Shure SRH-840, Topping TP30

10th December 2002, 11:17 AM	#4
conehead Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Evanston , SA , 5116 Posts: 1,096	I d/l the guru cut drivers same sort of thing , couldnt install the drivers coz the inf was missing , had to install em straight over the top of the old ones , cp works ok but ! __________________ E6700 , P5K-SE , 2x1gb Apacer DDR2-800 , x1950Pro , 2 x 250gb sata , Pioneer DVR-212 Sata Dvd-rw. Last edited by conehead; 10th December 2002 at 7:59 PM.

10th December 2002, 12:19 PM	#7
conehead Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Evanston , SA , 5116 Posts: 1,096	maybe I should d/l the official ones then .. anyone know if they are mainly better for 9700`s or all radeon s ? __________________ E6700 , P5K-SE , 2x1gb Apacer DDR2-800 , x1950Pro , 2 x 250gb sata , Pioneer DVR-212 Sata Dvd-rw.

10th December 2002, 12:28 PM	#8
dcl Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: melbourne Posts: 4,237	Well, they include fix's for previous cards, so no harm in trying them out They havnt really fixed any of my issues. BUT.... CATYLIST MAKER, an ATi represntative who posts at rage3d, said the next catylsists will be a "biggie!" hopefully they iron out all my problems before the remainder of my hollidays is up.. __________________ i7 860 :: GB P55UD4P :: HD5850 :: 8gb DDR3 @ 1600mhz :: 80gb X-25M G2 :: 1TB Seagate + 1TB Samsung F3 + 2TB Samsung F3 EcoGreen :: Corsir TX650 PSU :: Noctua NH-U12SE2 :: Antec 300 :: Win7 :: Razer (DeathAdder + Lycosa + ExactMat) HP Pavillion DV6-3006TX Notebook

10th December 2002, 11:04 AM	#2
dukestar Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 827	downloading now..... do these have the refresh lock in opengl that was promised?

10th December 2002, 11:22 AM	#5
dukestar Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 827	ati offer the driver set separated (5.5mb for the driver, 4.7mb for the control panel) to answer my own question, these drivers do not have the opengl refresh rate lock. This is a quote from an ATI representitive on the Rage3D forums "Regarding 9700 issues: Truform slider: It's there, download again. NWN: Yes, with this latest driver the "shiny water" is gone :-( -- However, patch 1.28 (the "next" one) from bioware should fix it (not confirmed, but I hope it's included). The initial shader supplied for the shiny water had a bug in it (which the previous drivers allowed). The new shader is better and has that fixed. However, until they provide the new shader, we are stuck without Shiny water. Your choice: Stick with an older driver or wait for next NWN patch. Stuttering: Not really fixed in this driver. Some improvements, but what I thought was going to be in the "next driver" was not. So, next driver (7.81 base) should have a lot of stuttering fixes and a few other "performance" related fixes. I do hope that it fixes most occurences of these problems. Performance: Generally, performance should be quite a bit higher than the catalyst 2.4 drivers. Later "

10th December 2002, 12:32 PM	#9
conehead Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Evanston , SA , 5116 Posts: 1,096	oh well if there is much bigger update shortly maybe i`ll wait for them , my system is very stable with 6200 and new cp . __________________ E6700 , P5K-SE , 2x1gb Apacer DDR2-800 , x1950Pro , 2 x 250gb sata , Pioneer DVR-212 Sata Dvd-rw.

10th December 2002, 7:01 PM	#10
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10th December 2002, 7:15 PM	#11
Lombers Feed Me! Feed Me! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,026	Have found these new drivers excellent to say the least. Everything seems to work great so far, especially with AA and AF. Hopefully the next drivers will fix any problems other people are having, as everything is working sweet here __________________ You must always push the limits, because if you never fail, you will never succeed. Overclockers Australia Folding@Home Team Founder Overclockers Australia Folding@Home Team Dedication Award

10th December 2002, 11:08 PM	#12
Acid Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4,850	How's game compatibility? Any more crashing in UT2003?

11th December 2002, 2:34 AM	#14
Frag Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Perth Posts: 3,530	I can say from Sof2, NOLF2, RalliSport etc, drivers are a little better.. I'd say they are at v 0.7 of the least id expect from shipping products. if they manage to go the extra 0.3 ill keep this raddy otherwise its up for grabs. Stutter is reduced not eliminated. GFX glitches still exist (as in task swapping etc) I havent locked up with this driver set.. WHOA ATI where is catalyst 3.0 ? Humm deee hum __________________ “The deadliest bullshit is odorless and transparent”, William Gibson