chATI Catalyst 7.9 WHQL

[bravo 6]

if you got AGP X1950pro or similar AGP card then 7.9 got note in known issues it may go all completely KO including total boot fail

let me sum up ... great official drivers i wonder why they simply not do this

IF AGP & X1950 == THEN ABORT install

yup, I BAN ATI FOR THIS!



Tryed it, and roll back! I hate ATI for this crappy updates!

[fasad]

I installed these drivers without issue (I had no awareness of this issue at the time).

I had an issue with the previous couple of ATI drivers, where performance was terrible for the first (and only the first) reboot after installation. My standard practice is to now reboot immediately after windows finished loading for the first time after installing new drivers.

HIS IceQ3 "Turbo" AGP X1950 Pro with 512mb Ram
Windows XP Pro SP2

[dsm]

Is Crossfire now officially working with this driver or are we still having to rename the ArmA.exe and continue having seizures from the strobing that results most of the time?

[xav]

Wow, just installed the 7.9 and the game runs noticeably smoother.

This is definitely an improvement, I flew around sarhani before and after installing the driver, and i quickly noticed the improvement.

It is a nice surprise!

However I still have my Airplane Shadow problem

specs: Core 2 Duo, P5B motherboard and HIS IceQ3 "Turbo" X1950 Pro (not agp)

On a sidenote, is it ok to install ATI drivers directly over old ones (without uninstalling the old ones)?
Nvidia drivers automatically uninstall the older ones, but it didnt seem to me that ATI drivers uninstalled the old ones, when I installed 7.9

[bravo 6]

Why doesn't it work on AGP cards?

i have a Sapphire x1950 pro 512mb AGP and when i install the 7.9 drivers my pc just shutdown my monitor supply. and I cant see shit. I only see a black screen and monitor shut down to save energy.

[-Puma-]

Wow, just installed the 7.9 and the game runs noticeably smoother.

This is definitely an improvement, I flew around sarhani before and after installing the driver, and i quickly noticed the improvement.

It is a nice surprise!

However I still have my Airplane Shadow problem

specs: Core 2 Duo, P5B motherboard and HIS IceQ3 "Turbo" X1950 Pro (not agp)

On a sidenote, is it ok to install ATI drivers directly over old ones (without uninstalling the old ones)?
Nvidia drivers automatically uninstall the older ones, but it didnt seem to me that ATI drivers uninstalled the old ones, when I installed 7.9

u never shouldnt install new drivers over old 1's. I uninstall previous drivers, use driver cleaner to get rid of whats left of the old 1's and install new drivers.

[Jack-UK]

Why doesn't it work on AGP cards?

i have a Sapphire x1950 pro 512mb AGP and when i install the 7.9 drivers my pc just shutdown my monitor supply. and I cant see shit. I only see a black screen and monitor shut down to save energy.

i have the EXACT same card and i have no problems :S

Performance is also a few FPS better for me.. :S Im not sure what the problem could be.. did you use the ATI Uninstallation tool in the add/remove programs before installing the 7.9 driver?

[bravo 6]

Why doesn't it work on AGP cards?

i have a Sapphire x1950 pro 512mb AGP and when i install the 7.9 drivers my pc just shutdown my monitor supply. and I cant see shit. I only see a black screen and monitor shut down to save energy.

i have the EXACT same card and i have no problems :S

Performance is also a few FPS better for me.. :S Im not sure what the problem could be.. did you use the ATI Uninstallation tool in the add/remove programs before installing the 7.9 driver?

i used the proper uninstallations of the driver.

i removed from Painel control, then rebooted and started in Safe mode. Then i used the Driver Cleaner 3 to remove the rest.
Restarted in normal mode and installed the driver. Had mentioned problem.

[Jack-UK]

Why doesn't it work on AGP cards?

i have a Sapphire x1950 pro 512mb AGP and when i install the 7.9 drivers my pc just shutdown my monitor supply. and I cant see shit. I only see a black screen and monitor shut down to save energy.

i have the EXACT same card and i have no problems :S

Performance is also a few FPS better for me.. :S Im not sure what the problem could be.. did you use the ATI Uninstallation tool in the add/remove programs before installing the 7.9 driver?

i used the proper uninstallations of the driver.

i removed from Painel control, then rebooted and started in Safe mode. Then i used the Driver Cleaner 3 to remove the rest.
Restarted in normal mode and installed the driver. Had mentioned problem.

Hmm sorry then i dont know what the issue could be :S

All i did was run the install, custom, driver + CCP and it installed first time, i restarted my PC and it was all fine :S

[bravo 6]

Why doesn't it work on AGP cards?

i have a Sapphire x1950 pro 512mb AGP and when i install the 7.9 drivers my pc just shutdown my monitor supply. and I cant see shit. I only see a black screen and monitor shut down to save energy.

i have the EXACT same card and i have no problems :S

Performance is also a few FPS better for me.. :S Im not sure what the problem could be.. did you use the ATI Uninstallation tool in the add/remove programs before installing the 7.9 driver?

i used the proper uninstallations of the driver.

i removed from Painel control, then rebooted and started in Safe mode. Then i used the Driver Cleaner 3 to remove the rest.
Restarted in normal mode and installed the driver. Had mentioned problem.

Hmm sorry then i dont know what the issue could be :S

All i did was run the install, custom, driver + CCP and it installed first time, i restarted my PC and it was all fine :S

maybe it has to do with the power supply. Mine is a 550w Green silent