Catalyst 3.7 drivers out!

http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html I strongly suggest you get the integrated single-file driver instead of the separate files, as I was getting crash-and-screen-corruption errors in Call Of Duty with the separate-file drivers, which went away with the integrated one. Also it includes extra settings tabs which aren't there in the separate-file drivers. rms

On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 15:53:35 GMT, "Roger Squires" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html > >I strongly suggest you get the integrated single-file driver instead of the >separate files, as I was getting crash-and-screen-corruption errors in Call >Of Duty with the separate-file drivers, which went away with the integrated >one. Also it includes extra settings tabs which aren't there in the >separate-file drivers. >

I used the separate files as I don't have a AIW card and had no problems with CoD. -- Andrew. To email unscramble [email hidden] & remove spamtrap. Help make Usenet a better place: Check groups.google.com before asking a question. Don't top post. Trim your messages to include only relevent text.

"Roger Squires" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3k26b.5054$[email hidden]... > http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html > > I strongly suggest you get the integrated single-file driver instead ofthe > separate files, as I was getting crash-and-screen-corruption errors inCall > Of Duty with the separate-file drivers, which went away with theintegrated > one. Also it includes extra settings tabs which aren't there in the > separate-file drivers. > > rms > Now you have me worried. :-) I've always just downloaded the Display Driver and Control panel. I just have a plain built by ATI Radeon 9800 Pro which is NOT an All-In-Wonder product. How will the WDM Capture Drivers affect someone like me? For now though, I'll stick with the Catalyst 3.6 drivers.

You don't need them but they won't hurt anything. I have a 9700 Pro and have been using the integrated driver releases since they first became available without issue. NightSky 421 wrote:

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> "Roger Squires" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3k26b.5054$[email hidden]... >> http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html >> >> I strongly suggest you get the integrated single-file driver instead >> of the separate files, as I was getting crash-and-screen-corruption >> errors in Call Of Duty with the separate-file drivers, which went >> away with the integrated one. Also it includes extra settings tabs >> which aren't there in the separate-file drivers. >> >> rms >> > > > Now you have me worried. :-) I've always just downloaded the Display > Driver and Control panel. I just have a plain built by ATI Radeon > 9800 Pro which is NOT an All-In-Wonder product. How will the WDM > Capture Drivers affect someone like me? > > For now though, I'll stick with the Catalyst 3.6 drivers.

I used the separate files, and they installed without a problem. Everything runs fine. Achim "NightSky 421" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... ... > Now you have me worried...

"NightSky 421" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Now you have me worried. :-) I've always just downloaded the Display > Driver and Control panel. I just have a plain built by ATI Radeon 9800Pro > which is NOT an All-In-Wonder product. How will the WDM Capture Drivers > affect someone like me? > > For now though, I'll stick with the Catalyst 3.6 drivers. I use the full pack with a 9700Pro (not AIW) with no troubles :) Regards, Mark

Check and see that in the control panel You have Smartgart, Truform, 3 Vsynch options, Refresh rate override option in Displays - monitor and triple buffer option in OpenGL - compatability settings. If you don't your install is borked. Joachim Trensz wrote:

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> I used the separate files, and they installed without a problem. > Everything runs fine. > > Achim > > > "NightSky 421" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > ... >> Now you have me worried...

On my 8500 I found that the 3.7 have a drop in FPS over the 3.5 and 3.6 set. "Roger Squires" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3k26b.5054$[email hidden]... > http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html > > I strongly suggest you get the integrated single-file driver instead ofthe > separate files, as I was getting crash-and-screen-corruption errors inCall > Of Duty with the separate-file drivers, which went away with theintegrated > one. Also it includes extra settings tabs which aren't there in the > separate-file drivers. > > rms > >

Hi Chris, thanks for the info! I just checked it, and luckily it's all there. Phew... :-) Achim "Chris Townsend" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Nbj6b.131080$[email hidden]... > Check and see that in the control panel You have Smartgart, Truform, 3 > Vsynch options, Refresh rate override option in Displays - monitor and > triple buffer option in OpenGL - compatability settings. If you don't your > install is borked....

"NightSky 421" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Now you have me worried. :-) I've always just downloaded the Display > Driver and Control panel. I just have a plain built by ATI Radeon 9800Pro > which is NOT an All-In-Wonder product. How will the WDM Capture Drivers > affect someone like me? > I have just installed the 3.6 single file thing, and there was a checkboxes for each part. So if you just select Driver and Controlpanel, the AIW stuff won't be installed. I'd be supprised if you don't get the same choice in 3.7. -- Jone Tytlandsvik http://tytlandsvik.no

"Jone Tytlandsvik" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bjd5ik$hbn23$[email hidden]... > > I have just installed the 3.6 single file thing, and there was acheckboxes > for each part. So if you just select Driver and Controlpanel, the AIWstuff > won't be installed. I'd be supprised if you don't get the same choice in > 3.7. > Thanks for the replies and info everyone!

I put the 3.7's in the other day with no problems but....... I just noticed it changed the handling of all my setups in N2003. I made all the settings the same as before putting in the 3.7's. The game picked up a couple of frames per second but most of the setups are now extremely loose. I have never seen that before. Pete "Roger Squires" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3k26b.5054$[email hidden]... > http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html > > I strongly suggest you get the integrated single-file driver instead ofthe > separate files, as I was getting crash-and-screen-corruption errors inCall > Of Duty with the separate-file drivers, which went away with theintegrated > one. Also it includes extra settings tabs which aren't there in the > separate-file drivers. > > rms > >

I just put the Catalyst 3.6 drivers back into my system and now all my N2003 setups are back to where they were. Pete "Pete" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:syS6b.581$[email hidden]...

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> I put the 3.7's in the other day with no problems but....... > I just noticed it changed the handling of all my setups > in N2003. I made all the settings the same as before putting > in the 3.7's. The game picked up a couple of frames per > second but most of the setups are now extremely loose. > I have never seen that before. > > Pete

On this day of our lord, Mon, 8 Sep 2003 23:04:40 -0400, "Pete" <[email hidden]> quilled: > I just put the Catalyst 3.6 drivers back into my system >and now all my N2003 setups are back to where they were. > > Pete Video drivers changed your setups? I find that very hard to believe.

After speniding dozens of hours doing setups I wasn't overly impressed that they did. As mentioned I switched back to the previous drivers and the setups were fine. I could understand it if my frame rate had changed significantly but it didn't. I don't have an answer just pointing out my observations. Pete "Cyber Chum" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On this day of our lord, Mon, 8 Sep 2003 23:04:40 -0400, "Pete" > <[email hidden]> quilled: > > > Video drivers changed your setups? I find that very hard to believe.