This release note provides information on the latest posting of AMD's industry leading software suite, Catalyst™. This particular software suite updates both the AMD Display Driver, and the Catalyst™ Control Center. This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level 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
- AMD Product Support
- Operating systems supported
- Performance Improvements
- New Features
- ATI's Folding@Home
- Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System
- Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System
- Known Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating System
- Known Issues Under the Windows XP Operating System
- Known Issues Under the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Installing the Catalyst™ Vista Software Driver
- AMD Customer Care
- Catalyst™ Crew Driver Feedback
- AMD Product Support
Web Content
The Catalyst™ software suite 8.5 contains the following:
- Radeon™ display driver 8.493
- 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 8.5
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Caution: | The Catalyst™ software driver and the Catalyst™ Control Center can be downloaded independently of each other. However, for maximum stability and performance AMD recommends that both components be updated from the same Catalyst™ release |
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Caution: | The Catalyst™ Control Center requires that the Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 be installed. Without .NET version 2.0 installed, the Catalyst™ Control Center will not launch properly and the user will see an error message. |
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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
The Catalyst™ Vista driver for both the 32bit and 64bit versions of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system is supported on the following ATI Radeon™ products.
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Note: | As of Catalyst™ 8.3 Hybrid Graphics has been supported on the ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 Series and ATI Radeon™ HD 3400 Series for the Windows Vista operating system. Hybrid Graphics delivers a significant 3D performance boost for systems featuring an AMD 780G Hybrid CrossFire™ compatible integrated graphics motherboard and an ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 Series or ATI Radeon™ HD 3400 Series graphics accelerator. This provides support for up to four independent displays. |
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Note: | ATI All-in-Wonder™ boards operate with AMD's Windows Vista ready display and capture drivers under the Windows Vista operating system. However, the Windows Vista Media Center application does not support TV/Capture functionality provided by the ATI All-in-Wonder™. TV/Capture functionality is qualified to function with Snaptream's BeyondTV 4.6 for Windows Vista. Other third party solutions (such as Arcsoft's Total Media 3) may support TV/Capture with the ATI All-in-Wonder™, but these applications have not been fully tested by AMD. |
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
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Note: | When installing the Catalyst™ Vista driver for Windows Vista, the user must logged on as an Administrator or have Administrator rights in order to successfully complete the installation of the Catalyst™ Vista driver. |
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Caution: | Once the driver installation is completed under the Vista operating system (32 and 64 bit), the driver log file may report that the ATI T200 Unified AVStream Driver failed to install. A reboot of the operating system resolves the issue. |
New Features
Catalyst™ 8.5 introduces the following new features:
- Catalyst™ Control Center Component Video
- ATI Graphics Driver Un-install Enhancement
- SECAM TV Out Support
- 1080p HDTV custom mode
- HDMI Audio for non-standard TV modes
- Adaptive AA on OpenGL for Catalyst™ Control Center
- 1080p24 Mode Support
- Windows XP Service Pack 3 support
- ATI Graphics Driver Un-install Enhancement
Catalyst™ Control Center Component Video
This release of Catalyst™ introduces 480i and 480p support. These formats will be found in the pre-defined component video format list found in the Catalyst™ Control Center->Component Video->Advanced page.
ATI Graphics Driver Un-install Enhancement
This release of Catalyst™ introduces an update to the ATI un-install utility. The utility now pop up dialogue box to show two options to the end user,
- Remove ATI Radeon™ graphics software, leave chipset software (RECOMMENDED).
- Completely remove all ATI/AMD (Graphics/Chipset) software.
SECAM TV Out Support
This release of Catalyst™ introduces support within the graphics driver to enable TV output adhering to the SECAM standard.
1080p HDTV custom mode
This release of Catalyst™ 1080p HDTV display mode. This feature will be available for display devices that use an HDMI connector and is available under the Windows XP and Vista operating systems.
HDMI Audio for non-standard TV modes
This release of Catalyst™ introduces HDMI audio support for all TV timing modes and non-standard (CEA 861b) TV modes. If a non-standard mode is used, on initial connection to the TV, a pop-up notification should let the user know that the audio may be out of sync. A UI allows for the audio to be disabled by the user if desired. The UI in Catalyst™ Control Center would show the list of TV timing modes (both standard and non-standard) and the capability to enable audio for a given mode.
Adaptive AA on OpenGL for Catalyst™ Control Center
This release of Catalyst™ introduces Adaptive AA for Orca Driver, geometry for alpha tested objects are now submitted multiple times to the hardware using the multi-sample mask feature to update one sample at a time in the frame buffer using centroid sampling. With each pass of the sampling position for textures is shifted to be at the location of the sample that is being updated in that pass.
1080p24 Mode Support
This release of Catalyst™ introduces 1080p24 mode support This feature will be available for display devices that use an HDMI connector and is available under the Windows XP and Vista operating systems.
Windows XP Service Pack 3 support
This release of Catalyst™ introduces WHQL certified support for Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 3 update for all ATI Radeon™ Series products.
Performance Improvements
The following performance gains are noticed with this release of Catalyst™.
- Call of Juarez DX10: Performance increases up to 12% on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 3xx0 series of product
- Halo: Performance increases by 10-30% across all of the supported ATI Radeon™ series of products
- Lost Planet DX10: Performance increases from 5 to 35% on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 3xx0 series of product
- Stalker DX9: Performance increases by 20-50% when HDR is enabled in the game; across all ATI Radeon™ HD38x0 series of products
- World in Conflict DX10: Performance increases up to 25% on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ HD36x0 and/or an ATI Radeon™ 38x0 series of product. Higher performance gains are noticed on systems contianing an ATI Radeon™ 3870x2 series of product
ATI's Folding@Home
Folding@Home is a distributed computing project designed by the Stanford University. The application performs intensive simulations of protein folding. This simulation 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 across hundreds of thousands of computers over the internet. You can help find the cure to many different diseases! To join Folding@Home, follow these steps:
- 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
This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite for Windows Vista. These include:
- Clive Barker's Jericho: Corruption is no longer noticed when playing the game on a system containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 38x0 series of product and running the Windows Vista operating system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34260
- Colin McRae: DiRT: Setting the display to 1024x768 with AA set to 4x, and CrossFire™ enabled no longer results in lower performance being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34254
- Crysis: Flickering shadow corruption no longer occurs in hallways of the ship when CrossFire™ is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34256
- Doom 3: Setting the in game options to Ultra Quality and the screen size to 1600x1200 no longer results in the image next to the text failing to be rendered. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32603
- Farcry: Enabling CrossFire™ no longer results in corruption being noticed during the introduction of the game. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34262
- Gears of War: Launching the game under the 64 bit version of Windows Vista no longer results in momentary corruption of the desktop. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34261
- Enemy Territory Quake Wars: Launch the game demo on a system containing an ATI Radeon™ X11x0 series of product and running the Windows Vista operating system no longer results in the operating system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34199
- Halo 2: Enabling AA in the Catalyst™ Control Center no longer results in the Halo 2 logo flickering when loading or quitting a campaign. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32541
- Hellgate: London: Flickering is no longer noticed when quitting and then relaunching the game when the in-game setting are set to their maximum levels. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32604
- Monster Madness Battle for Suburbia: Shading over 3D characters no longer results in flickering being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34255
- Shrek: The game no longer fails to launch on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ HD3100/3200 series of product and running the Windows Vista operating system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34197
- Stranglehold: The game no longer fails to load on systems running the Windows Vista operating system with default values enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34259
- Tabula Rasa: Setting the graphics option to enable Deferred Lighting and Dynamic Shadows no longer results in corruption being displayed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32597
- Team Fortress 2: Enabling CrossFire™ and playing the game on a system running Windows Vista no longer results in corruption being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34257
- Tomb Raider Anniversary: Performance improvement is now noticed when playing the game with CrossFire™ enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32598
- Connecting a secondary display device using the HDMI connector and enabling either clone mode or extended desktop mode no longer results in the WinDVD 7 player playing in a windowed mode on both display devices when Overlay Theater Mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30579
- The OverDrive™ page is no longer missing in the Catalyst™ Control Center after disabling CrossFire™ support. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31579
- Watching live TV on a system running Windows Vista no longer results in corruption being noticed after a short time period. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33465
- Connecting a TV as the secondary display device and enabling either clone mode or extended desktop mode no longer results in the TV failing to display an image when resuming from an S3 state. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33466
- Connecting a CRT and an HDMI display device followed by enabling clone mode and setting the resolution to 1024x768 32bpp 60Hz. no longer results in corruption being noticed on the secondary display device when resuming from suspend mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32656
- The signal on HDTV TV is no longer displayed as 480p60 after setting the format to 576i25/576p50 in clone mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32662
- Momentary flicker is no longer noticed when rotating the display device. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32661
- Flashes of white lines are no longer noticed when quickly moving windows around the Vista desktop. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32660
- Attempting to perform a silent install of the display driver on a system running Traditional Chinese version of Windows Vista no longer results in an error message being displayed and the display drivers failing to be installed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32601
- Corruption is no longer noticed on the Windows Vista desktop when playing a DVD title when using the Windows Media Player. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33383
- Connecting multiple display devices no longer results in the primary, secondary and other monitors swapping positions within the Catalyst™ Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32543
- The secondary display device no longer fails to resume from sleep mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32534
- Connecting a DFP display device to a system running Windows Vista (32 or 64 bit versions) no longer results in the display modes of 1024x768, 800x600, and 640x480 being missing in the Catalyst™ Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32542
- A warning message no longer fails to appear when using an inappropriate DVI-HDMI adapter. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32596
- Hot plugging an HDMI display device to a system running Windows Vista (32 or 64 bit version) no longer results in the HDMI display device being detected as a DTV (DVI) device. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32593
- The color depth no longer changes to 8 bpp when enabling or disabling CrossFire™ for the first time. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31580
- Playing DVD content using the Windows Media Player no longer results in the playback being choppy. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32529
- Catalyst™ Control Center->Display Properties->Settings tab->Advanced: The adapter information is no longer displayed as ATI Display Adapter instead of the actual product name. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32602
- Setting the language option to any supported language other than English no longer results in the Help file for Hydragrid failing to appear. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32608
- The Windows Vista operating system no longer fails to resume from suspend mode when the HDMI display device is set to 1024x768 60Hz.on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32549
- Resuming from an S3 state no longer results in the display continually blinking on systems running the Windows Vista operating system (64bit version). Further details can be found in topic number 737-31575
- Setting the display resolution to 1920x1200, followed by playing a DVD title no longer results in playback of the DVD appearing jittery. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32535
- Connecting a CRT as a secondary display device no longer results in the inability to swap between a CV display device and a CRT display device. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34325
- Attempting to connect a TV using the S-Video connector no longer results in the TV failing to be detected in the Catalyst™ Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34328
- The display mode of 1920x1200 is no longer removed from list modes available for a connected CRT. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34331
- The Catalyst™ Control Center monitor page no longer displays incorrect information on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 3100/3200 series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34195
- German translation errors are now rectified for the Vista installer. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34196
- Enabling Overlay Theatre Mode while a movie is playing no longer results in the secondary display device displaying a black screen when extended desk mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34198
- Connecting a CRT and LCD display device, along with enabling clone mode and setting the display resolution to 1280x1600 no longer results in corruption being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34230
- Intermittent corruption when switching between an LCD display device and an HDMI TV no longer occurs. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34231
- The AMD Live Explorer carousel view no longer fails to load previews. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34232
- Attempting to resume from suspend mode when playing a Blu-Ray title no longer results in the Windows Vista operating system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34233
- The ATI Graphics Power Settings can now be changed in the Power options on system running Windows Vista and containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34234
- Connecting an HDMI display device no longer results in the display failing to fit the screen properly when setting the display resolution to 1920x1200. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34251
- The display formats of 720p and 1080i are no longer displayed in the Catalyst™ Control Center when using a display device that does not support the modes. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34252
- Connecting a secondary display device and setting the display resolution to 1280x800 or greater no longer results in corruption being noticed when attempting to enable extended desktop mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34253
- Toggling a DX9 application between windowed mode and full screen mode on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 36x0 series product and running the Windows Vista operating system no longer results in the operating system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34258
- Enabling CrossFire™ no longer results in the ability to swap between display devices. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34263
- Hot-plugging and hot-unplugging an HDMI display device no longer results in the Catalyst™ Control Center failing to detect the correct setting of the display device. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34267
- Condition Zero and Google Earth no longer fail shortly after starting the applications on systems running Windows Vista. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34269
- Disabling the ATI graphics driver no longer results in the Windows Vista operating system failing to respond when using an ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34270
- Hot swapping a display device to the second DVI connector no longer results in the display device failing to be detected. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34271
- Setting the display resolution to 1360x768 or higher and attempting to play a Blu-Ray or HD DVD title using the Cyberlink player no longer results in the player displaying a blank screen. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34272
- Enabling Closed Captioning no longer results in a green line at left side and bottom of the text being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34273
Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System
This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite for Windows XP. These include:
- Crysis: Catalyst™ Control Center->Advanced View->3D: Setting the standard setting to Optimal Quality and having certain in-game settings no longer results in missing textures being noticed when playing the game under either Windows XP (32 bit version) or Windows Vista (64 bit version). Further details can be found in topic number 737-34163
- DIRT: Launching DIRT with CrossFire™ enabled no longer results in the application failing to launch and an error message being displayed 737-29554
- Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts: The game no longer runs out of virtual memory and no longer fails to load on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ X1650 series of product and running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34148
- Lost Planet: Setting AA to either 4x or 8x no longer results in the game failing to respond 737-28492
- SecondLife: Corruption is no longer noticed when AA is enabled on a system containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 series of product and running Windows XP. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34149
- Tiger Woods 2008: Corruption is no longer noticed when playing the game with Adaptive AA enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34163
- World of Warcraft: Connecting an Apple 30" display device to a system containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 26x0 series of product and running Windows XP no longer results in poor performance and intermittent flashing display. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32576
- World of Warcraft: Playing the game in a windowed mode under Windows XP no longer results in the game failing to respond when attempting to go full screen. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32586The floppy drive no longer fails to read or write under Vista on a Dell XPS410 system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31148
- World of Warcraft: Poor performance and flashing on screen are no longer noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32584
- A warning message no longer fails to be displayed when reaching the maximum number of modes in the Predefined and Custom HDTV modes section of the Catalyst™ Control Center. This issue may also be experienced under the Windows Vista and XP Professional x64 Edition operating systems. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33468
- Underscan no longer fails when setting the display device to either 1080i 25Hz or 1080i 50Hz. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33469
- Running the Spanish version of the Windows operating system no longer results in the Catalyst™ Control Center option failing to be available when right-clicking the Windows desktop menu bar. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32557
- Setting the language option to French for the Catalyst™ Control Center no longer results in some translation errors being noticed through-out the Catalyst™ Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32665
- Setting the language option to German for the Catalyst™ Control Center no longer results in some translation errors being noticed through-out the Catalyst™ Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32664
- Setting the language option to Russian for the Catalyst™ Control Center no longer results in some text being cropped for the secondary display device in the display properties. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32663
- Rebooting the operating system after changing the skin to any available option other than system skin no longer results in the Catalyst™ Control Center menu options may no longer being visible 737-30569
- The 3D aspect no longer appears blank when launching a second instance of the Catalyst™ Control Center 737-28482
- Setting the language option to any supported language other than English no longer results in the Help file for Configure and Diagnostics failing to appear. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32605
- Enabling or disabling CrossFire™ no longer results in the HydraGrid settings failing to be retained. This issue may also have been experienced under the Windows XP and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating systems. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32609
- Connecting a CRT and TV and enabling either clone mode or extended desktop no longer results in Overlay Theater Mode failing on the secondary display device when attempting to change the TV format to D/PAL. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32606
- Selecting either Ultimate Dutch or Swedish under no longer results in an error message being displayed when select help within the Catalyst™ Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34413
- CrossFire™ no longer fails to be enabled when extended desktop mode is enabled and the displays are connected to the same adapter until the system is restarted. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34414
- Connecting an HDMI display and a DVI display no longer results in the maximum resolution of the HDMI display failing to be available in the Catalyst™ Control Center when running the Chinese version of Windows XP. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34415
- The Catalyst™ Control Center no longer fails to respond when modifying or assigning any hotkey in Hotkeys Manager. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34416
- Catalyst™ Control Center: Connecting a secondary display device and enabling extended desktop mode no longer results in the Catalyst™ Control Center failing to respond when disabling the primary display device and attempting to set the secondary display device as the primary. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34417
- Changing the language to Swedish no longer results in text cutoff occurring when rotating the display device. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34418
- Various text is no longer cropped in the Catalyst™ Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34419
- Avivo: The Advanced Color preview picture now changes when the Avivo settings are adjusted. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34421
- Connecting a secondary display device (DFP) no longer results in the DVI panel not being displayed in the Catalyst™ Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34422
- Connecting a CV/TV as a single display using either a smart dongle or dumb dongle no longer results in the CrossFireX™ option being available to activate it in the Catalyst™ Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34423
- The Avivo Video->Presets page no longer displays a blank screen when exiting from the screen saver when the Catalyst™ Control Center active. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34424
- Connecting a TV as the primary display device and making changes to any of the contrast, saturation, S-video sharpeness no longer results in the options taking affect even though the discard button is clicked. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34425
- Text is no longer cropped in the Catalyst™ Control Center->All Setting when setting the language to DE. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34426
- The Apply button no longer fails to become disabled when changing the display resolution on a system with extended desktop mode enabled and the secondary display device having a different color scheme. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34427
- Catalyst™ Control Center->Advance View->3D->All Settings->Anti Aliasing making changes to the default AA settings no longer results in the default values failing to be applied when clicking on the Defaults button. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34428
- A corrupt background is no longer noticed when in the OverDrive™ option of the Catalyst™ Control Center when changing the Catalyst™ Control Center skin to any available option other than system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34429
- The tool tips now reference the correct video presets for the adjustment options. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34430
- Help for Anti-Aliasing aspect is now updated with Edge-detect filter details. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34431
- Help is now available for the Catalyst™ Control Center->CV-Scaling Option. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34432
- The enable/disable HydraGrid option in the system tray is now functioning as expected. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34433
- Connecting an HDMI display device to a system containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 3100/3200 series of product no longer results in the display failing to be detected as a DTV(HDMI) in the Catalyst™ Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34143
- Hot un-plugging a display device no longer results in display device still appearing in the Catalyst™ Control Center->Display Manager. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34153
- Hot-unplugging the primary display device (HDMI) no longer results in the secondary display device (DP) failing to display an image under the Windows XP operating system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34161
- Adjusting the flicker removal in the TV properties of the Catalyst™ Control Center no longer results in corruption being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34162
- Corruption is no longer noticed during HD-BD playback and panning mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34164
Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Operating System
This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. These include:
- Crysis: Corruption is no longer noticed when playing the game on a system running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 3870 series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34141
- Unreal Tournament 3: Changing the in-game display resolution may result in corruption being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33470
Known Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating System
This section provides information on known issues that may be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system with the latest version of Catalyst™. These include:
- Company of Heroes: Setting the in-game options to maximum levels may result in the game exiting to the desktop after the game has completed loading. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34137
- Crysis: Momentary corruption may be noticed in the body of water when a soldier pierces through the clouds. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32599
- Unreal Tournament 3: The game may intermittently fail to launch when a map has texture detail set to maximum. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31189
- ZT: Attempting to play the Asian game in a windowed mode or at a display resolution of 1280x1024 may result in the game failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34152
- Rebooting the operating system after changing the skin to any available option other than system skin may result in the Catalyst™ Control Center menu options no longer being visible. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30569
- The Catalyst™ Control Center menu option may fail to function when changing the skin from system skin to any other available skin. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30570
- Using the hot-key function to switch between various display scenarios may result in the HDMI display device displaying a blank screen. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31145
- The secondary HDMI Display may turn off when resuming from an S1 hibernation with an HDMI display connected. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31146
- Setting the desktop resolution to 1600x1200 or greater may result in green pixel corruption being noticed when playing certain games. This issue maybe noticed when using a system running Windows Vista and containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 or HD 2400 series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31150
- Attempting to play the HD-DVD title Harsh Times, School for Scoundrels using the Cyberlink player may result in block corruption being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31155
- Enabling CrossFire™ on a system containing an ATI Radeon™ X1900 CrossFire™ Edition product may result in the Windows Vista (64 bit version) failing. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31163
- An error message may appear when installing the display driver package through setup.exe. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31577
- Inconsistent behavior may be noticed in the Catalyst™ Control Center when clearing the Shared application from one virtual desktop to another. This issue may also be experienced under the Windows XP and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating systems. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32610
- Shared applications may be removed after selecting Restore desktop when virtual desktop mode is enabled. This issue may also be experienced under the Windows XP and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating systems. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32611
- Installing an ATI Radeon™ X1600 series of product into a system containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 series of product with the display driver already installed may result in the operating system entering a continuous reboot. This issue may be averted by removing the ATI graphics driver prior to the installation of the ATI Radeon™ X1600 series of product. This issue may also be experienced with the ATI Radeon™ X1300 and 1550 series of products. Further information may be found in topic number 737-33471
- Certain benchmark applications may report lower benchmark scores with CrossFire™ enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33464
- Hot-plugging an HDTV to an HDMI port may result in flickering being noticed around the text of the Catalyst™ Control Center when setting the display resolution to either 1776x1000 or 1920x1000. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34323
- Enabling clone mode followed by switching to extended desktop mode may result in the Windows Vista (64 bit version) failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34125
- The OverDrive™ option may be missing in the Catalyst™ Control Center after the installation of the graphics driver on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 2900 series of product and running the Windows Vista operating system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34123
- A black window may be displayed when attempting to play a DVD title using WinDVD 7 when Overlay Theater Mode and clone mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34133
- Performing a custom install of the ATI graphics driver under the Windows Vista operating system may result in a message indicating that the current version is not installed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34150
- Attempting to hot plug an HDMI display device from one port to another may result in the display failing to display an image. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34151
Known Issues Under the Windows XP Operating System
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows XP operating system in the latest version of Catalyst™. These include:
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars may have corruption on the water and sky after increasing the game resolution. Restarting the game at that higher resolution or issuing reloadImages command in the game console corrects the corruption. This issue only impacts graphics cards up to the ATI Radeon™ X850. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29947
- Connecting a CRT display device as the secondary display and playing a Blu-ray DVD using a Cyberlink player may result in no video playback if extended desktop mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30587
- Connecting a Dual Link Panel to the on-board DVI port, followed by hot plugging a DVI display to the add-on DVI card may result in clone mode becoming disabled when rebooting the machine and the secondary display device remaining blank. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31166
- The Catalyst™ Control Center menu option may fail to function when changing the skin from system skin to any other available skin. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30570
- Setting the display resolution to 1440x900 or lower may result in corruption being noticed when playing a DVD title. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31168
- Connecting a CRT display device as the secondary display and playing a Blu-ray DVD using a Cyberlink player may result in no video playback if extended desktop mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30587
- Intermittent flashing may be noticed in the right portion of the display when playing a 720p or 1080i media file when using the Windows Media Player v10. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32666
- The ATI OpenGL driver may fail to be applied on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ 3600/3650 AGP series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33467
- Intermittent flashing may be noticed in the right portion of the display when playing a 720p or 1080i media file when using the Windows Media Player v10. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34111
- The Rotation option may not be available for the primary display device when two or more display devices are connected to the system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34113
- Moving the Realplayer to the secondary display device may result in the playback windows appearing black. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34116
- Moving the WinDVD player to the secondary display device may result in the playback window appearing blank. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34120
- Connecting a CRT display device as the secondary display and playing a Blu-ray DVD using a Cyberlink player may result in no video playback if extended desktop mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34121
Known Issues Under the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system in the latest version of Catalyst™. These include:
- Running an OpenGL application and attempting to rotate the desktop may result in corruption being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29556
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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.
- In the top right corner of the Graphics Support page, enter the topic number or a general description of the issue you are experiencing within the search field.
- In the Select Site field, select ATI.
- Click the SEARCH symbol.
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