ATI Newb Question

[Peteman100]

This is my first ATI Card, so bear with the stupid question. If I want to move from the 8.9 to 8.10 drivers, do I need to uninstall both the driver and CCC before installing the new set? Or just the driver? Thanks for your help.

 

[PC_User]

1. Use DriverCleaner.net to remove all of the drivers associated with ATI
2. Reboot in safe mode
3. Install the newest version of CCC or the driver only.
4. Reboot again. All should be well.

 

[H-street]

nope just install the newest drives/CCC, never had any problems or need to uninstall first.

if you want to (you feel the need) you can uninstall teh ATI drivers first via the remove programs, but in all the time i've been on ATI's drivers i've never had an issue of just installing the new over the old.

Now you have been using beta or custom drivers that maybe a different story.

also be careful with driver cleaner.. if you driver cleaner before you uninstall the ATI driver via the uninstall unitlility it can really fubar your setup (i learned that lesson the hard way)..

 

[schoenda]

First of all it is vital between each driver version to format your hard drive and reinstall OS. I find it helpful to do so while nude with a chicken foot in my teeth. Next you must take out your hard drive and smash it at least 18 times with a sledge hammer, then discard it. Install a new hard drive and reinstall OS at least twice. Now you may install the OLD drivers, then without doing anything install the new drivers right over the old..no problems.

OK, I just kill me sometimes...sorry. I had allot of issues when I first changes to ATI...

I would say, in all seriousness, to follow the procedure outlined by pc_user IF you are first changing from NVIDIA to ATI...for a simple driver version update, in my short, 3 driver version history, I have had no problems simply installing the new over the old as H-street recommends...

 

[Cowboy420]

nope just install the newest drives/CCC, never had any problems or need to uninstall first.

if you want to (you feel the need) you can uninstall teh ATI drivers first via the remove programs, but in all the time i've been on ATI's drivers i've never had an issue of just installing the new over the old.

Now you have been using beta or custom drivers that maybe a different story.

Thats pretty much what i've always done and never had any problem.

 

[Greg86]

First of all it is vital between each driver version to format your hard drive and reinstall OS. I find it helpful to do so while nude with a chicken foot in my teeth. Next you must take out your hard drive and smash it at least 18 times with a sledge hammer, then discard it. Install a new hard drive and reinstall OS at least twice. Now you may install the OLD drivers, then without doing anything install the new drivers right over the old..no problems.

OK, I just kill me sometimes...sorry. I had allot of issues when I first changes to ATI...

I would say, in all seriousness, to follow the procedure outlined by pc_user IF you are first changing from NVIDIA to ATI...for a simple driver version update, in my short, 3 driver version history, I have had no problems simply installing the new over the old as H-street recommends...

lol

i just installed 8.10 right over my 8.6 and no problems what-so-ever. There was just a big thread about this in the General Video Cards section. It seems that the general consensus is that when when involving ati to ati then just install the new drivers over the old ones.

 

[Peteman100]

Great. Thanks for all your help, guys!

 

[PC_User]

You can install right over, but use the directions that I gave if you are paranoid and want to be as safe as possible.