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Official ATI Catalyst 5.5 Drivers

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Direct Link to Cat 5.5 with CCC

Direct Link to Cat 5.5 with legacy Control Panel

Issues Resolved in Catalyst™ Software Suite 5.5

The following section provides a summary of the issues that have been resolved in the latest version of Catalyst™. These include:

3DMark05: Running the application under Windows XP for extended periods of time no longer results in the operating system failing to respond when using an ATI Radeon™ X700 PRO

Ashli Viewer sample Wood: Display corruption is no longer noticed when Anisotropic Filtering set to 4x or above

Ashli Viewer v1.6.0: Running the application under Windows 2000 and launching a sample item found in the Programs & Shaders no longer results in corruption being displayed in the sample item

City of Heros: Playing the game under Windows XP with an ATI Radeon™ Xpress 200 series installed no longer results in the characters in the game appearing corrupted
Freedom force VS The 3rd Reich: Playing the game under Windows XP with an ATI Radeon™ 8500 installed no longer results in the super hero character attributes appearing blank

Imperial Glory Demo: Playing the game under Windows XP with an ATI Radeon™ X800 installed no longer results in the game failing to respond

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2: Setting the graphic option in the Catalyst™ Control Center to Optimal Quality, followed by launching the game and setting the resolution option to 1600x1200, no longer results in a performance drop being noticed
Star Wars Knights of the old republic: Loading the Dantooine level of the game under Windows XP no longer results in slow game performance

Setting the desktop display to 800x600 or 1600x1200 16/32bpp no longer results in the incorrect display resolution information being provided when checking the video control panel in the Catalyst™ Control Center

Setting the display device to 1080i no longer results in the text on the custom format being illegible

Setting a customized resolution for 720p now works properly when maintaining the aspect ratio

Moving the TV to desktop2 and selecting swap device or double up no longer results in the CRT being in panning mode and display corruption being seen on the TV
Having a TV connected as the only display device and clicking the OK button in the ATI displays tab found in the Advanced section of the Display Properties results in a flash of the TV image being noticed

Connecting and enabling an HDTV and entering the properties page for the HDTV no longer results in the D3/D4 options being available in the D-Connector Control Panel
The occasional Windows error messages no longer occurs when booting into extended desktop under Windows XP when using an ATI Radeon™ X300 or X600

Corruption is no longer seen when connecting a secondary display device and moving the primary display device to the left of the secondary device, followed by disconnecting the primary display device and then reconnecting it

Previewing or launching the aquarium screen saver under Windows XP Media Center Edition no longer results in the operating system failing to respond

RF online game compatibility issue with all ATI Radeon™ series

Launching the Catalyst™ Control Center help files from the Start->All Programs->Catalyst™ Control Center now results in the localized version of the help file being displayed

Catalyst™ Control Center: Running the French custom install no longer results in a NewFeature1 component being listed

The link found in the second and third help page for the Change Desktop Settings found in the Japanese version of the Catalyst™ Control Center no longer cross-references to an incorrect help page

A black screen is no longer displayed when launching AMCap and attempting to view video from the tuner when using either the svideo or composite inputs

Display corruption is no longer noticed on the TV when setting the TV format to PAL-B and attempting to adjust the flicker removal in the TV Advanced option

Having a TV and CRT connected and clicking on Preview Automatic adjustment in the Optimize Media Center no longer results in both display devices displaying a black screen
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Known Issues for Catalyst™ Software Suite 5.5

The following section provides a brief description of known issues associated with the latest version of Catalyst™. These include the following:

Doom3 Resurrection of Evil: Loading the saved game Medical Labs, may result in hesitation being noticed for a brief moment when moving through the door that is displayed in front of the character. Topic number 737-19379

Farcry: Playing the game under Windows XP SP2 with the display set to 1024x76832bpp along with AA disabled results in flashing textures being noticed when setting the game's video options to high detail. This issue is know to occur when using an ATI Radeon™ 9100 or 8500 series product. Topic number 737-10089

Half-Life 2: Having the display set to 1024x768 32bpp and setting the video options in the game set to 1600x1200 and all other options set to their maximum values results in sluggish performance and missing textures. Topic number 737-10086

Rainbow six3: Athena Sword: Playing the game under Windows 2000 with an ATI Radeon™ X700 installed results in the game failing to retain its resolution option of 1600x1200 if you Alt-tab out of the game and then Alt-tab back to the game. Topic number 737-535

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter: Playing the game for approximately 5 to 10 minutes under Windows XP with the game quality set at normal/default, results in display corruption being seen in the menu. Topic number 737-10090

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2: Playing the game under Windows XP with an ATI Radeon™ 9800 series installed, results in display corruption being noticed when changing the in-game options from low to maximum Topic number 737-10091

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2: Running the Dantoonie level of the game may result in hesitation being noticed. Topic number 737-19378

World of Warcraft: Enabling Full-Screen Glow in the game may result in a blue screen image being displayed when walking under water. Topic number 737-19075

Assigning a hotkey to increase the overlay gamma results in the hotkey not functioning properly when playing an MPEG using the Windows Media Player. Topic number 737-494

The Apply button in the Custom settings of the Advanced mode found under the Catalyst™ Control Center Video standard settings is grayed out when playing a media file. Topic number 737-497

Installing the display driver and the Catalyst™ Control Center, results in a runtime error and the system tray failing to start when attempting to create multiple user accounts and enabling fast user switching. Topic number 737-10084

The Catalyst™ Control Center installation currently does not check for the installation of Microsoft .Net Framework before preceding with the install, resulting in an error message being displayed when attempting to launch the Catalyst™ Control Center. Topic number 737-10085

Changing the DPI setting found in the General tab of the display properties to Large size (120 DPI) results in the change not taking effect when launching the Catalyst™ Control Center. Topic number 737-18885

The Scale to Full Screen option found in the Theater Mode settings of the Catalyst Control CenterE is currently unavailable when using multiple display devices and enabling clone mode. Topic number 737-19380
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There, now it goes to the main driver page. Apparently with ATI's new driver pages you can't link directly to the specific driver page, ugh.
 
P4 630 (3ghz)
stock x800xl speeds

3dmark05 went up to 4818 from 4723(cat 5.4)

Nice improvement :D

On the other hand, my 3dmark03 stayed about the same...
 
I'm very happy with the KOTOR fixes. That lag on Datooine was VERY annoying. My framerates and benchmark scores also went up. Nice Job ATI.
 
it looks liek new drivers give a nice boost in 3dmark. gonna have free time tomorow and check it out
 
With my 9800 Pro, very little change from the 5.4's:

2443 with the 5.5's
2439 with the 5.4's
 
I just installed. I'll try out games later (sorry dont do 3Dmarks). I just know the 5.4s hurt my CS:S FPS kinda bad. I got like a 10FPS drop for some weird reason so I went back to the 5.3s.
 
Skrying said:
I just installed. I'll try out games later (sorry dont do 3Dmarks). I just know the 5.4s hurt my CS:S FPS kinda bad. I got like a 10FPS drop for some weird reason so I went back to the 5.3s.
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Same, I reverted back to the 5.3's due to the FPS drop in CS:S
 
Better than the 5.4s for sure, but not as good as the 5.3s IMO. I'm going back once again.
 
Got em installed but not yet tested.
All I know is that before the 5.2s my Catalyst Control Center always crashed my comp but with each new realease it gets more stable.
 
Having issues with Call of Duty with the 5.5's (can't load up OpenGL). However resolved HL2 and CS:S problems so I'll keep them for now
 
tornadotsunamilife said:
Having issues with Call of Duty with the 5.5's (can't load up OpenGL). However resolved HL2 and CS:S problems so I'll keep them for now
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I'm not having those issues. You should remove them and use the driver cleaner and try installing again.
 
tornadotsunamilife said:
Having issues with Call of Duty with the 5.5's (can't load up OpenGL). However resolved HL2 and CS:S problems so I'll keep them for now
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Really? Lucky you.... my 1600x1200 is STILL screwed , i dont wanna freaking use 4.12s for decent performence :\

Any ideas on some settings i could change? My desktops running at 1600x1200 also , even tho in the driver report it says the problem occurs wioth 1024x768
 
vigor said:
Same, I reverted back to the 5.3's due to the FPS drop in CS:S
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Ditto here too, I tried these new 5.5 cats on my new X850XT and it was much moe sluggish than 5.3 or 5.4 playing Half Life 2. I just went back to 5.3 and Half Life 2 is running at full speed again with no slow downs at all. I am sticking with 5.3 for the time being.

:( :D :p
 
Anyone having PunkBuster problems with CoD with the 5.5s and the latest CoD patch (1.5)?
I keep getting kicked for a multitude of reasons. There is no pb folder in my CoD directory either, so PBWEB doesnt help me. Anyone have some advice?
 
i tried installing the 5.5's and had major install issues, so bad that after an hour (and trying to go back to 5.4 and still having same problem) did a system restore back a day and problems went away.

my desktop res is 1280x1024 and i had to scroll around the screen to see everything, and then when trying to see my 3D settings in the display panel, under advanced....no ATi software present at all...used driver cleaner in safe mode after uninstalling the drivers, tried just uninstalling and reinstalling after reboot... then once i tried with the 5.5's the 5.4's had the same problem....

again, after the system restore (now back at 5.4) i can at least use my system again.....

any ideas? :confused:
 
MrPrez said:
Anyone having PunkBuster problems with CoD with the 5.5s and the latest CoD patch (1.5)?
I keep getting kicked for a multitude of reasons. There is no pb folder in my CoD directory either, so PBWEB doesnt help me. Anyone have some advice?
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Simply make a PB folder and then try using PBWeb.
 
Skrying said:
Simply make a PB folder and then try using PBWeb.
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It needs the orginal PB files to update though, and the only files the PB website offers, arent the ones PBWeb updates, im so SOL.
 
TheoXT said:
Really? Lucky you.... my 1600x1200 is STILL screwed , i dont wanna freaking use 4.12s for decent performence :\

Any ideas on some settings i could change? My desktops running at 1600x1200 also , even tho in the driver report it says the problem occurs wioth 1024x768
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Maybe try a lower resolution in-game? Has the recent engine update helped your problems? Maybe try lowering the texture or model detail. Sorry I've never experienced that sort of problem (mine was model and texture problems), maybe try the steam forums?
 
ComputerBox34 said:
I'm not having those issues. You should remove them and use the driver cleaner and try installing again.
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Well I've thought about it, and it can't be a total OGL problem because I use that mode for normal CS. I may try a reinstallation though to see if that helps.
 
5.5 64bit installed last night, no performance loss or increase noticed. Gaming is limited though :).
 
Anyone getting yellow and pink in dark corners in HL2??, ie instead of a deepening black into dark corners, I get different shades of yellow and pink?? :rolleyes:

Is this a Cat 5.5 issue, HL2 issue or Dell 2405 issue??
 
finally got the drivers installed last night, still didn't solve my knights of the old republic problem in dantooine yet....the last two releases have said it's been fixed but it never has...

i did get it fixed however, by placing an entry into the swkotor.ini file i found on one of the forums on lucasarts website. it's at least a fix for now.

i hear people bash ati's drivers and what not, but this was the first time i've had issues with installing any drivers for my card, and i've had it for over a year and only have done maybe 2 formats since i purchased the card and had no other problems upgrading drivers.

i'm still waiting for a proper fix for that knights of the old republic problem though....maybe someday :rolleyes:
 
Downloaded these and installed the first day they were available. No problems of any kind.

The only games I have played since the new drivers are HL2 and FarCry, both play great with no problems.
 
Getting some horrible frame rate drop using 16xAF, 8xAF and even 4xAF and 2xAF on CSS. 1280x1024 with 6xAA on an X800 Pro VIVO mod to XT PE. Before I used to run 5.4 with 16xAF and 6xAA no problems. Still not sure if this speed drop is the drivers tho. But I am in the process of finding out.
 
I'm having the strangest, and evil, problem with these drivers, the x64 version.

I'd previously installed 5.4 on the comp, had some odd issues, formatted the HD, RMA'd a couple parts, anyway, got back in to Windows, saw the 5.5s, DL'd those, and.. two issues. First it says "Failed file copy" I believe, and then continues for a moment, then the comp resets. Boots up to where it'd start to go to the Windows splash screen, but instead just goes black.

I thought, hmm, damn RAM, and reformatted, this time took things more slow (I'd installed the nforce drivers right before the ati ones without rebooting, i doubt i'm the only one that doesn't reboot every two minutes though), and this time installed the ATI drivers first before anything else (after some Prime95 at least; hardware is all fine). Does it again, in exactly the same way, with the same result: black screen on boot.

I didn't pay $100 or whatever for an OS that won't work, so anyone having a similar issue? ideas? linkage to x64 5.4s, if all else fails? ;)
 
funny how some of you people can get so excited over a new driver release that gives you a 200, 300 or even 400 point increase in synthetic benchmarks but (usually) doesnt do jacksh*t for you in real world gaming...

oh well, who cares if a game doesnt run better with a new driver release just as long as your 3DMarks go up. :p
 
for those who's benchmark scores are very important, yeah that could be a big deal....

but i just wanted kotor to work properly on dantooine lol

the drivers never fixed the problem, but i have noticed that with these installed things seem to run a little smoother on other games though.
 
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