AMD Catalyst Drivers 13.9 XP

The Catalystâ„¢ software suite 8.10 contains the following:

* Radeonâ„¢ display driver 8.541
* Multimedia Centerâ„¢ 9.16 (Windows XP only)
* HydraVisionâ„¢ for both Windows XP and Vista
* HydraVisionâ„¢ Basic Edition (Windows XP only)
* Remote Wonder 3.04 (Windows XP only)
* WDM Driver Install Bundle
* Southbridge/IXP Driver
* Catalystâ„¢ Control Center Version 8.8


o The Catalystâ„¢ software driver and the Catalystâ„¢ 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 Catalystâ„¢ release


o The Catalystâ„¢ Control Center requires that the Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 be installed. Without .NET version 2.0 installed, the Catalystâ„¢ Control Center will not launch properly and the user will see an error message.

Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalystâ„¢ Software Suite for Windows XP. These include:

* Catalyst Control Center Avivo Gamma control fails to function when playing a DVD using MS Windows Media Player or Cyberlink PowerDVD player. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28294
* Opening Catalyst Control Center while playing back a HD/SD title with Cyberlink will cause display to go blank. Further details can be found in topic number 737-38305

The Catalystâ„¢ software suite 8.9 contains the following:
· Radeon™ display driver 8.53
· 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 8.9


New Features

Catalystâ„¢ 8.9 introduces the following new features:

• Catalyst™ Control Center: New Display mode support

• OverDrive™ support for QUAD CrossFireX configurations

· OpenGL™ 3.0 extension support
Catalystâ„¢ Control Center: New Display mode support

This release of Catalystâ„¢ introduces 1080p @ 50Hz custom mode support for HDTVs for the ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series, ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series, ATI Radeon HD 2000 Series, and ATI Radeon X1000 Series of products. Users can configure their own custom 1080p @ 50Hz modes to best fit their display.
OverDriveâ„¢ support for QUAD CrossFireX configurations

This release of Catalyst™ introduces Overdrive support for QUAD CrossFireX configurations. Users can now over-clock each graphics accelerator’s engine or memory speed when running in QUAD CrossFire configurations using manual controls or the automated auto-tuning utility.
OpenGLâ„¢ 3.0 support - Phase 1

This release of Catalystâ„¢ introduces OpenGLâ„¢ 3.0 extension support. In upcoming Catalystâ„¢ releases AMD will continue to expand its support for OpenGL 3.0 extensions. The following is a list of supported extensions in Catalyst 8.9:

· ARB_half_float_pixel

· ARB_draw_instanced

· ARB_instanced_arrays

· EXT_texture_compression_3dc

· EXT_texture_compression_rgtc


Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalystâ„¢ Software Suite for Windows XP. These include:

· Lord of the Rings: Return of the King: Flickering is no longer noticed when changing chapters

· Stranglehold: Setting the in-game options to 1024x768, and Decals off no longer results in the game failing to respond after a short period of game play

· World in Conflict (DX9): Enabling CrossFire no longer results in flashing corruption and the game intermittently failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-37341

· Oblivion: Setting the display option to 2048X1536 and AA to either 8x or 16x, while having the in-game options remain at their default values no longer results in the game failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-37342

· Hellgate London: Enabling AA to 8x, AF to 16x and setting Mipmap Detail Level to High Performance, along with AAA set to Performance no longer results in textures being missing when playing the game 8x. Further details can be found in topic number 737-37343

· Witcher: Game corruption is no longer noticed when setting all of the in-game options to their maximum values and having CrossFire enabled along with AA set to 16x and AF set to 8x. Further details can be found in topic number 737-37344

· Spore: Playing the game in a windowed mode on the secondary display device no longer results in poor performance being noticed when AA is set to 8x. Further details can be found in topic number 737-37345

· Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts: Enabling CrossFire no longer results in the displays flashing corruption when setting the in game graphics options to off or their lowest settings. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35118

· Age of Conan: The inventory icons may show corruption when playing the game with CrossFire™ enabled. This issue may also be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system as well. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34825

· Catalyst Control Center->Theater Mode->Video Aspect Ratio: The default settings no longer fail to be restored when clicking on the Default button. Further details can be found in topic number 737-37337

· Setting the display mode to 1080p50 and rebooting the system no longer results in the display mode failing to be retained

· Cropped text is no longer noticed when changing the language option and DPI setting from their default values. Further details can be found in topic number 737-37334

· Setting the language option to Polish no longer results in the hot-key Ctrl+alt+C being active resolving issues with Polish keyboards. Further details can be found in topic number 737-37335

· Certain supported languages no longer display cropped text within the Display Options of the Catalyst Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-37336

· Resuming from hibernation mode no longer results in the TV signal failing to be restored. Further details can be found in topic number 737-37338

· Closed captioning no longer fails under the Windows XP and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating systems. Further details can be found in topic number 737-37339

· The FM seek function under Windows MCE no longer fails to find radio stations. Further details can be found in topic number 737-37340
· EXT_texture_compression_latc

· EXT_texture_shared_exponent

· EXT_depth_buffer_float

· EXT_gpu_shader4

· ARB_map_buffer_range

The Catalyst" software suite 8.8 contains the following:

* Radeon" display driver 8.522
* 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 8.8

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:

* 3 Kingdom OL: Playing the Asian game with CrossFire" enabled on a system running Windows XP no longer results in texture corruption being noticed during the fight preparation menu
* Assassin's Creed: Setting all in-game options to 3 and the display resolution to 1024x768 no longer results in flashing being noticed around the character
* City of Heroes: Character stretching and double character reflection is no longer noticed when the in-game resolution is set to 2560x1600. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35757
* Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts: Enabling CrossFire" no longer results in the displays flashing corruption when setting the in game graphics options to off or their lowest settings. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35118
* Enemy Territory Quake Wars: Intermittent corruption is no longer noticed when playing the game on a system containing an ATI Radeon" HD 48x0 series of product
* Fear Perseus Mandate Demo: Launching the game on a system running Windows XP and containing an ATI Radeon" HD 2600 series of product no longer results in the system failing to respond
* Just Cause: Setting the in-game display resolution to 1280x1024 and all of the other game options to their maximum levels no longer results in corruption being noticed in the lower portion of the display
* Lost Planet: Task switching between the game and the Windows XP desktop no longer results in texture corruption being noticed when switching back to the game. This issue was known to occur on systems containing an ATI Radeon" HD 36x0 series of product
* Witcher: Enabling AA and setting the in-game options to their maximum levels no longer results in background colors being missing and the game play back being choppy. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35898
* Witcher: Game corruption is no longer noticed when setting all of the in-game options to their maximum values and having CrossFire" enabled along with AA set to 16x and AF set to 8x
* Witcher: Enabling CrossFire" on a system containing an ATI Radeon" HD 48x0 series of product no longer results in game failing to respond
* Using the WinDVD player (versions 14.x, 11.10x, or 9.xx) to play VC1 video content no longer results in corruption being noticed when hardware acceleration is enabled. This issue may also be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35293
* Installing the HDMI audio driver and the VIA audio chipset driver no longer results in a compatibility issue being noticed and a yellow exclamation mark showing up in the Sound, Video and Game Controllers. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35119
* Connecting a display device to the display port no longer results in the Catalyst" Control Center->Advanced View detecting the display device as a Digital Panel (DVI)
* Hot-plugging an HDMI display device to a system that has a CRT connected to it no longer results in the CRT becoming disabled after the system reboots
* Choppy DVD playback is no longer noticed when enabling the option cinema enhancement and closed captioning within the WinDVD player
* Corruption is no longer noticed in the lower third of the WinDVD player window when cinema enhancement is enabled
* Hot-plugging a display device while the system is in standby state no longer results in the display device failing to be detected
* Hot-plugging a display device no longer results in the display device failing to display an image
* ATI icon corruption is no longer noticed on systems running Windows XP and containing an ATI Radeon" HD 48x0 series of product
* Resuming from a standby state and right clicking on the Windows desktop no longer results in menu items appearing corrupt when moving the mouse pointer over the drop down menu
* Playing a Blu-ray DVD title using the WinDVD player no longer results in only audio being heard
* Playing a DVD title and selecting the option to use basic color setting to default in the Catalyst" Control Center now results in the option being applied. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35803
* A green tint is no longer noticed around the closed captioning when playing a standard definition DVD using the Cyberlink player

The Catalyst" software suite 8.7 contains the following:

* Radeon" display driver 8.512
* 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 8.7
New Features

Catalyst" 8.7 introduces the following new features:

* Catalyst Control Center: Information Center enhancements
* Support for new Linux operating systems

Catalyst Control Center: Information Center enhancements

This release of Catalyst" introduces an enhancement to the Catalyst Control Center Information Center. Full Hardware information will be shown for each physical graphics accelerator installed in the system.
Support for new Linux operating systems

This release of ATI Catalyst" Linux introduces preview support for the following new operating systems:

* Ubuntu 8.04 production support
* SLED 10 sp2 production support

Performance Improvements

The following performance gains are noticed with this release of Catalyst".

* 3DMark Vantage: Performance increases of up to 20% is noticed in the Performance Preset on single card configured systems when using ATI Radeon" HD 36xx or ATI Radeon" HD 34xx products
* Company of Heroes DX10: Performance increases of 3% to 12% is noticed in specific maps on single card configured systems when using either an ATI Radeon" HD 48xx, ATI Radeon " HD 38xx, or an ATI Radeon" HD 36xx product
* Lost Planet DX10: Performance increases of 4% to 15% is noticed in specific maps on single card configured systems when using either an ATI Radeon" HD 48xx, ATI Radeon" HD 38xx, or an ATI Radeon" HD 36xx product
* Call Of Duty 4 DX9: Performance increases of up to 4% in specific maps is noticed on single card configured systems when using an ATI Radeon" HD 48xx product
* Lost Planet DX9: CrossFire" scaling improves up to 1.7x and performance increases up to 80% across all Radeon™ products when AA and AF is enabled
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:

* City of Heroes: Character stretching and double character reflection is no longer noticed when the in-game resolution is set to 2560x1600. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35757
* Enemy Territories Quake Wars: Flickering is no longer noticed when playing the game with CrossFire" enabled on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 38x0 series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35788
* Lost Planet: Corruption is no longer noticed when switching between the game and the Windows XP desktop. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35782
* Google SketchUp: The Push/Pull tool no longer fails to select some faces. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35800
* World of Warcraft: Enabling AA in the Catalyst Control Center no longer results in the user failing to log on to the game. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35816
* Installing the display driver from an installation CD no longer results in a warning message indicating that the Catalyst Control Center is not supported by the driver version installed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35120
* Playing a standard definition DVD using the Windows Media Player (hardware acceleration enabled) no longer results in the operating system failing to respond when attempting to rotate the display. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35875
* Intermittent flashing is no longer 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
* Playing a DVD title and selecting the option to use basic color setting to default in the Catalyst Control Center now results in the option being applied. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35803
* Playing an MPEG2 video clip on a display that is rotated no longer results in corruption being noticed when rotating the display back to landscape mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35805

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

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

The Catalyst" software suite 8.4 contains the following:

* Radeon" display driver 8.476
* Multimedia Center" 9.16 (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" Basic Edition (Windows XP only)
* Remote Wonder 3.04 (Windows XP only)
* WDM Driver Install Bundle
* Southbridge/IXP Driver
* Catalyst" Control Center Version 8.4

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:

* 3DMark05/06: A performance drop is no longer noticed when running the benchmark under Windows XP. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33497
* Lost Planet: Setting AA to either 4x or 8x no longer results in the game failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28492
* 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
* 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
* 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 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
* 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
* Catalyst" Control Center->3D: AA options are no longer missing on certain system configurations. This issue may also have been experienced under the Windows Vista and XP Professional x64 Edition operating systems. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33400
* 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. This issue may also have been experienced under the Windows Vista and XP Professional x64 Edition operating systems. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33401
* Setting the language option to French for the Catalyst" Control Center no longer results in cropped text being noticed within the Catalyst" Control Center. This issue may also have been experienced under the Windows Vista and XP Professional x64 Edition operating systems. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33402
* The display device no longer displays a green image when launching the Catalyst" Control Center when PowerDVD is running. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33405
* The Windows XP operating system no longer fails to respond when switching between user profiles. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33414

The Catalyst" software suite 8.3 contains the following:

* Radeon" display driver 8.471
* Multimedia Center" 9.16 (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" Basic Edition (Windows XP only)
* Remote Wonder 3.04 (Windows XP only)
* WDM Driver Install Bundle
* Southbridge/IXP Driver
* Catalyst" Control Center Version 8.3

Catalyst" 8.3 introduces the following new features:

* CrossFireX" (Quad) Support 3 or 4 GPUs in CrossFireX" Mode
* Hybrid Graphics Support
* DirectX 10.1 Support
* Anti-Aliasing Enhancements
* ATI Catalyst" Control Center: HydraVision support for Windows Vista
* Digital Panel GPU image scaling
* Catalyst" Control Center: Advanced Video Quality Controls
* ATI Catalyst" driver: Tessellation support

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:

* Call of Duty: Enabling AA in the Catalyst" Control Center no longer results in corruption being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32582
* Call of Juarez: Intermittent flashing textures are no longer noticed when playing the game with CrossFire" enabled on systems containing an ATI Radeon" HD 38x0 series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32579
* Call of Juarez: Setting the game level with Optimal Quality and high in-game settings no longer results in the game level being blank. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30591
* DaTang: Texture errors are no longer noticed when attempting to select a character or in the game map. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32575
* Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter: Enabling CrossFire" an attempting to run either application no longer results in the applications exiting to the Windows XP desktop. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32583
* STALKER: Shadows are now being rendered properly when CrossFire" is enabled along with AA being enabled at 4x and Full Dynamic Lighting also being enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31597
* TianXia2: Launching the game on a system containing an ATI Radeon" HD 36x0/38x0 series of product no longer results in the Windows XP operating system rebooting. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32578
* 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 737-32586
* World of Warcraft: Poor performance and flashing on screen are no longer noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32584
* After installing the graphics driver an error message is no longer displayed when attempting to launch DirectX based games when using an ATI AGP product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31625
* Setting the desktop resolution to 1280x1024 and using PowerDVD to play an HD-DVD or Blu-ray title no longer results in corruption being noticed when using an ATI Radeon" HD 2400 series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31171
* On certain products, changing display resolution while playing back High Definition content no longer results in instability. It is recommended to set appropriate resolution while playback is stopped. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31172
* Cyberlink: Playing a DVD title on a system containing an ATI Radeon" HD 2400 series no longer results in corruption being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31173
* Disabling the blackmambo driver or unplugging the power source no longer results in the Vista operating system failing. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32551
* The antenna signal strength is no longer reported by Vista Media Center as low. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32552
* The Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system no longer reboots when installing the T200 driver. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32553
* Setting the DPI to 120 in the Display Properties no longer results in the combo box being cut-off. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31566
* .NET Framework an Unhandled Exception error no longer occurs when upon booting or re-booting the system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32554
* The information provided in the 3D Help for preview changes no longer provides the incorrect information on where the current settings and new settings are displayed when using the Windows Vista operating system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32657
* The Catalyst" Control Center aspects are no longer missing for the secondary extended display when hot unplugging and hot plugging the display device. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32555
* Native CrossFire" can now be enabled when the primary display device is connected to the master card using a CV or TV. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32556
* 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
* The lower portion of the Catalyst" Control Center is no longer cropped when changing the display resolution from 640x480 to 1920x1200. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32559
* The display resolution of 3840x2400 13Hz is now available on system running Windows Vista and having a display device connected that can support this resolution. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32560
* The help files for both Component Video and Avivo have been updated to reflect supported products for these options. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32561
* The video preview in the Catalyst" Control Center->Avivo Video->Basic Quality no longer disappears when toggling between different option within the Catalyst" Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32563
* Catalyst" Control Center->Display options->Force TV detection: The text is no longer cropped at 144dpi settings. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32566
* The advanced color slider values are now changing when clicking the Up/Down spin buttons in the Catalyst" Control Center->Avivo2. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32569
* Catalyst" Control Center: Setting the skin to either Crimson or Classic no longer results in OverDrive option failing to display a clear image. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32572
* Enabling CrossFire" followed by hot-unplugging a display device and then hot plugging the display device back in no longer results in the CrossFire" option in the Catalyst" Control Center being greyed out. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32573
* The video output window size is now set correctly. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32574
* Setting the display resolution to 1920x1200 or 1920x1080 on a system running Windows XP and containing an ATI Radeon" HD 3100/3200 series of products, followed by enabling clone mode or extended desktop mode no longer results in horizontal line corruption being noticed when playing an SD DVD. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32658
* Connecting a TV as the primary display device on a system containing either an ATI Radeon" HD 2400 or 34x0 series of product no longer results in the TV displaying green flashes during the welcome screen. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32577
* Connecting both a CRT and DFP display device to a system running Windows XP and enabling CrossFire" no longer results in the DFP display device failing to display an image. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32581
* Catalyst" Control Center-->3D-->All settings-->Setting the slider to Quality no longer results in the Wait for vertical refresh failing. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32587

The Catalyst" software suite 8.2 contains the following:

* Radeon" display driver 8.453
* Multimedia Center" 9.16 (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" Basic Edition (Windows XP only)
* Remote Wonder 3.04 (Windows XP only)
* WDM Driver Install Bundle
* Southbridge/IXP Driver
* Catalyst" Control Center Version 8.2
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:

* Doom3: Running an OpenGL application with CrossFire" enabled and AA set to 16x no longer results in corruption being noticed when the display resolution is set to 2048x1536 or higher. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32150
* TianXia2: Launching the game no longer results in the Windows XP operating system rebooting. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32152
* Playing an H.264/VC1 title on a system with a display resolution higher than 1440x900 no longer results in the content failing to play in hardware mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32154
* Changing the display resolution when CrossFire" is enabled no longer results in the running 3D application failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32155

The Catalyst" software suite 8.1 contains the following:

* Radeon" display driver 8.451
* Multimedia Center" 9.16 (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" Basic Edition (Windows XP only)
* Remote Wonder 3.04 (Windows XP only)
* WDM Driver Install Bundle
* Southbridge/IXP Driver
* Catalyst" Control Center Version 8.1

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:

* Call of Juarez and Stalker and Timeshift: Launching the games under Windows XP no longer results in intermittent corruption or flashing being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31612
* Enemy Territories Quake Wars v1.2: Flickering is no longer noticed when enabling Triple Buffering, setting AA to 8x and setting the display resolution to 2560x1600. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31610
* TianJi: Logging into the game no longer results in the function buttons not working and the system setting window failing to open. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31607
* World of Warcraft: Launching two game windows and switching between the game windows on a system with an Apple 30 inch display device no longer results in the game image failing to be drawn properly. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31608
* Google SketchUP: the application no longer fails to launch on systems running Windows XP and containing an ATI Radeon HD 2900 series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31609
* The movement of pictures now appear smooth under Excel (Office2007) when the color depth is set to 16bpp. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31167
* The AVIVO TV controls are now available under the Windows Media Center Edition operating system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31170
* The scaling function no longer fails under certain resolutions in the Catalyst Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31169
* The display now returns when attempting to log back on to the system after logging out of the system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31601
* Connecting an HDTV as a secondary display device no longer results in the display device failing to show up as a DTV (DVI) display device in the Catalyst Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31603
* The Windows XP operating system no longer hangs with a blank screen when running the Run Automated Clock Configuration Utility. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31611

The Catalyst" software suite 7.12 contains the following:

* Radeon" display driver 8.442
* Multimedia Center" 9.16 (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" Basic Edition (Windows XP only)
* Remote Wonder 3.04 (Windows XP only)
* WDM Driver Install Bundle
* Southbridge/IXP Driver
* Catalyst" Control Center Version 7.12

New Features
* Avivo" Update
* Enhanced ATI Overdrive support for the ATI Radeon"HD 2900 Series

Avivo" Update
Catalyst" 7.12 introduces an Avivo" update. The update allows the ATI Catalyst" Control Center to reflect what is supported by the driver taking into account the graphics card installed in the system, and will not expose any video features that is not supported by the driver. The DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) driver will perform a profiling mechanism to query the graphics capability and the Catalyst" Control Center queries the caps via the interface defined between the Catalyst" Control Center and the DXVA components. This feature will be supported on ATI Radeon" 9500 series products and above.
Enhanced ATI OverDrive" support for the ATI Radeon" HD 2900 Series

This release of Catalyst" introduces an enhanced version of ATI OverDrive" for the ATI Radeon" HD 2900 Series. Users can now Overclock both GPU engine and graphics memory clock speeds in CrossFire" mode (and over-clock single ATI Radeon" graphics accelerators as well). This version of ATI Overdrive also
Performance Improvements

The following performance improvements are noticed with Catalyst" 7.12:
* 3DMark2005 performance improves 5% or more with largest gains noticed when Anti-aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering are disabled on systems containing either an ATI Radeon" HD 2400 or ATI Radeon" HD 2600 series of products
* Company of Heroes DX10 performance improves up to 5% on systems containing an ATI Radeon" HD38x0 series of product

The Catalyst" software suite 7.11 contains the following:

* Radeon" display driver 8.432
* Multimedia Center" 9.16 (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" Basic Edition (Windows XP only)
* Remote Wonder 3.04 (Windows XP only)
* WDM Driver Install Bundle
* Southbridge/IXP Driver
* Catalyst" Control Center Version 7.11

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:

* Enemy Territory: Quake Wars: Corruption is no longer noticed with the use of rectangle textures. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29954
* Enemy Territory: Quake Wars: The game no longer fails to respond when triple buffering is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30544
* Unreal Tournament 2004: Enabling CrossFire" followed by attempting to change the in-game display resolution no longer results in a loss of vsync. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29950
* On certain products, dragging player window from the primary to the secondary display no longer results in hardware acceleration being disabled which resulted in the CPU usage increasing. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28516
* With some h.264 titles that have MPEG2 introductions; playback no longer switches from hardware accelerated to software once the introductory content is finished. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28517
* With some h.264 titles that have MPEG2 intros, playback no longer switches from hardware accelerated to software once the introductory content is finished. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28517
* Enabling extended desktop mode following by launching the Windows Media Player no longer results in the player failing to appear on the secondary display device in full screen mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29555
* The CrossFire" option found in the Catalyst" Control Center is now available on systems containing an ATI Radeon" X1800 series of product and running the Windows XP operating system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30010
* Users running Windows XP on a system containing an ATI Radeon" HD 2600 no longer experience a drop in performance from single card mode to CrossFire" mode when software CrossFire" is enabled in certain applications. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29980
* Pressing the power button to resume from an S3 state no longer results in only the mouse cursor being visible and the screen remaining blank until the mouse is moved. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29948
* Dragging the WinDVD player from the primary display to the secondary display no longer results in the player failing to respond. Further, closing the WinDVD player using the Task Manager may result in the operating system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29955
* Enabling extended desktop mode and dragging the PowerDVD window to the secondary display device no longer results in the PowerDVD window becoming black with only the audio being heard. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29952
* Catalyst" Control Center: German character are no longer truncated in the Profile Manager Applications tab. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29930
* Connecting a Dell 30" LDC display device to an ATI Radeon" HD 2600 series of product no longer results in flashing or no display image. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30545
* Corruption is no longer noticed when enabling Theater mode and enabling clone mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30546
* The Enable ATI OverDrive" clocks for 3D applications only checkbox is now checked and grayed out when the OverDrive" option in the Catalyst" Control Center is unlocked. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30600
* Ending playback of a Blu-ray title followed by toggling the CrossFire" settings (on or off) no longer results in the Windows XP operating system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30543
* Enabling CrossFire" and setting the display resolution to 2560x1600 no longer results in HD DVD titles playing back as if in fast forward mode when using a Cyberlink player. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30530
* Corruption is no longer noticed when dragging a window across the desktop edge in four monitor configuration under Windows XP. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30531
* Connecting a single display device to a secondary graphics adapter no longer results in extended desktop mode being applied. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30538
* Playing the online game TianLongBaBu for an extended period of time (2 hours or more) on a system containing an ATI Radeon" HD2400 or HD2600 no longer results in the operating system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30542

The Catalyst software suite 7.10 contains the following:

* Radeon" display driver 8.421
* Multimedia Center" 9.16 (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" Basic Edition (Windows XP only)
* Remote Wonder 3.04 (Windows XP only)
* WDM Driver Install Bundle
* Southbridge/IXP Driver
* Catalyst" Control Center Version 7.10

Catalyst 7.10 introduces the following new features:

* Adaptive Anti-Aliasing support for the ATI Radeon" X1000 Series of products
* Software CrossFire" support for the ATI Radeon" HD 2600 and ATI Radeon" HD 2400 Series

Adaptive Anti-Aliasing support for the ATI Radeon" X1000 Series of products

This release of Catalyst introduces Adaptive Anti-Aliasing support for the ATI Radeon" X1000 Series of products. Adaptive Anti-Aliasing substantially improves image quality by anti-aliasing transparent textures.
Software CrossFire" support for the ATI Radeon" HD 2600 and ATI Radeon" HD 2400 Series

This release of Catalyst introduces software CrossFire" support for the ATI Radeon" HD 2600 Series and ATI Radeon" HD 2400 Series. Software CrossFire" is only available when two graphics accelerators from the same family (i.e. 2 ATI Radeon" HD 2600 products) are plugged into a CrossFire" compatible motherboard with no hardware interconnect between the two graphics accelerators.
Performance Improvements

The following performance improvements are noticed with Catalyst 7.10:

* Battlefield 2142: CrossFire" performance improves 5-23% on ATI Radeon" HD2600, HD2400 and ATI Radeon" X1300/X1550
* BioShock DX10 CrossFire" performance improves 70% or more on all ATI Radeon" HD2x00 series of products
* Call of Duty 2: performance improves up to 6.7% on both single card and CrossFire" ATI Radeon" HD2600 and ATI Radeon" HD2400 configurations
* Call of Juarez DX10: CrossFire" performance improves up to 42% and single card performance improves up to 34% on all ATI Radeon" HD2x00 series of products
* Company of Heroes DX10 CrossFire" performance improves up to 80% on all ATI Radeon" HD2x00 series of products and single card performance improves as much as 31% on ATI Radeon" HD2900 and ATI Radeon" HD2600 products
* Enemy Territory: Quake Wars CrossFire" performance improves as much as 23% on ATI Radeon" X1x00 series products and single card performance improves as much as 23% on both ATI Radeon" HD2x00 and ATI Radeon" X1x00 series of products
* FEAR CrossFire" performance improves as much as 16% on ATI Radeon" X1950XTX, X1650XT, HD2400 and X1300/X1550
* Lost Planet DX10 CrossFire" performance improves 20% or greater on all ATI Radeon" HD2x00 series of products
* Supreme Commander CrossFire" performance improves up to 30% on all ATI Radeon" HD2x00 and ATI Radeon" X1x00 series products. ATI Radeon" X1650 and X1300/X1550 see even greater improvements of 82% or more
* World In Conflict DX10 CrossFire" performance improves 14-67% or more and single card performance improves 20% or more on ATI Radeon" HD2900XT and ATI Radeon" HD2600 products
* World in Conflict DX9 CrossFire" performance improves up to 70% or more on all ATI Radeon" HD2x00 products