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Catalyst 10.5 ATI Driver WHQL released

27 May

UPDATE 2.1

Hotfix drivers 10.5a have been released in regards to BC2 load times get them here

http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/ATI-Catalyst-Hotfix.aspx

update

ok little caveat if you use the SB drivers

they totally screwed my usb up there is something seriously amiss with them

went back to the 10.4 for NB/SB usb drivers and all workign now thanks to remote desktop.

grrr

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx

some have not uploaded yet so you may get a 404

Seems to be a bugfix release as opposed to nvidias alleged performance monster of a driver release.

win7 avivo

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa…-download.aspx

release notes
http://www2.ati.com/relnotes/Catalys…ease_notes.pdf

ATI Catalyst™ Release Note Version 10.5 5
z Windows XP Media Center Edition
z Windows XP Professional x64 EditionNote: When installing the ATI Catalyst™ driver for Windows, the
user must be logged on as Administrator or have Administrator rights
in order to successfully complete the installation of the ATI
Catalyst™ driver.New FeaturesThis section provides information on new features found in this release of the ATI
Radeon™ Display Driver. These include the following:z Support for 120 Hz displays on the ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 Series and ATI
Radeon™ HD 3000 Series
z ATI Overdrive enhancement – full support for multiple display configurationsSupport for 120 Hz displays on the ATI Radeon™ HD 4000
Series and ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 Series

z ATI Catalyst™ now supports 120 Hz Displays for the ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 and
ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 Series

ATI Overdrive enhancement – full support for multiple display
configurations

z ATI Overdrive has been enhanced – delivering full support for over-clocking
functionality on supported ATI Radeon™ HD graphics accelerators connected to
multiple display configurations

Resolved Issues for All Windows Operating Systems

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™
Software Suite for Windows. These include:

z “Battlefield 2: Bad Company” maps no longer takes unusually long to load
z Enabling hardware shaders (perfect mode) no longer causes text and on-screen menu
corruption while loading missions in “IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946″ game
z Re-logging into a system after a Remote Desktop connection no longer results in
“Catalyst Control Center is not supported…” warning message or the Graphics menu
for Catalyst Control Center Advanced view to go missing
z HDTV resolutions are now properly reported by the tooltip when the mouse cursor
hovers over the CV display icon under “Desktops & Displays” in Catalyst Control
Center

ATI Catalyst™ Release Note Version 10.5 6
Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™
Software Suite for Windows 7. These include:

z Alt-Tabbing to desktop and back into “Mass Effect 2″ game no longer causes the
display to go black
z In-game Anti-Alias can now be applied when other in-game options like Volumetric
Effects are enabled in “Empire: Total War” and “Napoleon: Total War” games
z Enabling Anti-Alias in “Empire: Total War” no longer causes a performance drop
Running “Unigine Heaven Benchmark 2.0″ in wireframe mode with tessellation
enabled no longer causes the application to fail on ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series cards
z Changing in-game resolution in “Alien vs. Predator” no longer causes the screen to
flicker under Multi-GPU configurations
z Catalyst Control Center now remembers the position of fourth monitor in Eyefinity
group
z Black screen no longer observed with “Unigine Heaven Benchmark 2.0″ application
with OpenGL mode settings
z Enabling dynamic contrast in Catalyst Control Center video settings no longer causes
vertical stripes to appear during XVID content playback

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:

z [Catalyst Control Center] Avivo basic color controls in the “All Settings” page can
now be applied and will not shift to default values
z HBR (high bit-rate) audio now functions properly
z “Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction” no longer fails during game play for ATI
Radeon™ HD 2000 and 3000 series cards

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:

z “Resident Evil 5″ now launches properly with a HDMI display connected to an AGP
card
z PowerDVD no longer exhibits blue and pink tint when adjusting brightness and
contrast in Catalyst Control Center when viewing Blu-ray content

Known Issues Under All Windows Operating Systems

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under
the Windows operating system in the latest version of Catalyst™. These include:

z Disabling CrossFire™ for the first time may cause the “Contrast” value to change to
zero in Catalyst Control Center – Display Properties Color page

ATI Catalyst™ Release Note Version 10.5 7
Known Issues Under the Windows 7 Operating System

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under
the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of Catalyst™. These include:

z Corruption may be observed during “Bioshock 2″ gameplay in DirectX 9 and
DirectX 10 mode with CrossFire™ enabled
z PowerDVD may exhibits blue/pink tint and might not display smooth transition when
adjusting brightness and contrast in Catalyst Control Center when viewing Blu-ray
content
z Grass and crop may be rendered randomly at unusual locations in “Battlefield 2: Bad
Company” game scenes
z [Windows 7 64-bit] Under specific Multi-GPU configurations, “Desktop Window
Manager has stopped working” error may appear after driver installation and will not
be enabled until after restart
z [Catalyst Control Center] Customized Avivo video settings may revert to default
values after resuming from sleep/hibernation during SD or Blu-ray playback
z Drag and Drop transcoded H264i content may experience audio and video
synchronization issues and deinterlacing lines when viewed on some devices
z Under Multi-GPU configuration with Crossfire™ enabled, setting both “Shaders
Quality” and “Post-Processing Quality” to “Enthusiast” may cause the frame rate to
drop in “Crysis Warhead” DirectX 9 game
z Green texture corruption may be observed when resolution/video settings are
changed in “Metro 2033″ game in DirectX 10 and 11 mode on some cards
z Assigned hotkeys may fail to be retained for “Desktops & Displays” after Catalyst
Control Center restart

Known Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating System

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under
the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of Catalyst™. These include:

z Performing bezel compensation on 3×2 Eyefinity configuration may cause the bezel
group (resolutions) to go missing
 
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Windows 7 Family pack in Australia limited time only

01 Dec

http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4b141be209dacc86273fc0a87e0106ad/Product/View/XS8100

Plus a few other stores like

  • bing lee
  • harvey norman
  • jb-hi fi
  • betta electrical
  • officeworks
  • retravision
  • good guys (spotted the latest catalogue and goes on sale on the 3rd December for $225…less for cash of course :) )

Pretty much it will cost you aroun $250 give or take depending on the store for 3 upgrade copies of windows home premium.

But MS have stated its a *water tester* so the deal may stop at any time.

Also still 80 odd dearer than the US gets it….still need to bring pricing inline.

 

http://www.betta.com.au/bettaproducts/Product.aspx?departmentId=8&categoryId=27&groupId=76&productId=342544

 

Seems if you believe betta electrical the sale ends the 31st December…soo get in fast for xmas

 

this is still good value compared to seperate products and the more that take it up the more likely it is to stay longer.

 
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ATI Catalyst 9.10 released

23 Oct

Avivo direct link windows 7/vista x64/x32 http://www2.ati.com/drivers/9-9_vist…2-64_xcode.exe

wrong of course

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx

5xxx series seems to be the same as the rest so just grab one .

they are newer than the beta rc6/7 drivers

 
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Windows 7 and itsnotcheating

22 Oct

Hi all.

Well Microsoft have come to the party gain with Windows 7 proffesional upgrade 32 or 64 bit for $49.95 Australian dollars  Scratch that they hiked the price up to $119 a copy now.

TSK TSK

http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/itsnotcheating/default.aspx

I have grabbed it and i am downloading it now.

By far the cheapest way to get windows 7.

Have at it :)

As an aside this is how i created a bootable win7 disk.

just grab the file from digital river(3 gig odd) run it it expands abunch of files and a setup windows opens close that then find these files

folder and files list expanded
folder and files list expanded

in the expanded setup folder is the windows installation files.

 

then follow this guide from basically point 4 down.

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/23/illustrative-guide-to-create-bootable-iso-image-from-vista-win-image-files/

this is what i did and i have a bootable disk.

i am about to test it installing over an old winxp 32 bit so i will need to format  a fresh.

===============================================================================================================================================

Addition

To clear a few things up What is the difference between what I can purchase from the online store versus in a retail store?

There is no difference between the Windows 7 software you will install from the online store versus in retail stores. However, if you need to perform a custom (clean) install on your PC, we recommend you purchase the back-up DVD.

From

http://store.digitalriver.com/store/msshau/ContentTheme/pbPage.Windows_7_FAQ

Also

Terms

http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/itsnotcheating/terms.aspx

Not sure if this is mentioned anywhere but there is a windows 7 usb/dvd tool to whack the iso on.

http://www.microsoftstore.com.au/shop/Help/Windows-7-USB-DVD-Download-Tool

good for netbooks(i knwo the other methods are fine but always nice to have choices :) )

ok didn’t work with my iso…

another point to make.

you can use the 32 bit code for the 64 bit disk so you can purchase 2 copies on one account(sometimes 3 if they screw up :) ) you can do a clean install on a fresh hardrive using various methods.

http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp

 1 2 or 3 will work usually (i have done a clean install formatting the drives then installing and by not using the key initially it installed and allowed me to add the key and activate, did this twice)

now legally it is a bit of hmmm as the EULA clearly states that you must have a qualifying OS for upgrade and that OS will be disabled and not usable after the upgrade, (so if you do a double install then you disable the os you are using :p) seems that the windows 7 RC is a valid upgrade path as this did work (using a clean install though) also seems any copies of windows will allow it to install (windows xp nt4 win98 msdnna copies etc) so if you have an ol win  98 hard drive around throw it in and see if it allows an install.

So it is up to you in regards to above…just because it works doesn’t make it right :)

 
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windows 7 family pack

17 Aug

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/31/windows-anytime-upgrade-and-family-pack-pricing.aspx

Friday Jul 31, 2009 288 Comments

Most people buy a PC preinstalled with the edition of Windows that meets their unique needs. However, for some customers their needs may change over time.

With Windows Anytime Upgrade (or WAU), we make it super easy and convenient for the small number of customers who’s PC needs evolve to need a higher edition of Windows 7.

There are a couple of specific situations where we think WAU will prove useful:

Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 Home Premium: $79.99 A customer may purchase a netbook thinking they would use primarily it for email. Over time, they find they are using that netbook as their primary every-day PC. That person decides they want their netbook to do more. If the netbook is running Windows 7 Starter (or Windows 7 Home Basic in select markets), WAU makes it super easy to upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium. Moving to Windows 7 Home Premium will allow that customer to take advantage of features such as Aero Peek and other enhanced functionality in the Windows Taskbar in Windows 7 such as Taskbar Previews. Desktop themes are also enabled and so is Remote Media Streaming.

Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional: $89.99 Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate: $139.99* * You’ll note that we’ve reduced the price of moving from Home Premium to Ultimate 12% in the US as compared to Vista pricing

Another case where WAU may come in handy is when a person wants the ability to connect to a business network (a “domain”). Using WAU to move up to Windows 7 Professional enables the customer to take advantage of the ability to join a domain and use Windows XP Mode to run older programs. When using WAU to move to Windows 7 Ultimate, you’ll get everything from the other editions plus BitLocker to keep your USB devices encrypted and secure and the ability to run your PC in any of 35 different languages (via Language Packs).

After Windows 7 is released to market on October 22nd, you will be able to buy a retail package that contains an upgrade key at a store near you for any of the 3 paths I highlighted above.

If you live in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK or the US (13 countries) – you will be able to purchase the upgrade from Microsoft online directly within Windows 7.

Whether you buy a WAU retail package from a store or online directly within Windows 7, the upgrade takes as few as ten minutes. This is because it only requires an upgrade key (no media). Your current programs, files, and settings will remain intact.

For a rundown of the Windows Anytime Upgrade experience, click here.

Now let’s talk about the Windows 7 Family Pack. Last week I confirmed we were doing a family pack for Windows 7 consisting of Windows 7 Home Premium for installation on up to 3 PCs.

Today, most homes have more than one PC in them. When you run Windows 7 on more than one PC on a home network, you can do more with features like HomeGroup. HomeGroup allows people to connect to PCs on their network and share files, music and photos with the whole family – easily. The Windows 7 Family Pack is an easy and affordable way to get all your PCs in your household running Windows 7 through licensing to install Windows 7 Home Premium on up to 3 PCs.

The Windows 7 Family Pack will be available starting on October 22nd until supplies last here in the US and other select markets. In the US, the price for the Windows 7 Family Pack will be $149.99 for 3 Windows 7 Home Premium licenses. That’s a savings of more than $200 for three licenses. This is a great value and we’re excited to be able to offer it to customers.

 
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