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Titolo: ATi Catalyst 5.10

Uscita la release di ottobre 2005 dei drivers ATi Catalyst 

 Uscita la release di ottobre 2005 dei drivers ATi Catalyst
Eccellente, in anticipo rispetto alle previsioni visto che sono passati pochi 
giorni dalla 5.9...
Ecco la Release Note:
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    Catalyst™ Release Note Version 5.10
    This release note provide information on the latest posting of ATI's 
industry leading software suite, Catalyst™. This particular software suite 
updates both the ATI Display Driver (version 8.18), and the Catalyst™ Control 
Center (version 5.10). This unified driver has been further enhanced to 
provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The ATI 
Catalyst™ software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability.
    The Catalyst™ 5.10 Release Note provides information on the following:
        * Web Content
        * ATI Desktop product family support
        * ATI Chipset Product Support
        * ATI FireMV™ 2D Drivers Support
        * Operating systems supported
        * New Features
        * Issues Resolved in Catalyst™ Software Suite 5.10
        * Known Issues for Catalyst™ Software Suite 5.10
        * Downloading the ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite
        * Uninstalling the ATI Control Panel and Display Driver
        * Installing the latest Catalyst™ Software Suite
        * Catalyst™ Crew Driver Feedback
    Web Content
    The Catalyst™ software suite 5.10 contains the following:
        * Radeon® display driver 8.18
        * Multimedia Center™ 9.08
        * HydraVision™ 3.25.0006
        * HydraVision™ Basic Edition 3.25.9006
        * Remote Wonder 3.02
        * WDM Driver Install Bundle
        * Southbridge/IXP Driver
        * Catalyst™ Control Center Version 5.10
    Caution:  The Catalyst™ Control Center requires that Microsoft's .NET 
Framework Version 1.1 be installed. Without .NET Version 1.1 installed the 
Catalyst™ Control Center will not launch properly, and the user will see an 
error message as a result
    Caution:  The Remote Wonder™ 3.02 software is intended to support Remote 
Wonder™ and Remote Wonder™ II products. Remote Wonder™ Plus user should 
continue to use the software provided with the product.
       Note:  The ATI WDM Driver Install Bundle contains both the ATI WDM 
Driver versions 8.17 and 4.07. The setup program automatically detects the ATI 
All-in-Wonder® or ATI VIVO™ product installed in your system and installs the 
appropriate ATI WDM components.
    The WDM version 8.17 is installed on:
    · All-in-Wonder® 9600 Series
    · All-in-Wonder® 9800 Series
    · All-in-Wonder® 9700 Series
    · All-in-Wonder® X600 Series
    · All-in-Wonder® X800 Series
    The WDM version 4.07 (6246) is installed on:
    · Radeon® 9200 series or earlier All-in-Wonder® products.
    · ATI VIVO™ products
       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/
    ATI Desktop product family support
    The Catalyst™ software suite is designed to support the following ATI 
desktop products:
        * Radeon® X850 series
        * Radeon® X800 series
        * Radeon® X700 series
        * Radeon® X600 series
        * Radeon® X550 series
        * Radeon® X300 series
        * Radeon® 9X00 series
        * Radeon® 8500 series
        * Radeon® 7X00 series
       Note:  ATI ALL-IN-WONDER™ variants based on the above are also 
supported.
       Note:  All ATI Radeon® PC Graphic cards are optimized for Microsoft's 
Media Center Edition 2005 when coupled with a supported video capture card.
    ATI Chipset Product Support
    The Catalyst™ software suite is designed to support the following ATI 
chipset products:
        * Radeon® XPRESS 200 series
        * Radeon® 9000 IGP
        * Radeon® 9100 IGP
        * Radeon® 9100 IGP Pro
        * IXP 300
    ATI FireMV™ 2D Drivers Support
    The Catalyst™ software suite 5.10 also provides 2D graphics driver support 
for the following FireMV™ products:
        * FireMV™ 2400
        * FireMV™ 2200 PCIe
        * FireMV™ 2200
    Operating systems supported
    The latest version of the Catalyst™ software suite is designed to support 
the following Microsoft Windows platforms:
        * Windows XP
        * Windows XP Media Center Edition (graphics driver support only)
        * Windows 2000
        * Windows Media Center Edition (graphics driver support only)
       Note:  As of January 1, 2004, Microsoft no longer accepted 
certification submissions for the Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition 
operating system. The ATI Catalyst™ CREW however is committed to all its 
customers and is now providing non certified WHQL software drivers for users 
of the Windows Millennium Edition operating system. Windows Millennium Edition 
users can obtain the software driver at: 
http://www.support.ati.com/
. Windows 
98/98SE is supported through the ME driver.
    New Features
    This section provides information on new features introduced in the 
Catalyst™ 5.10 software suite. New features include:
        * CrossFire™ Support
        * Default Screen Rotation Keystrokes
        * Display Control Panel Extension Enhancements for Windows XP MCE
    CrossFire™ Support
    The Catalyst™ software suite 5.10 introduces support for ATI CrossFire™. 
ATI CrossFire™ allows for multiple Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) to be 
placed within a single PC, providing superior gaming performance.
    Default Screen Rotation Keystrokes
    The Catalyst™ software suite 5.10 introduces default screen rotation 
keystrokes. The following default hotkeys will be assigned for rotating the 
display:
    CTRL-ALT-Up Arrow
    0 degrees rotation (Normal landscape mode)
    CTRL-ALT-Left Arrow
    Rotate 90 degrees left (Portrait mode)
    CTRL-ALT-Right Arrow
    Rotate 90 degrees right
    CTRL-ALT-Down Arrow
    Rotate 180 degrees
    Display Control Panel Extension Enhancements for Windows XP MCE
    The Catalyst™ software suite 5.10 introduces enhancements for the display 
control panel extensions for Windows XP MCE. Enhancements include the 
following:
        * Placing the ATI Setting within the Windows XP MCE main menu
        * A display resolution slider bar with preset display resolutions of 
480p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p
        * Adjust picture to fit your desktop display
        * Ability to force display with current settings for display devices 
with incomplete or with an inaccurate EDID
    Issues Resolved in Catalyst™ Software Suite 5.10
    The following section provides a summary of the issues that have been 
resolved in the latest version of Catalyst™. These include:
        * 3Dmark03: Setting the display resolution to 1024x768 32bbp and 
having Anti-Aliasing set to 6x no longer results in Windows crashing when 
running 3Dmark03 Mother Nature test
        * Dungeon Siege 2: The cursor image is now displayed properly when 
playing the game under Windows XP with an ATI Radeon® X800 series installed
        * Graphedit: Watching and listening to audio/video using the composite 
input found on the ATI Radeon® X300/X600 no longer results in the left and 
right audio being swapped
        * Max Payne 2: Erratic mouse pointer behavior is no longer noticed 
within the game's menu after a short time period of game play
        * Pacific Fighters: Setting the display device to 1024x768 32bpp and 
enabling Anti-Aliasing to 6x no longer results in display corruption being 
noticed within the game
        * Prince of Persia: Sands of Time: Attempting to launch the game under 
Windows with an ATI Radeon® X800 XL installed no longer results in an error 
message being displayed
        * Silent Hunter 3: Enabling all video options within the game and 
setting the particle density to 100, along with setting Anti-Aliasing to 6X 
and Anisotropic Filtering to 16x, no longer results in display corruption on 
the left portion of the display
        * Stronghold 2: Attempting to launch the game under Windows XP 
Professional x64 edition no longer results in the game failing to load and the 
operating system rebooting itself
        * The German language control panel text no longer appears truncated 
when using 96 DPI
        * Overlay Theater Mode no longer fails to be applied on the secondary 
display device when using extended desktop mode
        * Catalyst™ Control Center: Entering the Adjustments page and 
deselecting the option to Let the Application Decide no longer results in the 
Hue value not changing when moving the slider bar
        * Connecting two display devices to the ATI Radeon® X300/X600 no 
longer results in the Overlay Theater Mode failing to be applied to the 
primary display device
        * Attempting to toggle between the CRT and TV using ALT+F5 shortcut no 
longer fails
        * The red/blue components are no longer intermittently swapped when 
rendering images with OpenGL based Java 2D pipeline
        * IBM DFP BN68-30012B-06: Connecting the display device to an ATI 
Radeon® X300/X600 no longer results in display corruption being noticed after 
the installation of the ATI display driver
        * The ATI Radeon® X850 Pro is now properly identified in the Display 
Properties
        * Attempting to enabling clone mode under Windows XP MCE while 
watching TV in a windowed mode no longer results in the operating system 
crashing
        * Using a PAL version of the Microsoft operating system (XP, or XP 
MCE) no longer results in the region being switched from PAL to NTSC when 
clicking the video list found in the tuner tab of the TV function of the ATI 
MMC
        * The FM seek function found in the ATI MMC no longer operates the 
same as the tune function when using an ATI All-in-Wonder X800 (PAL) under the 
Windows XP MCE operating system
    Known Issues for Catalyst™ Software Suite 5.10
    The following section provides a summary of open issues in the latest 
version of Catalyst™. These include
        * City of Heroes: Playing the game under Windows XP Media Center 
Edition may results in display corruption being notice when attempting to 
task-switch between the game and the desktop. Further details can be found in 
topic number 737-19792
        * Beyond Good or Evil: Flickering artifacts are noticed on the game 
characters after approximately 15 minutes of game play. Further details can be 
found in topic number 737-20795
        * Dark Age of Camelot: The game exits to the desktop immediately after 
launching, or may play for up to 15 minutes followed by a VPU Recover error 
message being displayed. Further details can be found in topic number 
737-20794
        * Medal of Honor Allied Assaults: The game does not launch with 
Spearhead or Breakthrough expansion packs installed under Windows XP. Further 
details can be found in topic number. 737-20793
        * Neverwinter Nights: Installing the 1.66 patch along with Shadows of 
Undertide and Hordes add-ons result in features of the game being missing when 
using an ATI Radeon® 9600 SE. Further details can be found in topic number. 
737-20792
        * Catalyst™ Control Center: The SmartShader™ effect is not removed 
from the 3D preview when attempting to restore the default values in the 
Catalyst™ Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 
737-20846
        * 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-497
        * Connecting an HDTV to an ATI Radeon® X700 series may result in the 
HDTV being detected as a CRT or TV under the Windows XP operating system. 
Further details can be found in topic number 737-20783
        * Attempting to install the integrated WDM driver under Windows XP may 
result in an error message being displayed indicating that the hardware is not 
installed because the install Wizard cannot find the necessary software. 
Further details can be found in topic number. 737-20784
        * Connecting a CRT and a TV may result in the TV not being 
automatically detected under Windows XP MCE when using an ATI Radeon® 
9550/9600/9650 series. Further details can be found in topic number 737-20785
        * Using the Custom option when installing the software driver results 
in the Theater 550 software driver not being present. Further details can be 
found in topic number 737-20786
        * Catalyst™ Control Center: The menu items in the Deinterlacing aspect 
page of the Catalyst™ Control Center maybe missing when selecting Simplified 
Chinese as the supported language. Further details can be found in topic 
number 737-20787
        * Catalyst™ Control Center: Enabling East Asian language support may 
result in the Apply, Discard and Defaults buttons being invisible. Further 
details can be found in topic number 737-20788
        * Vertical striping corruption maybe noticed when running the Windows 
XP MCE TV when using an ATI All-in-Wonder™ X600 series. Further details can be 
found in topic number 737-20789
        * Connecting a DVD player to the ATI All-in-Wonder™ X600 may result in 
the left and right audio channels being reversed when using the Windows XP MCE 
operating system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-20790
        * Enabling CrossFire support on a system using three display device 
may result in corruption remaining on the secondary or third display devices 
when disabling the displays. Further details can be found in topic number 
737-20791
    For further information and general help on driver or software 
installation, game issues, and more, visit ATI Customer Care.
    ATI Customer Care
    ATI Customer Care website provides a high level of technical support and 
easy of navigation. The ATI Customer Care website provides accurate and 
up-to-date product support for optimum usability and performance. Technical 
issues are categorized and can be personalized to enhance user experience. The 
ATI Customer Care Website can be found at: 
support.ati.com
    To view a known or resolved issue, do the following:
       1. Go to: 
support.ati.com
. The ATI Customer Care web page is displayed.
       2. In the top left hand pane, click Advanced Search. The Advanced 
Search pane is displayed.
       3. Under Search Type: Select the By: ID option.
       4. Enter the Topic number.
       5. Click Go.
    Downloading the ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite
    This section provides information on downloading the Catalyst™ Software 
Suite for your ATI Radeon® product. The ATI Catalyst™ Crew recommends that you 
create a central location for your ATI Catalyst™ downloads. To do this, follow 
these steps.
       1. Right-click on any open area of your desktop. A drop down menu is 
displayed.
       2. Select New->Folder. A new folder is created on your desktop.
       3. Name the folder Catalyst™ Downloads.
       4. Navigate to the 
http://ati.com
. The ATI Technologies Inc. home page 
is displayed.
       5. Select Customer Care ->Find a Driver. The Drivers and Software 
download web page is displayed.
       6. Select the software or driver you require.
       7. Click Download. A File download dialog box is displayed.
       8. Click Save. The Save As dialog box is displayed.
       9. Navigate to the Catalyst™ Download folder, and click Save.
    You have successfully saved the software driver to your desktop.
    Uninstalling the ATI Control Panel and Display Driver
    This section provides information on uninstalling the previous versions of 
your ATI Control Panel and ATI Display Driver for your Radeon® product.
       Note:  If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, ensure that you 
have logged in with system administrative rights.
    Before you can install the latest Catalyst™ software driver for your 
Radeon® product, you must uninstall the previous ATI Control Panel. To do 
this, follow these steps:
       1. Navigate to the Add/Remove programs tool provided by Microsoft. This 
tool is found in the Control Panel.
             Note:  Ensure all other applications are closed before continuing 
with the uninstall of the ATI Display Driver.
       2. Click the Change/Remove button. The ATI Control Panel Setup window 
is displayed.
       3. Select Remove, and click Next. A Confirm File Deletion dialog box is 
displayed.
       4. Click OK. The ATI Control Panel Setup window is displayed.
       5. Select No, and click Finish. You are returned to the Add/Remove 
Program tool.
    You have successfully uninstalled the ATI Control Panel.
    You are now ready to uninstall the ATI Display Driver. To do this, follow 
these steps:
       1. Select ATI Display Driver in the Add/Remove Program tool.
       2. Click the Change/Remove button.
             Note:  If you have multiple display adapters installed, a dialog 
box will appear instructing you to choose which ATI Display driver to 
uninstall. Click the Select All button.
       3. Click Yes when prompted to confirm the uninstall of the ATI Display 
Driver.
       4. Reboot your system as prompted to compete the uninstall of the ATI 
Display Driver.
             Note:  If you are prompted to start the installation of a display 
driver upon boot up, click CANCEL
    You have successfully uninstalled the previous version of the ATI Display 
Driver and ATI Control Panel.
    Installing the latest Catalyst™ Software Suite
    This section provides information on installing the latest Catalyst™ 
Software Suite for your Radeon® product. To install the driver, follow these 
steps:
       1. Navigate to the Catalyst™ Download folder on your desktop. 
Double-click on the folder to view its content.
       2. Double click the Catalyst™ software suite you have downloaded. 
Accept all the default prompts.
       3. Restart your system as required.
    You have successfully installed the latest Catalyst™ software suite.
    Catalyst™ CREW Driver Feedback
    This driver release incorporates suggestions received through the 
Catalyst™ CREW Driver Feedback program. To provide us with your feedback, 
visit: Catalyst™ CREW Driver Feedback.
       Note:  You must be registered and signed in to access the Catalyst™ 
CREW Driver Feedback program. Once you have registered, go to the ticket 
submission form, and select Catalyst™ CREW Driver Feedback as the category.
    ATI Technologies Inc.
 
http://www.ati.com
    Voice: 
(905) 882-2600
    Fax: 
(905) 882-2620
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BMW 120d Attiva driver 

 desktop products:
Quindi ancora questi driver non supportano, almeno stando alla RN, le nuove 
schede X1K..... Strano.....


caz*o! Proprio ieri avevo installato gli omega drivers basati sui catalyst
5.9!
Vabbč...tanto non c'č niente che mi serva nel changelog

 nuove schede X1K..... Strano.....
Già, anche leggendo tra le righe dei file .INF non si trova traccia! 

 Vabbč...tanto non c'č niente che mi serva nel changelog
ci sono discreti incrementi di prestazioni per le schede di fascia alta... 

> ci sono discreti incrementi di prestazioni per le schede di fascia alta...
appunto...fascia alta, ma la mia č una 9500 :))

Nel messaggio:
434eb...@x-privat.org
,
BS82 < 
simNONSPAMMAR...@tiscali.it
 > ha scritto:
| ci sono discreti incrementi di prestazioni per le schede di fascia
| alta...
Scusate se mi intrometto... ma nessuno ha avuto problemi nell'installazione 
di questa release? A me danno (sia i driver che il pannello di controllo) 
l'errore "0x80040707" e poi l'avviso "ISLAYER.DLL not loaded into memory...
C'ho i porcini nel case? Eppure e' poco che ho piallato XP...
Ciao!
Baio 

Nel messaggio:
_VT3f.13525$
Pe2.2...@twister2.libero.it
,
Baio < 
73baioD...@libero.it
 > ha scritto:
| Scusate se mi intrometto... ma nessuno ha avuto problemi
| nell'installazione di questa release? A me danno (sia i driver che il
| pannello di controllo) l'errore "0x80040707" e poi l'avviso
| "ISLAYER.DLL not loaded into memory... C'ho i porcini nel case?
| Eppure e' poco che ho piallato XP...
Mi sono gia' risposto...
http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q108167
Ma pagherei sapere cosa diavolo ha fatto saltare quella fottuta chiave del 
registro...
C'e' da avere paura!
Ciao!
Baio