DOWNLOAD: ATI Catalyst 5.5 Driver Suite (2000/XP/XP MCE/x64)

[TechZ]

ATI has released a new ATI Catalyst drivers (release notes / download ~ 26MB) bringing them up to version 5.5. The package contains: RADEON display driver 8.132, Multimedia Center 9.08, Catalyst Control Center 5.5 (requires .NET Version 1.1 Framework), HydraVision Basic Edition 3.25.9006, Remote Wonder 3.02, WDM version 5.03 (6312) and Southbridge/IXP Driver.

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

View: Catalyst 5.5 release notes
Download: Driver Suite | 2000/XP including Control Center | Windows XP/MCE | XP MCE including Control Center
Download: Display Driver | ATI Control Panel | Catalyst Control Center | WDM Capture Driver
Download: Catalyst 5.5 for Windows XP x64 | Release Notes

[confus-ed]

You are quicker than my software update service Techz ! Thanks

A vaguely interesting thingy from the release notes :-

The ATI WDM Driver Install Bundle contains both the ATI WDM Driver 5.03 (6312) and 4.07 (6246)...

(its got two lots of drivers , one for 'old' cards, & one for 'new' )

So unless you've got a :-

· 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

Then don't bother downloading as

The WDM version 4.07 (6246) is installed on:
· Radeon™ 9200 series or earlier All-in-Wonder™ products.
· ATI VIVO™ products

Which is just the same as last time .

[TechZ]

want to know something funny? I was going to post this a whole 24 hrs ago but was waiting to do it nicely like with all the links

[confus-ed]

want to know something funny? I was going to post this a whole 24 hrs ago but was waiting to do it nicely like with all the links

You are still faster dude , I got notified about this one hrs after your post, maybe this service depends on the TechZ News Service ?

[TechZ]

Ati need to run things by me first :P