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CATALYST™ Software Release 4.11
Release Note

These release notes 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 8.071), and the CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER (version 4.11). 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™ 4.11 Release Note provides information on the following:

Web Content

The CATALYST™ software suite 4.11 contains the following:

Note: These release notes provide information on the 8.071 display driver only. For information on the ATI Multimedia Center™ 9.03.1, HydraVision™ 3.25.0006, HydraVision 3.25.9006 Basic Edition, WDM version 4.07, Remote Wonder 2.5, or the Southbridge/IXP driver, please refer to their respective release notes found at: http://ati.com/

Desktop product family support

The CATALYST™ software suite is designed to support the following ATI desktop products:
RADEON™ X800 series
 		RADEON™ 9200 series
RADEON™ X700 series
 		RADEON™ 9100 series
RADEON™ X600 series
 		RADEON™ 9000 series
RADEON™ X300 series
 		RADEON™ 7500 series
RADEON™ 9800 series
 		RADEON™ 8500 series
RADEON™ 9700 series
 		RADEON™ 7200 series
RADEON™ 9600 series
 		RADEON™ 7000 series
RADEON™ 9500 series

Note: ATI ALL-IN-WONDER™ variants based on the above are also supported. Excluding the ALL-IN-WONDER™ X800 and X600.
Note: All ATI RADEON™ PC Graphic cards are optimized for Microsoft's Media Center Edition when coupled with a supported video capture card.

ATI Integrated Product Support

The CATALYST™ software suite is designed to support the following ATI integrated products:

Operating systems supported

The latest version of the CATALYST™ software suite is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:

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.atitech.com/support/driver.html. Windows 98/98SE is supported through the ME driver.

CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER Minimum Requirements

This section provides information on ATI's CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER. The CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER replaces the ATI Classic Control Panel and allows users to easily configure and increase their productivity when using an ATI graphics accelerator. The CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER includes an extensive feature set that significantly enhances the end-user experience.

The ATI CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER is supported on the following products:

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

New Features

This section provides information on new features introduced in the latest release of the CATALYST™ Software Suite. New features include:

Localized support for the CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER.

The latest release of the CATALYST™ Software Suite now provides support for the following languages in the CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER:

Display Device Properties Page

The latest release of the CATALYST™ Software Suite provides a new monitor properties page in the CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER. Each display device connected to the graphics accelerator will have its own monitor properties tab.

Issues Resolved in the CATALYST™ Software Suite Version 4.11

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

  • Breed: Playing the game with the display device set to 1024x768 32bpp and AA set to 6x along with AF set to 8x and texture preference set to high performance no longer results in the game failing to respond
  • HALO: Attempting to launch the game under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON X800 PCI-E series installed no longer results in the game failing to load. Further information on resolving this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4679.html
  • Joint Operation Typhoon Rising: An error message is no longer displayed when exiting the game under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ X700 installed. This issue occurs when the game option for Quality Performance is set to 1600x1200. Further information on resolving this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4641.html
  • Postal 2: The staircase now displays spots of red instead of becoming entirely red when a protester is killed using a machine gun
  • Roller Coaster Tycoon 3: Playing the game under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ 7500 series installed no longer results in the building looking bright and appearing to flash
  • Serious Sam: Playing the game under Windows XP with either an ATI RADEON™ 9000, 9200, or 9250 installed no longer results in Truform not being applied to OpenGL models
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The Windows XP operating system no longer randomly fails to respond when loading multiple levels
  • Will Rock: Display corruption and missing textures are no longer noticed in the game
  • CATALYST 4.11 includes a memory allocation bug fix for all AGP RADEON™ products with 256 of MB of memory that significantly improves performance for applications that make intensive us of graphics memory
  • Importing files that have been captured using Pinnacle Media Center into Windows Movie Maker 2 no longer results in the Windows XP operating system failing to respond when an ATI RADEON™ X300 or X600 is installed
  • Display corruption is no longer seen when preview the 3D Pipes screen saver when the display device is set to 2048x1536 16bpp
  • Using Windows Movie Maker 2 under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ X300 or X600 installed no longer results in corrupt colors being displayed in the preview window
  • CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER: The profile manager is now functioning properly when attempting to launch games such as Doom 3 and Quake 3
  • CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER: Using the option "Restore factory defaults" no longer modifies the previously saved Custom view
  • CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER: Changing the position of the gamma slider for display adapter 1 no longer changes the position of the gamma slider for display adapter 2

Known Issues for the CATALYST™ Software Suite Version 4.11

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

  • Call of Duty: Corruption is noticed when playing a saved game under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ 9100 PRO IGP series installed and having a variety of graphic options provided by the game are set too high. Further information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4656.html
  • Everquest: Playing the game under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON X800 XT Platinum Edition installed results in the game displaying a black screen when setting the texture quality option to high and having all radio buttons selected. Further information on this issue can be found at: www.ati.com/support/infobase/4682.html
  • Myst URU Ages Beyond Myst: Attempting to turn 180 degrees and head towards the barb wire fence displayed within the game results in the system failing to respond. This issue is known to occur under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ X800 XT Platinum Edition installed. Further information on this issue can be found at: www.ati.com/support/inforbase/4685.html
  • Rainbow six3: Athena Sword: Playing the game under Windows 2000 with an ATI RADEON™ X700 installed results in the game failing to retain its resolution option of 1600x1200 if you Alt-tab out of the game and then Alt-tab back to the game. Further information on this issue can be found at: www.ati.com/support/infobase/4633.html
  • Attempting to rotate the display 90 degrees and play an OpenGL game under Windows XP may result in the game failing to launch. Further information on this issue can be found at: www.ati.com/support/inforbase/468catalyst_411_release_notes.htmll
  • CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER: Moving the media player from the primary desktop to the secondary desktop results in the Overlay Aspect sliders becoming disabled when moving the media player back to the primary display adapter. Further information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4601.html
  • CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER: Playing a DVD with Theater mode enabled and a secondary display device connected along with clone mode enabled results in the Aspect Ratio option for full screen not working. Further information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4602.html
  • CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER: Setting the Theater mode option to Same as All and playing a media file results in all the buttons for the overlay or standard setting option being greyed out. Further information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4603.html
  • CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER: Assigning a hotkey to increase the overlay gamma results in the hotkey not functioning properly when playing an MPEG using the Windows Media Player. Further information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/460catalyst_411_release_notes.htmll
  • CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER: Playing a media file under Windows 2000 using the MS Media Player with Theater mode option set to Theater mode results in clone mode failing to be applied. Further information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4605.html
  • CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER: 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 information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4606.html
  • CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER: Attempting to set the default colour settings may occasionally result in the default colour setting not being applied. This issue is known to occur under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ 9500 or 9800 installed. Further information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4607.html
  • CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER: Attempting to add a custom timing specification such as; 960x724 for the HDTV device properties page, results in the custom timing not being added to the HDTV resolution menu list. Further information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4608.html
  • CATALYST CONTROL CENTER: Defining a custom view and hiding some of the aspects results in the Advanced View hiding the same aspects. Further information on this issue can be found at: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4702.html

For further information and general help on driver or software installation, game issues, and more, visit the ATI FAQ website.

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 xCATALYST™ 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 ATI software download web page, and select the software driver you require.
  5. Click Download. A File download dialog box is displayed.
  6. Click Save. The Save As dialog box is displayed.
  7. 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 your 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 Feedback Program

This driver release incorporates suggestions received through the CATALYST™ CREW feedback program. Please refer to http://apps.ati.com/driverfeedback/ and provide us further feedback.

ATI Customer Care

The ATI Customer Care is focused on delivering accurate, up-to-date product support for optimum usability and performance. Should you require assistance with your ATI product visit, http://www.atitech.com/support/index.html

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