CATALYST™ Release Notes Version 4.7 for Windows ME
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. These drivers will provide enhanced stability and focuses on fixing known issues associated with previous versions of the Windows Millennium Edition software driver. These driver updates will be made available on a quarterly basis.
Note: Windows 98/98SE is supported through the Windows Millennium Edition driver.
Desktop product family support
The CATALYST™ software suite is designed to support the ATI desktop product family:
Note: ATI All-In-Wonder™ variants based on the above are also supported.
Issues Resolved in the CATALYST™ Software Drivers for Windows ME
This section provides information on CATALYST™ driver issues that have been resolved in the latest release of CATALYST™. These include the following:
- 3DMark01SE: Running the game demo no longer results in the Windows ME operating system failing to respond when two or more monitors are connected to the system and clone mode is enabled
- 3DMark01SE: Running the benchmark in a loop over a long period time no longer results in the Windows 98SE (Chinese Simplified version) failing to respond when an ATI RADEON™ 9550 is installed
- 3DMark01SE: Looping the demo under Windows 98SE and hitting the ESC key to exit the application no longer results in display corruption being seen
- Rise On Nation / Silent Storm: The Windows ME operating system no longer fails to respond while playing these games when an ATI RADEON™ 9550 or 9600 series installed
- Silent Sam: Setting the refresh rate to the highest possible setting for the display resolution of 1024x768 16bpp no longer results in display corruption being seen and the Windows ME operating system failing to respond
- Selecting the option to restart Windows ME in DOS mode no longer results in a blank display when using only a television as the display device
- The translation to simplified chinese for the AGP Settings found the Advanced settings of SmartGart is now displayed correctly
- Connecting a television as the secondary display device and selecting the option to Extend My Windows Desktop on to this Monitor now results in the television display becoming enabled
- Setting the AGP speed in the ATI Control Panel from 4x to 1x and rebooting the system as required no longer results in the Windows ME operating system failing to successfully reboot
- The ATI RADEON 9550 is now identified correctly in the Adapter tab of the Advanced Display Properties under Windows ME
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.
Customer Care Service
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