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Catalyst™ Release Note Version 5.9

This release note provides information on the latest posting of ATI's industry leading software suite, Catalyst™. This particular software suite updates both the ATI Display Driver (version 8.172), and the Catalyst™ Control Center (version 5.9). 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™ 5.9 Release Note provides information on the following:

Web Content

The Catalyst™ software suite 5.9 contains the following:

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:

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:

ATI FireMV™ 2D Drivers Support

The Catalyst™ software suite 5.9 also provides 2D graphics driver support for the following FireMV™ 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.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 5.9 software suite. New features include:

Driver Message Events

Catalyst™ 5.9 introduces Display Abstraction Layer (DAL) activation of driver message events for notification of controller configuration changes. This feature will apply to all supported operating systems.

Directional Motion Adaptive Deinterlacing Algorithm

Catalyst™ 5.9 introduces directional motion adaptive deinterlacing algorithm through the 3D shader. The algorithm will detect edges in 5 different directions. This reduces artifacts, and improves the overall detinterlace video quality.

Issues Resolved in Catalyst™ Software Suite 5.9

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

Known Issues for Catalyst™ Software Suite 5.9

The following section provides a summary of open issues in the latest version of Catalyst™. These include

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.

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