ATI graphics card Problems.

[Alwin Roth]

So, I have an ATI graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 5870

I downloaded the ATI catalyst Manager thing, and updated it from 10.6 to 10.7

However doing so, it completely screwed up my Laptop.

During gaming sessions it would randomly go Grey screen, then start twitching, then completely freeze up.

This includes browser games, or simply when surfing the net.


So, that's where I need help.

A. What can I do about this?

and

B. I want to downgrade to 10.6 again, how do I do so?


What I recently have done is opened up my Device Manager and completely uninstalled the Display Adapters.

Then my computer re-scanned my computer and installed them again.

I uninstalled the ATI catalyst thing (should burn in hell)

So, how exactly can I tell if I have version 10.6 now?
(I think I'm stuck at version 10.5 or something)

[Aerowyn]

I really, genuinely hate Radeon cards. They're horrible. And since they just changed their drivers over to some other thing.... it makes it REALLY complicated to get the right drivers (mine got fucked up, eventually died).

I am genuinely not sure how to check the version of your drivers.... unless do you play steam games by any chance? If your drivers are "outdated" and you try to play a game on steam, they will notify you of it, and I THINK they may include that information.

Or else you should just get a new video card. ATI can burn in hell.

[Syuusuke]

Safe way is to uninstall the drivers you have right now (again) and be sure that you're installing 10.6

Because you uninstalled the catalyst thing...(it tells you waht version)

[CrAsHOvErRide]

Laptop video cards are not supported by ATI because most Laptop companies chose to create drivers on their own. You were not suppose to be able to update your video card in the first place. You are suppose to look on the driver site of your Laptop manufacture.

[AAA]

or you could roll back to your older driver...

Follow the instructions in the link below. The driver for your graphics card will be under "Display Adapter" in the Device manager.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/driverrollback.mspx

[Alwin Roth]

Well,

I hated ATI to begin with....

anyhow I tried uninstalling the driver, but now I couldn't play with my games at the max settings I usually play them at.

Downloaded 10.5, but that didn't help.

So I said "fuck you ATI" and completely did a system Restore on the laptop.

I got everything installed (basic programs, Mozilla, chrome, MSE, xfire, etc.), and games work fine (only have counter strike installed atm, Played a lil runescape to see if it worked and it did)

Now I just need to install 25 more games.

Thanks for the help anyhow.

edit: Bad company 2 is now installed :D

[Syuusuke]

Oh you were on a laptop.

[343guiltymc]

You could've just used a program called driver sweeper, which deletes all traces of drivers from your PC. Then just installed the earlier drivers. That's what I do when I have issues with drivers and it seems to work out fine.

[Syuusuke]

I'm not sure for ATI's case, but some drivers for ati won't install on mobile gpu's on laptops.

[Amit]

I really, genuinely hate Radeon cards. They're horrible. And since they just changed their drivers over to some other thing.... it makes it REALLY complicated to get the right drivers (mine got fucked up, eventually died).

I am genuinely not sure how to check the version of your drivers.... unless do you play steam games by any chance? If your drivers are "outdated" and you try to play a game on steam, they will notify you of it, and I THINK they may include that information.

Or else you should just get a new video card. ATI can burn in hell.

Well, it's already been said, but this is usually only a problem with laptops. I don't find installation of ATi drivers much different from nVidia drivers in terms of complexity. However, I have had more problems with the drivers released by nVidia...all of which were acknowledged by nVidia as flaws. Never had a problem with ATi for the past 12 years, though. ATi cards are without a doubt, much more economical and efficient than nVidia cards, and reliability is known to be higher.