Omega drivers on radeon 8500le

wglenn · Jul 25, 2004, 04:19 PM

I have a radeon 8500le AGP video card in my system now but will be replacing it with a radion AIW 9600.I have been prepairing to do the switch as soon as my new card arrives from newegg. I have downloaded the Omega driver and was wondering if I should install the driver now before I Install the AIW 9600 video card?

swimtech · Jul 25, 2004, 04:51 PM

Welcome to DH!

I would say hold off. You'll want to confirm all is working properly with the AIW out of the box - the instructions they give you will apply to the supplied driver and there are several more files needed with an AIW card than a standard video card.

Get it sorted with the supplied driver first, then go through switching to Omegadrive's driver after - you'll learn some about the additional files and the process itself when you do that. Once that is in, you'll just be replacing the video driver and control panel (maybe the WDM file - version dependent) when you do the Omegadriver install.

BTW - nice upgrade! You'll really like the extra features with all the TV/VCR/FM stuff not to mention the very large increase in video processing power you'll have for gaming. That's what I'd get for my system below if I could...

wglenn · Jul 25, 2004, 05:02 PM

Thanks! Sounds like the smart way to do it.

wglenn · Jul 25, 2004, 05:20 PM

Also: are there any issues with the drivers and or files needed to get this thing up and running that I should be aware of with this card?

Vampyromaniac · Jul 26, 2004, 12:34 AM

did you see this thread? http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...threadid=51125

wglenn · Jul 26, 2004, 02:09 AM

Yes I Did. I am not sure what WMD/Capture,DAO/MDAC or Win media decoder are but I 'm sure I will soon find out.I will post how it went.Thanks!

Vampyromaniac · Jul 26, 2004, 06:37 AM

WDM/Capture drivers are what allows the card to receive and display audio and video from outside analog sources (cable TV feed, TV antenna, VCR, etc)

DAO/MDAC is a database package that is needed for the ATI Multimedia Center's Library app.

Windows Media Encoder is a set of tools for creating Windows Media files (eg: .WMV) from other video.
Those files are needed for the TV app's recording feature, for recording to Windows Media files.

All the necessary files are linked to and easy to get from that thread, so it should be pretty smooth sailing.

Jul 25, 2004, 04:19 PM	#1
wglenn DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Omega drivers on radeon 8500le I have a radeon 8500le AGP video card in my system now but will be replacing it with a radion AIW 9600.I have been prepairing to do the switch as soon as my new card arrives from newegg. I have downloaded the Omega driver and was wondering if I should install the driver now before I Install the AIW 9600 video card?

Jul 25, 2004, 04:51 PM	#2
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Welcome to DH! I would say hold off. You'll want to confirm all is working properly with the AIW out of the box - the instructions they give you will apply to the supplied driver and there are several more files needed with an AIW card than a standard video card. Get it sorted with the supplied driver first, then go through switching to Omegadrive's driver after - you'll learn some about the additional files and the process itself when you do that. Once that is in, you'll just be replacing the video driver and control panel (maybe the WDM file - version dependent) when you do the Omegadriver install. BTW - nice upgrade! You'll really like the extra features with all the TV/VCR/FM stuff not to mention the very large increase in video processing power you'll have for gaming. That's what I'd get for my system below if I could... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it. Last edited by swimtech; Jul 25, 2004 at 04:58 PM.

Jul 25, 2004, 05:20 PM	Thread Starter #4
wglenn DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Also: are there any issues with the drivers and or files needed to get this thing up and running that I should be aware of with this card? __________________ Intel 845PEBT2 Motherboard P-4 2.4 CPU Micron 256MB crucial PC-2700 MEM Radeon AIW 9600 WD 120GB SATA HD Lite-ON DVD Rom NEC ND-2500a CD DVD Burner Chieftec Tower W/400w PS Creative Inspire 5.1 Speaker system Win XP Home OS

Jul 26, 2004, 12:34 AM	#5
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 76 System Specs	did you see this thread? http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...threadid=51125 __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Jul 26, 2004, 02:09 AM	Thread Starter #6
wglenn DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Yes I Did. I am not sure what WMD/Capture,DAO/MDAC or Win media decoder are but I 'm sure I will soon find out.I will post how it went.Thanks! __________________ Intel 845PEBT2 Motherboard P-4 2.4 CPU Micron 256MB crucial PC-2700 MEM Radeon AIW 9600 WD 120GB SATA HD Lite-ON DVD Rom NEC ND-2500a CD DVD Burner Chieftec Tower W/400w PS Creative Inspire 5.1 Speaker system Win XP Home OS

Jul 25, 2004, 05:02 PM	Thread Starter #3
wglenn DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Thanks! Sounds like the smart way to do it.

Jul 26, 2004, 06:37 AM	#7
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 76 System Specs	WDM/Capture drivers are what allows the card to receive and display audio and video from outside analog sources (cable TV feed, TV antenna, VCR, etc) DAO/MDAC is a database package that is needed for the ATI Multimedia Center's Library app. Windows Media Encoder is a set of tools for creating Windows Media files (eg: .WMV) from other video. Those files are needed for the TV app's recording feature, for recording to Windows Media files. All the necessary files are linked to and easy to get from that thread, so it should be pretty smooth sailing. __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250