Mobility x600 Cat. Drivers

Demonoid · Dec 19, 2006, 01:21 AM

I just had a quick question concerning my drivers. Im using a ATI Radeon Mobility x600 using a pentium 4 HT. I recently downloaded the mod tool, my questions is I went to http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html => Media Center => Radeon => x600. Then downloaded cat 6.12 , did i download the correct drivers or am I going to mess my comp up? Thanks for any help you can supply.

swimtech · Dec 27, 2006, 06:10 AM

Welcome to the DriverHeaven forums Demonoid...

Yes, using a driverset not specifically approved for use by the manufacturer can "mess up" your computer. However, a lot of us do it regularly. The Catalyst 6.12 set might, and then again, it might not, depending...

On laptops especially, there is quite a bit of risk involved due mainly to compatibility issues between the driverset, bios, chipset, and video chip in the unit. Know also, in fairness, that the first people to try the latest driverset for desktop chips modded to work with a Mobility chip in a laptop take the biggest risks - but I've never actually heard of the hardware being damaged - at worst they have to wipe the hard drive clean and reinstall the OS and applications or restore the hard drive with software supplied by the manufacturer on optical disks or a restore partition. But, if you're willing to learn and experiment, there's a bunch of us here who are willing to do what we can to assist...

What is the exact make and model of your laptop?

Dec 19, 2006, 01:21 AM	#1
Demonoid DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Mobility x600 Cat. Drivers I just had a quick question concerning my drivers. Im using a ATI Radeon Mobility x600 using a pentium 4 HT. I recently downloaded the mod tool, my questions is I went to http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html => Media Center => Radeon => x600. Then downloaded cat 6.12 , did i download the correct drivers or am I going to mess my comp up? Thanks for any help you can supply.

Dec 27, 2006, 06:10 AM	#2
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Welcome to the DriverHeaven forums Demonoid... Yes, using a driverset not specifically approved for use by the manufacturer can "mess up" your computer. However, a lot of us do it regularly. The Catalyst 6.12 set might, and then again, it might not, depending... On laptops especially, there is quite a bit of risk involved due mainly to compatibility issues between the driverset, bios, chipset, and video chip in the unit. Know also, in fairness, that the first people to try the latest driverset for desktop chips modded to work with a Mobility chip in a laptop take the biggest risks - but I've never actually heard of the hardware being damaged - at worst they have to wipe the hard drive clean and reinstall the OS and applications or restore the hard drive with software supplied by the manufacturer on optical disks or a restore partition. But, if you're willing to learn and experiment, there's a bunch of us here who are willing to do what we can to assist... What is the exact make and model of your laptop? __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.