ATI Mobility X1xxx series driver Vista/Windows 7 Proper

Siauka · Nov 13, 2009, 09:11 PM

I made it to work at last on my X1600

here what I have done, this short tutorial for Vista/Windows 7 or Windows XP:

1. Make sure you have cleaned all ATI drivers, you can do this with (Drive Sweaper or Driver Cleaner.NET)
2. Download and install Mobility Modder v1.2.1.0 here
3. Download ATI Legacy Radeon X1xxx series driver for Vista/Windows 7 here or for Windows XP here, latest version 10.2
4. Modd, install and have fun this up to date drivers

I hope it will be usefull for someone...

Post edited to view latest driver version, cheers =)

happyreaper · Nov 18, 2009, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Siauka

I made it to work at last on my X1600

here what I have done, this short tutorial for Vista/Windows 7 or Windows XP:

1. Make sure you have cleaned all ATI drivers, you can do this with (Drive Sweaper or Driver Cleaner.NET)
2. Download and install Mobility Modder v1.2.0.0 here
3. Download ATI Legacy Radeon X1xxx series driver for Vista/Windows 7 here or for Windows XP here, latest version 9.8
4. Modd, install and have fun this up to date drivers

I hope it will be usefull for someone...

P. S. You can only install 9.8 driver in device manager and then mod 9.9 Mobility drivers to install only Catalyst Control Center, didn't try with 9.10 desktop driver but it should work to.

Now that legacy ver 9.11 is released, I assume we can use that as well?

And also to anyone out there, is it better to use the 9.11 legacy drivers (even though they don't officially support win7)
Or use the normal ver 9.3 which did support windows 7?

thienz · Nov 22, 2009, 01:57 PM

Thank you very much!

This worked on Win 7 (for X1700) with:

DriverSweeper_2.0.5-[Guru3D.com].exe
9-11_legacy_vista32-64_dd_ccc.exe
MMDotNETSetup1210.zip

from the links you gave in the first post!

whippetdog · Dec 18, 2009, 06:18 AM

A huge thanks for the tip. I had the "hard to read menu text" on MW2 and this fixed it! Just run the Modder before the ATI driver install step (after the Extract) and you'll be fine. This solved many hours of other attempts that didnt work.

Running Windows 7 (32 Bit) on MacBook Pro, Bootcamp
ATI Radeon Mobility X1600

Mibo22 · Feb 18, 2010, 05:20 PM

Also from my side: Many thanks for the hints!

Was succesful with W7 on my BenQ S73G (=ATI X1600) and Catalyst Version 09.11 - and am happy now :-)

mazestix · Apr 3, 2010, 04:09 PM

A Big thank you from me as well. I modified my Radeon Mobility X1600 using the last version, 10.3 from ATI website. In the end of the installation i saw on the report that "installation failed". But when i rebooted everything worked perfectly! I got a 4.3 score on the graphic card score from windows experience index!

joeyjackpot · May 12, 2010, 07:16 PM

I did this with the Dell XPS M2010 running a ATi Mobility Radeon x1800. This is unique because when you install Windows 7, it actually auto-detects your GPU and downloads a driver for windows update. I have found the driver to be unstable, though, and it frequently breaks and needs system restore to fix.

I used this trick, but with the current Legacy version (10.2). My driver version is still 8.xxx, but the catalyst software is 10.2. I also had to use the Modified installer for both the driver and CCC, as Device Manager would not accept the driver as a better update (even when the drivers had been cleaned with driver sweeper)...

However, so far so good!

Mibo22 · Sep 27, 2010, 09:02 PM

Have now changed to Legacy drivers 10-02: I tried the easy way as I read in another thread: Extract (only, abort installation) and modify the drivers. Then I used the "update function" of device-manager by leading it to the file containing the modified drivers. This method worked well on my BenQ S73G (GPU is Mobility Radeon X1600).

ins0mniac · Nov 9, 2010, 01:45 PM

I'm eager to try this but before I do I just need to get something clear in my head. When people refer to the radeon x1xxx mobility cards, does this also apply to the x1250 used in the Dell Latitude XT?

Thanks

Ins.

EDIT: I am assuming that the x1250 is included under the mobility X1xxx title but it always seems to be placed separately when the X1xxx cards are listed and not in the list with the rest of the family which is why I ask.

Siauka · Dec 1, 2010, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ins0mniac

I'm eager to try this but before I do I just need to get something clear in my head. When people refer to the radeon x1xxx mobility cards, does this also apply to the x1250 used in the Dell Latitude XT?

Thanks

Ins.

EDIT: I am assuming that the x1250 is included under the mobility X1xxx title but it always seems to be placed separately when the X1xxx cards are listed and not in the list with the rest of the family which is why I ask.

Yes it does! it is for all x1xxx series

Nov 13, 2009, 09:11 PM	#1
Siauka HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	ATI Mobility X1xxx series driver Vista/Windows 7/XP Proper I made it to work at last on my X1600 here what I have done, this short tutorial for Vista/Windows 7 or Windows XP: 1. Make sure you have cleaned all ATI drivers, you can do this with (Drive Sweaper or Driver Cleaner.NET) 2. Download and install Mobility Modder v1.2.1.0 here 3. Download ATI Legacy Radeon X1xxx series driver for Vista/Windows 7 here or for Windows XP here, latest version 10.2 4. Modd, install and have fun this up to date drivers I hope it will be usefull for someone... Post edited to view latest driver version, cheers =) Last edited by Siauka; Oct 28, 2010 at 04:44 PM.

Nov 22, 2009, 01:57 PM	#3
thienz DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Re: ATI Mobility X1xxx series driver Vista/Windows 7 Proper Thank you very much! This worked on Win 7 (for X1700) with: DriverSweeper_2.0.5-[Guru3D.com].exe 9-11_legacy_vista32-64_dd_ccc.exe MMDotNETSetup1210.zip from the links you gave in the first post!

Dec 18, 2009, 06:18 AM	#4
whippetdog DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Re: ATI Mobility X1xxx series driver Vista/Windows 7 Proper A huge thanks for the tip. I had the "hard to read menu text" on MW2 and this fixed it! Just run the Modder before the ATI driver install step (after the Extract) and you'll be fine. This solved many hours of other attempts that didnt work. Running Windows 7 (32 Bit) on MacBook Pro, Bootcamp ATI Radeon Mobility X1600

Feb 18, 2010, 05:20 PM	#5
Mibo22 HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Germany, Eschborn (close to Frankfurt/Main) Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Re: ATI Mobility X1xxx series driver Vista/Windows 7 Proper Also from my side: Many thanks for the hints! Was succesful with W7 on my BenQ S73G (=ATI X1600) and Catalyst Version 09.11 - and am happy now :-)

Apr 3, 2010, 04:09 PM	#6
mazestix HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Re: ATI Mobility X1xxx series driver Vista/Windows 7 Proper A Big thank you from me as well. I modified my Radeon Mobility X1600 using the last version, 10.3 from ATI website. In the end of the installation i saw on the report that "installation failed". But when i rebooted everything worked perfectly! I got a 4.3 score on the graphic card score from windows experience index!

May 12, 2010, 07:16 PM	#7
joeyjackpot HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Re: ATI Mobility X1xxx series driver Vista/Windows 7 Proper I did this with the Dell XPS M2010 running a ATi Mobility Radeon x1800. This is unique because when you install Windows 7, it actually auto-detects your GPU and downloads a driver for windows update. I have found the driver to be unstable, though, and it frequently breaks and needs system restore to fix. I used this trick, but with the current Legacy version (10.2). My driver version is still 8.xxx, but the catalyst software is 10.2. I also had to use the Modified installer for both the driver and CCC, as Device Manager would not accept the driver as a better update (even when the drivers had been cleaned with driver sweeper)... However, so far so good!

Sep 27, 2010, 09:02 PM	#8
Mibo22 HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Germany, Eschborn (close to Frankfurt/Main) Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	AW: Re: ATI Mobility X1xxx series driver Vista/Windows 7 Proper Have now changed to Legacy drivers 10-02: I tried the easy way as I read in another thread: Extract (only, abort installation) and modify the drivers. Then I used the "update function" of device-manager by leading it to the file containing the modified drivers. This method worked well on my BenQ S73G (GPU is Mobility Radeon X1600). Last edited by Mibo22; Sep 27, 2010 at 09:28 PM.

Nov 9, 2010, 01:45 PM	#9
ins0mniac HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Re: ATI Mobility X1xxx series driver Vista/Windows 7 Proper I'm eager to try this but before I do I just need to get something clear in my head. When people refer to the radeon x1xxx mobility cards, does this also apply to the x1250 used in the Dell Latitude XT? Thanks Ins. EDIT: I am assuming that the x1250 is included under the mobility X1xxx title but it always seems to be placed separately when the X1xxx cards are listed and not in the list with the rest of the family which is why I ask. Last edited by ins0mniac; Nov 9, 2010 at 01:56 PM.