Catalyst BETA available for Windows XP 64-Bit

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · May 20, 2004, 10:46 PM

Thanks to CATALYST maker aka Terry Makedon for the heads up!

ATI has released a Beta version of their Catalyst driver and control panel for Windows XP 64-Bit.

Release notes:

- Running 3DLabs sample X29.exe under XP 64 AMD with an ATI FireGL X2 board installed results in the sample using Microsoft software OpenGL
- Direct 3D performance issues are noticed when running applications such as; 3DMark2001SE, 3DMark2003, Serious Sam 2, and AquaMark. under XP 64 AMD with an ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600/9700 series installed
- OpenGL performance issues are noticed when running applications such as; Serious Sam 2, and Quake 3. under XP 64 AMD with an ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600/9700 series installed
- Having the option Link Time Code Generation enabled results in an error message indicating that there is Insufficient Destination Size for Storage
- Entering the display properties and unchecking the option to Use DDC Information results in a dialog box being displayed indication Run a DLL as an App has encountered a problem and needs to close
Entering S3 or S4 power state under a Windows XP64 system results in a machine check error message being displayed
- Installing the ATI software driver under Windows XP64 AMD results in the TV option tab not being displayed

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mkk · May 20, 2004, 11:09 PM

Jolly Good. It was the right thing to do.

May 20, 2004, 10:46 PM	#1
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	Catalyst BETA available for Windows XP 64-Bit Thanks to CATALYST maker aka Terry Makedon for the heads up! ATI has released a Beta version of their Catalyst driver and control panel for Windows XP 64-Bit. Release notes: - Running 3DLabs sample X29.exe under XP 64 AMD with an ATI FireGL X2 board installed results in the sample using Microsoft software OpenGL - Direct 3D performance issues are noticed when running applications such as; 3DMark2001SE, 3DMark2003, Serious Sam 2, and AquaMark. under XP 64 AMD with an ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600/9700 series installed - OpenGL performance issues are noticed when running applications such as; Serious Sam 2, and Quake 3. under XP 64 AMD with an ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600/9700 series installed - Having the option Link Time Code Generation enabled results in an error message indicating that there is Insufficient Destination Size for Storage - Entering the display properties and unchecking the option to Use DDC Information results in a dialog box being displayed indication Run a DLL as an App has encountered a problem and needs to close Entering S3 or S4 power state under a Windows XP64 system results in a machine check error message being displayed - Installing the ATI software driver under Windows XP64 AMD results in the TV option tab not being displayed Download -Discuss here

May 20, 2004, 11:09 PM	#2
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Jolly Good. It was the right thing to do.