Mobility Drivers?

MobileTerror · Sep 16, 2004, 02:05 AM

K, need some advice on the best Omega Drivers for the Mobility Radeon series. I currently have the following specs.

Mobility Radeon 9000 128MB
2.8GHz P4
512MB PCI 2100

I realize that there is a problem with the newer drivers from Omega (2567) and overlay accelleration with laptops, but when playing a number of games (namely Rainbow Six 3 - Ravenshield) I have at points, a 70% drop in framerate, especially in smoke filled areas. Is there a version that corrects this, or should I look into other drivers? Any pointers will be helpful, thx for your time.

TwistedMetal · Sep 16, 2004, 02:12 AM

Hello and welcome to DriverHeaven. Well, if the Omega 2.5.67 drivers are giving you problems you can always try the Cat. 4.9's or wait for the Omega 4.9's to come out.

ColdBlooded357 · Sep 17, 2004, 03:56 AM

Someone please help with this because I have the same problem. I have an HP laptop, 3.0 ghz, 1280mb ram, ati mobility 9000 . I upgraded my ram and still experiancing freezes with far cry. I would like to know if the drivers could help this? the ati card came with directx 8 and when installing far cry I installed directx 9. Maybe my drivers need to be updated because of that. I would like to know if this will fix my problems before I start messing with stuff.

Junkguy · Sep 17, 2004, 04:10 AM

Installing the latest Omega drivers should be the first thing you do. It will most likely fix most of your problems. If you still have problems, try using the Mobility Modder to make the latest Catalyst drivers work with your laptop.

I have an Inspiron 5100 laptop, and the latest Omega drivers work perfectly for me.

KYPREO · Sep 17, 2004, 04:48 AM

I have found less/zero issues using the patje-modded cat 4.9s with my mobility 9600Pro.

I have also noted better scores in 3DMark03 for CPU score (might just be my configuration), as well as better timedemo scores in Doom 3.

Sun glare caused crashing with the omega drivers in Gun Metal. No problems with the ATI drivers.

Sep 16, 2004, 02:05 AM	#1
MobileTerror DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	Mobility Drivers? K, need some advice on the best Omega Drivers for the Mobility Radeon series. I currently have the following specs. Mobility Radeon 9000 128MB 2.8GHz P4 512MB PCI 2100 I realize that there is a problem with the newer drivers from Omega (2567) and overlay accelleration with laptops, but when playing a number of games (namely Rainbow Six 3 - Ravenshield) I have at points, a 70% drop in framerate, especially in smoke filled areas. Is there a version that corrects this, or should I look into other drivers? Any pointers will be helpful, thx for your time. Last edited by MobileTerror; Sep 16, 2004 at 03:18 AM.

Sep 16, 2004, 02:12 AM	#2
TwistedMetal MC John-117 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 728 Rep Power: 0	Hello and welcome to DriverHeaven. Well, if the Omega 2.5.67 drivers are giving you problems you can always try the Cat. 4.9's or wait for the Omega 4.9's to come out. __________________ [color=red][/color]

Sep 17, 2004, 03:56 AM	#3
ColdBlooded357 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NY Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Someone please help with this because I have the same problem. I have an HP laptop, 3.0 ghz, 1280mb ram, ati mobility 9000 . I upgraded my ram and still experiancing freezes with far cry. I would like to know if the drivers could help this? the ati card came with directx 8 and when installing far cry I installed directx 9. Maybe my drivers need to be updated because of that. I would like to know if this will fix my problems before I start messing with stuff. __________________ Notebook: 3.0 ghz Pentium 4 W/HT. 1280 mb PC2700. 128 mb ATI Mobility Radeon 9000. 60gig HD. Desktop: Older Than Dirt

Sep 17, 2004, 04:10 AM	#4
Junkguy PC Game Modder Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 731 Rep Power: 0	Installing the latest Omega drivers should be the first thing you do. It will most likely fix most of your problems. If you still have problems, try using the Mobility Modder to make the latest Catalyst drivers work with your laptop. I have an Inspiron 5100 laptop, and the latest Omega drivers work perfectly for me. __________________ P4 2.66GHz, ATI Radeon 9800 PRO 128MB, WinXP, 1024MB DDR, 120GB WD, 2.5Mbps/400kbps DSL, 17" LCD E171FPb, SBLive! 5.1 Digital, Logitech Z2300 2.1 400Watts

Sep 17, 2004, 04:48 AM	#5
KYPREO DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 62 Rep Power: 0	I have found less/zero issues using the patje-modded cat 4.9s with my mobility 9600Pro. I have also noted better scores in 3DMark03 for CPU score (might just be my configuration), as well as better timedemo scores in Doom 3. Sun glare caused crashing with the omega drivers in Gun Metal. No problems with the ATI drivers.