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    ATI Radeon Catalyst Modded Driver For Mobile Cards

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by bigspin, Jan 16, 2009.

  1. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    I Modified Original Desktop Driver To Work With Radeon Mobile Card. I use Driverheaven Mobility Modder To Modify Original Desktop Version Driver. I Decide To Share It With People Who Have Trouble For Finding Latest Version Driver.

    I will update this thread when AMD(ATI) release new driver for Radeon graphic cards.Please replay if you found any bugs (Install Errors) or if you successfully install it.

    You also can modify ATI desktop driver to work with ATI mobile VGA cards using Driverheaven mobility modder . Following download links are only for people who don't want to DIY. ;)

     
    bigspin, Jan 16, 2009
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  2. hgfdsa

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    Verry nice I'am waiting for the xp version and what improvements brings desktop drivers to notebook computers?
     
    hgfdsa, Jan 16, 2009
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    Same improvements as desktop cards . I'll update XP version tomorrow. :D
     
    bigspin, Jan 16, 2009
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  4. bigspin

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    Ok I upload it. Now You can download Xp version
     
    bigspin, Jan 17, 2009
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    Good job, this will come in handy for ATI users!
     
    nic., Jan 17, 2009
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    You say you modified the ati drivers using mobility modder from driverheaven.
    Why not just say they can use the mobility modder themselves to modify any drivers not just the ones you "modified".

    Its like saying "I modified the nvidia 180.84 using the modded inf from laptopvideo2go you can download it at [link to rapidshare]"
     
    Dox@LV2Go, Jan 17, 2009
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  7. bigspin

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    Do I want to say again after I said that I use driverheaven modder ?

    If you have brain you can understand it! That's why I linked it. People can go there to find out more.I did't say to download it from me.
     
    bigspin, Jan 17, 2009
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    no vista 64bit?
     
    sydneylosstarot, Jan 19, 2009
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    socketbind Notebook Guru

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    socketbind, Feb 22, 2009
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  10. bigspin

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    Sorry.....I understand I'm going to set direct download.
     
    bigspin, Feb 23, 2009
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    Wolf04 Sony Fanatic

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    I've been using the Modded Drivers for a while now. I haven't had any problems except these 3 bugs:

    1. Video card is displayed as HD3450 instead of HD3470.

    2. As far as I'm concerned, there is no performance difference, except with Trackmania Nations Forever. Back in September when I installed version 8.10, I did a benchmark and the fps was 1 point lower on average with the modded drivers compared to the factory ones. I haven't tried Trackmania on the newest drivers to compare though.

    3. NFS: Undercover would sometimes crash with the 8.11 version installed and Vista would say it was the ATI driver's fault. I haven't seen that problem occur with the newest drivers.

    As of now, I have the 9.1 version installed and it's running fine. I don't see any noticeable difference but I mainly keep up-to-date for bug fixes and things like that. So, if you're paranoid that the modded drivers would somehow blow up your laptop, then I guess you can stick with the factory drivers.
     
    Wolf04, Feb 23, 2009
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  12. bigspin

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    100% Agreed.
     
    bigspin, Feb 23, 2009
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    Ive got a question. Does anyone with a native resolution of 1920x1200 get to use 1680x1050 without getting the scaling issue ? (display doesnt fit to the whole laptop screen).
     
    CooLMinE, Feb 23, 2009
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    It's a setting in the CCC.
     
    Jlbrightbill, Feb 23, 2009
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    That doesnt work. Its a known issue that a lot people have (atleast with the M17). So checking to see if other people have the same problem too.
     
    CooLMinE, Feb 23, 2009
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    Actually, never mind, I recommend updating the drivers for people who game. I forgot to mention, with the modded drivers, you get A LOT more options in terms of resolutions in games. Before, it would usually be 800x600, 1024x768, and 1600x900 but with the modded drivers, I get more options, especially in the wide-screen department.

    It's actually the only big reason I kept them. My laptop's video card cannot handle new games at the native resolution of 1600x900, so I usually have to turn it down, usually to 1280x720. With the modded drivers, I can lower the resolution but still be able to keep the 16:9 ratio.
     
    Wolf04, Feb 23, 2009
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  17. bigspin

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    I think low end cards actually suffer from lack of process power not the driver, so updating driver doesn't help at all.
     
    bigspin, Feb 23, 2009
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    I think you're misinterpreting what I'm trying to say. In games, with the modded drivers, I have more resolution options than with the factory drivers, meaning I don't have to play at the 1600x900 resolution, which is too demanding for the video card, I can turn it down (to usually 1280x720, and still maintain the 16:9 aspect ratio). With the factory drivers, I don't have this option, I'd have to play at 1024x768 with massive black borders on either side.
     
    Wolf04, Feb 23, 2009
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    New Catalyst 9.3 Modded Drivers Add To The List
     
    bigspin, Apr 5, 2009
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    that is a crossfire issue. when i had one card running, everything was fine. i also didnt get massive blinks before games started in full screen
     
    dondadah88, Apr 5, 2009
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    No ati doesnt support our cards i think i havent looked. Lol.
     
    dondadah88, Apr 5, 2009
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  23. Micaiah

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    Bigspin, can you add this to your ID list?

     
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    sure... give me 1-2 days. I'm out of ma home... :)
     
    bigspin, Apr 5, 2009
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    I got some issues. Anyone with the driver install fail issue? (X64 Vista & XP)
     
    bigspin, Apr 5, 2009
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    Anyone got some benches for the 3670 with these drivers?
     
    Brendanmurphy, Apr 5, 2009
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    The link for the ATI drivers is to their official mobility drivers which should work on ANY mobile ATI card...try it, works on mine just fine, no need to mess with modded drivers.
     
    usapatriot, Apr 7, 2009
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  28. sa17dk

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    wow this is excellent. have you tried modding the 9.4 drivers yet?
     
    sa17dk, May 11, 2009
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    How to Mod Drivers ?
     
    ibraveheart, Jan 2, 2010
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    Hi!

    It apears that rapidshare has moved the file
    Download ATI Radeon Catalyst Modded Driver 9.3 (Vista/Win7 32Bit)
    into its "MOST WANTED". Nobody but premiums can download it.
    Maybe someone can upload to an alternate provider?

    Would be great. 7 doesn´t look nice with 800x600px on a 1280x768 screen, without aero... ;)

    THX in advance...
     
    derfleuz, Feb 7, 2010
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