ATI drivers for my new notebook

Im trying to install catalyst 6.2 on my notebook but get the following error:

Severe

INF error

Video driver not found


and after that I get a message saying: "try to set up ur display adaptor with a standard VGA driver before set up"


I think I need to uninstall my current drivers now I think about it but im asking anyways



ALSO


I set BF2 to high detail settings but when I play the game it looks like its all set to Low...

 

Are you using the drivers for desktop cards or for laptops? Sounds like you downloaded the desktop driver.

The Mobility Catalyst drivers are what you want.

 

How did you get 6.2 anyway? I thought 6 stands for 2006. 2 for the second month in a year - february? As far as I know there is only 6.1 available:

http://www.ati.com/online/mobilecatalyst/

 

my mistake.

Also It would seem the visual quality does not match the quality of my AGP gfx card on my desktop even though I set detail settings to max on BF2 and quake4

Is this due to the fact the X700 uses shader model 2?

 

Try with these http://www.omegadrivers.net. I've been using Omega drivers for a good while now and they've always been the best drivers for me.

 

also, my natvie resolution is 1280x800 yet i can only set the rez on BF2 to 1024x768 max

why is this? does BF2 even support widescreens?

 

Check here:
http://www.thegamebooks.com/battlefield-2-widescreen-hack-t49.html

Hope it helps,

 

that increases my resolution, but the screen still looks stretched like 1024x768 however the pixels are perfect (native resolution)


any other suggestions?

 

You can set custom resolutions. I don't know how . . although, I'd assume the informatin is easy to find. The display will always be blurred unless it is in its native resolution.

 

I installed the latest catalyst drivers.

BUT

Every time I switch on the PC, I get some error message and my ATI folder opens up.

The error message comes from the ATI software that came with the drivers - When I try opening it from the shortcut on the desktop, I get the error message.

How do I fix this?

 

You need .NET framework in order to run Catalyst Control Center.
Check here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...cb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&DisplayLang=en

Or just don't install CCC. But .NET framework is a good thing to have. More and more apps need it.

Cheers,