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    How to edit ATI INF files yourself without the mobility modder...

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by classic77, Aug 8, 2009.

  1. classic77

    classic77 Notebook Evangelist

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    Its easy, extract the driver, cancel installation, and go to dir:

    "C:\ati\support\9-7_vista...\driver\packages\drivers\display\w7_inf\CL_8XXXX.inf"

    Edit this file by changing the target device to a mobility card.

    For the 4570, for example, where it says:

    "ATI Radeon HD 4570" = ati2mtag_M9x, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9480

    change it to:

    "ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570" = ati2mtag_M9x, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9480

    ...then the install works as if its meant for your card. If this doesn't work, then select the driver the old school way in the device manager:

    Add new hardware>Select hardware>choose driver>have disk>point to INF.

    This is how I installed the drivers for my card, although I'm only running 9.6.
     
    classic77, Aug 8, 2009
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  2. xpo

    xpo Notebook Geek

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    I doubt this would help those of us using the 4870s in crossfire...pretty sure someone's tried this and could only get one card to work. Sucks.
     
    xpo, Aug 8, 2009
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    Hmm. My driver appears to be set up differently from yours. The target folder has two INF files, neither of which begin with CL_8. I edited the two INF files anyway, and changed every instance of "ATI Radeon HD 4570" to "ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570" and tried to install, but it still says my display driver from last November is the latest one. :/

    Thanks anyway!
     
    Mastershroom, Aug 8, 2009
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