Download Driver For ATi Catalyst 5.1

Canadian video chip maker ATi today released its first Catalyst drivers released of the 5 series. The version number has been increased to 5.1 this time to indicate that it is the first release of the new branch. The full package containing the Display Driver, Control Panel and WDM Capture Driver is available via this link to take down. Download is also available with the Catalyst Control Center instead of the regular Control Panel, for that you click here† It is also possible to this page download the different parts separately. As usual, new Catalyst drivers have fixed some bugs that will make some games and applications work better in the future. A summary of the changes implemented is posted below. For a complete overview you can go to the release notes†

Fixed in this driver:

• Men of Valor: Buffering issues are no longer noticed when playing the game under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ 8500 or 9100 series installed
• Myst URU Ages Beyond Myst: Attempting to turn 180 degrees and head towards the barb wire fence displayed within the game no longer results in the system failing to respond. This issue is known to occur under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ X800 XT Platinum Edition installed.
• Richard Burns Rally: Playing the game under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ 8500/9100/9200 series installed no longer results in the trees flickering
• Sid Meier’s Pirates: Enabling Anti-aliasing no longer results in video flicker being noticed when starting the game
• Playing an mpeg using the media player found in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 no longer results in the ATI VPU Recovery failing if it is disabled and then re-enabled
• Connecting a TV and a monitor to an ATI RADEON™ X800 series and having the TV set as the primary display device no longer no longer results in the Video Mode remaining checked when switching to a resolution which is not supported
• Intermittent desktop corruption is no longer noticed when enabling or disabling a secondary display device
• Dragging or resizing the Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 window no longer results in a VPU recovery when playing video on an HDTV
• Running Maya under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ X800 series installed no longer results in display corruption being noticed when moving the mouse
• Attempting to add a custom timing specification such as; 960×724 for the HDTV device properties page, no longer results in the custom timing not being added to the HDTV resolution menu list.
• An error message is no longer displayed when attempting to switch a secondary display device back to the primary display device when using the CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER
• Installing the CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER under the Windows XP operating system (French version) now results in the localized French version being installed
• The text now changes and provides the correct information when changing the slider position for CATALYST™ AI
• The Restore Factory Default option is now working for all sub-aspects found in the CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER 3D tab

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