ATI 4870 Drivers

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FortuneSmiles

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Vista indicates that my drivers are version 8.501.0.0 but the ATI site shows the current drivers to be 8.12. How can that be?
I am experiencing a lot of issues with a new pc including a black screen forcing a hard reboot when I attempt to launch Windows Media Center. Thought maybe a driver update on the video card might help.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    CyberPower PC / Custom to spec
    CPU
    Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45T-DS3R
    Memory
    4GB OCZ-Gold DDR3 RAM (2x2GB sticks)
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire HD4873 w/512MB GDDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD (Onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 2408WFP (dvi to hdmi)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Raptor WD1500HLFS - SATAII - 150GB @ 10,000rpm Seagate ST3750630AS - 750GB @ 7,200rpm
    PSU
    Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650w
    Case
    Coolermaster Cosmos
    Cooling
    Water Cooling (CPU) several fans
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Laser
    Keyboard
    Saitek Eclipse II
    Internet Speed
    10MBs
Isn't the 8.5 a beta driver for W7?
 

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System One System Two

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    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
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    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
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    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System) Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree) 2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
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    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
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    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
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    Logitech MX Master (shared)
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    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
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    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
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    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
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    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
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    AMD A6-5350M APU
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    Lenovo
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    8 GB
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    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
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    Lenovo 15" Matte
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    1680 * 1050
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    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
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    Lenovo
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    Lenovo
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    Lenovo
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    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
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    Lenovo
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    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
I don't know. The pc came that way.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    CyberPower PC / Custom to spec
    CPU
    Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45T-DS3R
    Memory
    4GB OCZ-Gold DDR3 RAM (2x2GB sticks)
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire HD4873 w/512MB GDDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD (Onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 2408WFP (dvi to hdmi)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Raptor WD1500HLFS - SATAII - 150GB @ 10,000rpm Seagate ST3750630AS - 750GB @ 7,200rpm
    PSU
    Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650w
    Case
    Coolermaster Cosmos
    Cooling
    Water Cooling (CPU) several fans
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Laser
    Keyboard
    Saitek Eclipse II
    Internet Speed
    10MBs
There are two numbers to look at regarding ATI drivers, the Catalyst version number and the driver version number,

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In my case the driver version is 8.561 and the Cat version is 8.12. From what I can see what you have installed is the Cat 8.6. So yes if you want the latest then you will need to install the Cat 8.12.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Me
    CPU
    Athlon x2 7750 BE
    Motherboard
    Asus M4A78 Pro
    Memory
    2x2gb Kingston
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire HD 4830
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Xtreme Music
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P221w and Acer 1916w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 and 1440x900
    Hard Drives
    2x80 GB Seagate 7200.10 in RAID0, 500 GB Seagate 7200.12
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 500W
    Case
    Antec Sonata III
    Cooling
    AC Freezer 64 Pro and a couple of 120 mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 v2
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Internet Speed
    10000/1000
how is cat version 8.12 a later version than 8.6?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    CyberPower PC / Custom to spec
    CPU
    Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45T-DS3R
    Memory
    4GB OCZ-Gold DDR3 RAM (2x2GB sticks)
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire HD4873 w/512MB GDDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD (Onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 2408WFP (dvi to hdmi)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Raptor WD1500HLFS - SATAII - 150GB @ 10,000rpm Seagate ST3750630AS - 750GB @ 7,200rpm
    PSU
    Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650w
    Case
    Coolermaster Cosmos
    Cooling
    Water Cooling (CPU) several fans
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Laser
    Keyboard
    Saitek Eclipse II
    Internet Speed
    10MBs
ATI unlike Nvidia release a new driver once a month (with the occasional hotfix thrown in), and the Catalyst numbering makes it very easy to determine which driver version you have. Best way to describe it is that the first number refers to the year and the second the month of release. In the case of what you have (8.6) it was released back in June of this year, and the 8.12 was released in December of this year.

The next driver to be released will be the Catalyst 9.1 sometime in Janruary, with each subsequent month going up by one (9.2 for February, etc).
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Me
    CPU
    Athlon x2 7750 BE
    Motherboard
    Asus M4A78 Pro
    Memory
    2x2gb Kingston
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire HD 4830
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Xtreme Music
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P221w and Acer 1916w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 and 1440x900
    Hard Drives
    2x80 GB Seagate 7200.10 in RAID0, 500 GB Seagate 7200.12
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 500W
    Case
    Antec Sonata III
    Cooling
    AC Freezer 64 Pro and a couple of 120 mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 v2
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Internet Speed
    10000/1000
thank you. Looks like I might have to wait for that next version to solve my issues. I have been unable to launch Windows Media Center with any Catalyst drivers installed. I go straight to a black screen.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    CyberPower PC / Custom to spec
    CPU
    Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45T-DS3R
    Memory
    4GB OCZ-Gold DDR3 RAM (2x2GB sticks)
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire HD4873 w/512MB GDDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD (Onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 2408WFP (dvi to hdmi)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Raptor WD1500HLFS - SATAII - 150GB @ 10,000rpm Seagate ST3750630AS - 750GB @ 7,200rpm
    PSU
    Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650w
    Case
    Coolermaster Cosmos
    Cooling
    Water Cooling (CPU) several fans
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Laser
    Keyboard
    Saitek Eclipse II
    Internet Speed
    10MBs
Hey FortuneSmiles,

I recently had some similar issues with my new system that was built for me. Would you happen to have any other media programs installed in addition to Media Center? The problem I had was that Nero 7 was installed on my computer (not by me) to burn DVD's and I was told that version 7 had some issues with the 64 bit Vista. An update to Nero seems to have cleared it up for me. I was getting some major disruptions as well previously. Other multimedia software could have a simlar effect on your system.:cool:
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Quad Core Q9550
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI 4850
I started experiencing the problem even after a clean rebuild of Vista. Just the standard stuff was there at the time. No additional installs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    CyberPower PC / Custom to spec
    CPU
    Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45T-DS3R
    Memory
    4GB OCZ-Gold DDR3 RAM (2x2GB sticks)
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire HD4873 w/512MB GDDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD (Onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 2408WFP (dvi to hdmi)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Raptor WD1500HLFS - SATAII - 150GB @ 10,000rpm Seagate ST3750630AS - 750GB @ 7,200rpm
    PSU
    Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650w
    Case
    Coolermaster Cosmos
    Cooling
    Water Cooling (CPU) several fans
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Laser
    Keyboard
    Saitek Eclipse II
    Internet Speed
    10MBs
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