ATI Catalyst Display Driver Suite 10.1 for XP

Performance Improvements

The following performance gains are noticed with this release of ATI Catalyst 10.1:



Left 4 Dead 2 – Overall performance improves as much as 3% on ATI Radeon

HD 5700 series products and ATI Radeon HD 5800 series products

Crysis – Performance improves as much as 3% on ATI Radeon HD 5700 series

products and as much as 4% on ATI Radeon HD 5800 series products



Resolved Issues for All Windows Operating Systems

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows. These include:



Confirmation dialog box will now appear while extending the display through ATI

Catalyst Control Center

"Enable Manual Fan Control" check box will now be checked when utilizing external tools to apply fan speed



The display order will now reflect changes properly when Eyefinity is re-arranged while desktop is rotated to portrait mode

Hot unplugging one of the displays in an Eyefinity configuration no longer causes rotation modes to disappear from ATI Catalyst Control Center



Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows 7. These include:



Enabling LCD Overdrive will no longer cause mouse cursor to magnify when moved overtop of the "Calibration Preview"

DisplayPort "Lower Setting Applied" and "Link Failure" messages will no longer

appear after driver installation and reboot with DP displays connected to the mini DP port

Firefox now works properly and video no longer drop frames when playing Youtube clips with Adobe Flash Player 10

CrossFire logo now appears properly in CFX enabled applications like "3DMark

Vantage" or "Call of Juarez"

Newly added custom modes will now appear properly in desktop area tree view

Confirmation dialogue window will now appear when setting up Eyefinity mode

120 Hz is no longer missing from display modes for specific digital displays

Specific configurations will no longer cause Ubisoft "Wheelman" to stop responding during gameplay

Loss of HDMI signal may no longer occurs when viewing Blu-ray content, and rescanning for the HDMI signal no longer cause the entire screen to shift and display a green border

Overscan/underscan issue no longer occurs when setting displays to HDTV modes

Performance drop no longer observed during some scenes of Resident Evil 5

cinematics

Blocky grass and trees no longer visible in Unigine "Heaven" in OpenGL mode



Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows Vista. These include:



Changing basic color settings will now reflect properly during playback with Adobe Flash Player using Internet Explorer or Firefox

The right side of HD progressive playback screen will no longer freeze while

enabling split screen mode and dynamic contrast

Green horizontal line no longer visible at the top of the playback window when

viewing SD HQV content with desktop resolution set to 25x16



Known Issues Under All Windows Operating Systems

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows operating system in the latest version of ATI Catalyst. These include:



Changing to deinterlace mode may default to adaptive deinterlace mode instead when playing videos

Setting Eyefinity group may not work for some configurations with DVI and display port devices

Creating an Eyefinity group on the non-primary display might not function properly

Hotkeys for rotations may disappear after disabling rotated Eyefinity mode

With active display in clone mode, creating an Eyefinity group might not function properly and message prompting user to disable the extended desktop might not pop up

ATI Catalyst Control Center might not remember the position of the fourth

monitor after displays are repositioned in Eyefinity grouping

Intermittent grey screen or vertical line corruption may randomly appear on the

screen



Known Issues Under the Windows 7 Operating System

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of ATI Catalyst. These include:



Media Center may display corruption when viewing DVB-T content

Flickering grass and white borders may be visible in Unigine "Heaven" benchmark in DirectX 9 mode

Performing rotation or resolution changes may cause the player to stop responding during h.264 HD content playback

Enabling Catalyst A.I. in ATI Catalyst Control Center may cause severe

flickering to be observed in Ubisoft "R.U.S.E." beta game

Dynamic contrast may stop functioning when detail enhancement is enabled

Enabling split screen demo mode has no effect on WinDVD during Blu-ray content playback

Corruption may be visible during "Resident Evil 5" gameplay in specific chapters

Corruption might be observed in the opening cinematics and race preview of "EVE Online" game

Corruption might be visible in "Resident Evil 5" during in game cut scenes with

specific settings and HDR value set to high



Known Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating System

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of ATI Catalyst. These include:



ATI Catalyst installation log may report the HDMI audio driver as failed, although

driver was successfully installed as shown by the Device Manager

WinDVD 10 may stop responding when moved to an extended display in a multimonitor setup

HDTV custom modes being added might not appear under the Desktop Area of the Display Desktop Properties in ATI Catalyst Control Center

ATI Catalyst Release Note Version 10.1 7

With one of displays connected via the DisplayPort, PowerDVD may terminate

during Blu-ray content playback in Eyefinity mode

Laser designator beam might not focus on target properly in "Call of Duty: Modern Warefare 2" during Act II: Exodus mission



Known Issues Under the Windows XP Operating System

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows XP operating system in the latest version of ATI Catalyst. These include:



Flickering and corruption might be observed while playing "Wolfenstein

Multiplayer" at high settings

"ATI Theater Remote Receiver" might not be listed under "Human Interface

Devices" in "Device Manager" after driver installation





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