NVIDIA OWNERS BEWARE!!

[fish99]

Installing an ATI card is a piece of cake-

-uninstall your previous drivers
-run Driver Cleaner Pro in safe mode to remove any nvidia/ATI files (do this any time you switch between ATI and nvidia)
-install card
-download .net 1.1 or 2.0 from microsoft and install it
-download latest ATI drivers (the complete CCC package) for your OS from ati.com and install them
-reboot

That's it, you don't need to mess with Omegas, you don't need to mess with ATI Tray Tool or ATI Tools. You only need to go down that route if you're not happy with CCC or you need to overclock beyond where CCC will allow.

 

[Usher]

LOL I thought it was a thread warning Nvidia owners of some problem, instead its a Nvidia advert ROFL

 

[manoz]

Yeah if you don't want the CCC, .NET etc... either just grab Omegas etc... or just get the display driver on its own from the ATi site, about 11mb, and grab ATi Tray Tools, does the same as the CCC, but doesnt need all the bloatware .NET etc... installed, and ATi Tray Tool's is only 1mb, so thats 12mb rather than 40+ if you get the full CCC package, and your still using the Official Drivers as you got the Display Drivers from the ATi site on their own.

ATi Tray Tools is here

Install the Display Drivers, then install ATi Tray Tools, voila get gaming.

If you want the CCC, then do as quoted above by Rob43.

Cheers mate, I'll note that down.

Shoot, can't find driver on it's own for my x1900 for xp64. Only found this page https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=27 but it wants me to install .net framework and such. Anyone know where I can jsut find the driver, will that be on my CD which I got with my card?

 

[Mr Gimp]

just bought my first ati card after years of using nvidia...been reading this forum for a while and thought ati...after years of havin nvidia...ati is the way.....i've owned my ati card for 2 weeks now...still strugglin...why the i need to go on a forum to down load drivers is beyond me???..i've got a simple system...a8n-e/xp home...etc..etc..fault occurs... driver fault...had to ask on forum..poss need ati tool trays with omega/omega with ccc[wtf does ccc mean...]try third party drivers????use ati tray with third party...uninstall then use ati own drivers the reinstall ccc[????]then unstall...then reinstall...try omega..???.will omega install all???i've been told too install normal drivers an then install omega...try then too install ati drivers...if fault still occurs uninstall all and install ccc...??i'm gonna sell my ati card and buy the nvidis card i should have!!!!

Translated using Goodwin's patent penguin Drunk to Coherence Discombobulator:

I have recently purchased an ATI graphics card after years of using Nvidia. After reading numerous threads and general banter on this fine forum I decided that ATI was for me.

Now I seem to have encountered some problems, but I am not going to mention what they are in any sort of coherent sentence structure or even attempt to provide anything remotely interesting that warrants you reading this thread!

Seriously mate, follow the advice already posted and do yourself and us a favour. Admittedly this thread is more amusing than Jane Eyre on BBC1 is at the moment, but then again so is poking myself in the eye with a TCP soaked screwdriver.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Cheers mate, I'll note that down.

Shoot, can't find driver on it's own for my x1900 for xp64. Only found this page https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=27 but it wants me to install .net framework and such. Anyone know where I can jsut find the driver, will that be on my CD which I got with my card?

I think you have to use the CCC .NET etc... with XP 64.

 

[Berserker]

errr..i'mm a little drunk and fed up with my ati card...didn't think i'd get this response...i'm sorry i've up upset anyone ...maybe i should tryed too sort myself...please forgive me...if i'm banned then ..well..thats it

And breathe.

You got away with it because you edited before I saw it. Just as well.

Posting while drunk isn't such a smart idea, and neither is doing computer maintenance.

Now, I'm going to close this as it's turned into a spamfest. If you have specific problems you want help with, feel free to start a new thread, but please, do it while sober.