New Features
This release of Catalyst® introduces the following new features:
* Enhanced CrossFire™ Support
Enhanced CrossFire™ Support
This release of Catalyst® introduces Enhanced CrossFire™ Support. The enhanced support allows for CrossFire™ Alternate Frame Rendering mode for Direct3D applications to be forced on by setting the Catalyst® AI slider to the Advanced position. This enhancement is available for all Direct3D applications except for Direct3D applications known not to work with Alternate Frame Rendering.
Note: In rare cases, forcing Alternate Frame Rendering mode on may result in image corruption being noticed.
Issues Resolved in Catalyst® Software Suite 6.7
The following section provides a summary of the issues that are resolved in the latest release of Catalyst®. These include:
* Oblivion: Enabling CrossFire™ and setting the display resolution to 1600x1200 no longer results in the game failing to respond when task switching under the Windows XP operating system. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22790
* Quake4: Texture corruption is no longer noticed when playing the game. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22782
* Installing an ATI Radeon® X1900 CrossFire™ master edition graphics card and and ATI Radeon® X1900 series secondary product on a system using a Dell 2405FPW and enabling CrossFire™ no longer results in the display device losing a signal or the 3D application or game exiting back to the desktop. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22664
* Installing an ATI Radeon® X1x00 series of product on certain nVidia Nforce 4 platforms no longer results in the operating system failing to respond or the operating system exhibiting general instability when running 3D applications. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22378
* Checking the Use centered timings in the notebook panel properties page no longer results in the apply button found in the Catalyst® Control Center becoming active, even though no options for change have been selected. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22774
* Using the hot-key function to change an LCD display panel setting no longer results in the LCD Panel Properties found in the Catalyst® Control Center failing to be updated with the current setting 737-22342
* The rotate desktop settings are no longer grayed-out in ATI Catalyst® Control Center when using the ATI Radeon® X1600 series products. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number. 737-22771
* Doing a guest log-in user switch under Windows no longer results in a Catalyst® Control Center warning message appearing prior to launching the Catalyst® Control Center. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22773
* Catalyst® Control Center: The background color no longer changes when clicking any control in the Adjustment pane under the Windows XP operating system when using an ATI Radeon® X1600 product. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22776
* Using Catalyst® 6.3 or higher along with the MMC version 9.13 and performing a TV channel scan may result in some higher TV channels failing to be detected. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22381
* Catalyst® Control Center: Running the OverDrive™ automated configuration utility no longer results in the default clock values being returned. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22779
* The display mode of 1024x768 60Hz is now available when using connecting a Sony KV-27 using the HDMI connector on an ATI Radeon® X1x00 series of product. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22780
* Rotation may fail to function properly when SurroundView is enabled on systems containing an ATI Xpress 200 series product. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22781
* Windows XP starter edition: Malaysia: The ATI un-installer no longer displays a blank warning message it is clicked in the add and remove programs. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22783
* Toggling between a full screen DOS session and a windowed mode DOS session no longer results in the display failing to respond and requiring a system re-boot to recover. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22784
* An ATI Catalyst® Control Center dialog box indicating that the feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable is no longer displayed when attempting to install the display driver and Catalyst® Control Center under the Windows XP operating system when using an ATI Radeon® 1x00 series of product. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22785
* Display corruption is no longer noticed when using the Catalyst® Control Center under the Windows XP operating system with an ATI Radeon® X1800 series installed. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22789
* An incorrect product name is no longer displayed when using OpenGL renderer. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22795
* Installing the Catalyst® Control Center under the Windows XP (French version) no longer results in text found within the Catalyst® Control Center being out of position. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22797
* The OverDrive™ aspect found in the Catalyst® Control Center is no longer available for products that do not support the feature. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22355
* Hotplugging a DFP display device to port number 2 on an ATI Radeon® X1800 product no longer results in the DFP display device defaulting to clone mode. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22799
