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    Catalyst 11.6 WHQL Drivers Leaked

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by The Revelator, Jun 14, 2011.

  1. The Revelator

    The Revelator Notebook Prophet

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    Edit 2 (June 15): Official AMD release: ATI Catalyst? Mobility Display Driver

    Edit (June 15): Official version of Catalyst 11.6 Mobility Win7-64 WHQL drivers (not separately modded) available here: http://www2.ati.com/DriVeRs/mobile/11-6_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc_ocl.exe. Slight difference in Driver Packaging Version (. . . 119608C v. 119606C); drivers are identical. Same deal; direct source.

    Release Notes: AMD Catalyst? Control Center / AMD Vision? Engine Control Center 11.6 Release Notes: Information on what is included in the new 11.6 download release.

    (June 14): Mobility modded version of the leaked Catalyst 11.6 WHQL drivers (8.861) available here: [email protected]. Official versions are expected soon.

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    The Revelator, Jun 14, 2011
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    Great, thanks for posting!!

    Do you think there are some improvements over the previous leaked 8.86? Worth benching? :D
     
    svl7, Jun 14, 2011
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  3. The Revelator

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    They seem pretty much the same as the 11.5b/8.86 set so far, but haven't done anything other than compatibility testing with 3dMark11. The performance (relatively low level settings - 800/1050) seemed more or less identical. No major jumps this time. Reported to provide significant improvements in Witcher 2, but Release Notes are not yet available.
     
    The Revelator, Jun 14, 2011
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    Ok, thanks a lot for the info. With drivers getting released about every month I'll have to bench again at least next month :D
     
    svl7, Jun 14, 2011
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    Installing. Testing to come on the witcher 2. ;)

    Not much difference over the last RC 11.6 Rev posted in the Witcher 2. Somewhat playable at 1080P Ultra (Ubersamp off and Shadows to High), around 20-30 FPS flotsam.
     
    miahsoul, Jun 14, 2011
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  6. inap

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    thanks bud installing now.
     
    inap, Jun 15, 2011
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  7. JohnnyFlash

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    I have overdrive now, I never did before.
     
    JohnnyFlash, Jun 16, 2011
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  8. The Revelator

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    Cool. Both convenient and useful.
     
    The Revelator, Jun 16, 2011
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  9. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    No overdrive with 6970m though :( also the installation for me at least was missing the audio over HDMI drivers which I thought was strange. Had to install them separately from 8.86
     
    widezu69, Jun 16, 2011
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    Sorry if this was mentioned before. For those who want to obtain the latest HDMI audio driver, you should download the desktop driver.

    Double click it to let it be extracted, but do not proceed the installation. The driver is located at:

    11-6_vista64_win7_64_dd_ccc_ocl\Packages\Drivers\WDM\HDMICE\W764a

    The driver version is 7.12.0.7701, dated 03/29/2011.

    Insert the WDM folder into another folder extracted from Mobility video driver. CCC will detect and install AMD HDMI Audio drivers.
     
    alvinkhorfire, Jun 16, 2011
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  11. The Revelator

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    The original reference included in the first post, [email protected], is the mobility modded desktop driver set and includes the HDMI driver. FWIW.
     
    The Revelator, Jun 16, 2011
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    Sorry, Rev. My mistake for not noticing that. Thanks for the tip.
     
    alvinkhorfire, Jun 16, 2011
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  13. The Revelator

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    No, no. Your point is well taken. Most people will download the AMD mobility reference sets, not the modded desktop set. I point it out mostly as a curiosity and as an alternative source, that's all.
     
    The Revelator, Jun 16, 2011
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    Rev, do you install Catalyst Application Profiles (CAP)? According to its FAQ, it is still applicable for single video card as in our M15x. Despite that, we can argue that it benefits mostly crossfire setup.
     
    alvinkhorfire, Jun 17, 2011
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    I try installing CAPS from time to time, but haven't seen any benefit; in fact, I typically see a performance reduction, presumably because the CAPS tend to favor quality over raw performance. So, I end up uninstalling them. Others report substantial benefits. I guess it depends on what you're running and your own preferences. The CAPS uninstall cleanly, so try 'em and see what effects they deliver in your world. If you don't see a benefit, remove them.
     
    The Revelator, Jun 17, 2011
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    + rep. Your reply is as informative as always. Thanks, Rev.
     
    alvinkhorfire, Jun 17, 2011
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    this is with ocl.. lesser mb compare to the driver w/o ocl.. like driver is newer than the w/o ocl larger files mb than ocl.. any1 knw y? i installed w/o ocl 1st then only change to ocl..
     

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    The main reason for the size differential is that the modded desktop set includes both 32 and 64 bit versions of the drivers and some apps, plus the desktop sets include some items not included in the mobility package (DP/HDMI drivers, Avivo, maybe more).
     
    The Revelator, Jun 18, 2011
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    HELP!

    I'm trying to install the driver but keeps getting this message.

    ATI Catalyst Mobility cannot be downloaded due to incompatible hardware/software on your computer
     
    kaizenmx, Jun 20, 2011
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    Thanks!

    Any reason why I'm having that message?
     
    kaizenmx, Jun 20, 2011
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  22. xeroxide

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    in rift i saw a performance increase, probably because prior to install fps would take a dive for no apparent reason, buggy as can be. (i'm not talking about the latest one though, it was a few patches ago)

    don't know, but i'm getting the same message.
     
    xeroxide, Jun 20, 2011
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    That's 6970m style... I've seen this message quite a couple of times since I have the card. But it always works with the direct download, or the modded drivers.
    The reason could be vendor ID string of Dell isn't in the AMD updates yet. I know that Clevo is, but only since 11.5 as far as I remember. So if you change the subvendor ID in the vbios to Clevo it should probably work.
     
    svl7, Jun 20, 2011
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  24. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    I installed these drivers (Official AMD download) with no problem with my 6970m so I don't think it is a subvendor ID problem.
     
    widezu69, Jun 20, 2011
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    Hi,

    I'm a bit of a newbie with this and I generally tend to only install the driver releases from Dell. Do I have to do anything special with the Official Mobility release of these drivers to get them working on my m15x? Or do I just run the .exe and go through the install with no file modifications?

    Thanks
     
    Devastator0, Jun 21, 2011
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    No modifications needed, it's like installing a Dell driver. When you haven't updated your driver since the last Dell release, you'll notice a nice performance boost!
     
    svl7, Jun 21, 2011
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    I maybe missing something, but I can't seem to get the "performance" tab to appear so I can use the ATI Overdrive feature to OC my GPU. I have the Radeon 5850. I know I could use an add on like TRIXX to do it, but having the control right there in the CCC is so convenient. Is it possible to enable it someway?
     
    LawyerLynn, Jun 26, 2011
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