AMD Rolls Out Another Catalyst 10.1 Hotfix
Posted 02/08/10 at 11:30:48 AM by Paul Lilly
AMD over the weekend released a new Catalyst 10.1 hotfix intended to alleviate the "gray screen and vertical line corruptions that may randomly appear during normal usage when using an ATI Radeon HD 5800 series graphics card."
In the last couple of weeks, some users have flocked to AMD's user forums to complain about gray screens, crashes, hangups, and other quirks associated with their swank new 5800 series videocards, although a few users also mentioned AMD's HD 4xxx series.
When we first reported the problem, ATI got in touch with us and said it was aware of the issue, noting that "initial tests indicate that a driver hotfix resolves" the problem and that it would be made available shortly.
You can download the hotfix, which is available for Windows 7, Vista, XP, and XP Media Center, right here.
4850 is still not supported properly with 10.1
Submitted by emtownsend on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 2:01pm
Even with the Hotfix (which I realize was not intended to address this issue), when I install the 10.1 drivers and reboot, the system tells me that I am not using supported hardware and the Catalyst Control Panel will not load. The resolution is incorrect and the monitor is no longer identified.
This is a big problem & has several posts on ATI's website, but the problem is not being acknowledged or fixed. It seems to be a problem with the 4850/70/90 series cards. The 9.x drivers work fine, but not the 10.x
MaximumPC, please put pressure on ATI to address this issue. Thanks!
Submitted by _Jono_ on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 2:33am
i've only purchased one ATI card ever. I can see the experience continues with it's drivers. No thx. I will wait patiently for Nvidea to regain its bearings and deliver as it has in the past.
Submitted by JusTalkin on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 9:54pm
I've tried a few different ATI cards over the years and keep running into compatibility issues with either Mobos (even their own AMD mobos) or software.
When you are afraid to keep your drivers up to date because it may cause your system to crash, it's time to move on to something else. This is why I refuse to buy ATI cards anymore.
Submitted by zepontiff on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 1:14pm
If ati drivers were as good as their hardware.
I debated switching to an ati card but then was reminded by a friend that was having these problems why i have an nvidia card.
Idle voltages
Submitted by alex911 on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 12:43pm
My 4870 did this and it was the idle voltages were too low. I just edited the bios to fix it and havent had an issue since.
Submitted by JohnP on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 11:53am
With all the low yields that AMD was getting on the GPU chip, I was very suspect of the 5800 cards and just WAITING for them to start failing in droves. When this bug showed up, my fears were in high alert.
If this hotfix DOES fix the issue (or most of them anyways), then I can again start to consider buying a few of these cards.
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