AMD Catalyst (formerly named ATI Catalyst) is a utility software driver package for ATI/AMD Radeon products for Microsoft Windows operating systems and Linux, on 32- and 64-bit x86 processors.
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Photoshop causing other programs not receive ESC key
When I run Photoshop CS4 on Windows 7, other running programs don't receive the ESC key (I noticed in PuTTY and Total Commander's Lister). When I close Photoshop, they start receiving the ESC key again.
I tried multiple keyboard layouts, no…
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Change Overscan/Underscan settings without Catalyst Control Center
Just installed Windows 8 and downloaded the Catalyst version which ATI website recommended. However it says that it can't start! My main monitor is connected to my PC via a HDMI cable and the display is not full screen (there is a blank padding area…
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Is Catalyst Control Center necessary?
Is the Catalyst Control Center (CCC) that comes with AMD graphic driver necessary?
I have tried using the driver alone without installing CCC and there has been no problem so far, so is it necessary?
(I'm using a small laoptop mainly for office…
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How can I disable Ctrl+Shift+Arrow from causing my screen to flip?
Windows 7 Home Premium, Catalyst Control Center.
Without any apparent reason, after booting my PC, I got this little balloon "HD 4600 Drivers updated". I did not install any new cards or drivers or anything.
But now, when I try to select an…
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Identifying the version of ATI Catalyst drivers
I have bought a new video card based on the ATI Radeon HD 5670 chipset.
I couldn't make it work with the latest ATI Catalyst drivers found on their website, only the drivers found on the CD delivered with the card worked.
How can I know the version…
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Where Catalyst stores applist for switchable graphics?
I cannot add an app to the list to manually set it to high performance (Radeon instead of Intel HD). When I browse for an exe, nothing happens, the list is still empty. So, maybe I can edit some .cfg or .ini?
UPDATE
This is not my machine, but an…
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ATI drivers using too much RAM and CPU
I re-installed Windows 7 a few days ago on my computer and I've noticed that the Ati drivers are using too much RAM and CPU.
There have been instances where ccc.exe would use around 4-5GB of RAM out of a total of 8GB and shoot to ~80% CPU usage. I…
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How to quickly switch between extended desktop and Eyefinity on ATI cards?
Eyefinity is great for games but extended desktop is better for normal work. How do I set up quick switching between those two modes?
I've heard that it can be achieved using "Profiles" in Catalyst Control Center - I've found something called…
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How do I disable Vari-Bright (atibtmon.exe) without Catalyst Control Center?
Related to: When AC Power is disconnected, atibtmon.exe throws a Runtime error
I have a very similar configuration, ATI mobility Radeon HD 3670 on Dell XPS Studio 16 using Windows 7 64-bit, and have the same problem of atibtmon.exe throwing an error…
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X freeze with proprietary fglrx driver on radeon HD 5970
I can't get to install the proprietary driver "fglrx" with ATI Radeon HD 5970 on Debian Squeeze.
After the installation with ATI Catalyst 12-8 and a reboot, from the stage of GDM, the screen is freezing with a lot of little squares appearing on X,…
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Kill overscan for ATI drivers?
I have a dual-boot Windows 7 64 bit/Linux 64 bit machine that uses ATI's Catalyst drivers. Sometimes I attach it to a 1080p LCD TV over HDMI. ATI is daft enough to provide a border to account for overscan.
I'm using an LCD TV. No overscan, or it…
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Laptop LCD backlight off after resuming from hibernate or sleep
When I put my laptop to hibernate or sleep while plugged in and I resume from hibernate or sleep on battery, the backlight is off. A faint image exists on the display, but is nearly impossible to read, suggesting a video driver problem. When I…
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Slow draw on some apps and dynamic clocks not working properly with ATI/AMD proprietary drivers
I've recently purchased a new computer (around July 2010) and I've been having some problems with proprietary video drivers on Linux.
The hardware is:
Video: ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5870 (XFX HD-587X-ZNFC);
Motherboard: Asus P7P55D-E Deluxe;
Processor:…
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Latest Catalyst drivers on a Sony VAIO (Windows 7 64-bit)
Is there a way to install the latest Catalyst drivers on my Sony VAIO (VGN-SR21M, Mobility Radeon HD 3450)? The ATI installer refuses to install it. The AMD website states that for Sony VAIO notebooks I have to use OEM drivers, but the drivers on…
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kdbsync.exe has stopped working
I have a Dell Studio XPS 1645. Since upgrading to Windows 8, it will always display the following error message "kdbsync.exe has stopped working". How can I resolve this problem?
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