ATI Catalyst Suite 9.8 for XP

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Fixes:Performance ImprovementsThe following performance gains are noticed with ATI Catalyst Suite 9.8 for XP release of Catalyst 9.8:Battleforge DirectX 10/DirectX 10.1 - performance improves up to 15-50% in CPU limited settings with the largest gains in CrossfireX configurationsCompany of Heroes DirectX 10 - performance improves by up to 10-77% in CPUlimited settingsCrysis DirectX 10 - Dual CrossfireX performance improves as much as 10% andQuad CrossfireX performance improves as much as 34% in CPU limited settingsCrysis Warhead DirectX 10 - Dual CrossfireX performance improves as much as7% and Quad CrossfireX performance improves as much as 69% in CPU limitedsettingsFar Cry 2 DirectX 10 - Dual CrossfireX performance improves as much as 50% and Quad CrossfireX performance improves as much as 88% in CPU limited settingsTom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. DirectX 10/DirectX 10.1 - Dual CrossfireX performanceimproves up to 40% in CPU limited settings with Quad CrossfireX performanceimproving up to 60% in CPU limited settingsUnigineTropics OpenGL - performance improves 5-20%UnigineTropics DirectX 10 - Quad CrossfireX performance improves 5-20% inCPU limited settingsWorld in Conflict DirectX 10 - performance improves by 5-10%Resolved Issues for All Windows Operating SystemsThis section provides information on resolved issues in ATI Catalyst Suite 9.8 for XP release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows. These include:Catalyst Control Center: Diagnostic warning message now appears in CrossFireaspect when the only display is removed from the CrossFire chainCatalyst Control Centre will now launch properly with CrossFire disabled on multiadapter enabled/configured systemsCatalyst Control Center: Some of the missing Monitor Attributes options in theDisplays tab are now availableRefresh rates are now applied properly for standard and optimized HDTV modes in Catalyst Control CenterCatalyst Control Center: Missing update for Windows 7 localized help content is now availableTV Properties tab now properly displays Image Quality instead of TV Properties for Catalyst Control Center user interfaceResolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating SystemThis section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows 7. These include:Display and mouse rotation now functions properly after reboot with 3 or moredisplays in clone mode“Unreal Tournament 3” no longer fails to respond after performing a taskswitch to desktopHotplugging a secondary display during HD playback with WinDVD no longercauses desktop to go blankIntermittent block noise no longer visible during MPEG2-TS content playback with Windows Media PlayerWindows 7 logo no longer displays flickering distortion during Windows 7 loading screen (system reboot up)Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating SystemThis section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows Vista. These include:“Call of Duty: World at War” no longer exhibits flickering water corruption whenSoftware CrossFire is enabledResolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating SystemThis section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows XP. These include:Catalyst Control Center: Predefined and custom HDTV formats can now be applied via HDTV supportIntermittent video artifacts no longer visible when playing a DVD in stretcheddesktop modeKnown Issues Under All Windows Operating SystemsThe following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows operating system in the latest version of Catalyst. These include:Launching Hotkeys Manager in Catalyst Control Center may result in unhandledexception error to appearThe Desktop Rotation page in Catalyst Control Center may display additionalinformation for the second display when the secondary adapter is connectedHDMI may be detected as DTV (DVI) instead of DTV (HDMI) when HDMI displayis hotplugged for the first timeCatalyst Control Center might not revert back to default settings for DynamicRange after settings are modifiedIn extended/cloned mode, the secondary display status may appear incorrect in the Available Display Devices page under Catalyst Control Center Basic viewCatalyst Control Center: AVIVO Advanced Color page may display Colorvibrance, Flesh tone correction and Video Gamma in English instead of proper translation string Catalyst Control Center stopped working error may pop up when specific HDMI displays are hot unplugged and hotplugged backKnown Issues Under the Windows 7 Operating SystemThe following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of Catalyst. These include:With OverlayMixer filter, Blu-ray disc playback with PowerDVD may display black video with audio and counter still runningDisplay may go blank after resuming from hibernation during SD DVD playback in Windows Media Center Edition (MCE)In some HDTV extended mode configurations, some audio breaks may intermittently be heard when connected through HDMI audioSD DVD playback may halt and display error message when DVI + S-VIDEOdisplays are set to clone mode in Windows 7Enabling Screen Space Ambient Occlusion option in Riddick 2 Dark Athena may cause the game to fail under MGPU configurationsKnown Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating SystemThe following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of Catalyst. These include:With CrossFire enabled, some DX10 games (Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X., Lost Planet: Colonies, etc.) might not have HDMI audioWith some system configurations a delay may be noticed when task switchingbetween the desktop and a game in progressMedia playback with WinDVD, Windows Media Player or Windows Media Center may output static sound over HDMI when connected to Sony TVsPlayback of certain Picture-in-Picture titles may exhibit transparent overlay effects or turn black in the secondary streamCorruption may be visible in the Change Outfit… menu text in The Sims 3Catalyst Control Center may show HDMI displays as DVI for both connecting via HDMI port and to DVI port via HDMI-DVI dongle for specific ASICsEnabling Screen Space Ambient Occlusion option in Riddick 2 Dark Athena may cause the game to fail under MGPU configurationsKnown Issues Under the Windows XP Operating SystemThe following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows XP operating system in the latest version of Catalyst. These include:Resuming video playback after S1 sleep may result in no HDMI audio, althoughDisplay Manager in Catalyst Control Center reports display as DTV (HDMI)Catalyst Control Center: Hotplugging back a HDMI display might not restore itsoriginal DTV (HDMI) Pixel Format setting, if a DVI display was hotplugged andunplugged during the interval to the same portChanges to AVIVO Basic color settings might not be retained after Catalyst Control Center is re-opened with specific ASICsAVIVO Basic color setting changes might not be applied during HD DVD playback on specific ASICs on XP Media Center Edition

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