drivers and installing video card

[Recster]

ok I just got a Radeon 9600 Pro and I was wondering if someone could walk me through installing it. also how do you know what drivers to get for it?

[Hamma]

Just go to www.ati.com after you pop it in and pick it from the downloads section ;)

[Allerial]

Basically what Hamma said. Just place it in the computer and Windows should automatically recognize it when you boot up your computer. Then download the 3.5 Cats from www.ati.com

[Trebor95]

go to www.omegacorner.com download the latest omega drivers and enjoy :D

are you installing from fresh? did you have a previous gfx card installed? if you did you will HAVE to go through the process of cleaning the drivers out by using drivercleaner.

[Recster]

Originally posted by Trebor95
go to www.omegacorner.com download the latest omega drivers and enjoy :D

are you installing from fresh? did you have a previous gfx card installed? if you did you will HAVE to go through the process of cleaning the drivers out by using drivercleaner.

where do I get drivercleaner

[Trebor95]

http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/

surprisingly enough ;)

[Recster]

Ok a disk came with my Radeon 9600 pro and I used that to install the drivers but my question is does it install the newest drivers for the video card or do I still need to go to ATI.com and DL them seperatly? Also what is AA and how would I turn it off if it were on?

[Prowler]

I use omega drives. I highly suggest you go with them rather than retail drivers. Trust me they increase performance a lot. Like viagra did for Hamma. ;)

[Recster]

Originally posted by Prowler
Like viagra did for Hamma. ;)

:rofl: :rofl:

ok but I still don't know what AA is. (that anti something)

edit: oh and if I install omega drivers do I need to remove the drivers that the disk installed that came with my card?

[Prowler]

How to install the ATI Omega drivers (WinXP):

1- Close all programs
2- Right Click "My Computer" in your desktop and select "properties"
OR press "start" and do the above
3- Go to the "Hardware" TAB, then click on "Device Manager"
4- Expand the "display adapters" icon
5- Double click your video adapter
6- Go to the "driver" TAB
7- Click on the "Update Driver" button
8- Select "Install from a list...", click "Next"
9- Select "Don't search. I will choose...", click "Next"
10- Press the "Have Disk..." button
11- Press "Browse" to look for the folder where the drivers where Dled to.


So you don't have to delete anything. :)