Graphics ATI Drivers

probaly a really lame question, but it is OK to put the latest 5.9 ATI drivers onto my laptops Mobility x700? Only asking because on the ATI website they have a section for Laptop graphics cards, but the little tool that checks said mine wouldnt support it?

 

With the 5.9 drivers, yes.

 

Okay, I just tried to install them and it said "Sereve - inf error Video driver not found", then it said in a different box "Setup was unable to complete the install, try to setup your display adapter with a standard VGA driver before running setup"..and wouldnt let me install it? Ideas?

 

http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=19546

if you can't pass that, then i don't know how you can update. there may be a 3rd party site with the actual driver *looks*

edit: http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1186

i believe its the driver that gets downloaded with the updater thing (haha technical..), but implemented into the desktop version of the Cat 5.9 CCC

 

Damn, Still no luck, thanks for trying tho bud!.
Anyone else got any ideas?

same error too..(CCC installed fine then deleted itsself when i put the orgional drivers back on, from the driver disk i got with the lappy.wtf?)

Guess i`ll be stuck with these drivers tho, and i cant get CCC either, *crys

 

http://www.ati.com/online/mobilecatalyst/

Might work. Personally, with 5.8, I got hold of DHModTool 2.2 and modded the standard drivers - on reboot it seems to be working 100%. I'm just trying to find where I d/l the dhmodtool from!

Ah, here we go..

http://www.driverheaven.net/patje/

Just to confirm, I've just installed Cat5.9 (the full desktop version) on my lappy (acer aspire 1672wmli - ati 9700) using dhmodtool 3.

 

nice one Kenco, Installed and its running fine!

Only problem is the CCC wont start, i clicked the icon, went into its install folder, right click and hit that button, and it wont launch. wtf.

 

Okay, CCC says "you dont have permission to use this program", i tried reinstalling it and then even making another account to try. The account i use is the only one on the laptop and is set to admin. ideaS?

Mike

 

hmm.. silly question, but do you have .net and associated updates installed from windows update?

 

Yep.. done it all...