This article provides information on the latest posting of AMD’s software suite, AMD Catalyst 11.5. This particular software suite updates both the AMD display driver, and the AMD Catalyst Control Center. This unified driver has been updated to provide enhanced level of power, performance, and reliability.

Package Content
The AMD Catalyst software suite 11.5 contains the following:

• AMD display driver version 8.85
• HydraVision for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
• Southbridge/IXP Driver
• AMD Catalyst Control Center version 8.85

Important ! Caution !

The following notebooks are not compatible with this release:

• Any notebook launched after this driver release
• Switchable Graphics enabled notebooks using Intel chipsets.
• Toshiba notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)
• Sony VAIO notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)
•  Panasonic notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)

Compatible Operating Systems
The latest version of the AMD Catalyst software suite is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:

• Windows 7 32-bit version
• Windows 7 64-bit version
• Windows Vista 32-bit version
• Windows Vista 64-bit version
• Windows XP Professional
• Windows XP Home Edition
• Windows XP Media Center Edition
• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 11.5 Windows release includes:

New Features:

Hydravision enhancements for Eyefinity configurations.

• The HydraGrid feature found in HydraVision is now aware of user created Bezels.
• The HydraGrid feature found in HydraVision now also includes as “Automatic Grid” option that aligns to the user defined Eyefinity display layout.

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.5 software suite for Windows 7. These include:

• PowerDVD no longer randomly crashes when HDMI 8 Channel Audio is enabled.
• Avivo settings are now correctly displayed in the AMD Vision Engine Control Center after connecting a secondary display.
• Windows Media Player no longer randomly hangs or displays a black screen after playing VC1 (WMV) video files for over 4 hours.
• PowerDVD no longer crashes intermittently after enabling / disabling Crossfire during BD playback.
• Bioshock no longer displays visual corruption with Vsynch and MLAA enabled.
• Transcoding MPEG-2 video to H.264 no longer causes an application crash.
• Transcoding H.264 to AVCHD no longer generates lagging video.

Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System

• Civilization V no longer stops responding during game launch when Crossfire is enabled.

Known issues under the Windows 7 operating system
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:

• Some BD content may experience jittery playback using WinDVD.
• Quake 4 may display random horizontal corruption during gameplay.
• Random tearing might be observed while playing Riddick 2 with high game settings and Crossfire enabled.  (This issue has been resolved with the Catalyst 11.5a hotfix)
• Random video jitter may be observed while playing 1080i BD video with Aero mode disabled.
• Kings Bounty may display rendering issues.
• The mouse cursor may lag in some situations. (This issue has been resolved with the Catalyst 11.5a hotfix)

Known Issues under the Windows Vista Operating System
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:

• Windows Aero may be disabled after installing the driver.
• Doom 3 and Quake 4 may display random corruption with HD 4770 series products.
• Performing bezel compensation with a 3 x 2 Eyefinity configuration may cause the bezel group to disappear.
• Video settings may be turned off in the AMD Vision Control Center after extending the desktop to a second display.
• Cyberlink software bay cause the screen to flash green after desktop resolution is changed.

Known Issues under the Windows XP Operating System
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows XP operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:

• OpenGL games may cause the system to hang when launched with Super AA enabled.
• The system may randomly reboot while playing Star Wars – The Force Unleashed II.

Installing the AMD Catalyst Software Driver
For further information and general help on software driver installation, game issues, and more, visit AMD Customer Care.

Installation information can be found at: How to Install Your ATI Product.

AMD Catalyst  Crew Driver Feedback
This driver release incorporates suggestions received through the AMD Catalyst  Crew Driver Feedback program. To provide us with your feedback, visit Catalyst Crew Driver Feedback.