ATI Catalyst 7.11 now available

Posted on Thursday, November 22 2007 @ 2:28 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
ATI has new Catalyst 7.11 drivers for its graphics cards, you can download it over here.

This release features a lot of bug fixes:

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows Vista. These include:

  • Bioshock: Pulling the lever in the chamber no longer results in the game failing. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30493
  • Bioshock, Lost Planet, and World In Conflict: Connecting certain dual link display devices to certain ATI Radeon 2x00 series of cards no longer results in limited display resolutions being available. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30090
  • Call of Juarez: Enabling CrossFire no longer results in flickering being noticed when playing the DX10 version of the game. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29540
  • Doom 3: Playing the game on a system containing an ATI Radeon HD 2600 series of product and running the Windows Vista operating system no longer results in display corruption being noticed when using the console commands. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29978
  • Fable: A black ring is no longer seen around the player character. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29939
  • Hellgate, Lord of the Rings, PT Boat, and World in Conflict: Corruption is no longer noticed when AA is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30487
  • Rainbow Six Vegas: Setting the display resolution to 1600x1200 and applying the in-game settings to high no longer results in corruption being noticed when using an HDMI display device. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28826
  • Roxio Creator Premier v9: MyDVD: Attempting to burn a DVD no longer results in the burn process failing at the encoding preview. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29937
  • Serious Sam: the Second Encounter Demo: Game play is no longer delayed when playing the game on a system running Windows XP and containing an ATI Radeon HD 2400 series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29933
  • A blank screen is no longer displayed after unchecking all the Component Video formats except when the 480i30 custom mode is applied. Further details can be found in topic number 737-27620
  • Using PowerDVD to playback a Blu-ray title no longer results in the Windows Vista operating system failing with a 0x000000EA error. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29537
  • A missing Korean character is no longer noticed within the install shield. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29931
  • Catalyst Control Center: An error message is no longer displayed when clicking on Help. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29934
  • Setting the display device to 1600x1200 75Hz no longer results in the HD DVD playback window appearing blank. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29936
  • Google Sketchup no longer fails to pan when AA is enabled on systems containing an ATI Radeon X1300/1550/1600 series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29941
  • Setting the display resolution to either 1776x1024 or 1920x1024 30i no longer results in the display devices failing to resume from an S3 state. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29944
  • Connecting a display device via Component Video as the primary display device and a DFP as a secondary display device no longer results in extended desktop mode failing to be applied. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30494
  • Cyberlink Press Player 2911: Rotating the display by 90 degrees during playback of a DVD title no longer results in the Windows Vista operating system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30495
  • Google Sketchup no longer fails to pan when AA is enabled on systems containing an ATI Radeon X1300/1550/1600 series of product 737-30496
  • Playing a 1080i video file using WinDVD no longer results in Overlay Theater Mode failing to work. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30496
  • GTA San Andreas: Enabling AFR mode and CrossFire no longer results in corruption being noticed in the opening cinematic of the game. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30499
  • A black screen is no longer displayed at the DVD menu when using WinDVD8 to play a DVD title with DXVA enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30488
  • Hot plugging a D-sub DDC monitor to a notebook no longer results in the display device fails to switch on. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30489
  • Connecting a TV as the secondary display device no longer results in the default resolution of 800x600 failing to be applied when extended desktop mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30491
  • Combat Mission: Shock Force Demo v1.02: Setting the ATI left-click compatibility option to off and starting a new battle no longer results in the game failing to respond when clicking the left mouse button on various options within the game. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30492
  • A no signal error message is no longer displayed when the A/V sync on Component input source is set to 720p or 1080i resolution. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30595
Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows XP. These include:

  • Enemy Territory: Quake Wars: Corruption is no longer noticed with the use of rectangle textures. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29954
  • Enemy Territory: Quake Wars: The game no longer fails to respond when triple buffering is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30544
  • Unreal Tournament 2004: Enabling CrossFire followed by attempting to change the in-game display resolution no longer results in a loss of vsync. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29950
  • On certain products, dragging player window from the primary to the secondary display no longer results in hardware acceleration being disabled which resulted in the CPU usage increasing. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28516
  • With some h.264 titles that have MPEG2 introductions; playback no longer switches from hardware accelerated to software once the introductory content is finished. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28517
  • With some h.264 titles that have MPEG2 intros, playback no longer switches from hardware accelerated to software once the introductory content is finished. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28517
  • Enabling extended desktop mode following by launching the Windows Media Player no longer results in the player failing to appear on the secondary display device in full screen mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29555
  • The CrossFire option found in the Catalyst Control Center is now available on systems containing an ATI Radeon X1800 series of product and running the Windows XP operating system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30010
  • Users running Windows XP on a system containing an ATI Radeon HD 2600 no longer experience a drop in performance from single card mode to CrossFire mode when software CrossFire is enabled in certain applications. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29980
  • Pressing the power button to resume from an S3 state no longer results in only the mouse cursor being visible and the screen remaining blank until the mouse is moved. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29948
  • Dragging the WinDVD player from the primary display to the secondary display no longer results in the player failing to respond. Further, closing the WinDVD player using the Task Manager may result in the operating system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29955
  • Enabling extended desktop mode and dragging the PowerDVD window to the secondary display device no longer results in the PowerDVD window becoming black with only the audio being heard. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29952
  • Catalyst Control Center: German character are no longer truncated in the Profile Manager Applications tab. Further details can be found in topic number 737-29930
  • Connecting a Dell 30" LDC display device to an ATI Radeon HD 2600 series of product no longer results in flashing or no display image. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30545
  • Corruption is no longer noticed when enabling Theater mode and enabling clone mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30546
  • The Enable ATI OverDrive clocks for 3D applications only checkbox is now checked and grayed out when the OverDrive option in the Catalyst Control Center is unlocked. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30600
  • Ending playback of a Blu-ray title followed by toggling the CrossFire settings (on or off) no longer results in the Windows XP operating system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30543
  • Enabling CrossFire and setting the display resolution to 2560x1600 no longer results in HD DVD titles playing back as if in fast forward mode when using a Cyberlink player. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30530
  • Corruption is no longer noticed when dragging a window across the desktop edge in four monitor configuration under Windows XP. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30531
  • Connecting a single display device to a secondary graphics adapter no longer results in extended desktop mode being applied. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30538
  • Playing the online game TianLongBaBu for an extended period of time (2 hours or more) on a system containing an ATI Radeon HD2400 or HD2600 no longer results in the operating system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30542


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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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