Crashes with 3.7

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Byron Hinson

I updated my brothers new ATI Tyan Tachyon 9600Pro card with the latest 3.7
drivers yesterday (came installed with 3.5). Every game (and latest 3D Mark)
crashed after about 4/5 seconds of starting. Changing various D3D settings
didn't help.

Going back to the 3.5 drivers fixed the problem. The drivers I downloaded
were the ones from the official ATI site - but going to the Tyan site I
noticed they still only offered 3.5 but also linked to some reference
drivers page at ATI that had 3.6 drivers. I'm wondering if I should only be
updating his drivers with the Tyan certified drivers, or does this not
usually make a difference with ATI type cards?

If not then what might the problem be with the 3.7 drivers?
 
Did you uninstall the old ATI drivers before installing the 3.7's?
Also did you download the latest version of the Catalyst Control Panel as
well?

What version of Directx is the pc running?

If you are really stuck try the forums at www.rage3d.com, there are plenty
of knowledgeable guys who should be able to help.

Regards

Acid
 
Uninstalled them - installed the package that included the newer control
panel

Running DirectX 9b
 
i had a load of probs a year ago with a nvidia4600 it kept crashing, I had
the grand total of 7 of these cards-none of witch worked. I have recently
bought Crucial ram (instead of generic-cheap shit) and just bought a 9600
pro and it works fine. the prob is not with drivers/power supply etc it is
the quality of the RAM

andy
 
aNdy said:
i had a load of probs a year ago with a nvidia4600 it kept crashing, I had
the grand total of 7 of these cards-none of witch worked. I have recently
bought Crucial ram (instead of generic-cheap shit) and just bought a 9600
pro and it works fine. the prob is not with drivers/power supply etc it is
the quality of the RAM
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From what you've just said, YOUR problem MAY have been RAM.

Some other proples' problems almost certainly are drivers and/or PSU.

Ben
 
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