ATI 128MB DDR Radeon 9800 Pro

I have the ATI 128MB DDR Radeon 9800 Pro and had a couple of problems
that I am told was related to the video drivers. I have a Dell Dim
8300 desktop containing the card and the current drivers are version
6.14.10.6476. I checked the Dell site and their latest driver for the
card is version 7.97-031212a. On the ATI site, I find the lastest
version listed there is 8.11.....

My desktop is out of warranty, so I'm looking for the best approach to
update the drivers. Dell or via ATI -or- a new card?

Any insights/advice is appreciated.

Thanks

Charliec
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Charliec

"Charliec" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I have the ATI 128MB DDR Radeon 9800 Pro and had a couple of problems
> that I am told was related to the video drivers. I have a Dell Dim
> 8300 desktop containing the card and the current drivers are version
> 6.14.10.6476. I checked the Dell site and their latest driver for the
> card is version 7.97-031212a. On the ATI site, I find the lastest
> version listed there is 8.11.....
>
> My desktop is out of warranty, so I'm looking for the best approach to
> update the drivers. Dell or via ATI -or- a new card?
>
> Any insights/advice is appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Charliec
> ************************************************** ****
> Charliec



Start with the lastest Dell driver even though it is an older version. I
assume you're seeking stability primarily.

Your card is an ATI-based chipset card made for Dell by a third party
vendor, not necessarily (or very likely) ATI themselves.

-Stew

>On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:44:50 -0600, "S.Lewis" <> wrote:

>
>"Charliec" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>>I have the ATI 128MB DDR Radeon 9800 Pro and had a couple of problems
>> that I am told was related to the video drivers. I have a Dell Dim
>> 8300 desktop containing the card and the current drivers are version
>> 6.14.10.6476. I checked the Dell site and their latest driver for the
>> card is version 7.97-031212a. On the ATI site, I find the lastest
>> version listed there is 8.11.....
>>
>> My desktop is out of warranty, so I'm looking for the best approach to
>> update the drivers. Dell or via ATI -or- a new card?
>>
>> Any insights/advice is appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Charliec
>> ************************************************** ****
>> Charliec
>
>
>
>Start with the lastest Dell driver even though it is an older version. I
>assume you're seeking stability primarily.
>
>Your card is an ATI-based chipset card made for Dell by a third party
>vendor, not necessarily (or very likely) ATI themselves.
>
>-Stew
>

Stew,
Do I just download the latest Dell driver and install it over the
current driver or do I have to do some special uninstall of the
current driver?
Thanks
Charliec
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Charliec

"Charliec" <> wrote in message
news:...
> >On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:44:50 -0600, "S.Lewis" <>
> >wrote:
>
>>
>>"Charliec" <> wrote in message
>>news:. ..
>>>I have the ATI 128MB DDR Radeon 9800 Pro and had a couple of problems
>>> that I am told was related to the video drivers. I have a Dell Dim
>>> 8300 desktop containing the card and the current drivers are version
>>> 6.14.10.6476. I checked the Dell site and their latest driver for the
>>> card is version 7.97-031212a. On the ATI site, I find the lastest
>>> version listed there is 8.11.....
>>>
>>> My desktop is out of warranty, so I'm looking for the best approach to
>>> update the drivers. Dell or via ATI -or- a new card?
>>>
>>> Any insights/advice is appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Charliec
>>> ************************************************** ****
>>> Charliec
>>
>>
>>
>>Start with the lastest Dell driver even though it is an older version. I
>>assume you're seeking stability primarily.
>>
>>Your card is an ATI-based chipset card made for Dell by a third party
>>vendor, not necessarily (or very likely) ATI themselves.
>>
>>-Stew
>>
>
> Stew,
> Do I just download the latest Dell driver and install it over the
> current driver or do I have to do some special uninstall of the
> current driver?
> Thanks
> Charliec
> ************************************************** ****
> Charliec


That's another advantage of the Dell driver. Just download it to the
desktop and run it. It will inflate, run and prompt for the necessary
reboot.

Charliec wrote:
>> On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:44:50 -0600, "S.Lewis" <> wrote:
>
>> "Charliec" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> I have the ATI 128MB DDR Radeon 9800 Pro and had a couple of problems
>>> that I am told was related to the video drivers. I have a Dell Dim
>>> 8300 desktop containing the card and the current drivers are version
>>> 6.14.10.6476. I checked the Dell site and their latest driver for the
>>> card is version 7.97-031212a. On the ATI site, I find the lastest
>>> version listed there is 8.11.....
>>>
>>> My desktop is out of warranty, so I'm looking for the best approach to
>>> update the drivers. Dell or via ATI -or- a new card?
>>>
>>> Any insights/advice is appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Charliec
>>> ************************************************** ****
>>> Charliec
>>
>>
>> Start with the lastest Dell driver even though it is an older version. I
>> assume you're seeking stability primarily.
>>
>> Your card is an ATI-based chipset card made for Dell by a third party
>> vendor, not necessarily (or very likely) ATI themselves.
>>
>> -Stew
>>
>
> Stew,
> Do I just download the latest Dell driver and install it over the
> current driver or do I have to do some special uninstall of the
> current driver?
> Thanks
> Charliec
> ************************************************** ****
> Charliec
Download the Dell driver and install. Or download the ATI Catalyst driver.

BTW, the 128MB Radeon 9800 AGP cards in the 8300s I have all show signs
of ATI branding, not Chaintech or some other Pacific Rim cheapie
manufacturer using an ATI chip.

Frankly, I would go straight for the Catalyst drivers on the ATI/AMD web
site. I used them in an 8300 I set up yesterday. But you need to
install .NET 2.0 first. Now why on earth software drivers need .NET 2.0
is way beyond me.

.... Ben Myers

Ok, will give it a shot.

Charliec

>On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 18:44:49 -0600, "S.Lewis" <> wrote:

>
>"Charliec" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> >On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:44:50 -0600, "S.Lewis" <>
>> >wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Charliec" <> wrote in message
>>>news: ...
>>>>I have the ATI 128MB DDR Radeon 9800 Pro and had a couple of problems
>>>> that I am told was related to the video drivers. I have a Dell Dim
>>>> 8300 desktop containing the card and the current drivers are version
>>>> 6.14.10.6476. I checked the Dell site and their latest driver for the
>>>> card is version 7.97-031212a. On the ATI site, I find the lastest
>>>> version listed there is 8.11.....
>>>>
>>>> My desktop is out of warranty, so I'm looking for the best approach to
>>>> update the drivers. Dell or via ATI -or- a new card?
>>>>
>>>> Any insights/advice is appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Charliec
>>>> ************************************************** ****
>>>> Charliec
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Start with the lastest Dell driver even though it is an older version. I
>>>assume you're seeking stability primarily.
>>>
>>>Your card is an ATI-based chipset card made for Dell by a third party
>>>vendor, not necessarily (or very likely) ATI themselves.
>>>
>>>-Stew
>>>
>>
>> Stew,
>> Do I just download the latest Dell driver and install it over the
>> current driver or do I have to do some special uninstall of the
>> current driver?
>> Thanks
>> Charliec
>> ************************************************** ****
>> Charliec
>
>
>That's another advantage of the Dell driver. Just download it to the
>desktop and run it. It will inflate, run and prompt for the necessary
>reboot.
>
>
************************************************** ****
Charliec

"Ben Myers" <> wrote in message
news:gh9tja$fbo$...
> Charliec wrote:
>>> On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:44:50 -0600, "S.Lewis" <>
>>> wrote:
>>
>>> "Charliec" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> I have the ATI 128MB DDR Radeon 9800 Pro and had a couple of problems
>>>> that I am told was related to the video drivers. I have a Dell Dim
>>>> 8300 desktop containing the card and the current drivers are version
>>>> 6.14.10.6476. I checked the Dell site and their latest driver for the
>>>> card is version 7.97-031212a. On the ATI site, I find the lastest
>>>> version listed there is 8.11.....
>>>>
>>>> My desktop is out of warranty, so I'm looking for the best approach to
>>>> update the drivers. Dell or via ATI -or- a new card?
>>>>
>>>> Any insights/advice is appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Charliec
>>>> ************************************************** ****
>>>> Charliec
>>>
>>>
>>> Start with the lastest Dell driver even though it is an older version.
>>> I assume you're seeking stability primarily.
>>>
>>> Your card is an ATI-based chipset card made for Dell by a third party
>>> vendor, not necessarily (or very likely) ATI themselves.
>>>
>>> -Stew
>>
>> Stew,
>> Do I just download the latest Dell driver and install it over the
>> current driver or do I have to do some special uninstall of the
>> current driver?
>> Thanks
>> Charliec
>> ************************************************** ****
>> Charliec
> Download the Dell driver and install. Or download the ATI Catalyst
> driver.
>
> BTW, the 128MB Radeon 9800 AGP cards in the 8300s I have all show signs of
> ATI branding, not Chaintech or some other Pacific Rim cheapie manufacturer
> using an ATI chip.
>
> Frankly, I would go straight for the Catalyst drivers on the ATI/AMD web
> site. I used them in an 8300 I set up yesterday. But you need to install
> .NET 2.0 first. Now why on earth software drivers need .NET 2.0 is way
> beyond me.
>
> ... Ben Myers



FWIW, that would be my second option to correct his problem. I'd try the
last Dell driver first, just for the sake of solving his issue........

BTW, the AMD/ATI website does not instill mucho confidence for me.

-Stew

>On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:45:28 -0500, Ben Myers <> wrote:

>Charliec wrote:
>>> On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:44:50 -0600, "S.Lewis" <> wrote:
>>
>>> "Charliec" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> I have the ATI 128MB DDR Radeon 9800 Pro and had a couple of problems
>>>> that I am told was related to the video drivers. I have a Dell Dim
>>>> 8300 desktop containing the card and the current drivers are version
>>>> 6.14.10.6476. I checked the Dell site and their latest driver for the
>>>> card is version 7.97-031212a. On the ATI site, I find the lastest
>>>> version listed there is 8.11.....
>>>>
>>>> My desktop is out of warranty, so I'm looking for the best approach to
>>>> update the drivers. Dell or via ATI -or- a new card?
>>>>
>>>> Any insights/advice is appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Charliec
>>>> ************************************************** ****
>>>> Charliec
>>>
>>>
>>> Start with the lastest Dell driver even though it is an older version. I
>>> assume you're seeking stability primarily.
>>>
>>> Your card is an ATI-based chipset card made for Dell by a third party
>>> vendor, not necessarily (or very likely) ATI themselves.
>>>
>>> -Stew
>>>
>>
>> Stew,
>> Do I just download the latest Dell driver and install it over the
>> current driver or do I have to do some special uninstall of the
>> current driver?
>> Thanks
>> Charliec
>> ************************************************** ****
>> Charliec
>Download the Dell driver and install. Or download the ATI Catalyst driver.
>
>BTW, the 128MB Radeon 9800 AGP cards in the 8300s I have all show signs
>of ATI branding, not Chaintech or some other Pacific Rim cheapie
>manufacturer using an ATI chip.
>
>Frankly, I would go straight for the Catalyst drivers on the ATI/AMD web
>site. I used them in an 8300 I set up yesterday. But you need to
>install .NET 2.0 first. Now why on earth software drivers need .NET 2.0
>is way beyond me.
>
>... Ben Myers

Ben,

Here's the situation. I do have .NET2.0 SP1 installed. I downloaded
the driver v7.97-031212a from the Dell site and ran it. It appeared
to installed and called for a reboot. I let it reboot and after that,
went to Device Manager to check the Display Version. It was still
v6.14.10.6476, so I am not sure what happened there.

If I go to the Catalyst drivers on the ATI/AWD web site, do I have to
uninstall the current drivers first? I'm a bit confused on how to
proceed to upgrade the driver.

Charliec
************************************************** ****
Charliec

Charliec wrote:
>> On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:45:28 -0500, Ben Myers <> wrote:
>
>> Charliec wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:44:50 -0600, "S.Lewis" <> wrote:
>>>> "Charliec" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> I have the ATI 128MB DDR Radeon 9800 Pro and had a couple of problems
>>>>> that I am told was related to the video drivers. I have a Dell Dim
>>>>> 8300 desktop containing the card and the current drivers are version
>>>>> 6.14.10.6476. I checked the Dell site and their latest driver for the
>>>>> card is version 7.97-031212a. On the ATI site, I find the lastest
>>>>> version listed there is 8.11.....
>>>>>
>>>>> My desktop is out of warranty, so I'm looking for the best approach to
>>>>> update the drivers. Dell or via ATI -or- a new card?
>>>>>
>>>>> Any insights/advice is appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Charliec
>>>>> ************************************************** ****
>>>>> Charliec
>>>>
>>>> Start with the lastest Dell driver even though it is an older version. I
>>>> assume you're seeking stability primarily.
>>>>
>>>> Your card is an ATI-based chipset card made for Dell by a third party
>>>> vendor, not necessarily (or very likely) ATI themselves.
>>>>
>>>> -Stew
>>>>
>>> Stew,
>>> Do I just download the latest Dell driver and install it over the
>>> current driver or do I have to do some special uninstall of the
>>> current driver?
>>> Thanks
>>> Charliec
>>> ************************************************** ****
>>> Charliec
>> Download the Dell driver and install. Or download the ATI Catalyst driver.
>>
>> BTW, the 128MB Radeon 9800 AGP cards in the 8300s I have all show signs
>> of ATI branding, not Chaintech or some other Pacific Rim cheapie
>> manufacturer using an ATI chip.
>>
>> Frankly, I would go straight for the Catalyst drivers on the ATI/AMD web
>> site. I used them in an 8300 I set up yesterday. But you need to
>> install .NET 2.0 first. Now why on earth software drivers need .NET 2.0
>> is way beyond me.
>>
>> ... Ben Myers
>
> Ben,
>
> Here's the situation. I do have .NET2.0 SP1 installed. I downloaded
> the driver v7.97-031212a from the Dell site and ran it. It appeared
> to installed and called for a reboot. I let it reboot and after that,
> went to Device Manager to check the Display Version. It was still
> v6.14.10.6476, so I am not sure what happened there.
>
> If I go to the Catalyst drivers on the ATI/AWD web site, do I have to
> uninstall the current drivers first? I'm a bit confused on how to
> proceed to upgrade the driver.
>
> Charliec
> ************************************************** ****
> Charliec

You download the version of the Catalyst driver for the Radeon 9800,
save it somewhere on your hard drive, then run the executable. No need
to remove old drivers... Ben Myers

>On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:43:07 -0500, Ben Myers <> wrote:

>Charliec wrote:
>>> On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:45:28 -0500, Ben Myers <> wrote:
>>
>>> Charliec wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:44:50 -0600, "S.Lewis" <> wrote:
>>>>> "Charliec" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:...
>>>>>> I have the ATI 128MB DDR Radeon 9800 Pro and had a couple of problems
>>>>>> that I am told was related to the video drivers. I have a Dell Dim
>>>>>> 8300 desktop containing the card and the current drivers are version
>>>>>> 6.14.10.6476. I checked the Dell site and their latest driver for the
>>>>>> card is version 7.97-031212a. On the ATI site, I find the lastest
>>>>>> version listed there is 8.11.....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My desktop is out of warranty, so I'm looking for the best approach to
>>>>>> update the drivers. Dell or via ATI -or- a new card?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any insights/advice is appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Charliec
>>>>>> ************************************************** ****
>>>>>> Charliec
>>>>>
>>>>> Start with the lastest Dell driver even though it is an older version. I
>>>>> assume you're seeking stability primarily.
>>>>>
>>>>> Your card is an ATI-based chipset card made for Dell by a third party
>>>>> vendor, not necessarily (or very likely) ATI themselves.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Stew
>>>>>
>>>> Stew,
>>>> Do I just download the latest Dell driver and install it over the
>>>> current driver or do I have to do some special uninstall of the
>>>> current driver?
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Charliec
>>>> ************************************************** ****
>>>> Charliec
>>> Download the Dell driver and install. Or download the ATI Catalyst driver.
>>>
>>> BTW, the 128MB Radeon 9800 AGP cards in the 8300s I have all show signs
>>> of ATI branding, not Chaintech or some other Pacific Rim cheapie
>>> manufacturer using an ATI chip.
>>>
>>> Frankly, I would go straight for the Catalyst drivers on the ATI/AMD web
>>> site. I used them in an 8300 I set up yesterday. But you need to
>>> install .NET 2.0 first. Now why on earth software drivers need .NET 2.0
>>> is way beyond me.
>>>
>>> ... Ben Myers
>>
>> Ben,
>>
>> Here's the situation. I do have .NET2.0 SP1 installed. I downloaded
>> the driver v7.97-031212a from the Dell site and ran it. It appeared
>> to installed and called for a reboot. I let it reboot and after that,
>> went to Device Manager to check the Display Version. It was still
>> v6.14.10.6476, so I am not sure what happened there.
>>
>> If I go to the Catalyst drivers on the ATI/AWD web site, do I have to
>> uninstall the current drivers first? I'm a bit confused on how to
>> proceed to upgrade the driver.
>>
>> Charliec
>> ************************************************** ****
>> Charliec
>
>You download the version of the Catalyst driver for the Radeon 9800,
>save it somewhere on your hard drive, then run the executable. No need
>to remove old drivers... Ben Myers

Got you! Will give it a shot.
Thanks
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Charliec