AMD Catalyst 14.9 WHQL Download

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#4931698
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I personally never had to go to safe mode as safe mode on 8.1 disables driver installation/uninstall. The windows default driver doesn't really add anything out of the ordinary so these are easily over written by the packaged files. If you feel much more content and safer doing that then by all means. I simply as I said do uninstall, driver cleaner, registry cleaner, reset, install new drivers. As far as no internet connection, this would only need to be done to install software that isn't quite legal. Unless I am missing something that you do know. If so, please enlighten the class by all means. 😉
Use DDU in safe mode.
#4931707
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Well got back home yesterday to find the main PC with a black screen, No DVI Input. Rebooted the PC with the reset button, heard all the correct sounds for booting, windows startup, but I can't even see the Bios screen, which freaks me out. Whats even stranger, is that my Nas, another PC, but on the same network, also has no video output, but its a Radeon 6670-LP, whose drivers haven't been updated in ages. I finally got the Intel integrated drivers installed, but no Radeaon 290 detected at all in Device manager. Will check tonight to see if in the Bios it hasn't switched to integarted only, but thats more of a prayer than anything else... edit: Just to be clear, I'm pretty sure it had nothing to do with the drivers. I posted this here in case anyone else had the same sort of thing...(not that i'd wish it on anyone...)
#4931739
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This was the first install that I've issues with in over 3 years, uninstalling the previous drivers is usually flawless, but this time the screen went blank so I had to force a reboot. Then once the new drivers were installed CCC stops working after a while. Seen it multiple times now. Never used to have an issue. Hoping next WHQL driver will be better.
Use the new beta drivers 14.9.1
#4932732
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Where does AMD specifically say to uninstall before upgrading ? The installation wizard recognizes existing version components requiring an upgrade from the new package, and just does it. I have upgraded the driver three times in my current Win install iteration, from 12.x to 13.4, and then to 13.12 with no issues (during or after) whatsoever. I can see the need for uninstalling (maybe DDU) for retro-grading (or switching vendors), but for normal ups it sounds like a lot of perpetuating placebos and old wives tales. The release notes has links to two different articles on "how to" install, and uninstall, but not on how to "upgrade your install". At least, none that I can find.
I get hard reboots if I don't use DDU, the thing just shuts off mid-game. Not every game, but definitely with GRiD2 and Crysis 3. Doesn't do it when I use DDU.
#4933833
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Looks like im going back to the good old 13.12s, as im playing Fear again at the minute, been running fine, but i just can't get past the Alice Wade level at the minute, as the bugger just keeps freezing. First time was after about 20 minutes, second time was about a minute in, just freezes, and when i CTRL+ALT+DEL to get the Task Manager, it takes an absolute age, as rigs on a go slow, then when i eventually get there, and get the games process ended (even though it says its running ok), my GPUs stuck at 100% load, so i have to reboot, as whole things slow as hell.
#4933905
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Odd, just tried it again, but this time with my memory clock back to stock (was using 1300), but still keeping the same core clock of 1080, and i played it for over an hr fine, wtf :P Can't see how an extra 50Mhz on the memorys to blame though, as Fear is hardly taxing, as i can play it on my low clocks profile (515/625), and still be locked at 144fps v-sync'd. Actually, i should just play it on my low clocks profile 😀
#4936244
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Well... I thought these were good drivers and that I could finally move on from 14.4, but Im getting random black screens and complete PC freezing when it happens, hitting the power button does nothing and there is no HDD activity LED, so it looks like the whole machine is freezing 14.9.1 beta has a massive memory leak and used up my entire system RAM / crashed the machine in the process Back to 14.4 again, great
I'm using more recent (OpenCL 2.0 one) drivers and I don't have such a problems with them (using w7x64), maybe you could try use them.
#4936290
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Weird you guys are having so many issues with the cards/drivers. I mean I had some black screens when I got the card at launch but after a couple of driver releases and a vga bios update from asus I have not seen one since. I've used it on x58/z77/z97 and win7/8 with a nice oc (1100/1300), 24/7, without any issues. I do however always do a complete uninstall and use driver fusion pro for every update and also install as admin even tho I always am one
#4936601
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Yet to work out a pattern, but sometimes I cannot get my pc to "wake up" after I have been away from it for a while, forcing me to either hard reset or power off then on.
#4939537
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This drivers are useless. Although I don't have any problem or bugs with them, in terms of performance 14.4 are superior in every game I tried(Crisys 3, Crisys 2-maldoHD, Metro last Light, B4, Watch Dogs and even that stupid port The Evil Within). So I suggest for the people who experienced issues with them to stick with 14.4 and don't worry, you wont lose anything. Where is all those % increase listed in the release notes I don't know.:question:
#4939629
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This drivers are useless. Although I don't have any problem or bugs with them, in terms of performance 14.4 are superior in every game I tried(Crisys 3, Crisys 2-maldoHD, Metro last Light, B4, Watch Dogs and even that stupid port The Evil Within). So I suggest for the people who experienced issues with them to stick with 14.4 and don't worry, you wont lose anything. Where is all those % increase listed in the release notes I don't know.:question:
Tried 14.9.1?
#4939723
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Tried 14.9.1?
No,because I didn't had any stability problem with these and the only thing 14.9.1 have different are some fixes for those who have issues with 14.9.
#4942487
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OVer the last few days, I experienced a few weird freezes. The monitor turns black all of a sudden, and within like 10-20 seconds the entire PC freezes. Is that the driver bug I've been hearing about or not?
#4942498
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Hm, no, it happens completely randomly while I am sitting at the PC doing things. Definitely not related to any power saving features at all.
#4942519
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I run Windows 7. Normally I'd say I messed something up, but I haven't installed anything significant, and except for Catalyst, I haven't updated any drivers either. Maybe I should reinstall the system anyway...
#4942577
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Of course. I installed the 14.9.1 beta today, but don't expect anything to change.
#4955782
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Look above frezz
#4956639
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Sorry pal I have been cracking this issue for 1 month now. Dell shares a wakeup issue with the Probook. Removing CCC is the only way right now to make it go into standby and wakeup properly. I have around 3 testers right now that are helping me with this. I believe it is down to a dword conflict. As you can imagine it is rather hard to solve but it is one of my goals for UnifL. You could be of help if you are willing to tinker. Btw I am not sure if AMD is aware of this bug and whilst AMD is supposed to support mobility themselfs there seems little chance as your device isn't old but fits into the behavior pattern of oldish 7xxxm cards.

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