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T'Amber
anomandaris demaleon
Vaccaei Imperial
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Posted - 2008.02.18 08:13:00 -
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Latest Catalyst Drivers
(English, Catalyst, MB Drivers + GFX Driver)
Windows XP Home, Media Center, Professional 32bit
Windows XP 64Bit
Vista 32Bit
Vista 64bit
HOTFIXs For Vista with Multiple GFX Cards
(Fixes certain issues with Dx10, Multiple Video Cards, NVIDIA or ATI)
Update for Windows Vista 32bit(KB945149)
Update for Windows Vista 64bit(KB945149)
Video Card/ GFX Utilities
TechPowerUp GPU-Z v0.1.6
Gamers Window Relocator v3.5 x32bit
Gamers Window Relocator v3.5 x64bit
UltraMon 2.7.1 32bit
UltraMon 2.7.1 64bit
New Driver + Crossfire General Results
XP 32bit - Crossfire is reported as working correctly
XP 64bit - Crossfire is reported as working correctly
Vista 32bit - Crossfire is reported as working correctly
Vista 64bit - Crossfire is reported as working in Catalsyt only, other programs report as disabled
[New Driver + Crossfire Results in Eve]
(The following are all at maximum settings with HDR @ 1650x1200 using two ATI cards in Crossfire)
Single Monitor
Fullscreen Mode
XP 32bit - Both GPUs Utilized
XP 64bit - Both GPUs Utilized
Vista 32bit - Both GPUs Utilized
Vista 64bit - Both GPUs Utilized
Windowed Mode, Single and Multiple Clients
XP 32bit - One GPUs Utilized
XP 64bit - Both GPUs Utilized
Vista 32bit - One GPUs Utilized
Vista 64bit - One GPUs Utilized
Dual Monitor
Fullscreen Mode
(1 client over two screens)
XP 32bit - Both GPUs Utilized
XP 64bit - Both GPUs Utilized
Vista 32bit - STRECH/SPAN MODE NOT COMPATABLE WITH VISTA32
Vista 64bit - STRECH/SPAN MODE NOT COMPATABLE WITH VISTA64
Windowed Mode, Single and Multiple Clients
XP 32bit - One GPUs Utilized
XP 64bit - Both GPUs Utilized
Vista 32bit - One GPUs Utilized
Vista 64bit - One GPUs Utilized
Triple and Quad Monitor, CROSSFIRE OFF
Fullscreen Mode (1 client over 3 or 4 screens)
XP 32bit - Both GPUs Utilized
XP 64bit - Both GPUs Utilized
Vista 32bit - STRECH/SPAN MODE NOT COMPATABLE WITH VISTA32
Vista 64bit - STRECH/SPAN MODE NOT COMPATABLE WITH VISTA64
Windowed Mode, Single Client & Multiple Clients
XP 32bit - Both GPUs Utilized
XP 64bit - Both GPUs Utilized
Vista 32bit - Both GPUs Utilized
Vista 64bit - Both GPUs Utilized
Results:
If you want to take advantage of CROSSFIRE play EVE on one client, fullscreen.
If you want to use more than 2 screens with crossfire off and multiple gpus, use Windows XP 64bit.
CROSSFIRE in window mode is a waste of GPUs, in almost all instances only one GPU was used, even when running other games or apps in the background.
Installing Catalyst Drivers on Vista64 is a pain in the ARSE! 
T'amber
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Revan Crow
Minmatar
Freeworlds United Inc
Southern Connection
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Posted - 2008.02.18 09:35:00 -
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pretty damn usefull mate, thx a bunch
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Midas Man
Caldari
Dzark Asylum
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Posted - 2008.02.18 15:59:00 -
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Not sure if you could help, I got Vista 64 bit a few months back and have had an awful experience with it so far problem after problem. After a few weeks i managed to get round the timing problem that was created by Vista 64 not liking my Dualcore processor.
Once i got it all running smoothly and had installed my drivers etc. I enabled Crossfire in CCC. I instantly got a crash to Blue Screen and each time i reload after it goes straight to blue screen. I have reinstalled 3 times and am now using my XP 32 because if I continued with Vista I think i would have lost the will to live.
Do you know if the hot fix and new driver addressed the blue screen crash error. I would go ahead and try before asking advice usually but it takes me about 3 hours to run through installing Vista due to the above dualcore error.
Any advice welcome or if anyone else has experienced this problem and found a fix
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T'Amber
anomandaris demaleon
Vaccaei Imperial
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Posted - 2008.02.18 23:20:00 -
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Hello! This is what you must do... (Vista x64 ONLY)
1) Download Driver Cleaner Pro & a Registry Cleaner
2) Uninstall all ATI Drivers and Programs in VISTA 64
3) Log into VISTA 64 in SAFE MODE (F8)
4) Run Driver Cleaner pro and select all ATI products
5) Run Registry Cleaner and delete all dead registry links
6) Restart in Normal Mode
7) Install this Graphics HotFix
8) Install this GFX/ Memory Hotfix
9) Download latest Driver for your CPU
10) Install latest Video Driver/ Motherboard Package
11) Install DirectX 9, July 2007
And the following if they apply to you:
Nvidia
SLI HOTFIX DX9&10
SLI HOTFIX 2, DX10
GeForce Compatibility HOTFIX 1
GeForce Compatibility HOTFIX 2
AMD
Dual Core HotFix
Phenom Driver Update
If you are using ATI and Catalyst drivers and you get a "INI File Not Found message" please convo me with where it comes up and I will explain how to fix this.
Hope That Helps.
T'amber
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T'Amber
anomandaris demaleon
Vaccaei Imperial
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Posted - 2008.02.18 23:26:00 -
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Oh almost forgot.... Make sure your bios doesn't need the 2nd PCI-X port to be turned on, and make sure you have GRAPHICS init first: PEG, or PEG 0 in Bios settings.
Other thing to make sure is that you have BOTH crossfire cables joined to each card, JCH1 goes to the first card on both cables. Crossfire will work with out both on but will be slower. You also need to make sure that you have 16x PCI-X on your second card. :)
Other things to try is turn HT transport off auto (Defaults to 200Mhz), and try any speed upto your BC. I would imagine the max for your cpu would be about 1400Mhz... but play with it to check. Hyper Transport is like FSB, it controls the speed at which your cards talk to each other, and to the CPU.
If none of this works... install AMD PCI-X Filter and your video card drivers manually from your device manager (Right-Click My Computer). 
T'amber
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