ATI HD 3450 update help!

Sicknerd

Sicknerd

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Hi, i'm in a very big trouble.
I tried updating my ATI HD 3450 graphic cards and i went through the procedure from the given release note in ATI website before downloading the ATI software.

Here's what i did:
- Uninstall ATI install manager from program features - uninstall/change program.
-check in local disk if there's any ATI associates files and delete
-reboot
-install the 9.6 ATI package (option 1)
-reboot.

Here's what happen:
-During the installation, i chose custom installation but there's only ATI install manager and something C++ but there's no CCC, WDD and WDM
-When i go to device manager, the display is still using default VGA driver instead of ATI driver.

so right no, pretty much i'm just using VGA default display.

I'm using Window Vista Home premium 32bits.

please help me, i don't want to restore my computer.

Thanks~
 

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    AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-64 ~ 2.1 GHz
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    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800

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yes i did get the full catalyst suite.
i chose the custom installation coz sometimes they offer trial games and i don't want that.
btw, do i really have to uninstall the previous version in order to use the new version properly?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett-Packard/Com Presario CQ40 Notebook PC
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    AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-64 ~ 2.1 GHz
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
its always better to uninstall the previous version mate yes , just incase of any incompatibilities :)

is the driver and catalyst control center showing up in your programs list?

If you install the official drivers from ATI you should never get anything but the drivers and control center , have you tried reinstalling and letting the instaler do a default install?
 

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    Intel Q9550 @ 4Gig / Titan Fenir
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    XFX 780i
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    4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
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    1680x1050
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yeap, i got it from ATI official website.
during the installation, before the catalyst install manager pops up, the window asked me something about extracting ATI folder, so i chose yes. the rest of the procedures continues..again without ccc, wdm and wdd files installed.
then after that when i open my local disk:
- An "ATI" folder exist with "9-6_vista32_dd_ccc_wdm_enu..." folder in it.
- when i enter program files:
another "ATI" folder with something in it. and "ATI technologies" folder but empty in it.

to answer your question above: no, there's no CCC showing up in programs list.

sorry to giving u so much trouble, i wish i know all this to myself~
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett-Packard/Com Presario CQ40 Notebook PC
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-64 ~ 2.1 GHz
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
one more thing, i'm still using sp1. do i hv to upgrade to sp2?
 

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    AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-64 ~ 2.1 GHz
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
Sicknerd said:
one more thing, i'm still using sp1. do i hv to upgrade to sp2?
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I dont think thats your problem but yes its definately a good idea , just incase they changed anythingat ATI to fall into line with any changes brought about by service pack 2 , its also a good idea for security rasons to stay up to date with windows :)

Try this , download this and install Guru3D - Driver Sweeper

uninstall your drivers in the normal way then reboot , but boot into safemode and run driver sweeper

select ati display and then clean

rebbot into windows and reinstall your new drivers , using the default method

see if it helps
 

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    XFX 780i
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    4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
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thanks archie. i'll give it a go.
is it okay if i uninstall using Revo Uninstaller?
 

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    AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-64 ~ 2.1 GHz
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
i dont know what revo uninstaller is , ;) Just for this time use the windows method :)
 

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    Intel Q9550 @ 4Gig / Titan Fenir
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    XFX 780i
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    4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
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thanks for your time archie. I'll get to it.
I'll let you know if it works well. :)
 

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    Hewlett-Packard/Com Presario CQ40 Notebook PC
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-64 ~ 2.1 GHz
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
clearly my stupidity is way beyond than the dumbest elephant ever exist..(not including u dumbo, u r still my fav).

i didn't see that mine is mobility radeon HD 3450, for god sake all this while i didn't see that thing..

is there any driver update for this particular driver?
 

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    Hewlett-Packard/Com Presario CQ40 Notebook PC
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-64 ~ 2.1 GHz
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
It seem that I'm having the same trouble like Sicknerd does.
can someone please give us step by step on how to update ati catalyst video driver?

*sorry if my english is bad, its not my mothertongue*
 

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can u tell me what type of graphic card (in full detail) r u using. and exact problem that u r facing.
 

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    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
sorry bro, there's no update available for ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
don't get confused with Mobility Radeon and Radeon itself ya. That was my problem before this, I didn't see there was a specific update for "Mobility Radeon".

you can check it here:
Graphics Drivers & Software
 

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    Hewlett-Packard/Com Presario CQ40 Notebook PC
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    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
Sicknerd said:
clearly my stupidity is way beyond than the dumbest elephant ever exist..(not including u dumbo, u r still my fav).

i didn't see that mine is mobility radeon HD 3450, for god sake all this while i didn't see that thing..

is there any driver update for this particular driver?
Click to expand...

are you telling me that your problem was that you simply had the wrong driver??!!

YOU MUPPET!!!!!!!!!!! ;) ;)
 

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    Custom Build
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    Intel Q9550 @ 4Gig / Titan Fenir
    Motherboard
    XFX 780i
    Memory
    4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    western digital raptor 10000rpm sata
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    OCZ Modstream 700w
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    Titan Fenir
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    Logitech G5 Gamer
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    Razer Reclusa
    Internet Speed
    8mb
grujicb said:
Maybe this is not the right time to ask, but.. how does this card (hd3450) compare to Geforce (nvidia)?
Thankz!
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depends which geforce ;)
 

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    Custom Build
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    Intel Q9550 @ 4Gig / Titan Fenir
    Motherboard
    XFX 780i
    Memory
    4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    western digital raptor 10000rpm sata
    PSU
    OCZ Modstream 700w
    Cooling
    Titan Fenir
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    Razer Reclusa
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