hi..

Have had nvidia based cards in the past ...this is my first ati. Hoping to
get some input on several things before I install the card.

1. Has anyone used the detonator r.i.p. for detonator removal?

2. If I download the complete catalyst package, will I be given options
about installing the wdm driver...or does the software automatically detect
card type (9800 pro)? Or should I just download individual components?

3. What is the difference between the hydravision basic and full?

Thanks!
kristin

> Have had nvidia based cards in the past ...this is my first ati. Hoping to
> get some input on several things before I install the card.
>
Run regedit and search for all nvidia entries and delete.

>
> 2. If I download the complete catalyst package, will I be given options
> about installing the wdm driver...or does the software automatically
detect
> card type (9800 pro)? Or should I just download individual components?

There is all sorts of advice on installing drivers. You can get all three in
one or individual. I just run the combined package without uninstalling
previous and do not have any problems. Everything just works, automatically.

>
> 3. What is the difference between the hydravision basic and full?
>
Hydravision is a utility to manage dual monitors. I found it annoying and
unneeded.

-Kent

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Kent_Diego stood up at show-n-tell, in s3APb.47500$XD5.33463@fed1read06, and
said:

>> Have had nvidia based cards in the past ...this is my first ati.
>> Hoping to get some input on several things before I install the card.
>>
> Run regedit and search for all nvidia entries and delete.
>
>>
>> 2. If I download the complete catalyst package, will I be given
>> options about installing the wdm driver...or does the software
>> automatically detect card type (9800 pro)? Or should I just
>> download individual components?
>
> There is all sorts of advice on installing drivers. You can get all
> three in one or individual. I just run the combined package without
> uninstalling previous and do not have any problems. Everything just
> works, automatically.
>
>>
>> 3. What is the difference between the hydravision basic and full?
>>
> Hydravision is a utility to manage dual monitors. I found it annoying
> and unneeded.

Ditto, on Hydravision.


>
> -Kent

--
Strontium

"It's no surprise, to me. I am my own worst enemy. `Cause every
now, and then, I kick the livin' **** `outta me." - Lit

I use a dual monitor setup...hydravision needed for that?

thanks,
kristin

"Strontium" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:400ed112$0$157$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> -
> Kent_Diego stood up at show-n-tell, in s3APb.47500$XD5.33463@fed1read06,
and
> said:
>
> >> Have had nvidia based cards in the past ...this is my first ati.
> >> Hoping to get some input on several things before I install the card.
> >>
> > Run regedit and search for all nvidia entries and delete.
> >
> >>
> >> 2. If I download the complete catalyst package, will I be given
> >> options about installing the wdm driver...or does the software
> >> automatically detect card type (9800 pro)? Or should I just
> >> download individual components?
> >
> > There is all sorts of advice on installing drivers. You can get all
> > three in one or individual. I just run the combined package without
> > uninstalling previous and do not have any problems. Everything just
> > works, automatically.
> >
> >>
> >> 3. What is the difference between the hydravision basic and full?
> >>
> > Hydravision is a utility to manage dual monitors. I found it annoying
> > and unneeded.
>
> Ditto, on Hydravision.
>
>
> >
> > -Kent
>
> --
> Strontium
>
> "It's no surprise, to me. I am my own worst enemy. `Cause every
> now, and then, I kick the livin' **** `outta me." - Lit
>
>

"Kristin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3gBPb.18001$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I use a dual monitor setup...hydravision needed for that?
>

Depends on what you want to accomplish. Try it without first. There are
display settings for cloning, etc., that may give you all you want without
Hydravision. I use TV-out to watch a movie fullscreen while working with
other apps on my monitor, and never saw a need for Hydravision.

On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 13:20:50 -0600, "Strontium" <(E-Mail Removed)>
waffled on about something:

>
>-
>Kent_Diego stood up at show-n-tell, in s3APb.47500$XD5.33463@fed1read06, and
>said:
>
>>> Have had nvidia based cards in the past ...this is my first ati.
>>> Hoping to get some input on several things before I install the card.
>>>
>> Run regedit and search for all nvidia entries and delete.
>>
>>>
>>> 2. If I download the complete catalyst package, will I be given
>>> options about installing the wdm driver...or does the software
>>> automatically detect card type (9800 pro)? Or should I just
>>> download individual components?
>>
>> There is all sorts of advice on installing drivers. You can get all
>> three in one or individual. I just run the combined package without
>> uninstalling previous and do not have any problems. Everything just
>> works, automatically.
>>
>>>
>>> 3. What is the difference between the hydravision basic and full?
>>>
>> Hydravision is a utility to manage dual monitors. I found it annoying
>> and unneeded.
>
>Ditto, on Hydravision.

One good thing about it is the ability to save your desktop icon
setup, and restore it again when something life Half-life crashes back
to a 640x480 desktop and shoves 'em all up in the corner! Grrrrr!

D0d6y.
--
MUSHROOMS ARE THE OPIATE OF THE MOOSES

I run dual monitors using a radeon 64 DDR VIVO and Xpert98. Hydravision adds
little to using dual-monitors. If you want something with usefull features
using dual displays try MultiMin instead, much richer feature set.

Skid wrote:
> "Kristin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3gBPb.18001$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I use a dual monitor setup...hydravision needed for that?
>>
>
> Depends on what you want to accomplish. Try it without first. There
> are display settings for cloning, etc., that may give you all you
> want without Hydravision. I use TV-out to watch a movie fullscreen
> while working with other apps on my monitor, and never saw a need for
> Hydravision.

Thanks to all of you for your advice on this. Drivers installed..dual
monitors working great...sans hydravision! Appreciate that advice re:
hydravision....things are seamless as is without another "kludge"!

pjp: Will look into MultiMin that you recommended.

Thanks again,

kristin