Overdrive tab missing!

[Ivan]

Since the introduction of the overdrive option, its tab got never installed
in the display properties on either of my machines (equipped with original
Ati 9600 Pro and Sapphire 9600 XT) in any of the Catalyst releases .

All I got is a "radeon probe driver" under "probe devices" in the hardware
devices. Is there any connection between this and the overdrive?

What seems to be wrong?

Thanx in advance!

 

[Dirk Dreidoppel]

Since the introduction of the overdrive option, its tab got never
installed

in the display properties on either of my machines (equipped with original
Ati 9600 Pro and Sapphire 9600 XT) in any of the Catalyst releases .

All I got is a "radeon probe driver" under "probe devices" in the hardware
devices. Is there any connection between this and the overdrive?

What seems to be wrong?

Thanx in advance!

Nothing wrong AFAIK. Until now Overdrive has only been enabled for the 9800
XT cards. The next Cat release will hopefully enable it for the 9600 too.

 

[Ivan]

Nothing wrong AFAIK. Until now Overdrive has only been enabled for the 9800
XT cards. The next Cat release will hopefully enable it for the 9600 too.

Thanx!

I thought as much until I saw some recent Radeon 9600 reviews showing the
overdrive tab.

 

[Bill]

Its enabled on my 9600XT with 3.10 drivers.

Bill

 

[Phil]

ATI OVERDRIVET FAQ
http://www.ati.com/products/catalyst/overdrive.html

Not a very informative FAQ, but it does specifically state that this
technology is only available on the xt line of cards.

 

[Noozer]

Nothing wrong AFAIK. Until now Overdrive has only been enabled for the 9800
XT cards. The next Cat release will hopefully enable it for the 9600 too.

Uhm.. I have an Overdrive tab in my settings and I'm using an ATI 9600XT.
These are the Cat 3.10 drivers.

I was just getting ready to ask if this actually does anything?

 

[Ivan]

ATI OVERDRIVET FAQ
http://www.ati.com/products/catalyst/overdrive.html

Not a very informative FAQ, but it does specifically state that this
technology is only available on the xt line of cards.

Yep, and I have a Radeon 9600 XT with no Overdrive tab whatsoever!?

 

[Daren Evans]

It's because you have disabled one of the ati programmes that start at boot.
This progamme is used to monitor the temp of the graphics card, if its not
running then the overdrive tab dissappears. its eaither atipoll or ati
smart.

 

[Ivan]

I am afaraid this is not the cause of my problem. Under "administrative
services", ATI HotKeyPoller is automatically activated and ATI Smart,
although set to automatic, is stopped and I cannot start it and it says it
is because "...it has no work to do..."!?

 

[EWhite]

Might have something to do w/ the motherboard temp sensors or chipset. Thats
just a guess though.
~Eric