Old Laptop, Windows 7 x64, ATI Mobility X1400 driver problems  

Hi guys,

I am new to this forum and i have come seeking your help.

I have a Dell Inspiron 9400 with an ATI Mobility X1400 graphics cards which isnt being recognised now that i have installed Windows 7 x64, after doing some searching on here i see this is common problem. However, my problem doesnt seem to be covered.

As Dell dont support the card anymore because it is so old, i tried using a Vista x64 driver and updating it using the device manager, this did not work. I then tried the mod tool method found at Mobility Modder - ATI Version, Install the Latest Drivers on your ATI laptop and this worked, except there was one problem, my screen was no longer backlit. If i plugged in a second screen i had a display again and the X1400 was listed in the device manager instead of the Standard VGA, i also had aero capabilty and higher resolutions.

So in summary, i can get the driver updated and have higher resolutions and aero, but my screen goes black and can only be seen if i shine a light on it or i plug in a second screen.

Any idea's??

Thanks Guys

ATI Catalyst 10.2

Avivo™ Package
Drive two displays
ttp://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/10-2/Pages/radeonaiw_vista64.aspx?&lang=English

I have tried installing this package but with no luck, i still get my higher resolution or aero effects. Any other ideas?

• Use the official uninstaller
• Reboot your PC in Safe Mode
• Run Driver Sweeper and select what to clean
• ccleaner cleaning registry
• Reboot
• install again
• |MG| Driver Fusion (Driver Sweeper) 1.5.0 Download
• http://www.techspot.com/downloads/42...r-sweeper.html

Nope, every time i successfully install a new driver the LCD Inverter stops working and my screen goes extremely dim. Changing the brightness settings has no affect, the only was i get a display is if i use a second monitor.

sorry but i cant seem to find that page, is the link correct?