Hi all. Just installed windows 7. Can't get proper resolution on monitor. I believe it is because i don't have the proper driver for my ati radeon 8500. I have searched and i think that there isn't one but some have said they found something that worked. Can anyone help me out??
Thanks
The 6.11 driver is the last driver made that supports the 8500 and any card prior to R300 (9700).
Are there any "unofficial" drivers that work?
I tried the 6.11 driver but it just made problems. The screen went black and flashing on restart. Un-useable. Had to restart in safe mode and roll back to standard vga.
Well this sucks. You mean i can't use windows 7 cause of my fricken video card!!! That's just BS!!
Best i can get is 1280x1024. Can't stay like this. Back to xp sp3 i guess!! F%^K!!!
I know it is old but my computer is capable of running 7 and so is this video card. I am not much of a gamer and just want a good display. It seems to me this video card is totally capable but nobody bothered to write a driver! I just want a good display without breaking the bank. Is rolling back to xp the only way???
Unless you know how to program your own drivers, or someone out there who wasn't willing to spend $50 on a new card did, then yes.
can you recomend a cheap card that will work please.
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