ati radeon 8500 driver

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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

 

[Zen00]

There are no official 8500 Windows 7 drivers.

 

[pat247]

The 6.11 driver is the last driver made that supports the 8500 and any card prior to R300 (9700).

 

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Are there any "unofficial" drivers that work?

 

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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!!!

 

[Zen00]

Dude, your video card is like ten years old. What did you expect?

 

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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???

 

[Zen00]

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.

 

[ickymay]

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???

your card just won't cut it as you need 128 MB of graphics memory plus WDDM support for all versions and directX 9 minimum

your card has 64mb and Supports Microsoft® DirectX® 8.1

surely buy a cheap card for $30 ish would be easier :huh:

 

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can you recomend a cheap card that will work please.

 

[Zen00]

we need to know your system specs first.

 

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not sure what you need.
this is from cpu-id
motherboard: seanix model sis-650
graphic interface agp version 2 transfer rate 4x
2 gb ddr 400 ram
cpu intel pent iv 1.8

 

[Zen00]

Try something from this this page that supports AGP 4x. Use the bar on the left to navigate through various features till you've narrowed it down to your price range and such.

Newegg.com - Computer Hardware,Video Cards & Video Devices,Desktop Graphics / Video Cards,AGP 4X/8X

 

[zap]

It is always a good plan to run a windows 7 compatibility check prior to upgrading. A tad late now.

This is not intended to be mean spirited.

 

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yah well what can you do!!
Thanks for all the help guys.

 

[Zen00]

Welcome, if you have any further questions feel free to ask!

 

[Frostmourne]

Use the system as a linux media server and build a new win 7 machine. 7 is and never was designed to run on old, defunct hardware.

 

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Hey never mind!! I figured it out!
I downloaded and ran this driver. ATI Catalyst 6.5
http://www.oldapps.com/ati.php?old_ati_drivers=47#Download
The installation failed but i then manually installed the driver from c:\ati folder...
And it worked! Full resolution 1920x1080!
Sweet saved some cash, so went out and got a new office chair!!!!
Who's the guru now??

 

[Zen00]

Thanks a lot for posting your find. Maybe it will be useful with someone else in the future.

 

[ickymay]

Hey never mind!! I figured it out!
I downloaded and ran this driver. ATI Catalyst 6.5
http://www.oldapps.com/ati.php?old_ati_drivers=47#Download
The installation failed but i then manually installed the driver from c:\ati folder...
And it worked! Full resolution 1920x1080!
Sweet saved some cash, so went out and got a new office chair!!!!
Who's the guru now??

nicely found I hope it works well for you, does it cause any crashing when shutting down ?

I'm learning every day