No drivers for ATI x800?

[the lah]

Ive previously installed windows 7 when it was first released to the public. But it didn't work with my card. SO i continued to use windows vista. Now i was wondering if this latest version of windows 7 would support x800 series.

I already posted my complaint about the old build HERE , now i just want to check if there are any updates.

 

[pooch]

Ive previously installed windows 7 when it was first released to the public. But it didn't work with my card. SO i continued to use windows vista. Now i was wondering if this latest version of windows 7 would support x800 series.

Hi the lah,

Did you try installing your Vista driver??

 

[the lah]

What im asking is when i go to Graphics Drivers & Software

Windows 7 does not support x800 still. Does this mean it wont work with this card?
Ive tried the betas of 7 (first beta) but not the newest RC build. Before downloading this build i was wondering if it would work with my card, because before it did not .

 

[pooch]

What im asking is when i go to Graphics Drivers & Software

Windows 7 does not support x800 still. Does this mean it wont work with this card?
Ive tried the betas of 7 (first beta) but not the newest RC build. Before downloading this build i was wondering if it would work with my card, because before it did not .

All this means is that there is no 7 driver for your card, Did you try to install the Vista driver that works with your card In Windows 7?

 

[12eason]

Catalyst 9.1 for vista will work for the x800 on W7. (going to put this in my sig)

 

[Kiada]

Can I just confirm (as I messed about trying to get my card to work all yesterday - and ended up reverting back to XP haha.)

If I grab the vista 9.1 catalyst driver, it will work in Windows 7 RC1 with my X800XT? or is the x800 that much different to the X800XT it wont work?

Also, will I have dual monitors / be able to extend onto my TV?

Any info appreciated

 

[12eason]

It should do, though I can't promise anything. It seems to be the only reliable driver for 'old' ati cards, and looking at the inf the x800 is listed.

"RADEON X800 PRO/GTO" = ati2mtag_R420, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A49
"RADEON X800 PRO/GTO Secondary" = ati2mtag_R420, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A69
"RADEON X800 Series" = ati2mtag_R420, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A4B
"RADEON X800 Series " = ati2mtag_R420, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A50
"RADEON X800 Series  " = ati2mtag_R423, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5549
"RADEON X800 Series   " = ati2mtag_R420, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A4A
"RADEON X800 Series    " = ati2mtag_R430, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_554F
"RADEON X800 Series     " = ati2mtag_R430, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_554D
"RADEON X800 Series      " = ati2mtag_R430, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_554E
"RADEON X800 Series - Secondary" = ati2mtag_R430, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_556D
"RADEON X800 Series -Secondary" = ati2mtag_R430, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_556F
"RADEON X800 Series Secondary" = ati2mtag_R420, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A6B
"RADEON X800 Series Secondary " = ati2mtag_R420, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A70
"RADEON X800 Series Secondary  " = ati2mtag_R423, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5569
"RADEON X800 Series Secondary   " = ati2mtag_R420, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4A6A
"RADEON X800 Series Secondary    " = ati2mtag_R430, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_556E
"RADEON X800 XT" = ati2mtag_R423, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5D57
"RADEON X800 XT Platinum Edition" = ati2mtag_R423, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_554A
"RADEON X800 XT Platinum Edition Secondary" = ati2mtag_R423, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_556A
"RADEON X800 XT Secondary" = ati2mtag_R423, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5D77
"RADEON X800/X850 Series" = ati2mtag_R480, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5D4F
"RADEON X800/X850 Series - Secondary" = ati2mtag_R480, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5D6F
"RADEON X800GT " = ati2mtag_R423, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_554B
"RADEON X800GT Secondary " = ati2mtag_R423, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_556B

Some people have had success upgrading from 9.1 to 9.2, but it didn't work for my x1950pro.

 

[Kiada]

Thanks, i'll give it a go!

 

[the lah]

OK so i just downloaded windows 7 RC , and right now i dont have aero and only a limited resolution + my card is not getting detected.

So i am gonna download the Catalyst 9.1... Hope this works.

 

[the lah]

ok Ive just installed the 9.1 drivers , and when i restart the computer to apply changes the computer just shuts down =/ so i do a system recovery , and im back at the same place i started. Do you think i need to update other drivers other then my graphics?

 

[12eason]

Maybe chipset drivers. What system/motherboard have you got?

 

[the lah]

Well here is all the info i know

Os:Windows Vista™ Ultimate
Processor:AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory:1022MB RAM
Motherboard: Gigabyte ga-k8u-939
RADEON X800 PRO
Power supply max: 450Watts

Everything works perfectly on windows vista and xp.

Problems start occurring in windows 7 =/

 

[12eason]

You could try these, but it doesn't look like they've updated for vista. You've tried windows update I assume?

 

[the lah]

yah ive tried windows update =/ , but its still not working. I already emailed microsoft and asus but they wont reply ,,,,,,,,, Prob they just want people to buy new cards so they can get more $$$.


I still dont get why people say that x800 is working though

 

[ffmaniac]

why wouldn't you wana get a new card, the x800 was a nice card in its time, i owned one too, but its so old! XD

 

[Nauscar]

It's an older card so Catalyst 9.1 might not work with Windows 7. I have X1300 and I used Catalyst 8.1 and it now works fine.

 

[ZeroLegacy]

I'm also having a related issue with my Sapphire x800 GTO with Windows 7.

There's little tiny pixels everywhere on the screen and I can't get them to go away no matter what settings I change it to. I've noticed that I can't find a way to change the refresh rate and I'm thinking that might be the problem. I'm using Catalyst 9.1

What's is stranger is that when I load Safe Mode, everything looks fine. So it has to be settings. I'm just not sure what I need to change and how.

 

[sygnus21]

I'm also having a related issue with my Sapphire x800 GTO with Windows 7.

There's little tiny pixels everywhere on the screen and I can't get them to go away no matter what settings I change it to. I've noticed that I can't find a way to change the refresh rate and I'm thinking that might be the problem. I'm using Catalyst 9.1

What's is stranger is that when I load Safe Mode, everything looks fine. So it has to be settings. I'm just not sure what I need to change and how.

That card is years older than this thread. At any rate since that's an AGP card you can "try" this hotfix on you card, but... Catalyst AGP Hotfix - Radeon HD 4000 Radeon HD 3000 and Radeon HD 2000 Series AGP products.

Also... Not that i'm trying to tell you how to spend your money but we are talking about a 4+year old video card. You might consider upgrading?

AnandTech: ATI Radeon X800 GTO Mini Roundup: Sapphire, Connect3D, and PowerColor

Also, that card does not support Windows Aero, so you're missing out there as well.