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ATI / AMD have recently released Catalyst 12.10 Driver Suite

ATI / AMD have recently released Catalyst 12.10 Driver Suite

You can download it here: http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/downloads.aspx

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AMD CATALYST 12.10 DRIVER:

AMD Catalyst 12.10 – Ready for Windows 8

For AMD Radeon™ HD 5000, HD 6000 and HD 7000 Series users, Microsoft® has certified today’s AMD Catalyst™ 12.10 release as “compatible with Windows 8.” With this driver, these products offer support for WDDM 1.2, which is an updated model for graphics drivers that Microsoft has designed to provide smooth performance and wide compatibility in their new operating system.

• Target-Independent Rasterization (TIR): TIR is a new rendering path for superior anti-aliasing in Direct3D driver applications

• Native Stereo 3D Support: Windows 8 natively supports stereoscopic 3D gaming and videos via compatible applications

• Unified Video API: Video playback has been integrated into the DirectX® 11 API, for simultaneous video and gaming content. Transcoding performance may also be improved for supported applications

• Optimized screen rotation for rotation aware devices

• Enhanced sleep/resume performance

• Optimized GPU power consumption

• Major technologies / features also supported under Windows 8:

◦ AMD Eyefinity technology

◦ OpenCL™

◦ OpenGL

◦ Unified Video Decoder (UVD)

◦ AMD Dual Graphics

◦ AMD CrossFire technology

◦ AMD Overdrive

◦ AMD Catalyst Control Center/ AMD Vision Engine Control Center

AMD Catalyst Mobility support for AMD Enduro™ Technology

AMD Catalyst Mobility now includes support for AMD Enduro™ technology. AMD Enduro technology is currently supported on all notebook Intel IvyBridge platforms and AMD “Comal” platforms that support the AMD Radeon HD 7900M, 7800M, 7700M. AMD plans for additional products to be supported in future AMD Catalyst releases.

AMD Enduro™ Technology for Notebooks delivers:

• Unbeatable battery life

• GPU accelerated performance for gaming, video, and compute apps

• A Seamless and automatic experience

New Enduro™ Technology features found in Catalyst 12.10:

• Re-designed AMD Catalyst Control Center user interface

◦ View all profiled applications

◦ View recently run applications

◦ Profile applications based on power source

• Expert mode control and customization

◦ Performance centric AC

◦ Battery centric DC

RESOLVED ISSUES

This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 12.10 software suite.

Resolved Issues for the Windows 8 Operating System

• Enemy Territory Quake Wars – performance affected when run at high resolutions

• Wolfenstien – performance affected when run at high resolutions

• System hangs when disabling Eyefinity

• World of Warcraft – Mists of Pandaria experiences graphical corruption when anti-aliasing is forced to 2X or higher

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System

• F1 2011 – Vehicle textures flicker when game is run at low settings

• Dirt Showdown – Flickering seen when benchmark is run in DirectX 11 mode

• Battlefield – Bad Company 2 : Flickering textures seen in AMD CrossFire mode

• Alan Wake – Freezes when run in DirectX 9 mode with AMD CrossFire and Eyefinity enabled

• Portal 2 – Freezes when run in DirectX 9 mode with AMD CrossFire and Eyefinity enabled

KNOWN ISSUES

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced with the AMD Catalyst 12.10 software suite.

Known issues under the Windows 8 operating system

• AMD Eyefinity portrait resolutions may not apply correctly when AMD CrossFire is enabled

Known issues under the Windows 7operating system

• Serious Sam 3 – crashes when AMD CrossFire and Eyefinity are enabled

• May Payne 3 – flickering and ghosting when in DirectX 9 mode with Anti Aliasing enabled

Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver Revision History (AHCI and RAID)

Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver Revision History (AHCI and RAID)

19.5.2.1049.5
19.5.2.1049.4
19.5.1.1040.3
19.5.1.1040
19.2.1.1006
18.7.6.1010.3
18.6.1.1016.1
18.30.1.1138
18.1.0.1028.2
18.0.1.1138.1
17.11.3.1010.2
17.11.0.1000
17.9.1.1009
17.5.2.1024
17.5.1.1021
16.8.5.1014.5
16.8.0.1000
15.9.8.1050
15.9.0.1015
15.8.1.1007
15.7.0.1014
15.5.0.1051
14.8.16.1063
14.8.14.1063
14.8.14.1061
14.5.0.1081
12.9.0.1001
12.5.0.1066 – 05/03/2013 – http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=22271

11.7.0.1013 – 12/06/2012 – http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=22270

11.6.0.1030 – 09/13/2012 – http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=21852

11.5.0.1207 – 07/24/2012 – http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=21592

11.2.0.1006 – 06/11/2012 – http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=21407

11.0.0.1032 – 02/10/2012 – http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=20868

10.8.0.1003 – 11/11/2011 – http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=20624

10.6.0.1022 – 11/29/2011 – http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=20707

10.1.0.1008 – 11/29/2010 – http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=20104

Please feel free to comment on your results with the latest Intel Rapid Storage Driver

Mstsc.exe – Pre Service Pack 2 Revision History for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 (SBS 2011)

Mstsc.exe – Pre Service Pack 2 Revision History for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 (SBS 2011)

13-Apr-2013 – 6.1.7601.22298 – Mstsc.exe – x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2835429 – The taskbar is hidden when a screen resolution of 1366 x 768 is used for a RemoteApp application that is running on Windows Server 2008 R2

15-Feb-2013 – 6.1.7601.22252 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2813347 – MS13-029: Description of the security update for Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 Client: April 9, 2013

10-Jan-2013 – 6.1.7601.22214 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2798286 – RemoteApp application session disconnects from a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

10-Oct-2012 – 6.1.7601.22131 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2769372 – Windows Remote Assistance fails in Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

03-Dec-2011 – 6.1.7601.21872 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2648397 – You cannot change an expired user account password in a Remote Desktop session from a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

24-Nov-2011 – 6.1.7601.21866 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2617687 – Applications or services that start multiple Remote Desktop Services sessions crash in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

05-Nov-2011 – 6.1.7601.21855 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2614136 – Some windows of a Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) RemoteApp application might not be displayed correctly in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

02-Sep-2011 – 6.1.7601.21809 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2585853 – Choppy video playback when you play a high-definition video over a remote desktop connection in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

16-Jul-2011 – 6.1.7601.21772 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2582172 – Remote desktop is not displayed in Full-Screen mode when the screen resolution is 1366× 768 pixels in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

15-Jul-2011 – 6.1.7601.21771 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2579381 – A remote desktop session does not respond to keyboard input or mouse input after it loses the focus in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

23-May-2011 – 6.1.7601.21732 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2522762 – RemoteApp application does not work correctly from RD Web Access in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

23-Mar-2011 – 6.1.7601.21690 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2526629 – The logon message is not displayed correctly when you connect to a RemoteApp application from a computer that has multiple monitors and that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

19-Mar-2011 – 6.1.7601.21687 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2524668 – The single sign-on feature does not work in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 when you try to start a full remote desktop connection through RD Web Access

19-Mar-2011 – 6.1.7601.21687 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2522743 – You cannot use a calendar control in a RemoteApp application when you use the RDC 7.0 client to connect to the RemoteApp application from a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

18-Dec-2010 – 6.1.7601.21624 – Mstsc.exe – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2446026 – An application that uses the Remote Desktop Connection ActiveX control to provide virtualized sessions crashes in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7

Tsddd.dll – Pre Service Pack 3 Revision History for Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008)

Tsddd.dll – Pre Service Pack 3 Revision History for Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008)

30-Apr-2009 – 6.0.6002.22126 – Tsddd.dll – x86/x64 – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961085 – Desktop icons are unexpectedly rearranged on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer even though the Auto Arrange setting is turned off