"Tim Henry" <teejayh39.TakeThisOut@excite.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Pat,
>
> That did the trick. Both cards are updated now to the current
> drivers. btw, is it safe to delete those folders I unpaced the
> drivers too?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim
>
Great stuff, Tim; I have to say that was a pure guess on my part, but I'm
glad it worked for you.
Yes, it's quite safe to delete those folders, but you may wish to keep them,
as the repair option in the uninstall routine uses them, I believe. I never
delete mine until I uninstall and change drivers.
Incidentally, I sometimes see other people posting here with similar
problems in installing two cards. That idea just hit me when I saw your
post, but if you want to give something back to the group, you could keep an
eye out for them and pass this method on.
patrickp
> "patrickp" <patrickp.TakeThisOut@5acoustibop.co.uk - take five to email me> wrote in
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> > "Tim Henry" <teejayh39.TakeThisOut@excite.com> wrote in message
> > news:bf8301dd.0403151614.6354c961@posting.google.com...
> > > my computer has a ATI AIW 8500DV as the primary display and a ATI
> > > Radeon 7000 PCI as the secondary disply adapter. When I install the
> > > latest catalyst drivers from ATI I was wondering when I do this update
> > > do the drivers for both cards get updated at the same time? Or is
> > > there a way to do this seperately? Thx. TJ
> >
> > Just a thought, Tim - I don't know whether this will work, but run each
> > driver setup only as far the the unpacking stage (you may have to do the
> > complete operation one after the other, as one unpack may overwrite the
> > other). Note where the drivers unpack to (usually the ATI folder on
your C:
> > drive). Then exit the install. Now go to the relevant Display Adapter
> > properties in Device Manager, or the Adapter tab in the Advanced section
of
> > Settings in Display Properties (I prefer the latter when sometimes
having to
> > do this for single card installs), start the Update Device Driver
wizard,
> > and go through it, selecting Display a list... rather than Search for a
> > better driver... When you get to the list, click Have Disk, then
Browse,
> > and navigate to the folder the install unpacked the driver to. There
you
> > will see subfolders with names that relate to OSs: open the one relevant
to
> > your OS and the wizard should find an .inf file. Now just follow the
> > prompts, and that should install the driver on that adapter only. Then
you
> > can repeat the process for the other one.
> >
> > I don't know if this will work, or what effect it may have on your
system.
> > But it is a valid (and recommended by ATi) method of installation when
you
> > have problems with the regular driver install, and it occurs to me that
it
> > should be possible to use it to install two display adapters separately.
> >
> > HTH patrickp<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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