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 AMD Catalyst Windows 8 Preview Driver Release Notes 

Last Updated
12/1/2011 
 
Article Number
GPU-41 
 

This article provides information on the AMD Catalyst Windows 8 Preview Driver.  

Package Content 

The AMD Catalyst™ Windows 8 Preview driver contains the following:

·         AMD display driver version 8.88.5.4 

AMD Product Compatibility 

The AMD Catalyst Windows 8 Preview Driver is compatible with the following AMD products.

AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility

AMD Radeon™ HD 6900 Series

AMD Radeon™ HD 6300 Series

AMD Radeon™ HD 6800 Series

AMD Radeon™ HD 6200 Series

AMD Radeon™ HD 6600 Series

ATI Radeon™ HD 5900 Series

AMD Radeon™ HD 6550D Series

ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series

AMD Radeon™ HD 6530D Series

ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 Series

AMD Radeon™ HD 6500 Series

ATI Radeon™ HD 5600 Series

AMD Radeon™ HD 6410D Series

ATI Radeon™ HD 5500 Series

AMD Radeon™ HD 6370D Series

ATI Radeon™ HD 5400 Series

AMD Radeon™ HD 6310D Series

 

 

KNOWN ISSUES

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 8 operating system with the AMD Catalyst™ Windows 8 Preview Driver. These include:

  • The driver installation process may display intermittent error messages.
  • Screen resolution may randomly change during the installation process.
  • The screen may black out intermittently during the installation process.
  • A system crash may be observed while switching the GPU between High Performance and Power Saving modes.
  • Eyefinity configurations may not be retained on reboot.
  • System hibernation may not be available with certain hardware configurations.
  • Blu-Ray playback may not function with PowerDVD 10.
  • 3D output may not be available when using PowerDVD 10.

Note! This Driver is provided “AS IS” in accordance with the End User License Agreement.

AMD Catalyst™ Crew Driver Feedback

This driver release incorporates suggestions received through the AMD Catalyst™ Crew Driver Feedback program. To provide us with your feedback, visit Catalyst™ Crew Driver Feedback.
 


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