How to Update Catalyst Driver

Modern video cards support 3D graphics.

AMD's "ATI Catalyst" software program offering has won awards for its ability to render high-quality graphics and video. The Catalyst software suits both desktop and laptop PCs, and it is compatible with recent Windows operating system releases. Just as Microsoft puts out periodic operating system updates, AMD publishes updates to its Catalyst software so that it maintains compatibility.

Instructions

1. Open a new Internet-browser window. Navigate to AMD's "Driver and Support" web page for ATI Catalyst products (see Resources).

2. Click on the plus sign to expand the "ATI Radeon Video Card Drivers" or the "Motherboard/Integrated Video Drivers" category.

3. Click on the link for the operating system of the computer that the video card is installed on. If you expanded the "ATI Radeon Video Card Drivers" category, choose "Windows 7 32-bit" under the "Full Catalyst Software Suite (Recommended)" option." Wait for the web page to populate with that driver information.

4. Click the "Download" link and save the file to the hard drive.

5. Double click on the saved driver file from the hard drive to open it. Follow the instructions to install the Catalyst driver updates.

References

• AMD: ATI Catalyst Technology
• Smart Computing: Device Driver Defined

Resources

• AMD: Drivers and Support, Catalyst Drivers
• AMD: ATI Catalyst Legacy Display Driver
• AMD: Home Page