How to Update an ATI
ATI manufactures graphics cards, which plug into a computer's motherboard. The computer's monitor plugs into the graphics card, which outputs video as well as accelerating 3-D graphics and video playback. ATI graphics cards use drivers, which are installed in Windows. ATI updates its graphics drivers regularly, eliminating bugs and providing increased performance, particularly in newer games. Many new computer games recommend updating a computer's video drivers to the latest version before playing them. Download and install updated video drivers for your graphics card from AMD, which now owns ATI, as of 2010.
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Instructions
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Find the model name of the ATI card in your computer, if you don't know it. Click "Start," type "dxdiag" into the search box in the Start menu, press "Enter," click the "Display" tab on top of the window that appears and read the ATI card's name to the right of "Name."
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Open AMD's Graphics Drivers & Software download page.
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Select the appropriate computer type by clicking the "Select the Type of System You Have" box and clicking the appropriate options. Click "Desktop Graphics" if you're using a desktop computer or "Notebook Graphics" if you're using a laptop.
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Select the product family of your ATI card by clicking the "Select the Product Family" box and clicking the product family name that the name of your card contains.
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Select the name of your card by clicking the "Select Your Product" box and clicking the product name that matches the name of your ATI card.
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Select the operating system you're using by clicking the "Select Supported Operating System" box and clicking the name of the operating system on your computer.
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Click "Display Results."
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Click the "Download" link under "ATI Catalyst Suite" and save the driver installer to your computer.
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Uninstall the current ATI drivers on your computer by clicking "Start," "Control Panel," "Programs and Features," "ATI Catalyst Install Manager" in the list of installed programs, "Change," "Next," "Express Uninstall All ATI Software" and then clicking "Next."
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Install the updated ATI drivers on your computer by double-clicking the downloaded file, following the instructions on your screen and clicking "Yes" when prompted to reboot your computer.
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