When my system boots up everything loads up to the correct screen res with
all the running apps in the lower right information bar. Before the ATI
catalyst icon (red) appears the screen goes blank (3 to 5 sec) as if it's
loading something but there is no change to any screen setting.
It's the bloated Catalyst Control Center doing its thing. If you are not
running Crossfire, you can prevent CCC from running by disabling CLI.exe in
the Windows MSConfig startup list. Adjust your settings with ATi Tray Tools,
which is lean and doesn't poison your system. http://www.guru3d.com/article/ati-tray-tools-/
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"Jef Roe" <Me@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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>I replaced an NVIDIA card with an ATI.
>
> When my system boots up everything loads up to the correct screen res with
> all the running apps in the lower right information bar. Before the ATI
> catalyst icon (red) appears the screen goes blank (3 to 5 sec) as if it's
> loading something but there is no change to any screen setting.
>
> Q: Can I stop this process.
>
> This does not occur with the NVIDI card fitted.
>
> thanks
>
"First of One" <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> It's the bloated Catalyst Control Center doing its thing. If you are not
> running Crossfire, you can prevent CCC from running by disabling CLI.exe
> in the Windows MSConfig startup list. Adjust your settings with ATi Tray
> Tools, which is lean and doesn't poison your system.
> http://www.guru3d.com/article/ati-tray-tools-/
>
> --
> "War is the continuation of politics by other means.
> It can therefore be said that politics is war without
> bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
>
> "Jef Roe" <Me@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:d-KdnWDq8d6FGHvXnZ2dnUVZ8hCdnZ2d@bt.com...
>>I replaced an NVIDIA card with an ATI.
>>
>> When my system boots up everything loads up to the correct screen res
>> with all the running apps in the lower right information bar. Before the
>> ATI catalyst icon (red) appears the screen goes blank (3 to 5 sec) as if
>> it's loading something but there is no change to any screen setting.
>>
>> Q: Can I stop this process.
>>
>> This does not occur with the NVIDI card fitted.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>
>
> I replaced an NVIDIA card with an ATI.
>
> When my system boots up everything loads up to the correct screen res with
> all the running apps in the lower right information bar. Before the ATI
> catalyst icon (red) appears the screen goes blank (3 to 5 sec) as if it's
> loading something but there is no change to any screen setting.
I notice this too on my MSI Radeon 4870 video card (512 MB of RAM) and I
had a NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT KO (512 MB). The black screen only lasts
for one second AFTER I log into my updated Windows XP Pro. SP3 (IE6)
account. It's just a small annoyance to me.
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First of One wrote:
> It's the bloated Catalyst Control Center doing its thing. If you are not
> running Crossfire, you can prevent CCC from running by disabling CLI.exe in
> the Windows MSConfig startup list. Adjust your settings with ATi Tray Tools,
> which is lean and doesn't poison your system.
> http://www.guru3d.com/article/ati-tray-tools-/
>
I've now tried this for my 4670. I can't set the overlay brightness,
contrast, and gamma in the tools -- they are greyed out. I can set them
for the desktop.
From what I remember, the overlay controls only become active while an
overlay is running. So you need to load up a video (or windowed game) and
adjust the sliders concurrently.
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It can therefore be said that politics is war without
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"Ed Light" <nobody@nobody.there> wrote in message
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> First of One wrote:
>> It's the bloated Catalyst Control Center doing its thing. If you are not
>> running Crossfire, you can prevent CCC from running by disabling CLI.exe
>> in the Windows MSConfig startup list. Adjust your settings with ATi Tray
>> Tools, which is lean and doesn't poison your system.
>> http://www.guru3d.com/article/ati-tray-tools-/
>>
>
> I've now tried this for my 4670. I can't set the overlay brightness,
> contrast, and gamma in the tools -- they are greyed out. I can set them
> for the desktop.
>
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