2007-07-02 08:59:57 · 7 answers · asked by mcrgirlie92 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
this is the software that is for the graphics card that came with your computer. DO NOT UNINSTALL IT.
normally, u wont be able to do anything in the program. it is just there so that your ATI graphics card will work properly.
2007-07-02 09:04:40 · answer #1 · answered by MKZ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an ati display driver is a driver provided by the ATI corporation for their graphics adapters.
2007-07-02 16:06:57 · answer #2 · answered by users_are_stupid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the software that interfaces your operating system (windows/linux/osx/solaris/bsd, etc etc etc) with the physical hardware of your integrated/installed ATI video card.
think of it as a language translator
for example, your operating system speaks english, but your video card speaks chinese, the driver software is the translator
without it, the graphics go into default vesa mode where everything looks washed out, and is in low color mode.
http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html
here you will be able to find your updated driver package for your particular application.
2007-07-02 16:05:20 · answer #3 · answered by jmjonesey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A driver is what tells the OS how to communicate with hardware. Hardware by itself does nothing, so it needs an interpreter for the OS. In this case, a display driver will tell the OS how to display an image correctly (among other things).
Regards,
Brandon
2007-07-02 16:05:44 · answer #4 · answered by El BrandO 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ATI is a manufacturer of video chips.
THe drivers tell the OS how to talk to the video chips.
2007-07-02 16:04:12 · answer #5 · answered by Simon T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ATI is the brand name of your video card / graphics card. And the driver is needed to make the card work on your computer.
2007-07-02 16:03:11 · answer #6 · answered by perk2u_wi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is software that tells your computer how to use the ati video card when it is needed.
2007-07-02 16:03:06 · answer #7 · answered by mojo101178 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋