Updating ATI Mobility Drivers (Even Those That Are Manufacturer Restricted Such As ATI HD 4570)

Keeping your laptop's video drivers up to date is essential to maintaining maximum performance. Updated drivers not only provide compatibility with newly released games and such, but they just generally improve performance. You'll see your frames per second usually increase a lot and some games that were once unplayable, may become very playable after the update. This is the easiest way to get more performance out of a laptop's video performance yet many users don't know this. You will also gain many new features that ATI releases such as Eyefinity, Hydragrid, etc.

Sadly. for many users, updating their laptop's video drivers is not easy and is sometimes almost impossible. This is because many laptop manufacturers block ATI from releasing their drivers to users. Sony, Dell, Toshiba, and HP are known for this. This wouldn't be so frustrating if the manufacturers eventually released their own version of these new drivers. The problem is they don't. They'll usually release one version and then offer no support at all. The manufacturer does this because it guarantees compatibility and minimizes risk of something going wrong. By following this guide you agree that if anything does go wrong, you assume full responsibility. I'm not saying anything will go wrong because updating your drivers carries no more risk than a regular Microsoft update. It's harmless.

To ensure that laptops that are blocked aren't updated, ATI doesn't provide a direct link to the driver. Instead they make you download a downloader which first checks your laptop for compatibility. The latest available package is 10.4 Mobility. I have uploaded that and you can download it here. Once you have downloaded the drivers, don't do anything yet. Scroll down to the list of supported cards to see if your video card is supported. If not, please use the alternative method at the bottom of this guide.

If your card is supported, then install MSXML 6.0 from Microsoft located here. Then download and install ATI Mobility Modder from here. Now you have all the tools required to begin.

Run the 10.4 Mobility Package. This will extract the drivers to C:\ATI\Support\10-4_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc. If you haven't already installed ATI Mobility Modder, do so now. Once you have installed it, run it. Once the program is open, click "browse", then click on your C Drive, then ATI, then Support, and finally "10-4_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc". Make sure not to click on any other folder. Now click "Ok" and it should say "C:\ATI\Support\10-4_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc" in "Driver Location". Make sure "Disable User Account Control (UAC)" is checked. Then click "Modify". It should say "Driver Modifications Finished" once it has completed the modification process.

Now open up "C:\ATI\Support\10-4_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc" and run "setup". Ignore any warnings Windows gives you. Once it is installed simply restart your computer and enjoy your new drivers.

List of supported Video Cards:

(If your card is not supported, do not worry, there is an alternative method explained below).

Windows 7 / Windows Vista
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 4330
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 4530
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 4570
ATI MOBILITY Radeon HD 4650
ATI MOBILITY Radeon HD 4670
ATI MOBILITY Radeon HD 4830
ATI MOBILITY Radeon HD 4850
ATI MOBILITY Radeon HD 4860
ATI MOBILITY Radeon HD 4870
ATI MOBILITY Radeon HD 4870 X2
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3430
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3670
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3850 X2
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3870
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3870 X2
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5600
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2700
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3450
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3470
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3650
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3850
ATI MOBILITY FIRE GL T2/T2e
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V3100
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V3200
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5000
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5100
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5200
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5250
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V7100
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V7200
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9500
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9550
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600/9700
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9800
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X600
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X600 SE
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X700
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X700 XL
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X800
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X800 XT
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1300
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1350
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1450
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1600
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1700
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1800
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1800 XT
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1900
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X2300
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2300
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2400
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2400 XT
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X2500
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2600
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2600 XT
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M Series
ATI RADEON XPRESS 1100 Series
ATI RADEON XPRESS 1200 Series
ATI RADEON XPRESS 1300M

Windows XP
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 4330
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 4530
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 4570
ATI MOBILITY Radeon HD 4650
ATI MOBILITY Radeon HD 4670
ATI MOBILITY Radeon HD 4830
ATI MOBILITY Radeon HD 4850
ATI MOBILITY Radeon HD 4860
ATI MOBILITY Radeon HD 4870
ATI MOBILITY Radeon HD 4870 X2
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3430
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3670
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3850 X2
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3870
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3870 X2
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5600
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2700
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3450
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3470
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3650
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3850
ATI MOBILITY FIRE GL T2/T2e
ATI MOBILITY FireGL 7800
ATI MOBILITY FireGL 9000
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V3100
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V3200
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5000
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5100
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5200
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5250
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V7100
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V7200
ATI MOBILITY IGP 320M
ATI MOBILITY IGP 340M/345M
ATI MOBILITY IGP 9000
ATI MOBILITY IGP 9000/9100
ATI MOBILITY RADEON
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9200
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9500
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9550
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600/9700
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9800
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X600
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X600 SE
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X700
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X700 XL
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X800
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X800 XT
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1300
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1350
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1450
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1600
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1700
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1800
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1800 XT
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1900
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X2300
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X2300 HD
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2400
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2400 XT
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X2500
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2600
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2600 XT
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M Series
ATI RADEON XPRESS 1100 Series
ATI RADEON XPRESS 1200 Series

Alternative Method

This method is not guaranteed to work 100% but it is worth a try. Run the 10.4 Mobility Package. This will extract the drivers to C:\ATI\Support\10-4_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc. Now right click on My Computer and click on Manage. Click on Device Manager on the left pane and go to Display Adapters. Remember what it says under Display Adapters (in my case it says ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500/5100 Series). Right click on your video card and click on properties. Go to Details and select Hardware IDs under Property. Look for something similar to PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9553&CC_030000. Remember the number you see after "DEV_" (in this example it would be 9553). Now go to C:\ATI\Support\10-4_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc\Packages\Drivers\Display\W76AF_INF (this will be different for Windows 32-Bit Edition.

Here you will find two .INF Files. Open up both and find your card. Mine would be

"ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500/5100 Series" = ati2mtag_M9x, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_68B8

The part in bold on the left is what is displayed under Device Manager as your Display Adapter as we saw previously. The part in bold on the right (68B8) is what we change to the number after DEV_ (in my case 9553). Once you have changed it, the line should say:

"ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500/5100 Series" = ati2mtag_M9x, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9553

Make sure you save the file before closing. Once you have done this to both files, go to C:\ATI\Support\10-4_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc and run the Setup. If the setup still will not run then right click on My Computer and click on Manage. Click on Device Manager on the left pane and go to Display Adapters. Right click on your video card and click on properties. Click on the driver tab and click update driver. Make sure you select browse my computer for a driver. Select the setup file located at C:\ATI\Support\10-4_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc and run it. Ignore any warnings Windows gives you. Once the setup is complete, restart your computer and enjoy your new drivers.