ATI 3.8 drivers and lockups
This is a discussion about ATI 3.8 drivers and lockups in the Windows Hardware category; Ever since I installed the 3. 8 drivers my machine does something really weird, only after it comes out of a screen saver. This little box appears in the upper left hand corner, looks just like a TV tuner picture thats scrammbles, then the monitor kicks off, and it hard locks.
Ever since I installed the 3.8 drivers my machine does something really weird, only after it comes out of a screen saver.
This little box appears in the upper left hand corner, looks just like a TV tuner picture thats scrammbles, then the monitor kicks off, and it hard locks.
Anyone else have this?
my specs are here:
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/sapiens74
This little box appears in the upper left hand corner, looks just like a TV tuner picture thats scrammbles, then the monitor kicks off, and it hard locks.
Anyone else have this?
my specs are here:
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/sapiens74
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No big probs here with the 3.8's but have had that happen the odd time in a game. Did you try to disable the VPU recovery in the ATI control panel? just to see if that does anything. and is the screen saver openGL?
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Did those things in reverse order
No lockups since the VPU thing turned off.
I thought it was a service, but I guess not.
No lockups since the VPU thing turned off.
I thought it was a service, but I guess not.
Try 3.9 now...
OP
Been there, done that
Seems the VPU thing is the devil
at least for me
All seems to be well, for now
GOt this other wierd problem though with RTCW Enemy Territory
Anytime I reboot my machine, the game comes up in safe mode with all the setting lowered.
The game itself never locks, and If I play it over and over without rebooting it works fine
Does this with 3.7-3.9
Anyone else have the issue?
Seems the VPU thing is the devil
at least for me
All seems to be well, for now
GOt this other wierd problem though with RTCW Enemy Territory
Anytime I reboot my machine, the game comes up in safe mode with all the setting lowered.
The game itself never locks, and If I play it over and over without rebooting it works fine
Does this with 3.7-3.9
Anyone else have the issue?
