Re: atikmdag error message/computer freeze.

> > lokeey;944614 Wrote:
> > well, interestingly enough I did just about everything and after about
> > oh i don't know, 15 mins, i get the error again that my display drive
> > has stopped working. luckily though, my system didn't blue screen on m
> > like all the other times, so i must be getting closer to the fix
> >
> > so here is everything that i have done
> >

> > > > > > > >

> - un-installed some patch update KB95228
> - removed all ati software including drive
> - reboote
> - reinstalled ati driver onl
> - reboote
> - removed ati console manager that is required to install drive
> - ran ccleaner, twic
> - ran registry mechani

> > > > > > i'm all out of options here. i don't have my system overclocked.

> > did have my card overclocked at one point, but everything i
> > currently at stock settings. i'm about to roll back to xp. oh, an
> > it did it again as I was typing this out.> >

>
> sorry, i forgot to include my system spec
>
> Gigabyte X38-DQ
> Intel Q660
> G.Skill RAM 2x2GB (4GB
> Asus ATI Radeon HD3870 512M
> Corsair HX62
> WD Raptors 2x74GB (raid0
> WD 200G

> > lokeey;944628 Wrote:

> > > > lokeey;944614 Wrote:
> > > well, interestingly enough I did just about everything and after about,
> > > oh i don't know, 15 mins, i get the error again that my display driver
> > > has stopped working. luckily though, my system didn't blue screen on me
> > > like all the other times, so i must be getting closer to the fix.
> > >
> > > so here is everything that i have done.
> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >

> > - un-installed some patch update KB952287
> > - removed all ati software including driver
> > - rebooted
> > - reinstalled ati driver only
> > - rebooted
> > - removed ati console manager that is required to install

> > > driver

> > - ran ccleaner, twice
> > - ran registry mechanic

> > > > > > > > >
> > > i'm all out of options here. i don't have my system overclocked.
> > > i did have my card overclocked at one point, but everything is
> > > currently at stock settings. i'm about to roll back to xp. oh, and
> > > it did it again as I was typing this out.> > > >

> >
> > sorry, i forgot to include my system specs
> >
> > Gigabyte X38-DQ6
> > Intel Q6600
> > G.Skill RAM 2x2GB (4GB)
> > Asus ATI Radeon HD3870 512MB
> > Corsair HX620
> > WD Raptors 2x74GB (raid0)
> > WD 200GB> >

>
> You may want to dump CCC and install the ATI drivers that Microsoft
> has. Uninstall everything with ATI, go into device manager and
> Uninstall your video driver with the delete software option, re-boot,
> go back into device manager and update the driver with the Internet
> option: Driver date 10/28/2008, ver. 8.552.0.0.
>
> worked for me. I am done playing around with these darn things.
>
> ATI Radeon HD3870 512MB

> > chuckbam;944632 Wrote:

> > > > lokeey;944628 Wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > sorry, i forgot to include my system spec
> > >
> > > Gigabyte X38-DQ
> > > Intel Q660
> > > G.Skill RAM 2x2GB (4GB
> > > Asus ATI Radeon HD3870 512M
> > > Corsair HX62
> > > WD Raptors 2x74GB (raid0
> > > WD 200GB> > > >

> >
> > You may want to dump CCC and install the ATI drivers that Microsof
> > has. Uninstall everything with ATI, go into device manager an
> > Uninstall your video driver with the delete software option
> > re-boot, go back into device manager and update the driver with th
> > Internet option: Driver date 10/28/2008, ver. 8.552.0.0
> >
> > worked for me. I am done playing around with these darn things.
> >
> > ATI Radeon HD3870 512MB> >

>
> where can i find the ATI drivers that MS has

> well, it wasn't able to find the drivers from 10/2008, but it found the
> ones from 8/2008 8.530.0.0. how can i test for that error? also, i'm
> assuming that i won't be able to OC my card now?

> > lokeey;945516 Wrote:
> > well, it wasn't able to find the drivers from 10/2008, but it found the
> > ones from 8/2008 8.530.0.0. how can i test for that error? also, i'm
> > assuming that i won't be able to OC my card now?> >

>
> You can OC if you know how to flash a bios. That is how I did it.
> Changed a fan speed as well. It can be tricky, so don't attempt it if
> you are not 100000 % sure how to do it. You can disable your card.
>
> Since I took the drivers from the MS search, I have not had ONE
> crash. It is that darn CCC. Also, I became mad when I could not load
> the 8.12 with the HD 3870 and Vista 64. I will not work. I cleaned the
> ATI mess up and gone this way and I am done fighting video drivers.

> > chuckbam;945527 Wrote:

> > > > lokeey;945516 Wrote:
> > > well, it wasn't able to find the drivers from 10/2008, but it found th
> > > ones from 8/2008 8.530.0.0. how can i test for that error? also, i'
> > > assuming that i won't be able to OC my card now?> > > >

> >
> > You can OC if you know how to flash a bios. That is how I did it
> > Changed a fan speed as well. It can be tricky, so don't attempt i
> > if you are not 100000 % sure how to do it. You can disable you
> > card
> >
> > Since I took the drivers from the MS search, I have not had ON
> > crash. It is that darn CCC. Also, I became mad when I could not loa
> > the 8.12 with the HD 3870 and Vista 64. I will not work. I cleane
> > the ATI mess up and gone this way and I am done fighting vide
> > drivers.> >

>
> well, i did flash the bios some time last year and was overclockin
> with out any problems, but then again that was on XP. i'm a li
> disappointed in this whole vista/ati mess. and that's after i waited
> year and a half to make the switch to vista. maybe i should hav
> looked around a lil harder for issues prior to installing the OS
>
> i tried to use rivatuner, but that seemed to flake out after no
> recognizing the ati stuff. so i just left it as is

> > lokeey;945544 Wrote:

> > > > chuckbam;945527 Wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > You can OC if you know how to flash a bios. That is how I did it
> > > Changed a fan speed as well. It can be tricky, so don't attempt it i
> > > you are not 100000 % sure how to do it. You can disable your card
> > >
> > > Since I took the drivers from the MS search, I have not had ONE crash
> > > It is that darn CCC. Also, I became mad when I could not load the 8.1
> > > with the HD 3870 and Vista 64. I will not work. I cleaned the ATI mes
> > > up and gone this way and I am done fighting video drivers.> > > >

> >
> > well, i did flash the bios some time last year and was overclockin
> > with out any problems, but then again that was on XP. i'm a li
> > disappointed in this whole vista/ati mess. and that's after i waite
> > a year and a half to make the switch to vista. maybe i should hav
> > looked around a lil harder for issues prior to installing the OS
> >
> > i tried to use rivatuner, but that seemed to flake out after no
> > recognizing the ati stuff. so i just left it as is.> >

>
> I bet if ATI was still the independent Canadian company they were
> this would have been fixed by now