another problem...gee

X24 · 04-20-2008, 12:23 AM

Well my computer is still working fine except when i play any game newer then call of duty.

Call of duty works fine except that i can't play on any punkbuster server and it kicks me out for 0 minutes whenever i try to. Call of duty 2 and Farcry both freeze on me and i have to restart the computer, and then when it restarts the screen has artifacts, it flashes and when it comes back on it say my display driver atikmdag has recovered or something like that.

I'm assuming its an ati driver problem on my 3850. I originally oc'd it with the overclock utility just slightly and it was working perfectly, let me play cod2 for a while and then when i tried to play cod2 again it did this to me so i restored default clocks and the only time it does anything wierd is when i try to play cod2 or farcry.

I'm 90% sure its just a driver problem because the card is working perfectly other then that.

I'm using the latest drivers from ATI, so should i use a different set of driver and if yes what drivers should i use? Or is it some other issue?

Am i going to have to wait until the newest drivers are released (8.3)?

X24 · 04-20-2008, 04:39 PM

BUMP, anybody else really know if this is a driver problem for sure?

adarsh · 04-20-2008, 05:42 PM

Was your card working good with the older drivers?
If so, I recommend rolling back the drivers.

X24 · 04-20-2008, 05:46 PM

How would i 'roll' back drivers? Just install older ones or am i going to have to delete the current ones and then install the old ones? I have a CD from HIS with drivers but i ellected to install the newest drivers off of AMD's website....which might have been a problem.

So should i just pop in the CD and install the older drivers or am i going to have to delete the current drivers?

X24 · 04-20-2008, 07:54 PM

Problem solved i believe. I uninstalled all drivers and installed the display driver only off of ati's website. No catalyst.

**oscaryu1** · 04-21-2008, 01:31 AM

Heh, the CCC contains more trouble than it seems.

04-20-2008, 12:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
X24 Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 966	another problem...gee Well my computer is still working fine except when i play any game newer then call of duty. Call of duty works fine except that i can't play on any punkbuster server and it kicks me out for 0 minutes whenever i try to. Call of duty 2 and Farcry both freeze on me and i have to restart the computer, and then when it restarts the screen has artifacts, it flashes and when it comes back on it say my display driver atikmdag has recovered or something like that. I'm assuming its an ati driver problem on my 3850. I originally oc'd it with the overclock utility just slightly and it was working perfectly, let me play cod2 for a while and then when i tried to play cod2 again it did this to me so i restored default clocks and the only time it does anything wierd is when i try to play cod2 or farcry. I'm 90% sure its just a driver problem because the card is working perfectly other then that. I'm using the latest drivers from ATI, so should i use a different set of driver and if yes what drivers should i use? Or is it some other issue? Am i going to have to wait until the newest drivers are released (8.3)? __________________ AMD 4200+ X2 Foxconn A7GM-S 2gb Wintec AMPX+2gb OCZ gold 80gb windows+320gb storage Nvidia 8800GT Antec NeoPower 550W 19"WS Hanns-G lcd

04-20-2008, 04:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
X24 Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 966	BUMP, anybody else really know if this is a driver problem for sure? __________________ AMD 4200+ X2 Foxconn A7GM-S 2gb Wintec AMPX+2gb OCZ gold 80gb windows+320gb storage Nvidia 8800GT Antec NeoPower 550W 19"WS Hanns-G lcd

04-20-2008, 05:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
adarsh Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dubai Age: 16 Posts: 853	Was your card working good with the older drivers? If so, I recommend rolling back the drivers. __________________ http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/7130/kainzr2.jpg Your views about my post are highly appreciated. Please bear in mind that I too am human, and therefore am prone to making errors. If you think that I am wrong, please do not hesitate to PM me suggesting a better fix. Thank you. Please visit Punk's gallery

04-20-2008, 05:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
X24 Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 966	How would i 'roll' back drivers? Just install older ones or am i going to have to delete the current ones and then install the old ones? I have a CD from HIS with drivers but i ellected to install the newest drivers off of AMD's website....which might have been a problem. So should i just pop in the CD and install the older drivers or am i going to have to delete the current drivers? __________________ AMD 4200+ X2 Foxconn A7GM-S 2gb Wintec AMPX+2gb OCZ gold 80gb windows+320gb storage Nvidia 8800GT Antec NeoPower 550W 19"WS Hanns-G lcd

04-20-2008, 07:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
X24 Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 966	Problem solved i believe. I uninstalled all drivers and installed the display driver only off of ati's website. No catalyst. __________________ AMD 4200+ X2 Foxconn A7GM-S 2gb Wintec AMPX+2gb OCZ gold 80gb windows+320gb storage Nvidia 8800GT Antec NeoPower 550W 19"WS Hanns-G lcd

04-21-2008, 01:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,142	Heh, the CCC contains more trouble than it seems. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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