Vista BSOD hd 2900xt

zensaber · Jan 21, 2008, 05:12 AM

Now i've tried reinstalling my drivers, bought a new power supply because i thought it could be that, updated bios no help there, tried different ram...nothing. I am drastically looking for an answer because i can't game at all, any game if i run for like 10 minutes freezes, bsod, saying something like display driver failed to restart or some bs, i tried to open a ticket with ATI but no help there. When windows restarts it says , vista has crashed click here to search for problem and it says it has to do with my drivers. I have tried the one on the disk the latest and almost every one inbetween.

My current system is;
Intel q6600 2.4ghz
ocz ddr2 800 4 gigs 4 5 4 18
western digital sata 320 gig hdd
sapphire hd 2900 xt
corsair 750watt PS
abit fatal1ty fp-in9 SLI (ya i know sli mobo with ati)

any help would be nice

Dyre Straits · Jan 22, 2008, 02:09 PM

Welcome to DriverHeaven!

A few things to try:

1. If any overclocking, revert to default speeds

2. Try loosening the RAM timings and notch

3. Try with 2 GB RAM

4. Run Memtest86+ to make sure the RAM is stable Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool

5. Check temperatures during loads

6. Which Driver Versions have you tried?

Note: I've used ATi cards quite a bit this past year on SLi boards without issues like this. When I did have issues, it was the fault of the RAM.

zensaber · Jan 25, 2008, 11:13 AM

I've done all that, i've tried 7.4 7.8 the new one and i think 7.9

I've also tried using other ram

***temeteus82*** · Jan 25, 2008, 11:16 AM

Have you tested the CAT 8.1 drivers?

get them here : AMD GAME! Drivers and Utilities

zensaber · Jan 29, 2008, 11:12 AM

im using them now

Dyre Straits · Feb 1, 2008, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zensaber

im using them now

So, any change or still the same problem/s?

Another thing about RAM: If you're using the BIOS AUTO detect for the RAM, I suggest you go into the BIOS and manually adjust the RAM to the specs for that particular RAM. The reason being, when I've had some issues like this, I found that the RAM was not being set properly when using the AUTO setting. Try this and let us know the result.

[hobo]eclipse · Feb 1, 2008, 02:51 AM

look around for a quality reg cleaner for VISTA, i think you can try a demo of VISTA Manager from Yamicsoft, has a good reg cleaner, temp file cleaner, and reg defragger. try it

zensaber · Feb 1, 2008, 07:02 AM

Naw the new drivers didn't change anything, i did change my ram settings to what they're suppose to be but no difference, I'm going to try that reg cleaner.

zensaber · Feb 4, 2008, 06:43 PM

no that didn't work, i'm starting to wonder if my mobo didn't die in some way because it use to work once upon a time but now it doesn't :-/