W3J with Omega Driver 3.8.252 Crashing

AdreeN · Jun 11, 2006, 03:38 AM

I just got my W3J yesterday. I installed the Omega Driver version 3.8.252 on it, and when I play World of Warcraft, it crashes and restarts my computer. When it reboots, it says the X1600 had a problem with processing something. Anyone know what's wrong? Or should I look for another driver.
I've also tried the older versions of omega driver, and even the default driver the laptop comes with

datalore · Jun 11, 2006, 03:52 AM

The first thing you'll want to try is downloading a program called driver cleaner pro, which you can find through this site.

Then:
1) Install driver cleaner pro.
2) Uninstall your ATi driver, let the system reset.
3) Run driver cleaner pro and set it to clean ATi and ATi CCC.
4) Reset your system one more time, and reinstall whichever driver set you prefer. (I'd go with the latest Omega drivers, personally.)

If this doesn't solve your problem, try installing the drivers from the manufacturer again and then getting the notebook drivers off of ATi' website. The auto-detect program that ATi uses to "determine" if your graphics chip is compatible with their mobile driver can be found here:
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...e&folderID=293
It will be under "Notebooks with ATi Graphics."
If this doesn't download, then I dunno from that point.

Hopefully, my first suggestion will work out and your WoWing can continue unimpeded.

AdreeN · Jun 11, 2006, 04:20 AM

if none of these work...does it mean my laptop is defective?

datalore · Jun 11, 2006, 04:44 AM

Chances are that it is a conflict between Blizzard and ATi that they need to work out, but there is always that chance that this one is a dud.

I seriously doubt that chance, however. One of these will probably fix it.

AdreeN · Jun 11, 2006, 05:16 AM

here's the thing...i've tried older versions of omega, and even the default ATI drivers on the CD it comes with...it all causes WoW to crash...is my unit defective? i think this because i had a z70va with z x700 in it and it ran WoW on 1680 x 1050 almost maxed out and never once crashed...yet my w3j can't handle maxed out at a lower resolution. i get a blue screen before it restart

i used the driver cleaner too, same deal.

datalore · Jun 11, 2006, 07:02 AM

Yeah, looks and feels like a hardware issue now. Seems like an RMA is in order. I'd wait until people are actually awake, though to see if anyone else has any ideas.

AdreeN · Jun 11, 2006, 05:03 PM

well colour me yellow cuz i'm pissed
played CS source and FEAR...both crashed in the same way...ahhhh

datalore · Jun 12, 2006, 01:32 AM

That sucks, seems like there is something defective =(

AdreeN · Jun 13, 2006, 04:01 AM

ya...i brought it back to the dealer...they said it sounds like it's overheating which is causing it to shutdown, which would mean they would replace it with a new one

hopefully so...
the only time it crashes like that is when i stress out the comp with max res and details.
even then, it shouldn't crash just because it can't handle it maxed out.
really hoping i get a new one...at the moment i'm liking my old z70va over the w3j as sad as that sounds.

AdreeN · Jun 13, 2006, 06:13 PM

ok....update....really messed up.
they ran 3dmark2006 for 12 hours straight, and nothing happened.
i am confusedddddddd.
this must be some kinda fucked up joke...well it's not funny!

Jun 11, 2006, 03:38 AM	#1
AdreeN DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	W3J with Omega Driver 3.8.252 Crashing I just got my W3J yesterday. I installed the Omega Driver version 3.8.252 on it, and when I play World of Warcraft, it crashes and restarts my computer. When it reboots, it says the X1600 had a problem with processing something. Anyone know what's wrong? Or should I look for another driver. I've also tried the older versions of omega driver, and even the default driver the laptop comes with

Jun 11, 2006, 03:52 AM	#2
datalore DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	The first thing you'll want to try is downloading a program called driver cleaner pro, which you can find through this site. Then: 1) Install driver cleaner pro. 2) Uninstall your ATi driver, let the system reset. 3) Run driver cleaner pro and set it to clean ATi and ATi CCC. 4) Reset your system one more time, and reinstall whichever driver set you prefer. (I'd go with the latest Omega drivers, personally.) If this doesn't solve your problem, try installing the drivers from the manufacturer again and then getting the notebook drivers off of ATi' website. The auto-detect program that ATi uses to "determine" if your graphics chip is compatible with their mobile driver can be found here: https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...e&folderID=293 It will be under "Notebooks with ATi Graphics." If this doesn't download, then I dunno from that point. Hopefully, my first suggestion will work out and your WoWing can continue unimpeded. __________________ ABIT AV8 Athlon 64 3400+ 1.5gb DDR333 Dual Channel 120gb (1x80gb 1x40gb) ATA-100 XFX GeForce 6800GT AGP ----------------------------------------- Compaq Presario V2321US AMD Turion-64 ML-30 1024mb DDR333 (@ 180mhz) 80gb Hitachi 4200rpm hdd (eww) Radeon Xpress 200M w/ 128 shared memory (eww again)

Jun 11, 2006, 04:44 AM	#4
datalore DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	Chances are that it is a conflict between Blizzard and ATi that they need to work out, but there is always that chance that this one is a dud. I seriously doubt that chance, however. One of these will probably fix it. __________________ ABIT AV8 Athlon 64 3400+ 1.5gb DDR333 Dual Channel 120gb (1x80gb 1x40gb) ATA-100 XFX GeForce 6800GT AGP ----------------------------------------- Compaq Presario V2321US AMD Turion-64 ML-30 1024mb DDR333 (@ 180mhz) 80gb Hitachi 4200rpm hdd (eww) Radeon Xpress 200M w/ 128 shared memory (eww again)

Jun 11, 2006, 07:02 AM	#6
datalore DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, looks and feels like a hardware issue now. Seems like an RMA is in order. I'd wait until people are actually awake, though to see if anyone else has any ideas. __________________ ABIT AV8 Athlon 64 3400+ 1.5gb DDR333 Dual Channel 120gb (1x80gb 1x40gb) ATA-100 XFX GeForce 6800GT AGP ----------------------------------------- Compaq Presario V2321US AMD Turion-64 ML-30 1024mb DDR333 (@ 180mhz) 80gb Hitachi 4200rpm hdd (eww) Radeon Xpress 200M w/ 128 shared memory (eww again)

Jun 11, 2006, 05:03 PM	Thread Starter #7
AdreeN DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	well colour me yellow cuz i'm pissed played CS source and FEAR...both crashed in the same way...ahhhh Last edited by AdreeN; Jun 11, 2006 at 07:32 PM.

Jun 11, 2006, 04:20 AM	Thread Starter #3
AdreeN DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	if none of these work...does it mean my laptop is defective?

Jun 11, 2006, 05:16 AM	Thread Starter #5
AdreeN DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	here's the thing...i've tried older versions of omega, and even the default ATI drivers on the CD it comes with...it all causes WoW to crash...is my unit defective? i think this because i had a z70va with z x700 in it and it ran WoW on 1680 x 1050 almost maxed out and never once crashed...yet my w3j can't handle maxed out at a lower resolution. i get a blue screen before it restart i used the driver cleaner too, same deal.

Jun 12, 2006, 01:32 AM	#8
datalore DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	That sucks, seems like there is something defective =( __________________ ABIT AV8 Athlon 64 3400+ 1.5gb DDR333 Dual Channel 120gb (1x80gb 1x40gb) ATA-100 XFX GeForce 6800GT AGP ----------------------------------------- Compaq Presario V2321US AMD Turion-64 ML-30 1024mb DDR333 (@ 180mhz) 80gb Hitachi 4200rpm hdd (eww) Radeon Xpress 200M w/ 128 shared memory (eww again)

Jun 13, 2006, 04:01 AM	Thread Starter #9
AdreeN DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	ya...i brought it back to the dealer...they said it sounds like it's overheating which is causing it to shutdown, which would mean they would replace it with a new one hopefully so... the only time it crashes like that is when i stress out the comp with max res and details. even then, it shouldn't crash just because it can't handle it maxed out. really hoping i get a new one...at the moment i'm liking my old z70va over the w3j as sad as that sounds.

Jun 13, 2006, 06:13 PM	Thread Starter #10
AdreeN DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	ok....update....really messed up. they ran 3dmark2006 for 12 hours straight, and nothing happened. i am confusedddddddd. this must be some kinda fucked up joke...well it's not funny!