Problem Running Transparency Glass in Windows 7

Kiric · Oct 19, 2010, 07:31 PM

Hi, my computer has a problem running transparency glass on windows mode. When i try to manipulate windows it leaves blocks of colors across my screen. When I tried to take a screenshot, nothing showed up and it looked perfectly normal. It works fine when I have SC2 running in the background on windows mode though. I've tried reverting back to older drivers but the same problem occurs. Could this be a problem with hardware?

I'm using Windows 7 64-bit with an HD 5770 card. I was running 10.9 previously with no problems. It only began occuring this past week and half. I didn't install any new drivers or anything new for that matter in that time frame.

Judas · Oct 19, 2010, 08:09 PM

this might be odd.. but the number 1 reason i find Aero glass to either malfuction... have issues.... not work properly is usually due to physical memory issues.. either be it on the video card OR the ram modules.

If you force Basic mode does things tend to work without error?

Kiric · Oct 19, 2010, 08:32 PM

Yes, with basic mode on, everything runs without a hitch. Even with just transparent glass turned off, everything runs fine.

Edit:
Other specs:
i5 750 2.66 GHz
8 GB DDR3
300 Watts Power Supply

Sihastru · Oct 19, 2010, 09:59 PM

If it was any of the system RAM, then it would BSOD. The problem points to video RAM corruption. The fact that a print screen will not show the artifacts further points to a video RAM corruption. Maybe the 2D settings on the card are set too low in VBIOS, since you said 3D looks fine, but it can also be a driver issue, very common with AMD cards unfortunately

The 300W power supply also sounds low, can you give us some info on that, like the wattage on the 12V rail(s)?

Judas · Oct 19, 2010, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sihastru

If it was any of the system RAM, then it would BSOD. The problem points to video RAM corruption. The fact that a print screen will not show the artifacts further points to a video RAM corruption. Maybe the 2D settings on the card are set too low in VBIOS, since you said 3D looks fine, but it can also be a driver issue, very common with AMD cards unfortunately

The 300W power supply also sounds low, can you give us some info on that, like the wattage on the 12V rail(s)?

one thing windows vista and windows 7 is good at... it's memory fault tollerances...

I've seen some HORRIBLE failing ram still windows 7 has been able to boot and run relatively well aside from a few errors and aero crashes and such....

Kiric · Oct 20, 2010, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sihastru

If it was any of the system RAM, then it would BSOD. The problem points to video RAM corruption. The fact that a print screen will not show the artifacts further points to a video RAM corruption. Maybe the 2D settings on the card are set too low in VBIOS, since you said 3D looks fine, but it can also be a driver issue, very common with AMD cards unfortunately

The 300W power supply also sounds low, can you give us some info on that, like the wattage on the 12V rail(s)?

Thanks for the help. I'll look into it when I get home and see if the 2D settings are fine.

Kiric · Oct 21, 2010, 11:22 PM

How do i get into VBIOS? Is it through BIOS or do we get into it through windows? And if the problem has to do with drivers how would I fix it. Reverting to an older version did not fix the problem.

Oct 19, 2010, 07:31 PM	#1
Kiric HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Problem Running Transparency Glass in Windows 7 Hi, my computer has a problem running transparency glass on windows mode. When i try to manipulate windows it leaves blocks of colors across my screen. When I tried to take a screenshot, nothing showed up and it looked perfectly normal. It works fine when I have SC2 running in the background on windows mode though. I've tried reverting back to older drivers but the same problem occurs. Could this be a problem with hardware? I'm using Windows 7 64-bit with an HD 5770 card. I was running 10.9 previously with no problems. It only began occuring this past week and half. I didn't install any new drivers or anything new for that matter in that time frame.

Oct 19, 2010, 08:32 PM	Thread Starter #3
Kiric HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Re: Problem Running Transparency Glass in Windows 7 Yes, with basic mode on, everything runs without a hitch. Even with just transparent glass turned off, everything runs fine. Edit: Other specs: i5 750 2.66 GHz 8 GB DDR3 300 Watts Power Supply Last edited by Kiric; Oct 19, 2010 at 08:41 PM.

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Sihastru Never been clicked Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 433 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	Re: Problem Running Transparency Glass in Windows 7 If it was any of the system RAM, then it would BSOD. The problem points to video RAM corruption. The fact that a print screen will not show the artifacts further points to a video RAM corruption. Maybe the 2D settings on the card are set too low in VBIOS, since you said 3D looks fine, but it can also be a driver issue, very common with AMD cards unfortunately The 300W power supply also sounds low, can you give us some info on that, like the wattage on the 12V rail(s)? __________________ There are more things in heaven and earth then are dreamt of in your philosophy. Intel Core i7 3820 \| Corsair H80 \| Asus P9X79 \| Kingston HyperX T1 Black 32GB DDR3 \| Gigabyte 8800 GTS 512 \| 2xIntel X25-M 160GB RAID0 + 2xWD 1TB Green RAID1 \| Asus Xonar DX \| Asus ES2-750 \| Sony OptiArc DVD+/-RW \| Corsair AX850 Gold \| Fractal Design Define R3 Titanium \| Dell 3007WFP-HC2 30" 2560x1600 \| Corsair SP2500 \| Logitech UltraX Premium \| CM Storm Advance \| Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64bit

Oct 21, 2010, 11:22 PM	Thread Starter #7
Kiric HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Re: Problem Running Transparency Glass in Windows 7 How do i get into VBIOS? Is it through BIOS or do we get into it through windows? And if the problem has to do with drivers how would I fix it. Reverting to an older version did not fix the problem.