ahh problem with my catalyst 5.6 video driver

BestBacon · Jul 8, 2005, 08:28 PM

hello guys, this is my first post so i hope u guys can help, thanz in advance.

well here my problem: once i downloaded this new video driver, (catalyst 5.6) while playing games such as counterstrike: condition zero or warcraft 3: frozen throne. My computer randomly freezes and crashes resulting in a restart or leads me to the desktop and a message pops up and tells me that my video driver is not responding to its commands with my video card. (resulting in my VPU recovery to act up)

Btw i run on an Xp with Sp 2 at 2.8ghz 1g ram, and with a 9800 radeon video card.

I've searched multiple times on google and tried their suggested advice such as unistalling all drivers from the add/remove programs menu, restart, use driver cleaner, lastly installing the new 5.6 video driver. However, this proved ineffective as my computer still restarts often, and crashes. Also i've tried to use the latest omega drive for radeon 9800 but it didn't work either. Any suggestions?

thanx.

Ðamage™ · Jul 8, 2005, 08:30 PM

Turn your VPU recovery off.. it's more of a pain then anything. Oh and welcome to DH bro!

BestBacon · Jul 8, 2005, 09:37 PM

would that solve my problem?? but now i use catalyst control center and its kinda hard to turn off vpu recovery.

Ðamage™ · Jul 8, 2005, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BestBacon

would that solve my problem?? but now i use catalyst control center and its kinda hard to turn off vpu recovery.

More then likely that will solve the problem yes, I've heard horror stories about VPU Recovery and the issues with it and games. You should be able to still disable it in CCC without a problem.

BestBacon · Jul 8, 2005, 09:47 PM

may u give me detailed instructions on how to turn it off in CCC or should i just delete CCC i think that would make it easier rite? CCC seems to restrict the options to changing settings on the actual card

Ðamage™ · Jul 8, 2005, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BestBacon

may u give me detailed instructions on how to turn it off in CCC or should i just delete CCC i think that would make it easier rite? CCC seems to restrict the options to changing settings on the actual card

Should be in options, just untick the the "VPU Recovery Settings" and reboot. I dont use the CCC so I can't specifically tell you were it is, but I'm sure if you look hard enough you'll find it bro. If you want you can uninstall CCC but make sure you do it correctly and also use drivercleaner for your "extra clean" driver install and go and download the old CP 5.6.

BestBacon · Jul 8, 2005, 10:01 PM

nope theres no such thing as option, so i guess ill delete ccc then... hope nothin happens

Ðamage™ · Jul 8, 2005, 10:02 PM

If your going to use Drivercleaner make sure you read the readme. And if you already know how to use it then I'll just shut up

BestBacon · Jul 8, 2005, 10:05 PM

no u were of great help but is ccc itself a video driver??

Ðamage™ · Jul 8, 2005, 10:07 PM

No it's called Catalyst Control Centre, it's a form of tweaking your drivers to get the best possible performance out of them. So no worries just read the first paragraph of my Guide and that'll help you get thru it without a problem. Good Luck

BestBacon · Jul 8, 2005, 10:10 PM

soso, if i delete ccc rite now nothing will happen, my video driver will still be there tho and ill have my old setting again?

Ðamage™ · Jul 8, 2005, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BestBacon

soso, if i delete ccc rite now nothing will happen, my video driver will still be there tho and ill have my old setting again?

haha no it doesn't quite work like that, but I'll help ya with that no problem.. oh theres my messenger pop up with your name. Ill guide you thru what needs to be done

BestBacon · Jul 9, 2005, 08:54 PM

umm damage, the crashing and restarting hasn't ceased yet? can u give me yur video driver that works?

Bicka · Jul 9, 2005, 09:08 PM

Yet another person with VPU crashes, using 5.6 drivers? Don't worry mate, your not alone.

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/windows-xp-2k-radeon-display-drivers/77824-vpu-recovery-crashes.html

Ðamage™ · Jul 9, 2005, 09:09 PM

thought you said you had it? lol

This is the driver I use.. NGO 3.5.6 but I don't think it's a driver issue your having unless.. your not uninstalling and cleaning it properly with drivercleaner. Do me a favor and tell me what your PSU is.. PSU being your power supply, you might need something with a little more juice bro.

BestBacon · Jul 11, 2005, 05:27 AM

ahhh.... damage... both could be excellent guesses. But truthfully, i dun have a PSU unless a power bar counts as one. Also my problem only occurred when i installed the new video driver to replace my old radeon 9800 driver so mayb you need to give me detailed instructions on deleting video drivers?? Mayb im not finding all the ati programs in the add/remove programs from control panel. thanx damage again

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 11, 2005, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BestBacon

nope theres no such thing as option, so i guess ill delete ccc then... hope nothin happens

There most defonatly is

and vpu recover option in CCC.
You may need to look in "advanced mode" for it

Quote:

Originally Posted by BestBacon

ahhh.... damage... both could be excellent guesses. But truthfully, i dun have a PSU unless a power bar counts as one. Also my problem only occurred when i installed the new video driver to replace my old radeon 9800 driver so mayb you need to give me detailed instructions on deleting video drivers?? Mayb im not finding all the ati programs in the add/remove programs from control panel. thanx damage again

Um... you most surely have a power supply it the thing in the back of your
case at the verry top that power comes into your system through. You need
to take the case side off and take a look at the label for the power rateings
and wattage...

BestBacon · Jul 11, 2005, 10:10 PM

thank u neon but do u know how to fix this?

Ðamage™ · Jul 11, 2005, 10:25 PM

After talkin to Bacon on msn.. I've figured out what plagues the gentlemen.. another crap 250w PSU. Cowboy!! stat!!

LoL Well we have come to the conclusion that he needs to get
another one.. oviously.

I think what we do here is amazing.. we are helping and possibly preventing people from causing bodily harm to his/herself due to anger and frustration.. good times!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 11, 2005, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BestBacon

thank u neon but do u know how to fix this?

Well 1st you need answer the question regarding your systems power supply
we need to knowwhat you have. It could very well be a issue released to a power
supply to weak for your system.

You also need to check and make sure the fan is spinning
and dust free on your video card.

Also Cat 5.7 will be here soon,
5.7 might fix your problem who knows...

Ðamage™ · Jul 11, 2005, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

Well 1st you need answer the question regarding your systems power supply
we need to knowwhat you have. It could very well be a issue released to a power
supply to weak for your system.

You also need to check and make sure the fan is spinning
and dust free on your video card.

Also Cat 5.7 will be here soon,
5.7 might fix your problem who knows...

I'm going to help Bacon with buying one and installing it.. he lives close. Cowboy.. I get the funny feeling you don't like my poll/thread on President Bush in the Flame Forum?? lol

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 12, 2005, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ðamage™

I'm going to help Bacon with buying one and installing it.. he lives close. Cowboy.. I get the funny feeling you don't like my poll/thread on President Bush in the Flame Forum?? lol

I didn't see your post you answerd the PSU question

(Homer simpon voice) Dought!
But in my defense I opened the window before you posted that, After I responded I
closed the window. I could car less what you think of the US government...

WTF is it with this flood of underpowerd PSU users this is unbeliveable???

Lest the problem is easy enough to correct.... But thier all like 250W

He's lucky.. Only a few member I know of seem to live somewaht near me
and most of them know what thier doing other wise I wouldn't mind doing that
myself. Far easier to fix something you can put your hands on...

Ðamage™ · Jul 13, 2005, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

I didn't see your post you answerd the PSU question

(Homer simpon voice) Dought!
But in my defense I opened the window before you posted that, After I responded I
closed the window. I could car less what you think of the US government...

WTF is it with this flood of underpowerd PSU users this is unbeliveable???

Lest the problem is easy enough to correct.... But thier all like 250W

He's lucky.. Only a few member I know of seem to live somewaht near me
and most of them know what thier doing other wise I wouldn't mind doing that
myself. Far easier to fix something you can put your hands on...

you cared enough to vote on the poll!! lol

ya the 250 psu seems to be a trend..

Jul 8, 2005, 08:28 PM	#1
BestBacon DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	ahh problem with my catalyst 5.6 video driver hello guys, this is my first post so i hope u guys can help, thanz in advance. well here my problem: once i downloaded this new video driver, (catalyst 5.6) while playing games such as counterstrike: condition zero or warcraft 3: frozen throne. My computer randomly freezes and crashes resulting in a restart or leads me to the desktop and a message pops up and tells me that my video driver is not responding to its commands with my video card. (resulting in my VPU recovery to act up) Btw i run on an Xp with Sp 2 at 2.8ghz 1g ram, and with a 9800 radeon video card. I've searched multiple times on google and tried their suggested advice such as unistalling all drivers from the add/remove programs menu, restart, use driver cleaner, lastly installing the new 5.6 video driver. However, this proved ineffective as my computer still restarts often, and crashes. Also i've tried to use the latest omega drive for radeon 9800 but it didn't work either. Any suggestions? thanx.

Jul 8, 2005, 08:30 PM	#2
Ðamage™ DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 545 Rep Power: 0	Turn your VPU recovery off.. it's more of a pain then anything. Oh and welcome to DH bro! __________________ [COLOR=black][COLOR=red]ATi[/COLOR] Bios Flashing: The Proper Way.[/COLOR][COLOR=red][/COLOR] [COLOR=red]How to properly Install a VGA/CPU Cooler.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]How to uninstall\install your ATi vga drivers properly[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]*It's not who we are, but what we do in life that defines us.*[/COLOR]

Jul 8, 2005, 09:47 PM	#5
BestBacon DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	may u give me detailed instructions on how to turn it off in CCC or should i just delete CCC i think that would make it easier rite? CCC seems to restrict the options to changing settings on the actual card Last edited by BestBacon; Jul 8, 2005 at 09:57 PM.

Jul 8, 2005, 10:02 PM	#8
Ðamage™ DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 545 Rep Power: 0	If your going to use Drivercleaner make sure you read the readme. And if you already know how to use it then I'll just shut up __________________ [COLOR=black][COLOR=red]ATi[/COLOR] Bios Flashing: The Proper Way.[/COLOR][COLOR=red][/COLOR] [COLOR=red]How to properly Install a VGA/CPU Cooler.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]How to uninstall\install your ATi vga drivers properly[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]*It's not who we are, but what we do in life that defines us.*[/COLOR]

Jul 8, 2005, 10:07 PM	#10
Ðamage™ DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 545 Rep Power: 0	No it's called Catalyst Control Centre, it's a form of tweaking your drivers to get the best possible performance out of them. So no worries just read the first paragraph of my Guide and that'll help you get thru it without a problem. Good Luck __________________ [COLOR=black][COLOR=red]ATi[/COLOR] Bios Flashing: The Proper Way.[/COLOR][COLOR=red][/COLOR] [COLOR=red]How to properly Install a VGA/CPU Cooler.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]How to uninstall\install your ATi vga drivers properly[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]*It's not who we are, but what we do in life that defines us.*[/COLOR]

Jul 8, 2005, 09:37 PM	#3
BestBacon DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	would that solve my problem?? but now i use catalyst control center and its kinda hard to turn off vpu recovery.

Jul 8, 2005, 10:01 PM	#7
BestBacon DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	nope theres no such thing as option, so i guess ill delete ccc then... hope nothin happens

Jul 8, 2005, 10:05 PM	#9
BestBacon DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	no u were of great help but is ccc itself a video driver??

Jul 8, 2005, 10:10 PM	#11
BestBacon DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	soso, if i delete ccc rite now nothing will happen, my video driver will still be there tho and ill have my old setting again?

Jul 9, 2005, 08:54 PM	#13
BestBacon DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	umm damage, the crashing and restarting hasn't ceased yet? can u give me yur video driver that works?

Jul 9, 2005, 09:08 PM	#14
Bicka DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	Yet another person with VPU crashes, using 5.6 drivers? Don't worry mate, your not alone. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/windows-xp-2k-radeon-display-drivers/77824-vpu-recovery-crashes.html

Jul 9, 2005, 09:09 PM	#15
Ðamage™ DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 545 Rep Power: 0	thought you said you had it? lol This is the driver I use.. NGO 3.5.6 but I don't think it's a driver issue your having unless.. your not uninstalling and cleaning it properly with drivercleaner. Do me a favor and tell me what your PSU is.. PSU being your power supply, you might need something with a little more juice bro. __________________ [COLOR=black][COLOR=red]ATi[/COLOR] Bios Flashing: The Proper Way.[/COLOR][COLOR=red][/COLOR] [COLOR=red]How to properly Install a VGA/CPU Cooler.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]How to uninstall\install your ATi vga drivers properly[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]*It's not who we are, but what we do in life that defines us.*[/COLOR]

Jul 11, 2005, 05:27 AM	#16
BestBacon DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	ahhh.... damage... both could be excellent guesses. But truthfully, i dun have a PSU unless a power bar counts as one. Also my problem only occurred when i installed the new video driver to replace my old radeon 9800 driver so mayb you need to give me detailed instructions on deleting video drivers?? Mayb im not finding all the ati programs in the add/remove programs from control panel. thanx damage again

Jul 11, 2005, 10:10 PM	#18
BestBacon DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	thank u neon but do u know how to fix this?

Jul 11, 2005, 10:25 PM	#19
Ðamage™ DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 545 Rep Power: 0	After talkin to Bacon on msn.. I've figured out what plagues the gentlemen.. another crap 250w PSU. Cowboy!! stat!! LoL Well we have come to the conclusion that he needs to get another one.. oviously. I think what we do here is amazing.. we are helping and possibly preventing people from causing bodily harm to his/herself due to anger and frustration.. good times! __________________ [COLOR=black][COLOR=red]ATi[/COLOR] Bios Flashing: The Proper Way.[/COLOR][COLOR=red][/COLOR] [COLOR=red]How to properly Install a VGA/CPU Cooler.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]How to uninstall\install your ATi vga drivers properly[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]*It's not who we are, but what we do in life that defines us.*[/COLOR]