Where to start, well, i'm actually at work now, so i can't give you the exact specs of my PC but it basically goes like this
- 3.0 GHz Intel Processor
- 256 MB ATI x600 pro video card (PCI Express)
- Intel motherboard
- Soundblaster Live! 24-bit sound card
- 80 GB Hardrive
- 1 GB memory
- Windows XP home edition SP2 (it should be latest version)
So here's the problem, I've been researching it for some time and keep comming up with the same solutions but none of them work for me so i would love some innovative input , thanks in advance!!
Ok so bassically i'll be sitting there, not necessarily using a lot of anything, maybe Firefox, AIM, and itunes with maybe Auto-CAD or something else, but not even coming close to what my computer should be able to handle. then sudenly everything locks up (even the mouse) and after a second or two the screen goes blank. THen everything comes back and looks fine, but along with the error message, which i can't duplicate exactly at the moment, but goes something like "VPU Recover: VPU recover has reset your graphics accelorator as it was no longer taking commands." Also note that at this point, even the simplest window has a tail and every process lags the most i have ever seen.
So now that you know as much as i do about the problem, here are some things that i've tried
- Updated Motherboard chipsets to latest models (also tried older ones)
- Updated Video drivers to latest versions including latest version of catalyst
- aslo used ATI tool to completely remove all ati drivers and software, then started from origninal drivers from ATI CD, then tried updateing to older ATI drivers
- Thought it might be overheating, so i tried using the computer without the side pannel for a while, which seemed to have no effect on the frequency that this occurs, (which varries greatly from a few times a day to once a week or longer if i'm lucky)
- also turning VPU recover off = not a good idea
- I've also tried contacting ATI technologies, however that was probably dumber than turning off VPU rocover haha
so things i'm thinking may have to do with compatibility issues between my intel motherboard and this particular model ATI card, (if you've every heard of such a thing) also i'm not eliminating the possibility of overheating, however unlikely. but really, my ideas are running on empty, so really any input would be greatly appreciated from anyone, experienced or n00b. Thanks a lot
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