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atikmdag.sys and watchdog.sys BSOD
I have an HP Pavilion g6 – it was bought within the last 6 months. Lately I keep getting the BSOD often. There are 2 issues that cause the BSOD – one is atikmdag.sys and the second (much less often) is watchdog.sys. I have downloaded the latest version of atikmdag.sys but even that does not help. I have run driver scans to make sure all my drivers are up to date. My system configuration and the 2 BSOD files are attached. I notice I got the first BSOD on Feb 4th (after owning the computer about 5 months and taking it over from a colleague at work) – I just don’t remember what changes I made then that started the issues. I have noticed that there are suggestions which say to unload the AMD Catalyst Center – I dont think I have that but I have what is called the AMD Vision Engine Control Center V12.1 dated Feb 7, 2012. My Atikmdag.sys driver is dated Sep 28, 2011. I have run and cleaned my registry with Paretologic and it shows up with no errors. I also notice that the BSOD appears far more often at the office where I run the laptop with a second screen – rather then when I take the laptop home and run it without a second screen (although it also occurs then). Also There is the possibility -- and I dont know how to measure it right at the moment of the BSOD that the computer crashes when CPU temperature exceeds 58 degree C. I use Piriform Speccy to monitor the computer and a couple of times I have noticed that the temp had risen to 58 degrees (and appeared to be rising) when I walked away from my desk and it had crasehd when I returned. If there is no simple easy fix I would like to replace the video card in the laptop – any suggestions here – I do mainly general office work on the computer with two screens (laptop plus one more) and I am a significant Adobe Photoshop user as well with large files. Any suggestions – help!