BSOD running Windows, atikmpag.sys has resulted in Windows to stop.

I keep getting random BSOD's while my computer is idle or playing games/ watching Twitch.

A few times the 'Check for Solution' button once it has restarted has blamed Windows as it stops working due to the 'atikmpag.sys' file.

I've tried completely removing AMD Graphics Card utilities/drivers, and completely re-installed the newest version, and older versions that the BSOD's didn't occur on, but no fix.

essenbe said:

Hello, Uffy I will try to help you with the problem. Would you first completely fill out your system specs, complete with Manufacturer and model for all components. Please include the PSU and CPU Cooler. These are the instructions I usually give, so maybe they will help you.

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I have looked at the last 6 or 7 dump files and they all are exactly the same.

Code:

VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE (116)
Attempt to reset the display driver and recover from timeout failed.
Arguments:
Arg1: fffffa8006f293a0, Optional pointer to internal TDR recovery context (TDR_RECOVERY_CONTEXT).
Arg2: fffff880046b8848, The pointer into responsible device driver module (e.g. owner tag).
Arg3: 0000000000000000, Optional error code (NTSTATUS) of the last failed operation.
Arg4: 0000000000000002, Optional internal context dependent data.

That is your Video Card driver/card and is a TDR error (Timeout Detection and Recovery), It basically means your video card drivers and failed to recover within the necessary time. This is your current driver.

Code:

atikmpag
start             end                 module name
fffff880`046ad000 fffff880`04743000   atikmpag T (no symbols)           
    Loaded symbol image file: atikmpag.sys
    Image path: \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\atikmpag.sys
    Image name: atikmpag.sys
    Timestamp:        Thu Nov 20 20:08:54 2014 (546E9EB6)
    CheckSum:         00093077
    ImageSize:        00096000
    Translations:     0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4

Please update/reinstall the driver. I will give you some instructions below to help you get a good clean install and not install anything you don't need.

I am going to give you some links that will help you get a good clean install and not have any drivers you don't need that will conflict with other drivers. Download a WHQL driver from https://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-c...ndows-7-a.html . Once you have them downloaded, uninstall you current driver from control panel. next clean up any left over drivers from following this tutorial Drivers - Clean Left over Files after Uninstalling and select only ATI Display Drivers. After you have done that and rebooted, install the new driver, only select custom install and install only what you have to. Very few people need most of what they include. You do not need the audio/HDMI drivers as you already have that in your Motherboard drivers. Unless there is some reason you need them, the only thing you really need is the Display Driver.

After that please open an elevated command prompt ( click start, type cmd in the search box, right click on the cmd entry and select run as administrator) in the black box that opens, copy/paste sfc /scannow. If you decide to type it, notice the space between the sfc and the /. It is a system file checker which will scan your system files and attempt to correct any missing or corrupt files. What we want are the results to say windows found no integrity violations. If it says files were found but could not be repaired, close the box, reboot and run it again, after opening the administrative command prompt. You may have to reboot and run it three times for it to repair all system files. If it can't repair them after 3 reboots, let us know.

Please let us know the results of the scan and if the problems are any better after doing this.

I have updated my System specs with what I know, I'm still looking for the PSU box to get the model number and such.

Unfortunately, I have done this process with all the Recent AMD Driver updates, just recently clean installed with DDU (the link you specified to use) and installed the latest BETA AMD Drivers (Release Date: May 27th 2015 - Driver Version: 15.5) and I'm having the same issues.

I have read a number of posts about the specific stop code I'm receiving, and have noticed that changing the registry to give the Driver a little more time to react has worked for some people, but it has not worked for me in that case, so I reverted to back to default.

The last scan System scan I ran (after installing the new 15.5 AMD drivers) came up clean with no problems; but I still get the same BSOD.

Is there anything else I can do besides that?

=Lastest System Scan=

AMD Radeon R9 270.

I have downloaded a GPU Temperature monitor and left it idle for 30 minutes and it was averaging 27 degrees without any load.

I am currently running the FurMark stress test now, as you suggested and will upload the results once the test is complete.


This is the current screenshot, it's leveled out at 68 degrees; and has been consistent throughout the test, but I will upload another screenshot when it has near completed.


Ran the test for 17 minutes; and the temperature stayed the same (69 degrees) and had no problems with the display, and had no BSOD's or crashes.

Yeah; is that what's making the majority of the crashes?

It always happens when I'm online, but does also happen when just idle.

Could there be any other things I could possibly check? As the System scan and Stress test came out good.