AMD APU/Hardware Acceleration Issue - Sound but no Video

[mattyb151]

Hi, so this problem is really really starting to annoy me since there seems to be plenty about it on the internet but solutions seem to work properly for me.

I installed a clean version of Windows 7 on my HP laptop which has an AMD A6-3420m APU with Radeon 6520G graphics. Before this clean install everything worked perfectly so I'm hoping that it must be some driver issue that I'm missing.

Basically Youtube videos work absolutely perfect (I'm assuming because it's HTML5) but non-Youtube videos produce no video unless I disable hardware acceleration HOWEVER with hardware acceleration the video is choppy and maybe every 30 seconds or so the sound jitters. The playback is watchable but after seeing it working perfectly before the clean Windows 7 install and perfectly on Youtube, to me it is horrible.

I've uninstalled AMD Catalyst drivers and installed the latest but it's still the same. Tried Chrome and Firefox both are the exact same. Was thinking about upgrading to Windows 10 out of sheer in hope that it may fix it somehow but not sure yet.

Any suggestions are greatly welcomed.

 

[maxie]

Hi ... What is the Model Number of your Laptop ? ... Have you tried the Drivers from the Vendors Website ? ...

 

[mattyb151]

Hi ... What is the Model Number of your Laptop ? ... Have you tried the Drivers from the Vendors Website ? ...

Thanks for replying. The laptop is an HP pavilion g6, not sure the exact model number now (used HP's auto detection program). Yes, tried a range of Catalysts versions including the one HP offered (14.12 Omega).

 

[maxie]

Does it not state the Model Number in System Information ? ...


Would like to know what Chipset Version is Installed ...


A lot of HP Laptops include the Driver for the Graphics in their Chipset ...


Was your Original OS Windows 8 ? ...

 

[mattyb151]

Does it not state the Model Number in System Information ? ...


Would like to know what Chipset Version is Installed ...


A lot of HP Laptops include the Driver for the Graphics in their Chipset ...


Was your Original OS Windows 8 ? ...

Found it through the HP detect program again, it's an HP Pavilion g6-1337sa. I'm actually not sure about the chipset as I'm sure it's installed with the graphics driver. There's definitely no downloads for the chipset on the HP website. Nah, the original was Windows 7.

 

[maxie]

I would try this Driver then must contain the Chipset ...

AMD High-Definition Graphics Driver
8.900.7.1000 Rev. 175.0 MB Apr 17, 2015

 

[mattyb151]

I would try this Driver then must contain the Chipset ...

AMD High-Definition Graphics Driver
8.900.7.1000 Rev. 175.0 MB Apr 17, 2015

Ah, I tried this driver, this is the one that contains the catalyst 14.12 omega driver. Still the same as the rest of the drivers unfortunately.

 

[maxie]

Doubt it is not a Driver issue then