AMD Driver keeps crashing while only playing BF3/4

flaggoz

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The game freezes and I have to spam ctrl alt delete, then the screen goes black for 2 seconds, then it returns to game, but the colors are kinda inverted (hard to explain) and then the task manager pops up. I have to close the game and then I see a notification saying that AMD Driver has been recovered.
Happens only when Fixed switching is selected (AMD gpu is running at all times), doesn't happen when Dynamic mode is selected (Intel running 24/7, selected applications run on AMD). Dynamic mode has way worse performance, so I keep away from it. There is no crashing in other games like FIFA15, GTAV, CSGO, BFBC2, BO2 and so on. Specs: i5 2410m, 4GB Ram, AMD 6490M + Intel HD 3000

I've tried:

*Reinstalling Windows/Origin/BF3

*Under and overclocking GPU

*Reinstalling DirectX

*Reinstalling VC 2005-2012


Any ideas?
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP
OS
Win 7 HP 64bit
CPU
i5 2410m
Motherboard
-
Memory
4 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
HD 6490M 1GB GDDR5
Now sometimes my laptop randomly decides to freeze when browsing the web/writing text files etc. Maybe once or twice a day. PC freezes, cursor moves for 5 sec, then it stops, 10 seconds later windows unfreezes and at the same time I hear a short beep from speakers. Could that be related to the crashing?
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP
OS
Win 7 HP 64bit
CPU
i5 2410m
Motherboard
-
Memory
4 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
HD 6490M 1GB GDDR5
Have you updated the graphics drivers recently? Sometimes AMD and Nvidia driver versions have incompatibilities with certain games that are fixed in a new version of the driver.

I would look on the HP website for your model of laptop and see if there is a new driver for it.

Failing that, there is a driver available from AMD for your model of card. It is in the the Catalyst Software Suite 15.7.1 at the bottom of this page:

Legacy

The problem is that it may not be 100% compatible with your HP laptop. There is no way to tell. You may have unpredictable results, and you can try that at your own risk. A better option is to secure the driver from HP if they have a newer one available.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Mellon Labs (custom build)
OS
Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
CPU
AMD FX 8350 Vishera @ 4200
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
Memory
16 GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-2400 @ 1866 (9-10-10-10-31)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon R9 280 Double D Black Edition
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio on MB. Sounds great.
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 24", Acer 22"
Screen Resolution
3840 x 1080
Hard Drives
1 x Mushkin Chronos 120 GB SSD (Win 10)
1 x Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD (Win 7)
1 x WD 1TB SATA Blue
1 x WD 1TB SATA Green
PSU
Corsair TX-750
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912+
Cooling
Coolermaster Seidon 240M Liquid AIO. 6 case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G710+
Mouse
Logitech G500s
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Much better since I got fiber, but still way overpriced.
Antivirus
MSE, Malware Bytes for scanning
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Firefox
Other Info
Corsair VOID USB headphones.

A Mellon Labs X-1 - LCD Smartie driven system status display.

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I've tried tons of different drivers from 2011 up to 2014. Tried modded ones by Leshcat, since the drivers from AMD just wont simply work, I've tried HP's drivers and even a driver Windows Update gave me. I've always used DDU to uninstall the previous GPU drivers. I seriously have no idea what's causing it. I can't use newer drivers than 14.4, since AMD doesn't support Fixed switching in newer drivers than 14.4. Checked the Event Viewer again today and I got this message:

Code:
Fault bucket , type 0
Event Name: LiveKernelEvent
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: 
P2: 
P3: 
P4: 
P5: 
P6: 
P7: 
P8: 
P9: 
P10: 

Attached files:
C:\Windows\LiveKernelReports\WATCHDOG\WD-20160613-1936.dmp
C:\Windows\Temp\WER-2634108-0.sysdata.xml
C:\Windows\Temp\WER429B.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml

These files may be available here:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\Kernel_0_0_cab_0c3c4356

Analysis symbol: 
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: febb2a9c-3184-11e6-bdb3-101f740b0f99
Report Status: 4
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP
OS
Win 7 HP 64bit
CPU
i5 2410m
Motherboard
-
Memory
4 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
HD 6490M 1GB GDDR5
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