GPU

[bagavan]

I get the message in event viewer "
The Desktop Window Manager is experiencing heavy resource contention.
Scenario : The Desktop Window Manager responsiveness has degraded.

I am able to play games like san andreaws..and have the latest intel drivers..I tried disaling aero..Is this any sign of dying GPU??

 

[bagavan]

Daily once this will happen..

 

[bagavan]

anybody help.

 

[rap33042]

Event ID- look it up on your favorite search engine or at Microsoft.

If you find out anything, please let us know. I, too, am curious about this.

 

[bagavan]

I did not find anything much about this error..

 

[Bill2]

No, the GPU isnt dying. Dwm.exe is the Desktop Window Manager responsible for graphical effects such as 3D, live windows previews and windows transparencies. Aero can be quite taxing on system performance depending on your PC config and also how many and what kind of grafic intensive apps you're running at the moment. You can try a couple of things:

1) Make sure you have the latest chipset and video drivers.

2) Check the virtual memory size. Set it to windows managed if not already.

3) When you're gaming, disable aero, sidebar. Also try running the game at lower resolution.

4) Your graphics card shares its memory with RAM so if you can add RAM, it'll help.

You must remember GMA X3100 is not the greatest card to have for gaming, see a review here.

Intel GMA X3100 Graphics Performance Review

 

[bagavan]

No, the GPU isnt dying. Dwm.exe is the Desktop Window Manager responsible for graphical effects such as 3D, live windows previews and windows transparencies. Aero can be quite taxing on system performance depending on your PC config and also how many and what kind of grafic intensive apps you're running at the moment. You can try a couple of things:

1) Make sure you have the latest chipset and video drivers.

2) Check the virtual memory size. Set it to windows managed if not already.

3) When you're gaming, disable aero, sidebar. Also try running the game at lower resolution.

4) Your graphics card shares its memory with RAM so if you can add RAM, it'll help.

You must remember GMA X3100 is not the greatest card to have for gaming, see a review here.

Intel GMA X3100 Graphics Performance Review

All the drivers are upto date..This does not happen during gaming..It happens when I use aero features like win key + tab..virtual memory is already managed by windows...anything else?

 

[Bill2]

Cut down on the fancy visual features. In control panel, click on System, then click on Advanced system settings in the left pane. Now click on Advanced tab, then click on Settings under Performance. Uncheck unnecessary items, this is mine:



Also what is your RAM usage when this happens? Check in Task manager and cut down unnecessary processes, also check under startup tab in masconfig.

 

[bagavan]

Cut down on the fancy visual features. In control panel, click on System, then click on Advanced system settings in the left pane. Now click on Advanced tab, then click on Settings under Performance. Uncheck unnecessary items, this is mine:

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Also what is your RAM usage when this happens? Check in Task manager and cut down unnecessary processes, also check under startup tab in masconfig.

Ram usage is around 1-1.2 GB..I have cut down umwanted processess..Are u sure it is not a sign of a dying GPU??

 

[Bill2]

You can test by turning off aero (just switch to a classic theme). What about your temperatures?

 

[bagavan]

Ya I tried that also..temperatures are below 55 C..

 

[Bill2]

See theres nothing much one can do about dwm resource contention other than cutting back on the special effects. I think the X3100 has a max shared memory of 384 mb, thats it. As long as the video doesnt slow down perceptibly in ordinary tasks, it shouldnt matter.

 

[bagavan]

See theres nothing much one can do about dwm resource contention other than cutting back on the special effects. I think the X3100 has a max shared memory of 384 mb, thats it. As long as the video doesnt slow down perceptibly in ordinary tasks, it shouldnt matter.

system becomes unresponsive for a minute or so during this time..thats what bothers me..

 

[Bill2]

Does it happen randomly or only when running particular apps?

 

[bagavan]

Does it happen randomly or only when running particular apps?

Randomly.

 

[Bill2]

And does all such freeze/slowdowns have a corresponding dwm error? I mean have you timed it? It could also be a driver/software conflict. Try running a clean boot process, may help identify a troublesome driver.

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

 

[bagavan]

And does all such freeze/slowdowns have a corresponding dwm error? I mean have you timed it? It could also be a driver/software conflict. Try running a clean boot process, may help identify a troublesome driver.

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

In event viewer it blames dwm only.

 

[Bill2]

Yes and we are trying to find the reasons for it. Dwm error mean the video card is being stressed for which you have already cut down on visual effects, also you have sufficient RAM which is not being stretched. However, the freezes occur randomly and you are also not sure whether every freeze has a corresponding dwm entry. So the freezes could be caused by conflicts for which I advised a clean boot procedure.

Theres nothing you can do about gpu performance on an integrated card on a laptop, so stop worrying about that. As I already said earlier, switch to a classic theme (non-aero) for a while and see if the problem persists.

 

[bagavan]

Yes and we are trying to find the reasons for it. Dwm error mean the video card is being stressed for which you have already cut down on visual effects, also you have sufficient RAM which is not being stretched. However, the freezes occur randomly and you are also not sure whether every freeze has a corresponding dwm entry. So the freezes could be caused by conflicts for which I advised a clean boot procedure.

Theres nothing you can do about gpu performance on an integrated card on a laptop, so stop worrying about that. As I already said earlier, switch to a classic theme (non-aero) for a while and see if the problem persists.

I have switched my theme to classic..last month I clean installed with my Sp1 dvd..I have disabled unwanted startup services..It freezes for 1 min atleast everyday..