Solved Hardware t%l and 3D Problem HELP

[djdecks2]

Ok i ran a test on system requirements lab about a week or two ago and it all passed threw the roof then a couple of days ago i ran a test and it said that my video card didnt have Hardware t%l and 3D

I have a ATI radeon hd 5740 on a pavilion dv6 hp laptop and i know for certain mine has both and i remembered a few days ago i got a display driver update which my of caused the problem.

but i have tryed reinstalling and trying old drivers etc and nothing has worked so i was thinking mayby i uninstalled something ati that i wasnt meant to

So for past two or three days i have been downloading updates vga drivers audio graphics all sorts of stuff to try and get it to work and before you ask i no for certain this is definataly not a hardware problem.

 

[CyberZeus]

It's hard to understand what you wrote. Maybe using some commas and dots could help.

 

[Britton30]

Welcome to Seven Forums.

a test on system requirements lab

I don't know what this is.

this is definataly not a hardware problem

Have you just installed it new?

Use http://phyxion.net/item/driver-sweeper.html to uninstall your ATI drivers.
Then get the new one. http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-...t-video-driver-windows-7-a-149.html#post17671

 

[djdecks2]

no ive had it for a long time and system requirements lab tests games to see if they will run on your computer

 

[stormy13]

i remembered a few days ago i got a display driver update which my of caused the problem.

Through Windows Update no doubt. If you can do a System restore to before the video driver update, that should get things back to normal. If it did come through WU and a system restore fixes it, make sure to not allow WU to automatically install any driver updates or it will happen again. Also means do not install any video driver updates manually if offered either.

Also if that laptop uses switchable graphics; uses the Intel graphics for low power regular use and the AMD graphics for gaming/etc; then you cannot use the regular AMD drivers as they have not been modified to work with the switchable graphics. If it is the switchable graphics then you can only use the drivers from HP (drivers because it takes both the Intel and the AMD drivers to work properly), and not the reference drivers from AMD or Intel.

 

[Britton30]

Use Phyxion.net - Driver Sweeper to uninstall your ATI drivers.
Then get the new one. http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-...t-video-driver-windows-7-a-149.html#post17671

These are links

 

[djdecks2]

Unfortunatly i dont have a point before the update and yes it was windows update which i have now stopped.

also how do i tell if i have switchable graphics i have like high performance or save battery settings which at the moment its at high performance but im not sure if i have switchable graphics.

 

[djdecks2]

ok Britton30 ill try that

 

[stormy13]

also how do i tell if i have switchable graphics

Without knowing the full model number (HP has recycled the dv6 for a while now, and there is something like 100 variations of it), Device Manager should show both the AMD and Intel. You should also have (when things are working properly) both an AMD and Intel control panel.

This isn't your laptop based on the specs but it is close,

HP Pavilion dv6-3073ca Entertainment Notebook PC (XA667UA) specifications - HP Home & Home Office Products

and it does have the switchable graphics,

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 switchable graphics with 1024MB DDR3, up to 2714MB total graphics memory

So if yours is the same then you need to look it up at HP and get whatever they have for the latest driver for both. Might be able to get away with just downloading what they have for the AMD driver as HP and most of the other laptop manufacturers tend to include/integrate the Intel driver into the AMD install package.

 

[Britton30]

You shouldn't stop Windows Update, but have a look at what it is recommending, and UNcheck hardware drivers. WU is usually behind on them, go to the hardware device's support page for drivers.

What do you mean by switchable graphics?

EDIT: Greg beat me to it.

 

[djdecks2]

Ok britton30 idea didnt work so i when with your advice stormy and went to the hp website im still looking at it now but here my laptop

HP Pavilion dv6-3060sa Entertainment Notebook PC - HP technical support (United Kingdom - English)

 

[stormy13]

This is the driver you need for it,

AMD High-Definition Graphics Driver HP Pavilion dv6-3060sa Entertainment Notebook PC - HP technical support (United Kingdom - English)

and it already has the Intel integrated into it,

Provides Intel Graphics Driver version 8.15.10.2189 (in addition to the AMD Graphics Driver) to support the Intel GPU in notebooks with switchable graphics.

Before installing it go through Programs and Features and uninstall any AMD or Intel graphics entries, then run it and see if it will install.

 

[djdecks2]

couldnt find any intel or amd stuff and no its didnt work the screen flashed a lot and i checked but same problem should i perhaps use driver sweeper and then use it?

 

[djdecks2]

Ok i completly reinstalled my OS then that driver ive ran the test it says i have both things back so im installng fallout 3 to see if its working

 

[djdecks2]

Nope still not working sigh anymore ideas?

 

[Britton30]

You have no video?

 

[djdecks2]

No the game just stutters like crazy all games do

 

[FC360]

I have the same, a HP DV6 laptop with a i5 cpu and ATI 5470, I don't think the ATI 5470 has Hardware T&L as doing some research into it I cannot find anywhere that it has it and I find can you run it scans to be very accurate anyway, especially as I talk to some ppl who work there. The graphics on the i5 cpu does support T&L as it says so on intels website however this graphics isn't very good at gaming.

 

[stormy13]

FC360, welcome to the Secen Forums.

IOf course the HD 5470 has T & L, it just isn't called that any more and hasn't been for a long time. All cards now have unified shaders which replaced the separate pixel and vertex shaders, which in turn replaced T & L.

Shader - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have to go back to the old Geforce 2 and 4 MX series of cards to find a card that listed T & L instead of pixel and vertex shader versions. Intel is likely still listing in their specs just to look different, as everyone knows that Intel graphics still aren't good for much.

The HD 5470 being a DirectX 11 GPU uses shader model 5,

ATI Mobility Radeon

 

[FC360]

FC360, welcome to the Secen Forums.

IOf course the HD 5470 has T & L, it just isn't called that any more and hasn't been for a long time. All cards now have unified shaders which replaced the separate pixel and vertex shaders, which in turn replaced T & L.

Shader - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have to go back to the old Geforce 2 and 4 MX series of cards to find a card that listed T & L instead of pixel and vertex shader versions. Intel is likely still listing in their specs just to look different, as everyone knows that Intel graphics still aren't good for much.

The HD 5470 being a DirectX 11 GPU uses shader model 5,

ATI Mobility Radeon

Oh I didn't know that hehe maybe that's why the can you run it scane says the card doesn't have T&L then and thanks for the welcome