video driver has stopped working and has recovered

[SteX]

hi to all
Ive got problem, randomly my screen flickers when Im in IDLE or watching clips and stuff like that and then it comes back to normal and I get message driver has stopped working and now has recovered. My system specs are: M4A89GTD PRO MB, hd 5850 gigabyte and my processor is phenom ii 965 so if someone knows what it is please let me know...

 

[TVeblen]

Hello Stex. Welcome to the Forum.

Someone just posted the same issue here: http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-...esponding-ans-has-recovered-successfully.html
Take a read of my post there and see if you can diagnose your culprit and post back what you find and we can help you further.

 

[SteX]

I've installed speedfan and I dunno what to do... How to check if something is out of order? I never messed with overclocking and BIOS. Also, I installed new drivers last night and problem doesn't seem to be solved... What to do now?

 

[yowanvista]

I've installed speedfan and I dunno what to do... How to check if something is out of order? I never messed with overclocking and BIOS. Also, I installed new drivers last night and problem doesn't seem to be solved... What to do now?

Test your RAM with this or get another video card
This issue is usually related to faulty RAM/GPU

 

[BugMeister]

which driver was it?

- AMD seem to be issuing hotfixes every other day, at the mo'

 

[SteX]

I already replaced GEIL RAM and now I have Kingston and it was tested... It doesnt say what driver it is just pops up a message...

 

[yowanvista]

I already replaced GEIL RAM and now I have Kingston and it was tested... It doesnt say what driver it is just pops up a message...

Then its most likely your graphic card causing this error

 

[TVeblen]

If you are uncomfortable doing standard diagnostic procedures and installing and running the diagnostic programs then it may be a good idea to take the computer to a local shop that does repairs.

Otherwise you will end up just buying and replacing parts until you stumble upon the answer. If this will be your course of action then I agree with Yowanvista. Best guess: video card.

 

[SteX]

thank u for quick replies. I called someone to tell me what to do and he said to install new drivers and clean slot for GPU so Ill do that tomorrow and see if problem is solved but one things I find strange it started happening recently and I have this computer for about 6 months...

 

[TVeblen]

Have you been running W7 for 6 months on this computer?
Has anything changed (new hardware, new software) in the time frame that the troubles began?

 

[SteX]

yes ive been running w7 all the time, but at first I had some trouble with RAM so I changed it and since then I had no problems since couple a day ago it started showing this error messages when I'd watch some clips on youtube but the thing thats funny is that it doesnt show this when I play some of the newest games like dirt 2 or Kane & Lynch gta IV... and yeah it says adobe plugin crashed on youtube clip when it comes back to normal after error

 

[Hopalong X]

What browser are you watching the you tube with?
IE version, FF, Chrome?

 

[SteX]

firefox 3.6.12 Im starting to think it might be because of the browser or adobe??

 

[TVeblen]

Either or both would be a good guess.

Uninstall and reinstall Firefox and then Adobe Flash Player 10. Use the most current FF download, as well as Flash. Do a system restore point between installations so if it is the Flash player that causes the problem you can easily revert.

 

[SteX]

i reinstalled both of them and the problem is still there

 

[TVeblen]

Well, next I would suggest you try a clean installation of the video drivers.

• Go to the ATI website and download the most current known good driver and save it to an easy to find location.
• Now go into Windows Explorer and in the C: drive find the Program Files > ATI folder (inside will be Drivers > your driver version) and delete it (the whole folder). If Windows finds the old driver files it may reinstall them.
• Go into Start > Control Panel > Remove a Program and uninstall all programs for the video card. For ATI, select “ATI Catalyst Install Manager” and click on “Change”, then “Uninstall All Components”. Do not restart the computer at this time.
• Run DriverSweeper to uninstall all video remnants Guru3D - Driver Sweeper (Setup) download from Guru3D.com .
• Now restart the computer.
• When it reaches the desktop Windows will find new hardware and will install it's own WDDM1.1 driver. Let it. You will be asked to restart. Do it.
• Once back on the desktop you can now install the ATI driver package for your card.

 

[SteX]

ahhhhhhhhhhhh Ill go crazy!!!! I did eberything from TVeblens guide and it still happens... What could it be to crash only when I watch vids??

 

[TVeblen]

I did a Google search on "adobe flash crashes firefox" and got a lot of hits.

Noteably:
Flash Video Crashes Firefox All The Time
and
Firefox 3.6.4 with Crash Protection Now Available :: The Mozilla Blog

If these talk about the issue you are having then you may not have a video card or driver issue, but a Browser/Flash issue. See if you can isolate the cause of the problem from the suggestions in those posts (and any others).

It really depends on whether you are getting a Windows error or a Browser error.