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Having Drive Problems with a 5850.

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by Chaosmachine420, 2011/04/28.

  1. 2011/04/28
    Chaosmachine420

    Chaosmachine420 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    My driver seems to quit after watching stuff on Hulu and playing Minecraft. I have it fully updated and installed again. Is it my card being over worked or is it because its dying tho its only been a year I think.
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    And by saying "seems to quit" what do you mean?
     
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    Chaosmachine420

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    It says the driver has failed and has restarted again.
     
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    Arie

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    I won't even have a clue as to what a "5850" is :eek:
     
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    Chaosmachine420

    Chaosmachine420 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Sorry I wasnt clear but its an AMD Radeon HD 5850 Diamond graphics card.
     
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    Arie

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    IC.

    1st make sure you have the latest drivers installed. I'd use the AMD version. Latest released was 4/27.
     
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    Chaosmachine420

    Chaosmachine420 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Yep I have the latest drive and catalyst installed from them.
     
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    Arie

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    See if they have any tools/utilities available to stress test the GPU.

    Also, check \Windows\Minidump\. If the system writes a dump, run it through our tool.

    I had a new NVIDIA card that had a flaw which caused it to 'hang' when it changed power modes (i.e. going into or reverting back from power saving mode). I found evidence in the dump files & got my card replaced under warranty.
     
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  10. 2011/05/02
    Chaosmachine420

    Chaosmachine420 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I am not sure if there is a true stress test for a gpu. I looked found maybe a few that sound kind bad. It also looks like I dont get a mini dump from my driver stops working and renews itself.
     
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    Arie

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    You'll have to check with your manufacturer.

    For example I have an EVGA card, and they have such software
     
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