CCC 14.12 Auto Minimizes Games

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Hazard

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My wife's rig is hooked up to a Sony XBR-HX950 and if we leave a game running on full screen (haven't tested windowed full screen but some games don't offer that) and we turn off the TV, it minimizes the game. It happened when I updated to Cat 14.12 Omega and at the time, we were still running on 2 x XFX 5850 BE CrossFireX. Now, it's doing it with a Powercolor R9 290 Turbo Duo so I'm guessing it's the driver seeing some signal from the TV and minimizing the game to save power.

I can change inputs and come back to the game just fine but as soon as the TV is off, the game is minimized. I've turned the TV off and on see that.

Relevant specs:
i7 920
X58A-UD5
12GB DDR3
Powercolor R9 290 Turbo Duo
Windows 7 64bit SP1
Sony XBR-HX950 via HDMI

Is there some weird setting in CCC that's I'm missing or something? I put the video card into another system and Cat 14.12 Omega but with an old Viewsonic TV without issue.
 
Think it has something to do with hdmi and eid? Eitherway when I upgraded to 14.12 and would turn my HDMI monitor off it would push my desktop to the other monitor as though I only had one hooked up. Switched to a display port -> hdmi adapter to monitor and no longer an issue.
 
coran007 said:
Think it has something to do with hdmi and eid? Eitherway when I upgraded to 14.12 and would turn my HDMI monitor off it would push my desktop to the other monitor as though I only had one hooked up. Switched to a display port -> hdmi adapter to monitor and no longer an issue.
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Thanks for the input. I'll look into an adapter but will probably do some more research to see if there's a software fix or maybe roll back the drivers a version or 2.
 
You know...I just started using a 7990 with 14.12 drivers and I noticed a few times while trying to play a game that wasn't graphically intense it would minimize and I wouldn't be able to get back into the game. I thought maybe the card was getting too hot. I think I'll try the previous drivers and see what happens.
 
Last night, I used a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter and still exactly the same issue.

This morning, I rolled the drivers back to 14.9. Same issue.

I decided to check my mobo's BIOS and didn't realize it was still the original one (F1 from 2009, Gigabyte X58A-UD5 Rev 1). When something is working, I don't usually change it. I guess that's where I should look at next.
 
Hazard said:
Last night, I used a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter and still exactly the same issue.

This morning, I rolled the drivers back to 14.9. Same issue.

I decided to check my mobo's BIOS and didn't realize it was still the original one (F1 from 2009, Gigabyte X58A-UD5 Rev 1). When something is working, I don't usually change it. I guess that's where I should look at next.
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I'm using dvi for monitor and dp to hdmi for tv. Either way it has happened, but only with one specific game. My BIOS is updated to the newest so for sure on my end it can't be that. Keep us posted!
 
Is it thinking the TV is being disconnected when you turn it off? If it's set as your primary display and your PC thinks it was disconnected then it makes a lot of sense that games would minimize. If that's what it's doing, one simple answer may be something like the Gefen DVI Detective Plus (Plus is necessary for HDCP) http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=4715 which would make the PC think the TV is hooked up all the time. If it is your primary display then you might be able to circumvent the issue by not using it is a primary - some games will let you play on non-primary monitor and some won't.
 
dandragonrage said:
Is it thinking the TV is being disconnected when you turn it off? If it's set as your primary display and your PC thinks it was disconnected then it makes a lot of sense that games would minimize. If that's what it's doing, one simple answer may be something like the Gefen DVI Detective Plus (Plus is necessary for HDCP) http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=4715 which would make the PC think the TV is hooked up all the time. If it is your primary display then you might be able to circumvent the issue by not using it is a primary - some games will let you play on non-primary monitor and some won't.
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I'll look further into this, but my pc is always the "2nd" monitor, even when set to primary.
 
This morning, I rolled the drivers back one more step with CCC 13.12 and it seems to be fine now. I can turn off the TV without it minimizing games.

It was irritating before when turning off the TV would minimize games like Archeage and turn full screen Sleeping Dogs into a window. Archeage is so badly optimized, there's no performance difference. Not sure about other games but I think I'm good for now.

Thanks to everyone who has given input.

And Kamado, any updates on your issue?
 
I haven't had time to do some testing of different settings, but I think the main game that was having issues is strictly the game Risen. Last night it had a fatal error which forced me to delete it's Local folder. I guess it's a bug with the pc port.

My main issue is the resolution of tv keeps getting reset, usually when I turn it off. My other issues were not being able to switch primary monitors and sound device in a seamless manor. I figured out how to make a hotkey within CCC and use a program called Soundswitch.

Tonight I'll be taking apart the 7990 to apply new thermal compound. I'll try rolling back drivers as well and see what happens.
 
I too have had games minimizing from time to time and I’ve also had the Windows Start bar come to the front when watch movies. It never ever used to do this. I went through MSCONFIG and disabled everything that I did not really need and it’s been better but I’ve seen others saying it was a driver and or hardware issue. I’m thinking driver as I never saw this before the last driver or two.
 
My issue with primary monitor and sound wasn't present when using a GTX 770. I use my monitor and tv(2nd monitor). With the 770, while the tv was off my monitor and speakers were always primary. When I would turn on the tv, that would become primary and my sound bar would automatically become primary sound. I did not set up any time of config for this to take place. I haven't been able to figure out a similar config since switching to the 7990.
 
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