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vsrdan

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I am getting an error message which says "display driver stopped responding and successfully recovered" after a blank screen (for 2-4 seconds). The computer is this one.

I am using Vista 64bit on this.

The error report created by Vista is this:
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Product
Windows

Problem
Video hardware error

Date
7/9/2009 11:15 AM

Status
Not Reported

Description
A problem with your video hardware caused Windows to stop working correctly.

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: LiveKernelEvent
OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.256.4
Locale ID: 1033

Files that help describe the problem
WD-20090707-1417.dmp
sysdata.xml
Version.txt

Extra information about the problem
BCCode: 117
BCP1: FFFFFA8002E6D360
BCP2: FFFFFA6002216640
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_0_6002
Service Pack: 2_0
Product: 256_1
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The computer has all the updates, latest drivers (from Intel), and latest BIOS.

Note: Tweaking "hardware acceleration" is not possible (menu doesn't allow it). In BIOS, memory allocations cannot be changed.

Any ideas?
 
I think I used to get that when i had my video card overclocked..can't remember for sure though.
 
I changed the "Vista desktop theme" to "Windows Classic" and it didn't happen yet after that. Is that Vista Aero thing somehow making the video adapter to do this?
 
uninstall video drivers and reinstall them? What video card do you have?
 
vsrdan said:
I changed the "Vista desktop theme" to "Windows Classic" and it didn't happen yet after that. Is that Vista Aero thing somehow making the video adapter to do this?
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Yes.
 
Do you play any games?

Run GPU-Z to log your CPU temperature. Run Furmark to see if there is any artifacting on the render.

I had a 4850, that whenever I played games, will crash on me. Same error message. I had to RMA the card to get it fixed. But I see that you have a laptop with an integrated GPU. I don't know if Intel GPU's are affected by this. Vista Aero theme uses 3D acceleration to render your GUI; the Classic theme does not. So it looks like something to do with the video.
 
I got this same error way back ages ago. Swapped MB's, swapped Ram, recently swapped vid cards. still get it. Im guessing it might be my powersupply.

Im running a GTX 260, and a E6750 + 3 HDDs, do you think it could be my 700W Thermaltake ToughPower? It has been used pretty extensively for maybe 2-2.5 years. The first yea of which was almost 24/7 usage.
 
Xisdibik said:
I got this same error way back ages ago. Swapped MB's, swapped Ram, recently swapped vid cards. still get it. Im guessing it might be my powersupply.

Im running a GTX 260, and a E6750 + 3 HDDs, do you think it could be my 700W Thermaltake ToughPower? It has been used pretty extensively for maybe 2-2.5 years. The first yea of which was almost 24/7 usage.
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I'm guessing that's gotta be something in windows messing up then.
 
Monitor your motherboard, CPU and GPU temps, report them here for idle and load.
Dont run Furmark unless you want to damage your gfx card.
 
Jospeh said:
I'm guessing that's gotta be something in windows messing up then.
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It happend on Vista, but now im using Windows 7. I havnt seen it with the new GTX260 yet. but on the 8800GTX Sometimes would have artifacting everywhere.

@ Nenu

The GTX260 idles at like 40-44C. Im not at home currently so cant say for the CPU or anything else, but i did check the GTX260 temps a few times, after gaming in CoD: WaW it was at like 47C with 60% fan speed. (OCed to the SC speeds). I know its not funky OCing. Granted ive only had the GTX260 a day or two. and ive only seen the driver issue once. And that was shortly after the uninstall of the old drivers and install of the new ones. And havnt seen it since, so maybe it was a fluke.

the idle temps could also represent the fact that its hot where i live (or was yesterday), and the room i have to use for my PC is the hottest room in the house unfortauntely. I do have fans sucking hot air out of the room to the outside, and after about 8pm, the temps outside drop so it sucks cool air in.

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Xisdibik said:
It happend on Vista, but now im using Windows 7. I havnt seen it with the new GTX260 yet. but on the 8800GTX Sometimes would have artifacting everywhere.

@ Nenu

The GTX260 idles at like 40-44C. Im not at home currently so cant say for the CPU or anything else, but i did check the GTX260 temps a few times, after gaming in CoD: WaW it was at like 47C with 60% fan speed. (OCed to the SC speeds). I know its not funky OCing. Granted ive only had the GTX260 a day or two. and ive only seen the driver issue once. And that was shortly after the uninstall of the old drivers and install of the new ones. And havnt seen it since, so maybe it was a fluke.

the idle temps could also represent the fact that its hot where i live (or was yesterday), and the room i have to use for my PC is the hottest room in the house unfortauntely. I do have funs sucking hot air our, and after about 8pm, the temps go down and its fine.
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I was answering the OP, this is not your thread.
 
http://www.hardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1308961

It's a huge thread. I'd skim it. Fundamentally, the issue has to do with TDR (timeout detection and recovery) in Vista. The error means that there was a driver related error that caused the system to 'hang', but the system recovered from it--usually with an annoying flash of the desktop that will kick you out of your games--and is so happy, it wants to share that news with you and drive you batty. This DOES NOT occur in Windows 7, to my knowledge. They fixed it.

Here's the MS blurb on it: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/display/wddm_timeout.mspx
 
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