Vista Reboots when a game is launched

hi acidbox,

i have same GC (Sapphire X1950XT 256MB GDDR3) and the same problem...
i only can tell, that in win xp it works smoothly.
if you find any solution, please let me know.

thx


"acidbox" <> wrote in message
news:10296B56-F869-45B5-8A2C-...
> OS: Windows Vista 32.
> CPU: INTEL Core 2 Duo (E6600)
> RAM: 4x1GB (4GB) Kingston KVR800D2N5K2
> MOBO: INTEL DG965WH
> CARD: Sapphire X1950XT 256MB GDDR3
> DRIVER: 7-1_vista32_dd_ccc_enu_41241
> ISSUE: Computer Hangs & Reboots
> MONITORS: DUAL Samsung 204BW 20" Screens
> MONITOR SETTING: Extended Desktop
> -------------------------------------
>
> No matter what Game I run, Company of Heroes, Battlefield 2, even old
> games
> like Asheron's Call, the computer will show garbled graphics for about 3
> seconds, then the screens go black and my computer reboots.
>
> I can get it to work, properly. Every time I turn on my computer, I have
> to
> re-install the ATI driver from scratch (choose to overwrite existing
> driver).
> After the install, I can play games no problem.
>
> This is frustrating and I'm sure it has a lot to do with Vista and not my
> graphics card, because IMO Vista is not stable. If you have an insight,
> please advise.

ok, i have the same problem and i find when the system reboots.
its at the moment, when program goes to full screen. if i run any game or 3d
program in window, system doesnt crash.

kAmMa


"Dale M. White" <> wrote in message
news: m...
> Ahhh, should have read this post first.
>
> I would agree, sounds like something is unhappy in your config. When you
> first boot, does it come up with the Windows WDDM driver instead of the
> ATI ?
>
> Have you tried pulling the ATI drivers out altogether, and then using
> something like nasty file remover to remove any traces of those drivers ?
>
> I had a problem getting FRAPS and SANDRA to install correctly, turns out I
> had somehow turned on DEP to run on all programs, instead of essential
> services only. Once I set it back to the default, they installed and ran
> correctly
>
>
> "acidbox" <> wrote in message
> news:C80E12A2-7A98-4212-871D-...
>> "Shane Nokes" wrote:
>>
>>> I would say that the odds are in favor of you having at least one bad
>>> stick
>>> or that PSU isn't working properly.
>>
>> I'm not so sure about that. I can boot up and it won't work. However if
>> I
>> install the ATI drivers again when I first boot up. I could play games
>> all
>> day long or any other 3D intensive application with no hiccups
>> whatsoever.
>>
>> So in any event, I took out 2GB of RAM and it does the same thing. No
>> change. So I put the 2GB of RAM back in to the system.
>>
>> The fact that it only screws up if I don't install the ATI drivers again
>> would indicate that something is getting screwed up in the configuration
>> or
>> something. Maybe some security setting? I've had the issue before where
>> an
>> application worked but not properly until I had to "Run as
>> Administrator".
>> Maybe when I install the drivers, one of the 500 pop-ups I have to click
>> to
>> allow it to install is opening some security channel that gets reset each
>> time I reboot?
>

So basically you're saying that you left 2 sticks in still right?

The whole point of testing the memory is to take out all sticks but one and
test that stick in every slot.

If it works in every slot then you know that stick is good, if not then that
stick might be bad.

You then keep testing your sticks until they all either pass or fail
individually.

The chances of them all failing individually is very remote.

That's why we said take it down to one stick and test it that way.

Bad memory can corrupt an install like that, as I said, I've been doing this
for a long time and have seen lots of weird things.


"acidbox" <> wrote in message
news:C80E12A2-7A98-4212-871D-...
> "Shane Nokes" wrote:
>
>> I would say that the odds are in favor of you having at least one bad
>> stick
>> or that PSU isn't working properly.
>
> I'm not so sure about that. I can boot up and it won't work. However if
> I
> install the ATI drivers again when I first boot up. I could play games all
> day long or any other 3D intensive application with no hiccups whatsoever.
>
> So in any event, I took out 2GB of RAM and it does the same thing. No
> change. So I put the 2GB of RAM back in to the system.
>
> The fact that it only screws up if I don't install the ATI drivers again
> would indicate that something is getting screwed up in the configuration
> or
> something. Maybe some security setting? I've had the issue before where
> an
> application worked but not properly until I had to "Run as Administrator".
> Maybe when I install the drivers, one of the 500 pop-ups I have to click
> to
> allow it to install is opening some security channel that gets reset each
> time I reboot?

ATI have posted on their site that Windows Vista does NOT support X1950XT
graphics cards at the present time....... so come on microsoft when will it?

"kAmMa" wrote:

> hi acidbox,
>
> i have same GC (Sapphire X1950XT 256MB GDDR3) and the same problem...
> i only can tell, that in win xp it works smoothly.
> if you find any solution, please let me know.
>
> thx
>
>
> "acidbox" <> wrote in message
> news:10296B56-F869-45B5-8A2C-...
> > OS: Windows Vista 32.
> > CPU: INTEL Core 2 Duo (E6600)
> > RAM: 4x1GB (4GB) Kingston KVR800D2N5K2
> > MOBO: INTEL DG965WH
> > CARD: Sapphire X1950XT 256MB GDDR3
> > DRIVER: 7-1_vista32_dd_ccc_enu_41241
> > ISSUE: Computer Hangs & Reboots
> > MONITORS: DUAL Samsung 204BW 20" Screens
> > MONITOR SETTING: Extended Desktop
> > -------------------------------------
> >
> > No matter what Game I run, Company of Heroes, Battlefield 2, even old
> > games
> > like Asheron's Call, the computer will show garbled graphics for about 3
> > seconds, then the screens go black and my computer reboots.
> >
> > I can get it to work, properly. Every time I turn on my computer, I have
> > to
> > re-install the ATI driver from scratch (choose to overwrite existing
> > driver).
> > After the install, I can play games no problem.
> >
> > This is frustrating and I'm sure it has a lot to do with Vista and not my
> > graphics card, because IMO Vista is not stable. If you have an insight,
> > please advise.
>
>

sorry forgot to post link to confirm my last post
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206...ase_notes.html just scroll down till you see the traffic lights sign

"dody" wrote:

> ATI have posted on their site that Windows Vista does NOT support X1950XT
> graphics cards at the present time....... so come on microsoft when will it?
>
> "kAmMa" wrote:
>
> > hi acidbox,
> >
> > i have same GC (Sapphire X1950XT 256MB GDDR3) and the same problem...
> > i only can tell, that in win xp it works smoothly.
> > if you find any solution, please let me know.
> >
> > thx
> >
> >
> > "acidbox" <> wrote in message
> > news:10296B56-F869-45B5-8A2C-...
> > > OS: Windows Vista 32.
> > > CPU: INTEL Core 2 Duo (E6600)
> > > RAM: 4x1GB (4GB) Kingston KVR800D2N5K2
> > > MOBO: INTEL DG965WH
> > > CARD: Sapphire X1950XT 256MB GDDR3
> > > DRIVER: 7-1_vista32_dd_ccc_enu_41241
> > > ISSUE: Computer Hangs & Reboots
> > > MONITORS: DUAL Samsung 204BW 20" Screens
> > > MONITOR SETTING: Extended Desktop
> > > -------------------------------------
> > >
> > > No matter what Game I run, Company of Heroes, Battlefield 2, even old
> > > games
> > > like Asheron's Call, the computer will show garbled graphics for about 3
> > > seconds, then the screens go black and my computer reboots.
> > >
> > > I can get it to work, properly. Every time I turn on my computer, I have
> > > to
> > > re-install the ATI driver from scratch (choose to overwrite existing
> > > driver).
> > > After the install, I can play games no problem.
> > >
> > > This is frustrating and I'm sure it has a lot to do with Vista and not my
> > > graphics card, because IMO Vista is not stable. If you have an insight,
> > > please advise.
> >
> >

Interesting, what does the 1950s do that the 1900s don't ? I thought it was
just faster memory on the 1950s

"dody" <> wrote in message
news:606178B6-F22B-41C3-B388-...
> sorry forgot to post link to confirm my last post
> https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206...ase_notes.html
> just scroll down till you see the traffic lights sign
>
> "dody" wrote:
>
>> ATI have posted on their site that Windows Vista does NOT support X1950XT
>> graphics cards at the present time....... so come on microsoft when will
>> it?
>>
>> "kAmMa" wrote:
>>
>> > hi acidbox,
>> >
>> > i have same GC (Sapphire X1950XT 256MB GDDR3) and the same problem...
>> >
>> > i only can tell, that in win xp it works smoothly.
>> > if you find any solution, please let me know.
>> >
>> > thx
>> >
>> >
>> > "acidbox" <> wrote in message
>> > news:10296B56-F869-45B5-8A2C-...
>> > > OS: Windows Vista 32.
>> > > CPU: INTEL Core 2 Duo (E6600)
>> > > RAM: 4x1GB (4GB) Kingston KVR800D2N5K2
>> > > MOBO: INTEL DG965WH
>> > > CARD: Sapphire X1950XT 256MB GDDR3
>> > > DRIVER: 7-1_vista32_dd_ccc_enu_41241
>> > > ISSUE: Computer Hangs & Reboots
>> > > MONITORS: DUAL Samsung 204BW 20" Screens
>> > > MONITOR SETTING: Extended Desktop
>> > > -------------------------------------
>> > >
>> > > No matter what Game I run, Company of Heroes, Battlefield 2, even old
>> > > games
>> > > like Asheron's Call, the computer will show garbled graphics for
>> > > about 3
>> > > seconds, then the screens go black and my computer reboots.
>> > >
>> > > I can get it to work, properly. Every time I turn on my computer, I
>> > > have
>> > > to
>> > > re-install the ATI driver from scratch (choose to overwrite existing
>> > > driver).
>> > > After the install, I can play games no problem.
>> > >
>> > > This is frustrating and I'm sure it has a lot to do with Vista and
>> > > not my
>> > > graphics card, because IMO Vista is not stable. If you have an
>> > > insight,
>> > > please advise.
>> >
>> >