ATI videocard / monitor problem

Pithune · 03-27-2009, 12:13 PM

hey people

last year i bought a ATI Radeon 2600 XT card
all is well, and it works completely normal, but i have a problem that continues on and on, at the worst times it happens
when i'm working on my computer, the screen often freezes.
normally, it just re-boots my screen, and then everything is fine again (untill it freezes again)
now, just recently i found a prog that detects what causes the problem, and whenever it freezes i get this message:

"VPU recoverer has reset your graphics accelerator as it was no longer responding to graphics driver commands"

i have no idea what it means, and google does not give me any answers either.

back at the freezing part, when it doesnt recover back to windows, the monitor on/off button blinks, and i don't see anything on the screen but saying "Mono / Digital"
Just also found out my PC keeps running normally (music plays when i strike a key), just the screen blacks out

I have no idea what i should do about this, and i'm beginning to get real sick of it.
some info below, don't know what people should like to know..

driver:
latest ATI driver for 2600 ...

as for my screen itself:
Samsung Syncmaster 931BF
connected by 2 cables. one for power, one to my pc

**kinbard** · 03-27-2009, 12:24 PM

Hi and welcome to the forum!
First, mind the language

This is a family forum. Reinstall the ATI software that came with the card first.

Pithune · 03-27-2009, 12:29 PM

yes i think i did that back then but it didnt work (apperantly since i have this problem now. i dont go installing other drives if one works fine)

and sorry bout the language, already editted what u meant :)

**kinbard** · 03-27-2009, 12:36 PM

Thanks for doing that. Well, has this happened since you installed the card, and progressively gotten worse, or did it start somewhere along the way?

Pithune · 03-27-2009, 01:04 PM

as far as i noticed it just happened somewhere

**kinbard** · 03-27-2009, 01:06 PM

Lets try reseating the card first. Also make sure everything is clean in there, and the connectors are clean. Cheap way to clean them is with an eraser.

Pithune · 04-06-2009, 03:39 PM

hey, sorry for the late reaction

before trying this, won't the drivers on my PC flip out? - they usually lose the connection to the hardware once it is disconnected/unplugged
i don't want to get into trouble re-installing everything either

03-27-2009, 12:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pithune Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP SP2	ATI videocard / monitor problem hey people last year i bought a ATI Radeon 2600 XT card all is well, and it works completely normal, but i have a problem that continues on and on, at the worst times it happens when i'm working on my computer, the screen often freezes. normally, it just re-boots my screen, and then everything is fine again (untill it freezes again) now, just recently i found a prog that detects what causes the problem, and whenever it freezes i get this message: "VPU recoverer has reset your graphics accelerator as it was no longer responding to graphics driver commands" i have no idea what it means, and google does not give me any answers either. back at the freezing part, when it doesnt recover back to windows, the monitor on/off button blinks, and i don't see anything on the screen but saying "Mono / Digital" Just also found out my PC keeps running normally (music plays when i strike a key), just the screen blacks out I have no idea what i should do about this, and i'm beginning to get real sick of it. some info below, don't know what people should like to know.. driver: latest ATI driver for 2600 ... as for my screen itself: Samsung Syncmaster 931BF connected by 2 cables. one for power, one to my pc Last edited by Pithune; 03-27-2009 at 12:27 PM.

03-27-2009, 12:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
kinbard TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,459 OS: Experimenter	Re: ATI videocard / monitor problem Hi and welcome to the forum! First, mind the language This is a family forum. Reinstall the ATI software that came with the card first. __________________ Half viking, half pirate, stronger than both XP Repair Malware Removal Vista Repair Downgrade Vista

03-27-2009, 12:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pithune Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: ATI videocard / monitor problem yes i think i did that back then but it didnt work (apperantly since i have this problem now. i dont go installing other drives if one works fine) and sorry bout the language, already editted what u meant :)

03-27-2009, 12:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
kinbard TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,459 OS: Experimenter	Re: ATI videocard / monitor problem Thanks for doing that. Well, has this happened since you installed the card, and progressively gotten worse, or did it start somewhere along the way? __________________ Half viking, half pirate, stronger than both XP Repair Malware Removal Vista Repair Downgrade Vista

03-27-2009, 01:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pithune Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: ATI videocard / monitor problem as far as i noticed it just happened somewhere

03-27-2009, 01:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
kinbard TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,459 OS: Experimenter	Re: ATI videocard / monitor problem Lets try reseating the card first. Also make sure everything is clean in there, and the connectors are clean. Cheap way to clean them is with an eraser. __________________ Half viking, half pirate, stronger than both XP Repair Malware Removal Vista Repair Downgrade Vista

04-06-2009, 03:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
Pithune Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: ATI videocard / monitor problem hey, sorry for the late reaction before trying this, won't the drivers on my PC flip out? - they usually lose the connection to the hardware once it is disconnected/unplugged i don't want to get into trouble re-installing everything either