Hello,
I wasn't sure where to post this exactly so I'm doing it here. Sorry if its the wrong place.
So, I'm running an Asus laptop with an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870. Yesterday, I was updating the driver and watching a DVD at the same time, which I guess was a mistake. As it was updating, I got a BSOD. I should have investigated it there but I didn't, the dummy that I am. I restarted the computer and re-updated and it finished without a problem and I thought all was dandy.
Today, I was playing a game (Heroes of Newerth and WC3) and I noticed flickering of the graphics. And at one point, my screen went totally black for a few seconds. Thinking that maybe the new driver was the problem, I reverted back to an older driver. I still had the flickering. So I uninstalled the driver all together and updated it again and now my computer is freezing. It flickers a few times, then freezes with a striped screen.
I am at a loss. What should I do?
Thank you
Side note: While watching stuff (dvd and online) and doing less gpu intensive stuff, I have absolutely no problem. It's just when I'm playing a game.
Edit: it is getting worse. I tried doing a complete removal of all ati related things and reinstalling and that didn't work...any help?
I wasn't sure where to post this exactly so I'm doing it here. Sorry if its the wrong place.
So, I'm running an Asus laptop with an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870. Yesterday, I was updating the driver and watching a DVD at the same time, which I guess was a mistake. As it was updating, I got a BSOD. I should have investigated it there but I didn't, the dummy that I am. I restarted the computer and re-updated and it finished without a problem and I thought all was dandy.
Today, I was playing a game (Heroes of Newerth and WC3) and I noticed flickering of the graphics. And at one point, my screen went totally black for a few seconds. Thinking that maybe the new driver was the problem, I reverted back to an older driver. I still had the flickering. So I uninstalled the driver all together and updated it again and now my computer is freezing. It flickers a few times, then freezes with a striped screen.
I am at a loss. What should I do?
Thank you
Side note: While watching stuff (dvd and online) and doing less gpu intensive stuff, I have absolutely no problem. It's just when I'm playing a game.
Edit: it is getting worse. I tried doing a complete removal of all ati related things and reinstalling and that didn't work...any help?