ATI card causing problems?

[Chris]

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I know this has been posted before, but I needed some direct help. This is
the BSOD I recieved:
//
// Watchdog Event Log File
//

LogType: Watchdog
Created: 2005-08-24 07:23:17
TimeZone: 300 - Eastern Standard Time
WindowsVersion: XP
EventType: 0xEA - Thread Stuck in Device Driver

//
// The driver for the display device got stuck in an infinite loop. This
// usually indicates a problem with the device itself or with the device
// driver programming the hardware incorrectly. Please check with your
// display device vendor for any driver updates.
//

EaRecovery: 1
ShutdownCount: 153
Shutdown: 0
EventCount: 10
BreakCount: 10
BugcheckTriggered: 1
DebuggerNotPresent: 1
DriverName: ati2dvag
EventFlag: 1
DeviceClass: Display
DeviceDescription: RADEON 9250
HardwareID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5960&SUBSYS_01401092&REV_01
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
DriverFixedFileInfo: FEEF04BD 00010000 0006000E 000A19A1 0006000E 000A19A1
0000003F 00000008 00040004 00000003 00000004 00000000 00000000
DriverCompanyName: ATI Technologies Inc.
DriverFileDescription: ATI Radeon WindowsNT Display Driver
DriverFileVersion: 6.14.10.6561
DriverInternalName: ati2dvag.dll
DriverLegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 1998-2004 ATI Technologies Inc.
DriverOriginalFilename: ati2dvag.dll
DriverProductName: ATI Radeon WindowsNT Display Driver
DriverProductVersion: 6.14.10.6561

I have Radeon 9250 128mb AGP. It is set at 4x, would setting this lower fix
anything?

Something about 'infinite loops' and 'atidvag.dll' causing problems. This is
a new video card, maybe a month if that, and just had this problem now. Heat
is not a problem as I run an external fan over my motherboard which cools it
at a save level. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling the drivers multiple
times. I updated to the latest drivers from the website

 

[mcr]

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Chris wrote:
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> Something about 'infinite loops' and 'atidvag.dll' causing problems. This is
> a new video card, maybe a month if that, and just had this problem now. Heat
> is not a problem as I run an external fan over my motherboard which cools it
> at a save level. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling the drivers multiple
> times. I updated to the latest drivers from the website

Chris, I had the same problem with my new Radeon card. I thought I was
being clever by downloading the driver from the internet upon
installation. In desperation, I tried the one that came with my card
and I havent seen that error again. YMMV, but it couldnt hurt to try it.
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