Sapphire R7 260x Display Driver Stopped Responding and has recovered

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DarkLordSHK

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My System :

  • ■ Intel Core i5 2400 3.10GHz
    ■ G.Skill RipjawsX - 8GB x 1 (1600Mhz)
    ■ Sapphire R7 260x
    ■ Intel DH67CL Desktop Board
    ■ FSP Hexa+ 550w PSU
    ■ 500 GB 7200RPM Samsung HDD

Problem:

  • ■ What ever the game I try to play after about 5 - 10 minutes into the game the game stops responding. And gives me the error Display Driver has stopped responding and now has recovered.

The Fixes Tried From Various Forums :

  • ■ Updating The Graphics Driver to the latest available. Even Beta versions.
    ■ Downgrading the graphics driver to more stable versions.
    ■ Lowering the memory clock speed to 850MHz.

Fixes Not Tired :
Clean Install Of windows. ( I would prefer not to do this )

 
Solution
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Okay, I tried all the solution but non worked for me. So I took my graphics card to claim warranty and they checked if there was anything wrong with the card but it worked fine on their systems. So they told me to bring my whole PC over so that they can check what the problem was.

Even after multiple attempts in trying to fix the driver, it kept crashing. So as a last measure they unplugged my hard drive and plugged one of their own onto my system and that worked.

So I decided to format and reinstall my OS. And it worked. Been playing for quite sometime never encountered the error "Display driver stopped responding and now has recovered"
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So you have the Omega release, drivers are most certainty the current.

This is what I use most of the time with many users and it often works; Courtesy of ComputerTipsFree

Fix 2: Replacing nvlddmkm.sys in your system file – Display Driver Stopped Responding

This is a well-known fix for this issue. During the installation of most graphic drivers in Windows Vista, an old version of nvlddmkm.sys is copied into C:\Windows\System32\Drivers and not the current one in the install. As a result the new drivers are attempting to access the file dated 2006 instead of 2010. To fix this,

nvlddmkm Stopped Responding – Step 1: Download and install the latest nvidia graphic driver.

Step 2: Then go to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers and rename nvlddmkm.sys to nvlddmkm.sys.old.

Step 3: Go to nvidia directory (usually in C:\Nvidia or C:\drvvganVidia) and find the file nvlddmkm.sy_.

Step 4: Copy the file to your Desktop directory.

Step 5: Open cmd.exe by going to Start -> type cmd in the search box and hit enter.

Step 6: Change the directory to Desktop by typing chdir Desktop.

Step 7: Then, type EXPAND.EXE nvlddmkm.sy_ nvlddmkm.sys. Or,
expand -r nvlddmkm.sy_ nvlddmkm.sys

Step 8: When the expansion is complete, copy the new nvlddmkm.sys from your Desktop to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers

Step 9: Restart your computer and the problem should be resolved.

You will probably realise that any uninstallation and reinstallation of nvidia drivers will not remove the old nvlddmkm.sys file and will not overwrite it with the latest version. You have to do it manually. Nobody knows why but who cares as long it’s fixed.

Fix 3: Replacing atikmdag.sys in your system file
This is also a well-known fix for this issue if you have an ATI graphic card. During the installation of most graphic drivers in Windows Vista, an old version of atikmdag.sys is copied into C:\Windows\System32\Drivers and not the current one in the install. As a result the new drivers are attempting to access the file dated 2006 instead of 2010. To fix this,

atikmdag Stopped Responding - Step 1: Download and install the latest ati graphic driver.

Step 2: Then go to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers and rename atikmdag.sys to atikmdag.sys.old.

Step 3: Go to ati directory (usually in C:\ATI) and find the file atikmdag.sy_.

Step 4: Copy the file to your Desktop directory.

Step 5: Open cmd.exe by going to Start -> type cmd in the search box and hit enter.

Step 6: Change the directory to Desktop by typing chdir Desktop.

Step 7: Then, type EXPAND.EXE atikmdag.sy_ atikmdag.sys. Or,
expand -r atikmdag.sy_ atikmdag.sys

Step 8: When the expansion is complete, copy the new atikmdag.sys from your Desktop to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers

Step 9: Restart your computer and the problem should be resolved.

You will probably realise that any uninstallation and reinstallation of ati drivers will not remove the old atikmdag.sys file and will not overwrite it with the latest version. You have to do it manually. Nobody knows why but who cares as long as it’s fixed.


 
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DarkLordSHK

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I did upto second step for the ati cards. but I cant find the file mentioned in step 3 under the "ATI" Folder.

My driver is installed under C: Program Files and under that there is an AMD folder as well as an ATI Folder. Non of which contain the above mentioned file in step 3.
 
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DarkLordSHK

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Okay, I tried all the solution but non worked for me. So I took my graphics card to claim warranty and they checked if there was anything wrong with the card but it worked fine on their systems. So they told me to bring my whole PC over so that they can check what the problem was.

Even after multiple attempts in trying to fix the driver, it kept crashing. So as a last measure they unplugged my hard drive and plugged one of their own onto my system and that worked.

So I decided to format and reinstall my OS. And it worked. Been playing for quite sometime never encountered the error "Display driver stopped responding and now has recovered"
 
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DarkLordSHK

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Yeah I did. I bought my self an 1TB external hard and backed up all the important files. :D
 
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