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ATIKMDAG.SYS
It appears that I do have the older Intel chipset drivers despite my installing the news ones because we have to do a manual upgrade: "In order to install an updated version of the utility, you will need to use the have-disk installation method. Otherwise, you can use the setup program to install the utility" 'Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility - Have-disk installation instructions' (http://www.intel.com/support/chipset...psets+infmain&) However, I was unable to successfully upgrade my chipset drivers using this approach because for some reason I don't have a "Processor to I/O Controller" option in the device manager. I tried upgrading other processor related system devices with no luck. So, I will need to look further into this (I have a Apple Mac Pro Early 2008 which complicates matters). In any case, Catalyst 8.9 came out on 9/17 so I will be trying them out this week. Also, disabling transparency hasn't helped. While my system hasn't BSOD'd yet, I have seen the "ATIKMDAG has stopped responding but was successfully recovered" which means that a BSOD will occur at some point in the future. Someone also mentioned that resetting the Catalyst software to defaults and then installing the new version may help, but this has not resolved my problem. I'll post if 8.9 helps. -- mehuh |
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ATIKMDAG.SYS
mehuh;848426 Wrote: It appears that I do have the older Intel chipset drivers despite my installing the news ones because we have to do a manual upgrade: "In order to install an updated version of the utility, you will need to use the have-disk installation method. Otherwise, you can use the setup program to install the utility" 'Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility - Have-disk installation instructions' (http://www.intel.com/support/chipset...psets+infmain&) However, I was unable to successfully upgrade my chipset drivers using this approach because for some reason I don't have a "Processor to I/O Controller" option in the device manager. I tried upgrading other processor related system devices with no luck. So, I will need to look further into this (I have a Apple Mac Pro Early 2008 which complicates matters). In any case, Catalyst 8.9 came out on 9/17 so I will be trying them out this week. Also, disabling transparency hasn't helped. While my system hasn't BSOD'd yet, I have seen the "ATIKMDAG has stopped responding but was successfully recovered" which means that a BSOD will occur at some point in the future. Someone also mentioned that resetting the Catalyst software to defaults and then installing the new version may help, but this has not resolved my problem. I'll post if 8.9 helps. I needed to do it in *safe mode*. I updated every thing in the system devices that said Intel and one other device would update. I wish I remembered the one. I did the same with the USB. By the way, I am not 100% driver stopped responding free. But, it is better. Maybe one in five boots. It will happen shortly, so I re-boot and usually don't have the problem. I think it also helps if you don't use the CCC -- chuckbam *q6600 slacr quad cpu at 3.36 ghz/ fsb 1680 mhz ~ asus p5b deluxe ~ mushkin em2-6400, 8gb at 840 mhz, 5-5-5-15 ~ maxline pro 500, raid 0, 931gb ~ hd 3850 512mb/ hd 2600 pro 512mb ~ dual tv tuners: ati 650 pro/ 550 pci ~ silverstone op650 ps ~ 3 lcd multiple display w/ full custom aero ~ ... vista ultimate 64-bit ... windows experience index 5.9 ... system runs 24/7 * |
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ATIKMDAG.SYS
chuckbam;848979 Wrote: I needed to do it in *safe mode*. I updated every thing in the system devices that said Intel and one other device would update. I wish I remembered the one. I did the same with the USB. By the way, I am not 100% driver stopped responding free. But, it is better. Maybe one in five boots. It will happen shortly, so I re-boot and usually don't have the problem. I think it also helps if you don't use the CCC Good point! I'll have to try that in Safe Mode. Did you use the Processor to IO selection in the device manager to update the chipset drivers? If not, which device did you use to update the chipset driver? Thanks. -- mehuh |
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mehuh;849166 Wrote: chuckbam;848979 Wrote: I needed to do it in *safe mode*. I updated every thing in the system devices that said Intel and one other device would update. I wish I remembered the one. I did the same with the USB. By the way, I am not 100% driver stopped responding free. But, it is better. Maybe one in five boots. It will happen shortly, so I re-boot and usually don't have the problem. I think it also helps if you don't use the CCC Good point! I'll have to try that in Safe Mode. Did you use the Processor to IO selection in the device manager to update the chipset drivers? If not, which device did you use to update the chipset driver? Thanks. I did one at a time. Get rid of the CCC too. It is a problem too. I needed to do it in *safe mode*. I updated every thing in the system devices that said Intel and one other device would update. I wish I remembered the one. I did the same with the USB. -- chuckbam *q6600 slacr quad cpu at 3.36 ghz/ fsb 1680 mhz ~ asus p5b deluxe ~ mushkin em2-6400, 8gb at 840 mhz, 5-5-5-15 ~ maxline pro 500, raid 0, 931gb ~ hd 3850 512mb/ hd 2600 pro 512mb ~ dual tv tuners: ati 650 pro/ 550 pci ~ silverstone op650 ps ~ 3 lcd multiple display w/ full custom aero ~ ... vista ultimate 64-bit ... windows experience index 5.9 ... system runs 24/7 * |