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VPU Recover
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:17 pm
by mannyace
ok dont kno if this is software or hardware related, or both, whatever tho...
first the computer will freeze, so everything is still, can't move the mouse, can't do anything, then both screens go black and then they come back to windows and everything is fine... except for the error message
"VPU Recover has reset your graphics accelerator as it was no longer responding to graphics driver commands"
this has happened a few times, just now when i was watchin a youtube video, its also happened when ive been watching a dvd
anybody kno anything, im bout to go google it but if u kno anythin let me kno...
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:38 pm
by mannyace
forgot to mention i have a Radeon X600
how do u check the driver version?
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:47 pm
by palmboy5
The graphics card is probably getting too hot, try blowing all the dust off of the card.
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:24 am
by 2005
Whens the last time you did a catalyst update?
Chances are your 10+ catalyst updates behind and while that isn't good it probably isn't the problem either. The problem probably is that your card is over heating, blow the dust off and if you feel brave enough remove all the heatsinks and apply new thermal compound.
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:35 am
by mannyace
i cleaned up and everything was fine, but i just got the error again while using ms word lol
should updating catalyst help? any other ideas?
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:54 pm
by palmboy5
Go ahead and try updating the drivers. It it probably won't fix it though. hehe. >_>
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:02 pm
by mannyace
if that doesnt work... is it just a dying video card that needs replacing? its only a few years old...
and some updates, i can't watch dvds cuz the screen starts bugging out and going into google earth makes the computer freeze up completely
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:31 pm
by I7Iz490N
lol
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:00 pm
by mannyace
ive never upgraded BIOS before but other than that ive done everything
the VPU error seems less frequent but its still around, sometimes it just completely restarts and now i somtimes see random pixels
and sometimes random horizontal lines/blocks when i switch ff tabs
i guess i should start lookin for a new card?
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:18 pm
by 2005
You can get a 8600GT pretty cheap, much more powerful then a X600 but it depends on how much you have/want to spend. You can get a replacement for $50 but don't expect to game on it.
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:52 pm
by palmboy5
Get a replacement for $50 and expect to game just as well or better on it as you do with the X600. It looks pretty fucked to me.