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WinXP Problems with GFX card

  • 01-03-2002 2:39pm
    #1
    DaSilva
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 695 ✭✭✭


    I have a Matrox G400 Dual Head, recently i updated to WinXP and when i did i updated my drivers to WinXP Beta drivers from www.matrox.com , for some reason the computer constatnly crashed when playing games every 5 mins or so, And WinXP came up with a warning saying that it had something to do with either the drivers for the card or the card itself, something about an infinite loop causing it to crash, To me this sounded like a beta driver problem so i switched back to the previous drivers which are not beta, but still the same problem. Has anyone else had this problem? as its very annoying, if so does anyone have a solution, thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    EvilGeorge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 875 ✭✭✭EvilGeorge


    You mean matrox are still going ?
    Sorry mate haven't tried one of those cards in years.
    Have you checked the WHQL on the microsoft site or support.microsoft.com see if they mention anying between XP and the card ?


  • #3
    DiscoStu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,277 ✭✭✭DiscoStu


    a friend of mine had a similar problem with win2k and an ati raedon. the only way i could fix it for him was use the automatic repair option that you get when booting from the win2k cd. im not running xp here at the moment so i dont know if it has the same option if you boot from the cd.


  • #4
    DaSilva
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 695 ✭✭✭DaSilva


    Here is that error report if it helps, windows XP sometimes tell's me this after restarting when it crashes:

    //
    // Watchdog Event Log File
    //

    LogType: Watchdog
    Created: 2002-03-11 16:00:27
    TimeZone: 0 - GMT 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.
    //

    ShutdownCount: 141
    Shutdown: 0
    EventCount: 8
    BreakCount: 8
    BugcheckTriggered: 1
    DebuggerNotPresent: 1
    DriverName: G400DHD
    EventFlag: 1
    DeviceClass: Display
    DeviceDescription: Matrox Millennium G400 DualHead
    HardwareID: PCI\VEN_102B&DEV_0525&SUBSYS_2159102B&REV_04
    Manufacturer: Matrox Graphics Inc.
    DriverFixedFileInfo: FEEF04BD 00010000 0005000C 000106B8 0005000C 000106B8 0000003F 00000008 00040004 00000003 00000004 00000000 00000000
    DriverComments: 1.72.020
    DriverCompanyName: Matrox Graphics Inc.
    DriverFileDescription: Matrox G400DH Display Driver
    DriverFileVersion: 5.12.01.1720
    DriverInternalName: g400DHd.dll
    DriverLegalCopyright: Copyright © Matrox Graphics Inc. 1995-2001
    DriverOriginalFilename: g400DHd.dll
    DriverProductName: Matrox G400DH Display Driver
    DriverProductVersion: 5.12.01.1720

    Hope that helps you help me :)


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