ATI Radeon lockup in Windows XP

[pertinax]

I just bought a Radeon 9000 Pro (powered by, not ATI brand). The problem I am getting is random lockups. I can run my system for a random amount of time, but then it just locks up. No mouse/keyboard input, if I am playing audio that freezes and skips. I have tried everything suggested on the ATI page, including disabling various bios settings.

I am using the latest ATI drivers, the one that came with my Radeon worked ever worse, the screen would just go black, monitor light from green to orange like a few others have described on the forum.

My system:

Pentium III 750
ABIT BE6-II Motherboard (Intel 440BX Chipset)
SB Live X-Gamer 5.1
512MB RAM
Windows XP Pro

Thank you for any help you could provide.

 

[UsandThem]

I am using the latest ATI drivers, the one that came with my Radeon worked ever worse, the screen would just go black, monitor light from green to orange like a few others have described on the forum.

I didn't buy my 8500 until 6 months after it was released, because of ATI's record of driver problems.

Have you tried Rage3d yet. You might find your problem listed there.

Good luck!

 

[pertinax]

Yeah I've looked all over. This is the error log in windows XP:

// 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.

I have done everything I can think of. Maybe its time to return it...

 

[edblor]

Don't return it...plz

Try these links!

This is a link to how to uninstall ATI drivers fully.

This is a link to how to install official ATI drivers on "Powered by" cards.

I would suggest fully removing your current drivers, then installing a fresh set!

The best of luck to you!

Edblor

 

[pertinax]

Originally posted by: edblor
Don't return it...plz


I would suggest fully removing your current drivers, then installing a fresh set!

I tried it, no luck =(. I also tried unplugging some of my drives and pulling out my soundcard. I got a lockup running 3DMark2001 (the 2nd time through). I do a lot of work on my computer so I need it to be as stable as possible, and as much as I love ATI's price, performance and features I think I should just stick with my old Geforce DDR.

Thanks for the help everyone.