Problems with ATI X800 and Catalyst

[tvaldo]

Hey Folks,

I'm experiencing recent problems with my ATI X800. I couldn't find the
source of the problem yet, so I'll describe the whole scenario (sorry
if I made it a bit long...)

Everything were working fine until last mondey. I turned up the PC as
usual, I was working on it as usual, then all of a sudden, my secondary
display blinked twice (as if windows tried to detect it). Then a few
minutes later, blinked twice again. And again, again, again until it
stated blinking non-stop.

The taskmanager showed me a lot of CLI.exe process, and eveytime it
blinked, the ati2evxx.exe process peaked at 100% CPU time.

I rebooted the PC, and same problem. The I tried the VGA Mode. All
worked well. OK then, driver problem. Went to ATI, downloaded Catalyst
6.2, uninstalled everything (using cat_unistall), installed the new
catalyst. The problem persisted. Then I thought of windows files
problems, runned a checkdisk, reinstalled windows, did all the catalyst
remove/reinstall process... Then the problem seemed to be solved, until
today.

Turned up my PC, was working as usual, the screen blinked twice.... and
everything started again... Now I have uninstalled only the Catalyst
Control Center, but the problem persisted... I discovered that if I
kill the ati2evxx.exe process, the problem stops, but then the System
process eats 100% CPU time. Solved this by disable the ATI Hotkey
Poller service.

Does any one knows what may be wrong?!

Here is my system specs:
Asus A8V Deluxe (Bios 1017)
Athlon 64 3500+
1024 DDR 400 (2x512 Dual Channel)
ATI Radeon X800 256/256 AGP

Some Bios Configurations:
Primary display: AGP
Search for MDA: Yes
VLink 8x supported: Enabled
AGP Mode: AGP 8x
Fast write: Disabled
AGP Aperture Size: 256Mb
AGP 3.0 Calybration cycle: Enabled
DBI Output for AGP trans: Enabled

Basically my BIOS settings are the BIOS defaults (I don't know many of
these new options, so I keep away of them). The memory modules are
working fine (tested with memtest86, passed 10 out of 10 tests runs)
and I tryed with different modules too. I had made no other hardware
changes since I bought this PC.

Guys and girls too... If you have any suggestion, please let me know!!
I'm a bit desperate!

Many thanks!
(and sorry about the post length)

 

[Buck Fusche]

Have you checked your cable to the secondary display? Or tried
another cable?

 

[tvaldo]

Buck Fusche escreveu:

Have you checked your cable to the secondary display? Or tried
another cable?

Yes,
I swapped the monitors (secundary with primary) and tested with another
monitor too. Same problem.
In extended mode, the secondary display blinks. If I disable the second
monitor, them the primary blinks...
So I discarded a monitor problem.

 

[Dr. Richard Cranium]

AGP Aperture Size: 256Mb ???

you read something that led you believe 256mb is okay ?

I would set this back to 64. Last I heard ATI didn't use the aperture
anyway - as well as other mfg'ers.
then if that clears the second display prob, try 128.

you power supply is large enough wattage ?

I have an x800 at home. There are many dell / ati machines here at work with
dual displays - haven't seen
any probs like yours.

When you say "until last monday" do you mean that you have been doing fine
with dual display for month's
since you got x800 card ? Or you mean you just install x800 last sunday ?

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Hope this helps,

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** No Pili'kaia **

Hey Folks,

I'm experiencing recent problems with my ATI X800. I couldn't find the
source of the problem yet, so I'll describe the whole scenario (sorry
if I made it a bit long...)

Everything were working fine until last mondey. I turned up the PC as
usual, I was working on it as usual, then all of a sudden, my secondary
display blinked twice (as if windows tried to detect it). Then a few
minutes later, blinked twice again. And again, again, again until it
stated blinking non-stop.

The taskmanager showed me a lot of CLI.exe process, and eveytime it
blinked, the ati2evxx.exe process peaked at 100% CPU time.

I rebooted the PC, and same problem. The I tried the VGA Mode. All
worked well. OK then, driver problem. Went to ATI, downloaded Catalyst
6.2, uninstalled everything (using cat_unistall), installed the new
catalyst. The problem persisted. Then I thought of windows files
problems, runned a checkdisk, reinstalled windows, did all the catalyst
remove/reinstall process... Then the problem seemed to be solved, until
today.

Turned up my PC, was working as usual, the screen blinked twice.... and
everything started again... Now I have uninstalled only the Catalyst
Control Center, but the problem persisted... I discovered that if I
kill the ati2evxx.exe process, the problem stops, but then the System
process eats 100% CPU time. Solved this by disable the ATI Hotkey
Poller service.

Does any one knows what may be wrong?!

Here is my system specs:
Asus A8V Deluxe (Bios 1017)
Athlon 64 3500+
1024 DDR 400 (2x512 Dual Channel)
ATI Radeon X800 256/256 AGP

Some Bios Configurations:
Primary display: AGP
Search for MDA: Yes
VLink 8x supported: Enabled
AGP Mode: AGP 8x
Fast write: Disabled
AGP Aperture Size: 256Mb
AGP 3.0 Calybration cycle: Enabled
DBI Output for AGP trans: Enabled

Basically my BIOS settings are the BIOS defaults (I don't know many of
these new options, so I keep away of them). The memory modules are
working fine (tested with memtest86, passed 10 out of 10 tests runs)
and I tryed with different modules too. I had made no other hardware
changes since I bought this PC.

Guys and girls too... If you have any suggestion, please let me know!!
I'm a bit desperate!

Many thanks!
(and sorry about the post length)

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[Shawk]

AGP Aperture Size: 256Mb ???

you read something that led you believe 256mb is okay ?

I would set this back to 64. Last I heard ATI didn't use the aperture
anyway - as well as other mfg'ers.
then if that clears the second display prob, try 128.

you power supply is large enough wattage ?

I have an x800 at home. There are many dell / ati machines here at work
with dual displays - haven't seen
any probs like yours.

When you say "until last monday" do you mean that you have been doing fine
with dual display for month's
since you got x800 card ? Or you mean you just install x800 last sunday ?

http://www.smokeypoint.com/My_PC.htm

Hope this helps,

** no fate **

dracman

Try your AGP aperture first but if it is drivers you could try the Omega
drivers from http://www.omegadrivers.net/ati.php

 

[tvaldo]

Hi guys...

Thanks for the replies!

I bought this PC on late November 2005, then I bought 2 LCD screens in
late January and this problem started on 20 February. I posted this
question on ATI Support too. They sent me a link
[http://www.ati.com/online/customercare/solutions/oslockups.html] with
some suggestions which I applied now and I'm still waiting to see if it
will solve my problem...

I had installed the chipset drivers since I bought the computer, after
windows, this is the second CD I always install, even before windows
SP2.

Richard, I set the aperture size to 128 (as also suggested on the link)
and yes the power supply is large enough (It will give me 30A in 3.3V
and 5V and 26A in 12V) and I have only 1 HDD and a DVD burner.

Buck, I don't think it's a virus. I have norton installed, scanned the
whole comp, nothing found. Anyway this not always means I'm virus
free... maybe something new... Also I don't have any third party util
for the ATI, the drivers are Catalyst 6.2 (downloaded from ATI).

I have reinstalled the whole driver set (chipset, video board) and now
that things seems to be working fine in Windows (no blinking since
yesterday), sometimes I have problems inside games. I'm thinking this
may be more serious than I thought.

 

[tvaldo]

Hey Everyone...

I'm posting back because the problems have returned.
I've turned the pc in the morning, and had to go out to a meeting.
When I came back, the screen was blinking again, the process peaking
and so on...
I still have to try the omega drivers... What do you say about them???

Thanks

 

[tvaldo]

Just to post an update, I installed the omega drivers and the same
problem.
I guess it's a hardware problem So said the guys on the store I bought
the board...
So I sent it back to exchange. Hope I get it back soon... Damn they
didn't had it avaiable in stock....
(life is not so funny with a FX-5200)

 

[tvaldo]

Ahh one personal note on the Omega drivers, I couldn't find a way to
stretch the 2 monitors horizontally (to make it a 2560 x 1024 monitor).
But it has some nice tools....

 

[ati_anger]

I have EXACTLY the same problem as GUEST, with and without dua
monitors

I have the x700 ATI PCI-E w/ 256M

The problem has persisted for months on end. I have tried severa
driver scenarios. Contacting ATI was useless, I followed all of thei
suggestions including OS re-install - the problem persists. Once
indicated to them that I had followed all their instructions withou
any improvement, they stopped responding

Problem synopsis
-ati2evxx causes monitor(s) to flash, using all resource
-once ati2evxx is disabled, SYSTEM begins to use all resource
-problem arises spordically, sometimes even several reboots will no
solve issu
-problem may then disappear for a couple of day
-machine is perfectly stable with only generic XP vga drivers loade

conclusion
ATI really screwed up this driver, they refuse to admit the proble
and I suspect that at least the X700 and X800 are effected an
perhaps others in the X series of cards from AT

I'd be really interested to learn if anyone had found a work-around t
this problem

Cheers

 

[BehindSpace]

ati_angerwrote
I have EXACTLY the same problem as GUEST, with and without dua
monitors

I have the x700 ATI PCI-E w/ 256M

The problem has persisted for months on end. I have tried severa

driver scenarios. Contacting ATI was useless, I followed all of thei
suggestions including OS re-install - the problem persists. Once
indicated to them that I had followed all their instructions withou
any improvement, they stopped responding

Problem synopsis
-ati2evxx causes monitor(s) to flash, using all resource
-once ati2evxx is disabled, SYSTEM begins to use all resource
-problem arises spordically, sometimes even several reboots will no solve issu
-problem may then disappear for a couple of day
-machine is perfectly stable with only generic XP vga driver loade

conclusion
ATI really scr**ed up this driver, they refuse to admit the proble

and I suspect that at least the X700 and X800 are effected an
perhaps others in the X series of cards from AT

I'd be really interested to learn if anyone had found a work-aroun to this problem

Cheers

I could not agree more with you. I went through the same steps and a
in the exact same situation, also with the 256mb PCI-E X700 Pro.
Strange thing is I used my X700 for a few months with dual displa
with no problems, and then one day it got the blinking curse. Fro
there it's been hours and hours wasted, and I'm no newbie with PCs
it's a real product failure. ATI told me to use Catalyst 5.2, i
worked for days and the blinking was back. I tried every drive
options ATI offers on their website. I can't use my PC on my T
because of that problem. Even using single display it happens tha
their software just go bad one way or another, and the blinking i
back. Then you gotta re-install video drivers, again

The only solution I came up with is this: learn from your mistake an
never buy an ATI product ever again. Their software sucks! What i
a PC good for without stable software? I feel this card is headin
to where it belongs, with the garbages, and a NVidia card will tak
its place. I used one of my friend's 7800GT for testing dual displa
with 1080i display on my PC, and it seems to work good, at least i
doesnt go flicking in the middle of a movie

Sorry for sounding angry, I just hate wasting money, and even mor
wasting my free time for something that should be working just lik
the day I bought it but that somehow lost it's way around

Cheers