ATI Radeon

2006-08-20 06:49:36

#1

pippin_death: Devon Dweller; +36|6578|Devon, England

Why wont an ATI Radeon 9250 256 MB run BF2 it get tpo the 'Welcome To Duty' bit and then it crashes saying 'VPU Recover has restet your graphics accelerator as it was no longer responding to graphics driver commands' can anyone help

Thanks

Pippin

Last edited by pippin_death (2006-08-20 06:50:08)

2006-08-20 06:53:43

#2

Axon: Jet Whore; +107|6489

Download the latest drivers. Thats how i solved it when i got that error.

2006-08-20 06:54:19

#3

pippin_death: Devon Dweller; +36|6578|Devon, England

can u give me a link?

2006-08-20 06:54:49

#4

ddenholm67: DanForth Teh Pwnzer; +53|6548|Scotland

yeah latest drivers should do it.

Just type into google sapphire tech and you will get the site, select your model of card from the menu and there you go

2006-08-20 06:56:02

#5

Sh4d0wF0x14: Member; +36|6455|luton. uk

i am having the same problem, my card is a ATI radeon X1300 and it did the same thing. now my card goes into the game and then freezes and the computer just sits thier and then restarts itself. it is so annoying.

aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

2006-08-20 06:56:35

#6

ddenholm67: DanForth Teh Pwnzer; +53|6548|Scotland

ive got the 1300 pro and no probs :S

2006-08-20 06:57:54

#7

lt-grumpy: Member; +3|6677|Smoke me a kipper...

I think Catalyst 6.3 was the last one to support the 92xx range. You can get it here https://support.ati.com/ics/support/def … olderID=27

Last edited by lt-grumpy (2006-08-20 07:00:12)

2006-08-20 06:59:27

#8

Sh4d0wF0x14: Member; +36|6455|luton. uk

could the problem be that i dont have enough ram on my pc (768.5). the ram on my graphics card is 256, is tht to low?

2006-08-20 06:59:41

#9

De_Jappe: Triarii; +432|6519|Belgium

you might want to remove your previous drivers first and then install the newer ones (but beware for the crappy 800x600 desktop when you reboot first hehe )
I have a radeon 9600XT and had the problems a few times, haven't had it for a while after updating my drivers. Or else you might check if your power supply is strong enough.
no that's not too low, I played till two months back with a 512 Ram...

Last edited by De_Jappe (2006-08-20 07:00:16)

2006-08-20 06:59:57

#10

pippin_death: Devon Dweller; +36|6578|Devon, England

A link would be nice

2006-08-20 07:01:03

#11

ddenholm67: DanForth Teh Pwnzer; +53|6548|Scotland

http://www.sapphiretech.com/uk/support/ … ewlist.php

2006-08-20 07:01:44

#12

lt-grumpy: Member; +3|6677|Smoke me a kipper...

Already posted a link 5 posts up.

Last edited by lt-grumpy (2006-08-20 07:02:07)

2006-08-20 07:03:54

#13

tvmissleman: The Cereal Killer; +201|6650| United States of America

hehehe when i get my new card i will have a ATI Radeon x1900xtx

2006-08-20 07:03:54

#14

De_Jappe: Triarii; +432|6519|Belgium

https://support.ati.com/ics/support/def … olderID=27 and then choose the right OS, card, ...

2006-08-20 07:05:36

#15

Sh4d0wF0x14: Member; +36|6455|luton. uk

lt-grumpy wrote:
I think Catalyst 6.3 was the last one to support the 92xx range. You can get it here https://support.ati.com/ics/support/def … olderID=27

so when i get to the site what do i download???

2006-08-20 07:08:04

#16

lt-grumpy: Member; +3|6677|Smoke me a kipper...

Sorry about that the link is a generic one oops. Here is a better one https://support.ati.com/ics/support/KBL … p;rsPage=3

You can also get the Catalyst Uninstaller from here : http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1275

Last edited by lt-grumpy (2006-08-20 12:06:21)

2006-08-20 07:44:44

#17

Smaug: This space for rent; +117|6568|Arlen, Texas

Sh4d0wF0x14 wrote:
could the problem be that i dont have enough ram on my pc (768.5). the ram on my graphics card is 256, is tht to low?

No, I only have 756M ram and a 128M ATI card and I can run the thing.Mid and low setting, but it works.

2006-08-20 10:20:57

#18

pippin_death: Devon Dweller; +36|6578|Devon, England

which one do i download? https://support.ati.com/ics/support/KBA … onID=21795

2006-08-20 12:00:29

#19

lt-grumpy: Member; +3|6677|Smoke me a kipper...

Hmmm didn't know the data would expire sorry. Try getting it from here http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?id=18 . The one you want is : ATi CAtalyst 6.3 Windows 2000/XP/MCE.
I run a 9250 at work with this driver and it's fine (i don't play bf2 at work honest). I also have all settings on low but view distance at 100%.

You can also get the Catalyst Uninstaller from here : http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1275

Last edited by lt-grumpy (2006-08-20 12:08:05)

2006-08-22 04:07:36

#20

IC_Draconis: Member; +9|6710

Keep in mind that if you upgrade only your video card in your existing "pre-made" configuration (especially Dell models, they are very screwy on PSUs) always check wether your current PSU can supply the new video card or not.

VPU recovery errors and freezes are normal on machines with an inadequate power source.

At the moment you enter a graphically intense game, your video card stars to use a huge amount of power - compared to other PC parts - if you don't have enough power it will freeze then reboot.

Hope that helps!

2006-08-22 04:17:29

#21

uk-anubis-uk: Member; +21|6513

VPU Error!!! That is the reason i stopped using ATI GPUs no end to VPU errors no matter what drivers i used!!! Best thing to do is get Nvidia never had a problem with my Nvidia GPU!!!

2006-08-22 06:35:51

#22

Sh4d0wF0x14: Member; +36|6455|luton. uk

IC_Draconis wrote:
Keep in mind that if you upgrade only your video card in your existing "pre-made" configuration (especially Dell models, they are very screwy on PSUs) always check wether your current PSU can supply the new video card or not.

VPU recovery errors and freezes are normal on machines with an inadequate power source.

At the moment you enter a graphically intense game, your video card stars to use a huge amount of power - compared to other PC parts - if you don't have enough power it will freeze then reboot.

Hope that helps!

YEAH THANKS THAT HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING.

THANKS, WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THE POWER SOURCE BEING TO LOW?

+1 KARMA FOR THE HELP

2006-08-22 07:26:49

#23

IC_Draconis: Member; +9|6710

Thanks for the karma...you need to buy a new Power Supply Unit.

Calculate the total power consumption of your PC and choose a new PSU strong enough to handle it....and a bit more since you will continue to upgrade your PC.

Last edited by IC_Draconis (2006-08-22 07:28:19)

2006-08-22 09:31:35

#24

Ryan: Member; +1,230|6834|Alberta, Canada

yeah, download the latest drivers, and download ati catalyst control center and turn off VPU recovery, but thats only if you still get the error.

2006-08-22 10:07:47

#25

Sh4d0wF0x14: Member; +36|6455|luton. uk

ok thanks

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