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    m17x r2 ati driver keeps crashing

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by jonat1992, Jul 19, 2011.

  1. jonat1992

    jonat1992 Notebook Consultant

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    As the title says my ati driver for my 5870's xfire keeps crashing but it only happens when im watching hulu videos. When it gets to the commercials it crashes. I have the latest dell drivers.

    EDIT: perhaps it could be my browser or Flash player. I was just watching a video and this time flash player crashed. Im using google chrome bowser
     
    jonat1992, Jul 19, 2011
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    Beradon Notebook Evangelist

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    I've run into the same problem myself. Have you tried disabling hardware acceleration for Flash video? Right click on any flash video, hit Settings then uncheck the box on the first tab for hardware acceleration. You may need to reboot your computer to make it take full effect.
     
    Beradon, Jul 19, 2011
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    nzgeek Notebook Evangelist

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    Which drivers are you using? I had driver crashing issues with Blu-ray movies in PowerDVD, and ended up sitting on the 11.4 drivers.

    Make sure that you follow the process of uninstall, reboot in safe mode + driver sweeper, reboot in normal mode + install. This makes sure you don't get odd bits of old driver left around.
     
    nzgeek, Jul 20, 2011
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    jonat1992 Notebook Consultant

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    sorry i took so long to write back. this post got pushed back and i couldnt find it. anyway i tried this and it still didnt work. so i suppose i will try the next suggestion. I am using the latest dell drivers offered on the website. for the ati mobility 5870 and they're in crossfire.

    EDIT: nzgeek's advice worked. thanks for that info. that problem was really getting on my nerves
     
    jonat1992, Jul 24, 2011
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