AMD 7970 Driver and M18x R1 and M18x R2 compatibility thread

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Take a look at 12.6 and 12.7 beta drivers gives freezing while browsing in firefox 13|14 && adobe photoshop cs5|cs6

 

Heihachi88, in Firefox try switching off "Use hardware acceleration when possible" in the options. It did the trick for my freezes while browsing - I'm stoked
Give it a try. I don't any idea's about what you can do in CS and PS

 

Thanks i know about switching off HW acceleration in FF, also in Photoshop CS5|CS6 i can turn off gpu usage - but then i won't have that smooth zoom etc. That must be fixed for sure! now i'm staying with 12.5 beta untill all bugs will be resolved.

 

The Adobe Photoshop problems go all the way back to CS3 (the version I have). I am thinking it might be a conflict that has something to do with the 7970M hardware. If it is a driver problem, it is something AMD needs to focus on fixing.

As an observation, a new problem has developed with one of my GPUs. It began last night. I was asked by an Alienware rep to try disabling CrossFire to see how my system behaved using only one GPU. (I found no appreciable difference with CrossFire enabled or disabled, other than my system performance was lower.)

After re-enabling CrossFire, the right (GPU1) has remained stuck at 1200MHz memory speed and I cannot get it to idle down. GPU1 is idling at 15°C to 20°C higher (expected under the circumstances) and equals out under load. Along with the problem, erratic fan activity has commenced. My fans will randomly start running at full speed, then drop back to normal again. I had shut off HWiNFO64 for troubleshooting some time ago, but may have to start using it for fan control because that is rather annoying.

Edit: OK, I got the other GPU memory unstuck. I had to launch a game and then shut it down (the game) and it started acting normal again. It's odd that it remained stuck after multiple reboots, but launching a game corrected it.

One a more positive note, Just Cause 2 has less micro-stuttering and texture flickering than some other titles. It's still noticeable, but not as severe... it's playable.

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Edit 2: Dang, GPU1 clocks still keep on sticking. Here is a new error message I haven't seen before.



Edit 3:

 

Oh great, now when I play Arkhamn City for 30 mins or less, it freezes on me using DX9. I mean really? I'm using the 12.7 drivers btw.

Darn. Will this issue be fixed? I can't even do the start up manager. This really needs to be remedied ASAP.

 

Bump.. Keep reporting on all of the issues that you happen to come across guys.

Also, Remember to go into as much detail as you possibly can.

Alienware are watching.

 

I have tried just about every driver you can use for the 7970 and I am still getting the weird screen flickering as well as the grey/white pinstripes. So far I've seen the pinstripes while gaming (Diablo 3, Lego Batman 2 and Fallout New Vegas) and while doing nothing at all, however it seems to be pinstriping most lately while in Steam, although that could be because I was using the laptop mostly during the recent Steam summer sale. I cant duplicate the pinstriping but I had "luck" in replicating the screen tearing many times a couple days ago logging into and out of Diablo 3 and would mostly do that when on the character screen, that is the only time I've been able to replicate it otherwise it's random like the pinstripes.

 

So any updates on the fix?

 

YEA kinda wanting to hear about this as well.

 

Has anyone run AlienAutopsy's gaming test? My 7970M CF fails the gaming test. Everything else passes with flying colors.


Detailed test results in spoiler...

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<title>AlienAutopsy Log File</title>

AlienAutopsy Log File

Thursday, July 26, 2012 5:55:57 AM

Overall Result: Failed

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Shader Rendering DX11 Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:44:11 AM Informative Message: Peak GPU Temperature: 63 Celsius. 7/26/2012 5:44:52 AM Test Finished: Passed 7/26/2012 5:44:53 AM

Shader Rendering DX10 Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:44:53 AM Informative Message: Peak GPU Temperature: 65 Celsius. 7/26/2012 5:45:34 AM Test Finished: Passed 7/26/2012 5:45:34 AM

Wireframe Shader Rendering Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:45:34 AM Informative Message: Peak GPU Temperature: 47 Celsius. 7/26/2012 5:47:34 AM Test Finished: Passed 7/26/2012 5:47:34 AM

Shader Rendering Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:47:35 AM Informative Message: Peak GPU Temperature: 52 Celsius. 7/26/2012 5:48:15 AM Test Finished: Passed 7/26/2012 5:48:15 AM

GPU Pipeline Data Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:48:15 AM Test Finished: Passed 7/26/2012 5:48:33 AM

Fixed Transformation and Lighting Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:48:33 AM Informative Message: Peak GPU Temperature: 58 Celsius. 7/26/2012 5:49:13 AM Test Finished: Passed 7/26/2012 5:49:13 AM

Wireframe Line Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:49:13 AM Informative Message: Peak GPU Temperature: 57 Celsius. 7/26/2012 5:49:54 AM Test Finished: Passed 7/26/2012 5:49:54 AM

Primary Surface Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:49:54 AM Warning Message: Error at pixel 1774 0 : Input color 00FFFFFF not equal to output color 00FDFDFD. 7/26/2012 5:49:55 AM Test Finished: Failed (Error code: WVC07-LPG) 7/26/2012 5:49:55 AM

Video Memory Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:49:55 AM Test Finished: Passed 7/26/2012 5:51:31 AM

PCI Express Status Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:51:31 AM Test Finished: Passed 7/26/2012 5:51:32 AM

Multiple Rendering DX9 Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:51:32 AM Test Finished: Passed 7/26/2012 5:52:13 AM

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PCI Express Status Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:51:32 AM Test Finished: Passed 7/26/2012 5:51:32 AM

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Stress Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:51:32 AM Test Finished: Passed 7/26/2012 5:53:51 AM

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Advanced Pattern Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:51:32 AM Test Finished: Passed 7/26/2012 5:53:36 AM

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Random Seek Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:51:32 AM Test Finished: Passed 7/26/2012 5:51:33 AM

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Random Seek Test Test Started 7/26/2012 5:51:32 AM Test Finished: Passed 7/26/2012 5:52:20 AM

System Summary Product M18xR1 BIOS Version String A03 Service Tag DVB46R1 Express Service Code 301-912-929-73 Operating System Name Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (64-bit) Service Pack Service Pack 1 Build Number 7601 DirectX Version 11 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2920XM CPU @ 2.50GHz (CPU:0) Name Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2920XM CPU @ 2.50GHz Cores 4 Threads 8 System Memory Total Physical Memory 16.00 GB Maximum Supported Memory 16.00 GB Battery - Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery Battery Name DELL V48RM177 Type LION - Lithium Ion Battery Serial Number 03A4 Hard Drive - Intel AW-RAID0 SCSI Disk Device Model Number Intel AW-RAID0 Firmware Revision 1.0. Hard Drive - ATA ST9750420AS SCSI Disk Device Vendor Seagate Model Number ST9750420AS Serial Number 5WS1XL9E Marketed Size 750.2 GB Operating System Name Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (64-bit) Service Pack Service Pack 1 Build Number 7601 DirectX Version 11 Windows Directory c:\windows System Directory c:\windows\system32 System Name M18XR1 User Name Owner Windows Experience Index Base Score 7.8 Processor Subscore 7.8 Memory (RAM) Subscore 7.8 Graphics (Aero) Subscore 7.9 Gaming Graphics Subscore 7.9 Primary Disk Subscore 7.8 Assessment State Valid Scores Assessment Date 7/14/2012 6:57:58 PM Windows Update Automatic Updates Notify but do not download Last checked 2012-07-26 05:16:45 Security Windows Update Automatic Updates Notify but do not download Last checked 2012-07-26 05:16:45 Firewall - Windows Firewall Windows Firewall Enabled Yes Virus Scanner - GFI Software VIPRE Product Name GFI Software VIPRE Program Up To Date Yes On Access Scanning Enabled Yes Motherboard System Board Manufacturer Alienware Product M18xR1 BIOS Vendor Alienware Release Date 07/29/2011 BIOS Version String A03 ROM Size 2.50 MB SMBIOS Version 2.7 Processors Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2920XM CPU @ 2.50GHz (CPU:0) Name Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2920XM CPU @ 2.50GHz Cores 4 Threads 8 Signature 206A7h Family 6h Model 2Ah Technology 32 nm Performance [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Max Qualified Speed[/TD] [TD]2.50 GHz[/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Max Turbo Boost Speed[/TD] [TD]4.40 GHz[/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Current Speed[/TD] [TD]4.40 GHz[/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Multiplier[/TD] [TD]x 44.0 (8 - 25)[/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Max Turbo Boost Ratio[/TD] [TD]x 44[/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Bus Speed[/TD] [TD]99.94 MHz[/TD] [/TR] Features MMX, PSE36, EM64T, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, IDA, XD, VMX, AES Cache Summary [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]L1 Instruction Cache[/TD] [TD]4 x 32.00 kB[/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]L1 Data Cache[/TD] [TD]4 x 32.00 kB[/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]L2 Cache[/TD] [TD]4 x 256.00 kB[/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]L3 Cache[/TD] [TD]8.00 MB[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"][B]Core : 0[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Temperature[/TD] [TD]67 C[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Threads[/TD] [TD]2[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"][B]Core : 1[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Temperature[/TD] [TD]69 C[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Threads[/TD] [TD]2[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"][B]Core : 2[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Temperature[/TD] [TD]64 C[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Threads[/TD] [TD]2[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"][B]Core : 3[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Temperature[/TD] [TD]61 C[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Threads[/TD] [TD]2[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"][B]L1 Data Cache[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Quantity[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Level[/TD] [TD]L1[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Type[/TD] [TD]Data[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Size[/TD] [TD]32.00 kB[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Associativity[/TD] [TD]8-Way Set-Associative[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Line Size[/TD] [TD]64 bytes[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"][B]L1 Instruction Cache[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Quantity[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] 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[TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Level[/TD] [TD]L2[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Type[/TD] [TD]Unified[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Size[/TD] [TD]256.00 kB[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Associativity[/TD] [TD]8-Way Set-Associative[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Line Size[/TD] [TD]64 bytes[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"][B]L3 Cache[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Quantity[/TD] [TD]1[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Level[/TD] [TD]L3[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Type[/TD] [TD]Unified[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Size[/TD] [TD]8.00 MB[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Associativity[/TD] [TD]16-Way Set-Associative[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Line Size[/TD] [TD]64 bytes[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] Memory System Memory Total Physical Memory 16.00 GB Maximum Supported Memory 16.00 GB [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"][B]Page Files[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Total Size[/TD] [TD]15.98 GB[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Recommended Total Size[/TD] [TD]4.00 GB[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="align: right"] [TR] [TD][TABLE] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"][B]Page File c:\pagefile.sys[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Location[/TD] [TD]c:\pagefile.sys[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Size[/TD] [TD]15.98 GB[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2"][B]4096 MB DDR3-SDRAM (1600 MHz)[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Source[/TD] [TD]SPD[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Memory Size[/TD] [TD]4.00 GB[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Memory Type[/TD] [TD]DDR3-SDRAM (1600 MHz)[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Memory Manufacturer[/TD] [TD]Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Memory Manufacture Date[/TD] [TD]Week 33, Year 2011[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] [TD="width: 200"]Memory Part Number[/TD] [TD]HMT351S6BFR8C-PB[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: right"][TABLE="width: 99%"] [TR="bgcolor: #bbbbbb"] [TD="width: 200"]Memory Serial Number[/TD] [TD]32A04B0C[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="colspan: 2, align: 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Driver Version 8.981.2.1000, 6-25-2012 Display - Generic PnP Monitor Mode 1920 x 1080 (32-bit) (60 Hz) Preferred Mode 1920 x 1080 (59 Hz) Signal Type Digital Sound Card - IDT High Definition Audio CODEC Driver Provider IDT Driver Version 6.10.0.6320, 1-6-2011 Sound Card - AMD High Definition Audio Device Driver Provider Advanced Micro Devices Driver Version 7.12.0.7708, 5-11-2012 USB Devices USB Hub Device Version 0.0.0 USB Version 2.0.0 USB Device Speed High-speed USB 2.0 compliant Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys Driver Provider Microsoft Driver Version 6.1.7601.17586, 6-21-2006 Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_3M Manufacturer CN0PYVWX7248719601FDA00 Device Version 12.1.6 USB Version 2.0.0 USB Device Speed High-speed USB 2.0 compliant Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\usbccgp.sys Driver Provider Microsoft Driver Version 6.1.7601.17586, 6-21-2006 Mobiles Manufacturer Alienware Gaming Serial Number 1.0.5 Device Version 0.0.0 USB Version 1.1.0 USB Device Speed Full-speed USB 1.1 compliant Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\hidusb.sys Driver Provider Microsoft Driver Version 6.1.7601.17514, 6-21-2006 USB Hub Device Version 0.0.0 USB Version 2.0.0 USB Device Speed High-speed USB 2.0 compliant Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys Driver Provider Microsoft Driver Version 6.1.7601.17586, 6-21-2006 DW375 Bluetooth Module Manufacturer Dell Computer Corp Serial Number D0DF9AB611D3 Device Version 5.1.7 USB Version 2.0.0 USB Device Speed Full-speed USB 1.1 compliant Driver c:\windows\\systemroot\system32\drivers\bthusb.sys Driver Provider Broadcom Corporation Driver Version 6.3.0.6060, 7-12-2010 Input Devices Keyboard - Standard PS/2 Keyboard Manufacturer (Standard keyboards) Driver Path c:\windows\system32\drivers\i8042prt.sys Driver Version 6.1.7601.17514, 6-21-2006 Keyboard - HID Keyboard Device Manufacturer (Standard keyboards) Driver Path c:\windows\system32\drivers\kbdhid.sys Driver Version 6.1.7601.17514, 6-21-2006 Mouse - Synaptics PS/2 Port Compatible TouchPad Manufacturer Synaptics Driver Provider Synaptics Driver Path c:\windows\system32\drivers\i8042prt.sys Driver Version 16.0.4.0, 3-21-2012 Mouse - HID-compliant mouse Manufacturer Microsoft Driver Provider Microsoft Driver Path c:\windows\system32\drivers\mouhid.sys Driver Version 6.1.7600.16385, 6-21-2006 Printers SnagIt 8 Printer Model SnagIt 8 Printer Path SnagIt 8 Send To Microsoft OneNote 2010 Driver Model Send To Microsoft OneNote 2010 Driver Path Send To OneNote 2010 Default Printer Yes Microsoft XPS Document Writer Model Microsoft XPS Document Writer Path Microsoft XPS Document Writer Adobe PDF Converter Model Adobe PDF Converter Path Adobe PDF

Product Version: 3.1.5907.39

 

I did and had green marks everywhere.

 

Awesome. Your GPUs may not be defective. That's good news. Anyone else?

 

Thanks to everyone who have posted their feedback here. We will use all the information on this thread to escalate the issues to engineering.

 

I ran the autopsy and it's all green too. In addition I have not been experiencing any major issue with my 7970M CF, save opting to play Skyrim with CF disabled.

Too few samples to draw a correlation so how about giving it a try yourself, everyone?

 

Hey, I actually passed the tests.... Nothing green on my end...?

Passes the Gaming test with no issues... Fails the hard drive seek test on both hard drives???

Have any of you guys tried running the benchmark3d MOD drivers? Thats what I have been using and it seems to be stable....

 

Tested a short while ago and according to the program all is well.

 

That's good, Duke. Unfortunately, I can't make the same claim. Seems to be bad GPU memory. Same conclusion from running VMT.

Spoiler

 

Thats what I'm worried about... The memory failing after 30 days or so of use.... Let's hope this isnt the case for us...

 

It could be just an anomaly that my video cards are no good. I would not lose any sleep over it. Alienware has your back with the killer warranty. I think 99% of the issues with 7970M are due to lousy drivers.

I swapped sides with the GPUs and it seems my system behaves better than it did before doing so. I believe I have the worse of the two GPUs in the secondary slot and the better one in the primary slot.

 

Thats interesting... Do you still get the green artifacts when testing?

 

That comes and goes. I have not seen the artifacts or pinstriped screen since installing the Catalyst 12.7b hotfix.

I still have issues with frequent TDR errors and once in a while a BSOD. I also still have issues with the GPUs getting stuck in 2D and 3D performance states, but again, those are random and every 6970M and 6990M GPU I have owned before 7970M demonstrated that same malfunction in varying degrees of frequency. I think AMD provides those "features" at no extra charge, LOL.

Some colors don't render correctly some of the time and I still have random freezes. After playing a game or running a benchmark, launching GPU-Z will cause a hard freeze most of the time. Sometimes games freeze at launch on the first attempt. Killing them with Task Manager and immediately launching them again usually allows me to play games. I am fairly confident the freezing issues are due to defective vRAM.

 

Yea I get the same lockups with gpu-z/hwinfo if I run them after playing a game. Occasional BSOD with something atikmpxxx.sys but surprisingly haven't got the AMD signature colors YET... I have had them with every amd card I have own so I'm sure its coming soon.

Have the on screen rivatuner display enabled and run kombuster, press escape to exit and click run again and you will be greeted with some nice colorful artifacts... I can simulate this exact problem with all 3 of my replacements... Mr. Fox, are you going to hit up dell about your defective card?... I really had some high hopes for this card, anyone else notice the laptop locking up if left idle? Not sure if its the video cards or not... but yea I'm getting that all the time now at work when I go for my cigarette breaks... I can usually pull the AC adapter out and it would unfreeze.
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It's the only driver that appears to even remotely work. Last friday they swapped my AMD graphics cards after constant problems with the cards/drivers. These cards appear no better (6970's). Getting slpashes of color and my external monitor will just go dark, then I have to restart computer. When I play movies I will get the occassional lock up where I need to restart. Already performed a clean reinstall of OS and I'm not looking forward to another one until I get second SSD for raid. I'm not even an overclocker, can't these cards just work? MR. Fox it appears both nvidia and AMD add fail feature set to all the high end notebook graphics cards.