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    ATI Tray Tool Blue Screen

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Rigelation, Aug 7, 2010.

  1. Rigelation

    Rigelation Notebook Enthusiast

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    It gives me a blue screen and does a physical memory dump every time a start it. Anyone else had this problem? I'm running an iBuyPower with an i5 430, hd5870, and 4 gigs of RAM.
     
    Rigelation, Aug 7, 2010
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  2. Prydeless

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    Did you enable overclocking during installation? ATT doesn't support it for mobile chips.
     
    Prydeless, Aug 7, 2010
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  3. JohnnyFlash

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    Ya, you can't use it with a Mobility 5870, period. It'll do this every time.
     
    JohnnyFlash, Aug 7, 2010
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  4. Rigelation

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    Oh, that's good to know. I just figured out last night that Catalyst has a built in overclocking feature anyway.
     
    Rigelation, Aug 7, 2010
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  5. JohnnyFlash

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    I'd recommend using AMD clock tool and desktop shortcuts. Otherwise, you can't downclock your card and it'll always run at max. These cards don't have powerplay enabled.
     
    JohnnyFlash, Aug 7, 2010
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  6. Syberia

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    As far as I know, you can't use ATT with any 5xxx series cards. My HTPC with a 5570 did the same thing when I tried to install it.
     
    Syberia, Aug 7, 2010
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    You might need a newer version of ATT. I have v 1.6.9.1472 and it works with 5750
     
    key001, Aug 7, 2010
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  8. Mjolner

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    I have this issue as well; If I try to start it it says "cannot connect to low level driver," but if I start windows with forced driver signing disabled it BSODs on me.
     
    Mjolner, Mar 28, 2011
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    I don't really understand why people continue to use ATT or Riva Tuner. ATT developer doesn't want to ensure that ATT runs properly on x64 Win 7. He's said in a thread he won't get the license from Microsoft. And Riva Tuner is no longer supported or developed. Riva Tuner's developer actually has contempt for freeware now and it's users, he uses profanity to express his disgust.

    There is a new tool that works for AMD if you need a tray tool replacement for CCC. Radeon Pro. If you want to overclock, I don't understand why people need 3rd party tools like Afterburn when AMD OverDrive does it better without limitations...
     
    mushishi, Mar 28, 2011
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  10. daranik

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    Well I get this same thing with my 5870m, I wanted to use the tool to check for errors in my graphics card, I ran furmark and I've read that furmark will find errors too, I ran furmark for an hour and it ran fine at 82c max after the hour with no errors, so im safe to assume my gpu has no problems right, its just transformers war for cybertron not playing nice?
     
    daranik, Mar 28, 2011
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  11. Mjolner

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    I normally wouldn't use ATI tray tool as the developer does seem sort of obnoxious with the lack of support (and making the default install location a folder with his name instead of simply ATI Tray tool). I don't need it for overclocking though; I need it for a specific purpose that I am not sure any other utility will do: altering the "flip queue" or the number of pre rendered frames. Is there any other utility that does this?
     
    Mjolner, Mar 28, 2011
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  12. mushishi

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    I mentioned Radeon Pro before and I'll mention again for your needs. Yes Radeon Pro has flip queue.
     
    mushishi, Mar 28, 2011
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