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    7805u DVD & Blu-Ray Graphic Card issues

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by drstomp, Apr 17, 2009.

  1. drstomp

    drstomp Newbie

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    So I just upgraded to the CT10N Blu-Ray player and decided to try a movie with Power DVD 9. The video started flashing and video card driver crashed. I then tried it on WinDVD 9, Windows Media Center (ultimate installed) and even tried to play a regular DVD with the same results. I upgraded to the Docx 185.68 drivers and got the same results.

    Sadly I never tried playing movies with the stock player in. I feel this would have been a good thing to do to eliminate thoughts of possible problems with the new drive. This appears to be a video driver issue. Has anyone else seen this? What drivers should I run to play movies well?
     
    drstomp, Apr 17, 2009
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  2. JohnWhoTwo

    JohnWhoTwo Notebook Deity

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    If you still have the stock player, I'd suggest you stick it back in for testing.

    Like you said, it would eliminate the possibility of a HD issue with the new drive.
     
    JohnWhoTwo, Apr 17, 2009
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  3. drstomp

    drstomp Newbie

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    Swapped the original DVD drive back in, was having the same issues. I downgraded my drivers to the very old P series ones on the Gateway site, but its surprisingly more stable. It is not however "fixed" I am still seeing the occasional black screen or "display driver failed and recovered" from Vista 64.
     
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  4. drstomp

    drstomp Newbie

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    anyone else seen this problem either before or after replacing a Blu-ray drive?
     
    drstomp, Apr 21, 2009
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    sparkyman2000 Notebook Consultant

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    I dont know off the top of my head but try different DVD software. Could be a codec, or that the old drivers didnt clean out all the way. Power DVD 8 works for me.
     
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    I have tried Windows Media Center, PowerDVD 9 ultra, and WinDVD 9. I'm thinking of buying the GBW-T10N instead of the C10N and see what happens there.
     
    drstomp, Apr 22, 2009
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