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    Video Freeze

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Gaebrial, Oct 31, 2009.

  1. Gaebrial

    Gaebrial Notebook Enthusiast

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    So when I am playing WoW, my video has started to freeze. Sometimes after about 20-30 seconds it unfreezes. The next freeze, which occurs shortly after, forces me to hard reboot. For the most part, I have to do a hard reboot (though I can still move my cursor around). One time I did this, it gave an error message about my drivers and something about Dx 9.0c. I checked and I have Dx 10. I have had this laptop about 2 months now, and never had this problem before this week. So far (knock on wood) I have not had this problem while watching video, only playing WoW (and usually only on mundane things like fishing or exploring, never raiding, grouping, or in Dalaran. Comp is in the sig. Thanks for any help and advice.
     
    Gaebrial, Oct 31, 2009
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  2. Th3_uN1Qu3

    Th3_uN1Qu3 Notebook Deity

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    Maybe you should post in the Blizzard forums, or in the ATi forums. There are some known issues with WoW and ATi chips, and there are some fixes too.
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Oct 31, 2009
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    Gaebrial Notebook Enthusiast

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    Cool thank you for the advice.
     
    Gaebrial, Nov 3, 2009
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