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    Games crashing on startup

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Jpech58, Dec 14, 2012.

  1. Jpech58

    Jpech58 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've tried Skyrim, Battlefield 3 and Assassin's Creed 3. I have not changed anything, but these games started crashing at startup for no reason.

    I am running the AMD Catalyst Enduro driver 9.01, sager np9150 3610qm and 7970m.

    Any ideas?
     
    Jpech58, Dec 14, 2012
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    might be time to update the video drivers. AMD Graphics Drivers & Software

    think they are upto 12 now but cant advise much more as i know nothing about amd/ati

    also if you are still running 9.01 i have to ask this but when was the last time you cleaned out your fans and vents by removing the base plate. this is another main factor for high temps and crashes.
     
    MrDJ, Dec 14, 2012
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  3. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    9.01 is the latest enduro beta ;) with amd there are package names and the driver versions.

    So the games used to work? Something must have changed, software or hardware. Have you tried re-installing your drivers?
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 14, 2012
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  4. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    thanks Meaker. see i told you i knew nothing about amd :D
     
    MrDJ, Dec 14, 2012
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  5. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    They use the driver version as every beta is technically 12.11 iirc which would make it very confusing.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 14, 2012
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  6. Seanzky

    Seanzky Notebook Evangelist

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    If you read the thread with the title of that very driver you're using (probably where you found out about the driver download link to begin with), you'll notice that many others have had the same problem. I don't want to sound mean but you could have posted this there instead of starting a new thread, or better yet, you could have read some and saved yourself the worry.
     
    Seanzky, Dec 14, 2012
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    Driver update/reinstall as a first resort. If that doesn't work, then as Meaker pointed out, some sort of software change took place. You can try a System Restore to the most recent point just before the issue occurred.
     
    Prostar Computer, Dec 14, 2012
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