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Frankie75

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September 16th, 2006 09:00

ati2dvag display driver

I have had my computer for one day and have had my screen go all crazy (pastel colors, large letters) and this message pops up several times. Windows- Display Driver Stopped Responding! The ati2dvag display driver has stopped working normally. Save your work and reboot to restore to full functionality. This happens when I am playing an online game. Is this something I should contact Dell on since I have only had the computer for one day or is there a simple solution for this issue? The computer I have is the  Dimension E510,Intel Pentium DProcessor 930 with Dual Core Technology (3.0 GHz). Any advice appreciated. Thanks!

Dale Nihiser

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September 16th, 2006 13:00

Welcome to PC gaming.
 
So how computer savvy are you?  I'd try and figure it out for myself or on this forum before having the Dell techies walk you through reinstalling your O/S and drivers.
 
First, you didn't mention what on-line game you're playing when this happens.  Software can be buggy.  Do you have the latest patches for the game installed if you're playing WoW for instance?  Does this occur with all games?
 
Next I would go to www.ati.com website, download the latest drivers and associated Catalyst Control Center for your video card (which you didn't mention what it was and may not be powerful enough to play the game you didn't mention). 
 
I would uninstall the Dell video drivers and replace them with the latest ATi drivers.
 
Once you've done all of the above and you can isolate the problem to this one game, then you know its a probably a software issue on the game side and not much you can do about it.   If it happens with all or most games online and otherwise,  then look to software on the computer side or even the video card itself.
 
Post back with more details as there are some very helpful folks on this forum.
 
Good Luck
Dale
 
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Message Edited by Dale Nihiser on 09-16-2006 09:47 AM

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