ATI2DVAG Infinate loop issue - Work around

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I have an Inspiron 9100 2GB RAM with the ATI9800 Radeon video Card.  I recently upgraded my video driver and immediately began having the infinate loop issue that many of us have seen.  I sent in the error report to Mickeysoft and they said it was a known problem and to contact my PC vendor for the latest drivers.  Well imagine that ! LOL  Problem was that I am already using the latest video drivers from Dell (A05).  I even back rev'd them to A04 and had the same friggin issue.  I did a fair amount of research on the web looking for a solution and ran across this info which ... fixed my issue for now with version A04 of the drivers.  I am about to load up A05 and do it again and see if it stays fixed.  But in the meantime those of you with the issue may want to give this a try.   Cheers, RDJ Help Desk Lead ITTSystems Al-Taqaddum, IRAQ     ati2dvag.dll - problem - infinite loop:Here is the fix that worked for me. It's a problem with the video driver, device driver. ATI If you're seeing ati2dvag.exe then search google for 'remove ati2dvag.exe'that one is a different issue. Here's the fix for the infinite loop problem caused by ati2dvag.dll Right click on My Computer Choose Properties Choose the Hardware(Tab) Choose Device Manager(button) Click the [+] next to System devices Right click on CPU to AGP Controller  (it won't say CPU to AGP but INTELyadayada to AGP)Choose the Update Driver(button) Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)Choose Next(button) Select 'Don't search'. I will choose the driver to install.Choose Next(button)Select PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridgeHit Next(button)Hit Finish(button)Reboot.

RDJ · Answer

This fix also works with the A05 version of the driver also.  I was having to reboot several times before the infinate loop would not be encountered and I would get a good boot.  since I have added this fix I have not received another BSOD.     Dell ... when you gonna fix this ?      Cheers, RDJ

Kman032975 · Answer

I had this very same problem with a Latitude D531 and we ended up reloading the Dell QuickSet program and running the Power Management Wizard after the install. This solved the problem.   By removing the QuickSet the laptop didn't know how to manage the video card's power and would lock up and give the infinite loop ati2dvag error.

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