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Bladefury · 02-14-2006, 07:33 PM

Ok, so I bought a new hard drive.
I figure, hey, I'll put a fresh install of Windows on it.
So I load up windows, everything is going great.
Then, I install the newest ATI Radeon 9600 XT drivers. (Catalyst 6.2)
Now, every once in a while, the computer will stop responding and just restart itself.
I've tried older drivers, and the same problem happens.
If I turn hardware acceleration in the Display Settings to NONE, then the computer stops restarting itself. However, I can't play WoW or anything else with zero hardware acceleration.
I've tried reinstalling the drivers, I've tried using Driver Cleaner Pro and then reinstalling, and nothing is working.
I recall having this same problem with the first hard drive I had with this video card too, but I don't remember how I fixed it.

Any suggestions?

02-14-2006, 07:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bladefury Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 377 +0 Internets	Bewildering computer problems Ok, so I bought a new hard drive. I figure, hey, I'll put a fresh install of Windows on it. So I load up windows, everything is going great. Then, I install the newest ATI Radeon 9600 XT drivers. (Catalyst 6.2) Now, every once in a while, the computer will stop responding and just restart itself. I've tried older drivers, and the same problem happens. If I turn hardware acceleration in the Display Settings to NONE, then the computer stops restarting itself. However, I can't play WoW or anything else with zero hardware acceleration. I've tried reinstalling the drivers, I've tried using Driver Cleaner Pro and then reinstalling, and nothing is working. I recall having this same problem with the first hard drive I had with this video card too, but I don't remember how I fixed it. Any suggestions? __________________ What?