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[naits360]

I play on a HP Envy17

AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series (5850 to be exact, but for some reason it doesn't say so)
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Intel Core i7 CPU  Q720 @1.60Ghz
6 gigs memory
Directx 11

My computer can run pretty much most modern games on medium settings with decent FPS, no problem there. However when I play RO, funny stuff happens...

one of these scenarios occur anywhere between 5 min of gameplay or several hours

 

 

• Most frequent occurance, Computer screen blinks, RO window is black, mouse cursor moves outside of the RO application. Screen blinks black again and a message says "Display driver has stopped working and has been recovered"

 

• Happens sometimes, Computer freezes totally on the spot, with RO window freezing aswell, only option left for me is a hard reboot.

 

• Worst case scenario but rarely happens, the computer BSODs something about atikmpag.sys, not sure if it's the same message every BSOD.

Problem has persisted even though I have been struggling with it for several months, and tried fixing it

 

I have tried:

• Updated ATI drivers tot he latest (v14.100.0.0)
• Downgraded ATI drivers
• Turned of UAC
• Turned off Aero
• Installed too "C:\" & "C:\Program Files (x86)"
• Ran in Compatible mode with Windows XP Service pack 3
• Given Admin rights
• Reinstalled Windows
• Also done a GPU stress test with FurMark, no instability issue
• Also ran the Windows Memory Test, 100% passed

Finally I thought graphics card was dying or some other Hardware problem so I turned it in where I bought it and asked for a check-up and repair.
The fans were replaced, new HDD, Windows reinstalled, battery replaced and the whole system airdusted. Got it back on friday last week. FIRST THING I DID.. Install Ragnarok Online in "C:\" > Run Application in XP SP3 Compatible Mode > Run as admin. Problem still persists.
 

Man I just want to play this game, but it's like a higherpower doesn't want me too... really hope somewhere can help me, I know this has been a common problem before. I've read thread after thread about people with similiar symptoms, tried all of the suggested solutions but still nothing...


 

[Naits117]

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[Axylus]

If your GPU driver is crashing, then there is a serious problem with the driver, your hardware, or Windows. The fault for a driver crashing doesn't lie with the application that triggers the crash because a driver should never crash, even if an application instructs it to perform an obscure or illegal operation. In other words, tinkering with the IRO client is a complete waste of time.

As the cause of your problem pertains to your GPU rather than the IRO client, I think it's unlikely you'll find a solution to it in this forum. I did a little research on your problem using Google, but, unsurprisingly, I didn't discover any definitive solutions, as is almost always the case with any problem that occurs on Windows.