Display Driver Atikmdag Stopped Responding Error
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Wonder ProductsRetail Processors Purchased New in BoxWorkstation Graphics Products Contact Embedded Drivers + Support How to troubleshoot “Display driver stopped responding and has recovered”, ATIKMDAG.sys type errors Article Number: 27116 ContentMain1 This article display driver atikmdag stopped responding and has successfully recovered provides information on the possible causes an ATIKMDAG.sys type error may display driver atikmdag stopped responding and has successfully recovered windows 7 occur and how to troubleshoot the system to prevent the error from reoccurring. Issue Description: During startup display driver atikmdag stopped working or use of an application, (most commonly a game / video application) the system or application will freeze, crash or exit to the desktop / a blue screen error message display driver stopped responding (BSOD). Additionally, an error message appears stating that the “Display driver stopped responding and has recovered” and may reference one of the following driver files: ATIKMDAG.sys ATI2DVAG.sys ATI2CQAG.dll ATIVPK.sys AMD2DVAG.sys AMDKMDAG.sys AMDVPK.sys Issue Cause:The issue occurs when the Timeout Detection and Recovery (TDR) feature available in Windows Vista® and Windows 7 detects that the graphics
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card (GPU)has not responded within a predetermined period of time and reinitializes it with the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) to prevent the need to reboot. There is no single cause for a TDR event to be triggered. Additional Details about TDR events can be found on Microsoft’s website. Troubleshooting:There are several factors that can cause the TDR event to be triggered. The following troubleshooting steps can help rule out / resolve the cause of the issue: Note! If you do not feel comfortable performing any of the steps provided in these instructions, you should have your system checked by an expert. If the issue occurs only when using a specific application, it may have known issues or corrupt files Contact the application’s manufacturer for further information or for possible software patches Perform a clean installation of the application Microsoft DirectX® files may be outdated or corrupt Reinstall Microsoft DirectX or install the latest version Microsoft Article 179113 provides instructions for downloading /installing the latest Microsoft DirectX version The mother
or/and the Blue Screen 0X00000116 (BSOD) problem that is caused from the "nvlddmkm.sys" file (in NVIDIA based GPU's) or the "atikmpag.sys" file ( http://www.wintips.org/fix-display-driver-stopped-responding-and-has-recovered-bsod-0x00000116/ in AMD-ATI based GPU's), means that the display adapter is malfunctioning http://www.repairyourpcnow.com/wp/pc-errors/display-driver-atikmdag-stopped-responding-and-has-recovered-fix/ because your display adapter takes a long time to complete an operation, due to several reasons e.g. overclocking, driver file(s) corruption, defective power supply (PSU), overheating, missing critical updates, etc. To troubleshoot the "Display Driver Stopped Responding" problem you have to find out if the display driver problem occurs in a specific application or game you are running (most commonly in applications that uses video, like Skype) or it happens during Windows Startup. In this guide you can find a series of steps and actions to troubleshoot and solve these symptoms / problems: 1. When you run an application that uses video (like Skype) stopped responding and or a video game you computer freezes and you receive one of the following error messages: "Display Driver AMD Stopped Responding and has Recovered" (if you own an AMD/ATI display adapter). "Display Driver NIVIDIA Stopped Responding and has Recovered" (if you own an NVIDIA display adapter). "nvlddmkm.sys has stopped responding and has recovered". 2. During Windows Startup or if your computer crashes randomly and it displays a Blue Screen (BSOD) with error "STOP: 0X00000116" refer to the following driver files: ati2cqag.dll, ati2dvag.sys, atikmpag.sys, atikmdag.sys, ativpk.sys, amd2dvag.sys, amdkmdag.sys, amdvpk.sys (if you own an AMD/ATI display adapter). nvlddmkm.sys (if you own an NVIDIA display adapter). 3. During Windows Startup or if your computer crashes randomly and it displays a Blue Screen (BSOD) with one of the following errors: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA. 4. In Event Viewer you receive these errors: Atikmdag: Event ID 43029 or Event ID 52236: "Display in not active" How to solve the blue screen error "Stop: 0X00000116" & the "Display Driver Stopped Respo
Responding and Has Recovered Fix Tony Rogers PC Errors Solutions For Fixing The Annoying Atikmdag BSOD or Blue Screen of Death ** Note - This Article is Very Old Now and May Not Be of Much Help - We Have Updated This Article With a Newer Version That Might Be of More Help ** ATIKMDAG Stopped Responding Part 2 Some of the comments at the bottom of this article may be of help though. Purpose of this article This error has been a constant problem on my new PC for the last 8 months. This particular error exists on both ATI and Nvidia cards and on a whole range of different PC builds. The error you receive on the cards is different because obviously the driver that stops has a different name, but the symptom is the same, the screen will go blank and then sometimes the game/application will recover or it may crash. A small message will appear on the bottom right hand side of your screen if you are using Vista. ATI Cards: Atikmdag has stopped responding and has successfully recovered Nvidia Cards: nvlddmkm has stopped responding and has successfully recovered This page contains all the information I have collected and possible fixes and puts them in one place. This page will be constantly updated until a 100% Fix is found - the fixes that are listed work for some but not for others - so you might have to experiment a little until a solution is found I will point Nvidia users to the best solutions for them and then list possible fixes for ATI users - I am a ATI card user myself and have found a few fixes which increase the stability of my system - this has reduced the frequency of the error but has not eliminated it entirely. Fix 1 - Vista Users - ATI and Nvidia Users Windows Hot fixes Some users have solved the problem by actually uninstalling a windows hot fix, the "KB952287" patch. (Vista Users) Matthew Utah (Popular Fix) Posted at 6:14pm on August 25th, 2008 I had this problem and found it quite annoying. Due to other circumstances, I reinstalled Windows Vista, and found that I did not have this problem before installing updates. In fact, installing update KB952287 caused this problem to start, and when I un-installed this update, it went away. I looked up the update, and it deals with some very specific SQL server issues that I will likely never deal with, so it will stay gone on my machine. Karen Texas Thank you Matthew from Utah! Your solution worked for me