ATI Radeon 9800 Drivers

[pterophyllum]

My PC will no longer play games for more than a few minutes without locking up. When i went to check the graphic card driver in device manager, the display adapter shows 128 DDR ATI Radeon 9800 and then lists a 128 DDR ATI Radeon 9800 secondary driver underneath. Both drivers are in fact the same. Does this read right, or have i got some kind of rogue driver causing me problems?

 

[Rafe]

Your computer might be locking up because its over heating.

 

[pterophyllum]

How would i know if the comp is overheating? The fan was given a clean bill of health by a service engineer less than a month ago.

 

[Rafe]

Open the case and set a BIG fan next to it.

 

[Rafe]

when I first got my new computer, it over heated all of the time. I had to go for a whole week with the side off and a 12 inch fan blowing air into it until my new fans came from newegg.

 

[pterophyllum]

The fan does not seem to be overheating ... should the 128 DDR ATI Radeon 9800 secondary be showing, or could this be a 'ghost print' of the original driver that was not uninstalled correctly ??? Any idea please ..... H E L P

 

[waynejkruse10]

check temps with speedfan or in bios and get more fans if need be.

Also, try uninstalling all old graphics drivers and software from device manager and in Add/Remove programs and re-install the latest ones from ATI's site.