[dba-Tech] Display Problem

[Rocky Smolin]

Well the problem seems to be 1/2 solved - or actually 1/2 worked around.

I uncovered a thread on some site regarding this problem and their solution was to turn off Fast Start.  Which I did.  

So now when the comp goes to sleep on its own per the power scheme, it wakes up just fine.

If I put it to sleep myself, the problem persists. 

I guess I'll have to live with it until I get more time to explore the intertubes.

Thanks all for the input.

R

P.S. There is one more annoyance - when the comp wakes up from Sleep, and I do Send/Receive I Outlook (2010) the first time it takes a long time to so the Send/Receive, but it gets there - 30-60 seconds.  The second and subsequent times until the next Sleep it's fast.  Any ideas there?  I've take to closing and reopening Outlook to work around this problem. 

P.P.S. These are currently my worst problems. Real first-world, eh?


-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2018 12:54 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Display Problem

I second that. The only driver update tools I use are from the system manufacturer or the component manufacturer. Everything else is inviting trouble. 


Jon

Sent from my iPhone

> On 26 Apr 2018, at 20:17, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:
> 
> Hi Rocky
> 
> I stay off such sites. You never know what they will do with your system.
> 
> Go to the site of the manufacturer of the graphics chip, ATI or AMD. The usually offer the latest drivers.
> If that fails, run a system repair.
> 
> /gustav
> 
> ________________________________________
> Fra: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> på vegne af Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
> Sendt: 26. april 2018 18:12:48
> Til: 'Off Topic'; List
> Emne: [dba-Tech] Display Problem
> 
> Dear List(s):
> 
> 
> 
> My system has become unstable in the last couple of months, I've been living
> with it but it's reached the point where I have to fix this.
> 
> 
> 
> Problem: won't wake up properly from Sleep mode - whether it goes there from
> timeout or I put it there. The displays remain blank and I have to cold
> boot.
> 
> 
> 
> Today I got a blue screen with a helpful error message the top half of which
> is shown here:
> 
> 
> 
> https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/video-tdr-failure-atikmpag-sys-windows-
> 10-solved/
> 
> 
> 
> https://tinyurl.com/y87svevc
> 
> 
> 
> and farther down a reference to atikmpag.sys and stopcode Video TDR Failure.
> 
> 
> 
> Googling atikmpag.sys I get several hits which look good - a known problem
> with recommended fixes. All three in addition to DIY instructions recommend
> downloading their automatic driver updater.  I think this is a good idea but
> am a little wary of auto driver updaters.
> 
> 
> 
> The ones I see are Driver Easy, Reimage Plus from Appuals
> (https://appuals.com/video_tdr_failure-atikmpag-sys-windows-8-110/), and
> Driver Sweeper
> (http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2193007/windows-bsod-atikmpag-sys.ht
> ml)
> 
> 
> 
> Or does someone have a favorite driver updater?  Or should I go with one of
> the DIY methods recommended on these pages (they're all very similar)
> 
> 
> 
> MTIA
> 
> 
> 
> Rocky
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