My system:
CPU: Intel 2600K @ stock speeds
Video Card: ATI XFX HD 6950 @ stock speeds
Ram: 8GB (2x4GB) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series (PC3 10666) DDR3
Motherboard: Asus P8P67 Pro Rev 3.1
Hard Drive: 2x256GB Crucial M4 (Raid 0)
PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W Power Supply
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Problem: Upon watching flash-based video (Amazon Prime service, Youtube, etc.) if I go to another page that also has flash (usually in the form of a banner ad) the operating system will freeze for a few seconds and the flash-video playing will green screen (the video playing turns all green) while the audio plays uninterrupted. While this is going on, in the bottom right of the desktop it will pop up saying that the Display Driver Stopped Responding and has recovered. I can then choose to close out the file playing to no ill effect until I go to another page with another flash video / flash banner. When this happens, without fault, the computer will BSOD listing ATIKMDAG.sys as the culprit, forcing a restart to fix the problem. This problem occurs while using the ATI HD 6950.
A very similar problem occurs if I'm using the ATI HD 6750 except instead of green screening the video, it will crash whatever browser I am in (firefox, chrome, IE, etc.). Upon closing the browser I am free to open up another flash video without fault (no BSOD) most of the time. Rarely, however, I will run into a BSOD after this problem has occurred again leading it to say that ATIKMDAG.sys is the culprit.
I have tried diagnosing the problem but have not ran into a solution. Right clicking the flash file and disabling hardware acceleration will work most of the time, allowing me to watch videos without fault, but occasionally a BSOD with ATIKMDAG.sys listed as the culprit will still occur. Given my extensive testing, I really do not think it is a hardware issue but instead a software one - and given that I can watch videos fine all day long using WMP or VLC and that the problem occurs only when watching FLASH video or a flash ad is on the screen, it seems to be related to adobe flash.
Just from my testing:
What I'm confident it's not:
Video Card: Problem has occurred with multiple ATI video cards (6950 and 6750)
Operating System: Problem has occurred through multiple formats
Hard Drive: Problem has occurred through multiple hard drives (OCZ Agility II, dual Force 3 GT's and dual Crucial M4's).
Ram: Problem has occurred through multiple sets of ram (OCZ, G.Skill, PNY)
What it could be but unlikely:
Power Supply: Tests fine with a power supply tester and other than the specific problem listed I get no random restarts or blue screens.
Possible problems:
CPU: I ran Prime95 for 24 hours and received no errors, but could be an issue I suppose.
Motherboard: I received this board in a RMA/replacement because of the Intel SATA issue.
So, again, given the extensive testing I've done hardware does not seem to be at fault and the problem indeed seems to be software. However, after doing multiple formats the problem still has not went away. Does anyone have any clues of how to fix this problem? I'm at my wits end here.
CPU: Intel 2600K @ stock speeds
Video Card: ATI XFX HD 6950 @ stock speeds
Ram: 8GB (2x4GB) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series (PC3 10666) DDR3
Motherboard: Asus P8P67 Pro Rev 3.1
Hard Drive: 2x256GB Crucial M4 (Raid 0)
PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W Power Supply
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Problem: Upon watching flash-based video (Amazon Prime service, Youtube, etc.) if I go to another page that also has flash (usually in the form of a banner ad) the operating system will freeze for a few seconds and the flash-video playing will green screen (the video playing turns all green) while the audio plays uninterrupted. While this is going on, in the bottom right of the desktop it will pop up saying that the Display Driver Stopped Responding and has recovered. I can then choose to close out the file playing to no ill effect until I go to another page with another flash video / flash banner. When this happens, without fault, the computer will BSOD listing ATIKMDAG.sys as the culprit, forcing a restart to fix the problem. This problem occurs while using the ATI HD 6950.
A very similar problem occurs if I'm using the ATI HD 6750 except instead of green screening the video, it will crash whatever browser I am in (firefox, chrome, IE, etc.). Upon closing the browser I am free to open up another flash video without fault (no BSOD) most of the time. Rarely, however, I will run into a BSOD after this problem has occurred again leading it to say that ATIKMDAG.sys is the culprit.
I have tried diagnosing the problem but have not ran into a solution. Right clicking the flash file and disabling hardware acceleration will work most of the time, allowing me to watch videos without fault, but occasionally a BSOD with ATIKMDAG.sys listed as the culprit will still occur. Given my extensive testing, I really do not think it is a hardware issue but instead a software one - and given that I can watch videos fine all day long using WMP or VLC and that the problem occurs only when watching FLASH video or a flash ad is on the screen, it seems to be related to adobe flash.
Just from my testing:
What I'm confident it's not:
Video Card: Problem has occurred with multiple ATI video cards (6950 and 6750)
Operating System: Problem has occurred through multiple formats
Hard Drive: Problem has occurred through multiple hard drives (OCZ Agility II, dual Force 3 GT's and dual Crucial M4's).
Ram: Problem has occurred through multiple sets of ram (OCZ, G.Skill, PNY)
What it could be but unlikely:
Power Supply: Tests fine with a power supply tester and other than the specific problem listed I get no random restarts or blue screens.
Possible problems:
CPU: I ran Prime95 for 24 hours and received no errors, but could be an issue I suppose.
Motherboard: I received this board in a RMA/replacement because of the Intel SATA issue.
So, again, given the extensive testing I've done hardware does not seem to be at fault and the problem indeed seems to be software. However, after doing multiple formats the problem still has not went away. Does anyone have any clues of how to fix this problem? I'm at my wits end here.