Device manager question

[bopdude]

Hi all, in the last couple of days whilst playing Call of Duty my pc has been locking up, most of the time it unfreezes in a few seconds, today it has locked twice forcing a re-boot. Now when I look in the device manager under display adaptors I have 2 entries for the graphics card, they read as

RADEON 9800 PRO
RADEON 9800 PRO - Secondary

Is this right ?? It doesn't look it to me, but what do I know
TIA

[Hom3r]

Silly question, how may do you have in you system?

[bopdude]

Looking deeper into the device manager properties they have the same driver version but differ in memory ranges, now this is where it goes beyond me ..totally
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Originally Posted by david.ewles

Silly question, how may do you have in you system?

Only the one.

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by bopdude

Looking deeper into the device manager properties they have the same driver version but differ in memory ranges, now this is where it goes beyond me ..totally
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Only the one.

It's perfectly normal, don't worry about it.

It's to do with being able to add a second monitor to the card to stretch/clone your display.

[bopdude]

Also I get a difference in the location between primary and secondary

Primary PCI bus 1, device 0, function 0
Secondary PCI bus 1, device 0, function 1
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Originally Posted by Bifta

It's perfectly normal, don't worry about it.

Thanks mate, so 2 entries is ok yep, I see by your edit

Any ideas on the freezing ??

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by bopdude

Also I get a difference in the location between primary and secondary

Primary PCI bus 1, device 0, function 0
Secondary PCI bus 1, device 0, function 1
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Thanks mate, so 2 entries is ok

Yes, perfectly normal.

[nffc]

Freezing... try:
- the fans, check it's not overheating
- the drivers, remove and d/l the latest ATI drivers.

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by nffc

Freezing... try:
- the fans, check it's not overheating
- the drivers, remove and d/l the latest ATI drivers.

I've taken the covers off the pc, been off for a couple of days, still freezes, will check on the drivers, sure I've got the latest but will look now
BRB
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MMM, I follow the links on the ATI site to the XP drivers but it says that the driver is not compatable with my system, anyone find a link ??
Running XP Pro SP2 ATI RADEON Pro 128mb version

TIA

Originally Posted by bopdude

MMM, I follow the links on the ATI site to the XP drivers but it says that the driver is not compatable with my system, anyone find a link ??
Running XP Pro SP2 ATI RADEON Pro 128mb version

TIA

this any use?

https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...asp?deptID=894

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by gary_580

this any use?

https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...asp?deptID=894

Not really, thats the page I was on,followed all the links from Xp down to driver d/l to be told it wasn't compatable

Thanks

sorry i posted wrong link

http://www2.ati.com/drivers/wxp-w2k-...2a-022141c.exe

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by gary_580

sorry i posted wrong link

http://www2.ati.com/drivers/wxp-w2k-...2a-022141c.exe

Thats better, thanks installed it, gonna give CoD a go a post back.

Thanks again mate

[bopdude]

UPDATE:- played a while and it seems ok now, thanks again to all of you

[zoombini]

I have that entry too.
It is because the card can drive 2 monitors, there should be a DVI to analouge adapter with it to run a 2nd std monitor.

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by zoombini

I have that entry too.
It is because the card can drive 2 monitors, there should be a DVI to analouge adapter with it to run a 2nd std monitor.

I got a whole bunch of leads and plugs when I bought it, I'll have to look at them someday