Vista 64 bit Game Graphics issue (pic included)

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Malmagor

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Hello everyone!

So, today i bought my first laptop with windows vista on it. The configuration is as follows:

Toshiba Satellite P505D-S8935

AMD Turion™ X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-74, 4GB DDR2 800MHz, 18.4" widescreen HD+ with TruBrite® Technology 1680x945 (HD+) ATI® Radeon™ HD 3200 256MB-1662MB,HDD 400GB, DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash, Webcam and microphone, Realtek® 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, 3-USB (2.0), 1-eSATA/USB (2.0) , Windows Vista® Home Premium (SP1, 64-bit)

As I am a fan of videogames, i tried installing a few after i have updated my video drivers only to be disapointed... I have instaled Prototype, Sins of a Solar Empire and Torchling. They all had the same problem - parts of the screen were filled with tilting squares and lines just as shown in the picture below.

I tried to start S.o.a.S.E with compatability mode, but then i didnt even get to the intro page (the game froze). I managed to start Torchlight with compatability mode (Windows XP SP 2) but the problem was still there.

Any suggestions on how to fix this? Thank you all!

Peace! :D



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Wow - Thats strange. Definetly some odd artifacting..

Try doing a power cycle - Take out the battery/AC Adaptor, press and hold power button for a full minute and 30 seconds. Power it back up and open a game. If this doesn't resolve the problem,


I recommend trying to reinstall Vista -

Generally the way to start an FFR on a Toshiba is to turn it on while holding down the 0 key..

If that won't do it,
Theres a physical issue with the GPU it seems :(



Good luck..
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
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    AMD PHENOM X4 9600 BE 2.3GHZ @ 2.46GHZ
    Motherboard
    TA790GX 128M AM2+
    Memory
    8GB OCZ PC6400 800MHZ DDR2 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GTS 250 1GB VRAM
    Sound Card
    SB5120 24-BIT 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC 2330V 23" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    250GB SEAGATE HDD
    PSU
    650W
    Case
    GENERIC
    Cooling
    3 120MM FANS
    Keyboard
    MS WIRELESS DESKTOP 3000
    Mouse
    MS WIRELESS DESKTOP 3000
    Internet Speed
    6MB/s
    Other Info
    Main Machine. Just upgraded my RAM to 8GB. Next task will be to get a new processor for this machine ( 9650 was for my secondary machine )
I just tried the thing you mentioned but the problem is still there. I did not reinstall Vista yet as in that case, I need to take the laptop to the sales shop as it's under warranty.

I noticed one thing, the tilting boxes are appearing only over 3D objects, like this planet or the Space Marine on the main menu of WH40k: Soulstorm, or basically all over the screen on Dawn of war 2 (those are the games I installed in addition to the previously mentioned). However when i tried to play Heroes of Might and Magic 3, it worked just fine. Thus the problem is only when projecting 3D images.....
 

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Yeah sounds to me like hardware acceleration is not properly applied.


- Good luck.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self-Built
    CPU
    AMD PHENOM X4 9600 BE 2.3GHZ @ 2.46GHZ
    Motherboard
    TA790GX 128M AM2+
    Memory
    8GB OCZ PC6400 800MHZ DDR2 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GTS 250 1GB VRAM
    Sound Card
    SB5120 24-BIT 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC 2330V 23" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    250GB SEAGATE HDD
    PSU
    650W
    Case
    GENERIC
    Cooling
    3 120MM FANS
    Keyboard
    MS WIRELESS DESKTOP 3000
    Mouse
    MS WIRELESS DESKTOP 3000
    Internet Speed
    6MB/s
    Other Info
    Main Machine. Just upgraded my RAM to 8GB. Next task will be to get a new processor for this machine ( 9650 was for my secondary machine )
Hmm I've read that by adjusting hardware acceleration I might solve the problem. However I can't do it. When i go to Advanced Settings > Troubleshooting, it says that my current driver does not allow changes to be made to hardware acceleration. Looking on interent i found that only catalyst drivers v 9.8 allow changes to be made. I downloaded them, rolled back drivers to older version, installed 9.8 but i still can't access h.acceleration.

Can any1 help me solve this?
 

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Thats unusual.. I'd definetly take the computer for RMA. There's an issue there, and it's System Wide.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self-Built
    CPU
    AMD PHENOM X4 9600 BE 2.3GHZ @ 2.46GHZ
    Motherboard
    TA790GX 128M AM2+
    Memory
    8GB OCZ PC6400 800MHZ DDR2 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GTS 250 1GB VRAM
    Sound Card
    SB5120 24-BIT 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC 2330V 23" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    250GB SEAGATE HDD
    PSU
    650W
    Case
    GENERIC
    Cooling
    3 120MM FANS
    Keyboard
    MS WIRELESS DESKTOP 3000
    Mouse
    MS WIRELESS DESKTOP 3000
    Internet Speed
    6MB/s
    Other Info
    Main Machine. Just upgraded my RAM to 8GB. Next task will be to get a new processor for this machine ( 9650 was for my secondary machine )
Ok just a update, I have solved the problem. I took the laptopt to the service center and the problem was a faulty RAM memory. Since the graphic card uses the ram memory for operations, it had this 3d imaging problem.
 

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