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AMD Radeon Crimson Edition Graphics Driver 16.12.1 Turned My Screen Black Mid-Game. Is This A TDR? lol

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by Bram BauerJump to the reply

that pattern (black screen, then "display driver stopped responding and has recovered") is Windows TDR: the GPU didnt answer within the timeout so Windows reset the driver. open Event Viewer > Windows Logs > System and look for Event ID 4101 from Display or nvlddmkm/amdkmdag/igfx. the timestamps tell you if it lines up with your symptom.

  1. Wren Vance
    @wrenv458

    ugh. three black screens tonight, all while running a 3D benchmark. the third time it didnt recover and i had to hold the power button.

    USB Audio Device Properties

    USB Audio Device Properties
Device status:
This device cannot start. (Code 10)

{Operation Failed}
The requested operation was unsuccessful.

    the gaming laptop is about two years old. I updated to Radeon Crimson Edition Graphics Driver 16.12.1 cuz a game asked me to, and honestly I regret it... ive read about TDR, DDU, rollback, registry tweaks, and now Im overwhelmed. can someone give me a sane order to try things in so Im not changing five things at once? im about to throw this thing out the window lol

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  2. Elif Vance
    @solid_lab

    ok but is any overclock, undervolt or "OC mode" enabled in teh GPU software or BIOS? ?

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  3. Wren Vance
    @wrenv458
    in reply to @solid_lab

    ahh right event Viewer is full of 4101 warnings, and every one matches a black screen while running a 3D benchmark. sorry for the wall of text lol

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  4. Sami Tanaka
    @sami.tanaka
    in reply to @wrenv458

    been there man some ppl raise TdrDelay in the registry to hide this... i wouldnt start there: it just gives the GPU longer to hang and doesnt fix anything :) Use it as a diagnostic at most, and remove it afterwards. good luck man!

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  5. Bram Bauer
    @heap_works
    Accepted solution

    that pattern (black screen, then "display driver stopped responding and has recovered") is Windows TDR: the GPU didnt answer within the timeout so Windows reset the driver. open Event Viewer > Windows Logs > System and look for Event ID 4101 from Display or nvlddmkm/amdkmdag/igfx. the timestamps tell you if it lines up with your symptom.

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  6. Wren Vance
    @wrenv458
    in reply to @heap_works

    @heap_works omg finally turned off teh factory OC profile and stayed on Radeon Crimson Edition Graphics Driver 16.12.1. Stable now. The new driver must have been a little less forgiving of that profile.

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