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Why is my sleep mode directly tied into my video card drivers?

I have windows 7 professional installed. I've been using sleep mode for years to turn my computer 'off' and only reboot or actually power down when absolutely necessary. In fact, I even had the 'Shut ...
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Annoying video playback in chrome

It appears that any video (i.e. Youtube, Vimeo) that is played in Chrome has that annoying artefact - I don't know a correct terminology for it, it looks like in the upper third of the screen I can ...
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Importer screen stays empty

I'm trying to record my old video tapes on my computer, using the Pinnacle Studio 700 PCI Card and Windows 7 Ultimate (SP1, 32 bits). The PCI card is recognized as Pinnacle AV/DV2 and the most recent ...
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EVR/VMR9 video motion artifacts

I have an issue that has been bugging me for months and despite several hours-long web searches I've come up with nothing, partly because I can't even find the right search terms. I'll try to explain ...
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1080p not as smooth as 1080i on Sapphire Edge VS4

I have a Sapphire Edge VS4 connected to Philips 37pfl monitor and running Windows 7 32 bit Ultimate. I also use the Catalyst Control Center program to calibrate the screen. When I choose 1080p ...
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1 answer
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How to sync two monitors and a projector together to display the same game while controlling the recording it from one of the two computer monitors?

I want to display MK9 on a projector and a computer monitor on which the game will be played by two people and record it from a second monitor. All devices will be hooked up to the administrative ...
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Screen goes black after video card installation

Specs: gigabyte ep35-ds3 Motherboard Intel Dual Core 2Duo 2.87GHz Processor AMD Radeon HD 6670 Video Card 2 Gb RAM Couple of days ago my screen suddenly went black when I was working on some AutoCAD ...
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2 votes
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Program freezes when playing video with hardware acceleration

When I watch video online (flash) or locally (any type), the video screen turns green and then freezes after a few seconds. It'll be fine if I disable hardware acceleration. This only happens ...
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Is there a recommended version of nvidia 8600gt drivers for Win 7? [closed]

I've read on some forums that people recommend an specific version of drivers for X gfx card and Y operative system. Does someone knows if an older version of Nvidia 8600GT drivers for Win 7 that ...
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How to diagnose a duplicated fuzzy image on one laptop screen?

I have an older dell laptop that has suddenly gone from displaying the full resolution to showing the screen twice, almost like in widescreen mode, one on top of each other. They are very fuzzy, yet ...
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constantly crash on video card

I have this problem with my graphic-card(video card). Video card constantly crash because driver stopped. This is the massage that i get: Display driver stopped responding and has recovered. Display ...
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1080 HD video display - Windows 7

I am running Windows 7 in my Dell Studio 1555 Laptop. I have ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics card inside. When I try to watch a video, I can see only some disturbed texture (dark pink grains ...
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How do I determine the amount of memory I should have on my next video card?

I have a dual monitor setup with both monitors in the 1600x1200 range and am running Windows 7. I don't do PC gaming, but do non-professional video editing (and viewing single-monitor full-screen ...
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Video not displaying during boot-up or in Windows 7 after new card purchase (Sapphire Raedon HD 6850)

I'm a network admin, so by no means do I claim to be a hardware genius ...but I'm not a beginner either. I'm working on a friend's PC for him installing a new video card. He has an ASUS P5N-E SLI ...
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What happens when computer output res is too high?

lets say I have a computer running Win 7 and the res is 1920x1080. Now i shut down the computer then replace the monitor with one whose max res is 1024x768. What would happen? would the computer ...
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