anyone encountered this and fixed it?

it seemed to show up shortly after i switched to using dual monitors

i don't want to have to send this damn thing back to Dell

[Edited on January 1, 2009 at 10:20 PM. Reason : Vista, Radeon HD 3650, etc.]

1/1/2009 10:12:14 PM

http://www.vistax64.com/vista-hardware-devices/3707-atikmdag-sys.html

1/1/2009 11:09:33 PM

Laptop or Desktop? Dell or ATI Driver? Driver Version? Complete System Specs? Need more info.

1/2/2009 12:19:05 AM

desktop

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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/2/2009, 11:40:28
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Inspiron 530
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 3326MB RAM
Page File: 1593MB used, 5295MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x9598)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Display Memory: 1659 MB
Dedicated Memory: 252 MB
Shared Memory: 1407 MB
Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Acer LCD Monitor X223W
Driver Name: atidxx32.dll,atidxx64,atiumdag.dll,atiumdva.cap,atiumd64,atiumd6a,atitmm64
Driver Version: 7.15.0010.0163 (English)
DDI Version: 10.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/1/2008 15:35:27, 2340352 bytes

Card name: ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x9598)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Display Memory: 1659 MB
Dedicated Memory: 252 MB
Shared Memory: 1407 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: atidxx32.dll,atidxx64,atiumdag.dll,atiumdva.cap,atiumd64,atiumd6a,atitmm64
Driver Version: 7.15.0010.0163 (English)
DDI Version: 10.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/1/2008 15:35:27, 2340352 bytes

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System Devices
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Name: Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express Chipset PCI Express Root Port - 29C1
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), 1/20/2008 21:23:01, 151096 bytes

Name: ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\atikmdag.sys, 7.01.0001.0849 (English), 12/1/2008 17:14:33, 4179968 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ativcaxx.cpa, 10/1/2006 16:10:35, 328162 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ativcaxx.vp, 10/1/2006 16:10:35, 929 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ativvpxx.vp, 5/21/2008 01:11:16, 52400 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ativpkxx.vp, 5/21/2008 01:11:14, 2096 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ativokxx.vp, 5/21/2008 01:11:14, 2096 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ativdkxx.vp, 5/21/2008 01:11:14, 2096 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ati2erec.dll, 1.00.0000.0016 (English), 12/1/2008 14:42:58, 53248 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\atiumdag.dll, 7.14.0010.0630 (English), 12/1/2008 15:29:32, 4033536 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\atiumdva.dll, 7.14.0010.0208 (English), 12/1/2008 15:09:16, 4754432 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\atitmmxx.dll, 6.14.0011.0019 (English), 12/1/2008 15:46:10, 159744 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\atiicdxx.dat, 10/30/2008 09:45:42, 180720 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\atiumdva.dat, 5/21/2008 01:11:10, 3107788 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\amdpcom32.dll, 7.14.0010.0018 (English), 12/1/2008 14:56:36, 50688 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\atiadlxx.dll, 6.14.0010.1021 (English), 12/1/2008 14:56:14, 98304 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\atiumdva.cap, 12/1/2008 15:08:39, 69112 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\Ati2evxx.exe, 6.14.0010.4213 (English), 12/1/2008 15:44:10, 720896 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\Ati2evxx.dll, 6.14.0010.4177 (English), 12/1/2008 15:45:24, 274432 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\atipdlxx.dll, 6.14.0010.2543 (English), 12/1/2008 15:45:58, 331776 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\Oemdspif.dll, 6.15.0005.0001 (English), 12/1/2008 15:45:47, 262144 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ati2edxx.dll, 6.14.0010.2513 (English), 12/1/2008 15:45:36, 43520 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ATIDEMGX.dll, 2.00.3257.28424 (English), 12/1/2008 15:47:29, 425984 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\atioglxx.dll, 6.14.0010.8304 (English), 12/1/2008 15:17:27, 10981376 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\amdcaldd.dll, 6.14.0010.0145 (English), 12/1/2008 14:53:54, 3256320 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\amdcalrt.dll, 6.14.0010.0145 (English), 12/1/2008 14:56:43, 57344 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\amdcalcl.dll, 6.14.0010.0145 (English), 12/1/2008 14:56:31, 53248 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\atidxx32.dll, 7.15.0010.0163 (English), 12/1/2008 15:35:27, 2340352 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\atiogl.xml, 10/17/2008 09:19:10, 15079 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ATIODCLI.exe, 1.00.0000.0001 (English), 10/21/2008 12:40:00, 45056 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ATIODE.exe, 1.00.0000.0001 (English), 10/21/2008 12:40:00, 81920 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ATIODCLI.exe.manifest, 9/29/2008 16:22:29, 529 bytes
Driver: C:\Windows\system32\ATIODE.exe.manifest, 10/3/2008 16:48:01, 527 bytes

1/2/2009 11:48:18 AM

Update drivers to the latest version? This sounds like the dreaded nvdklm.sys error that is thrown on Nvidia systems. My system threw it for a week or two, but I used driver cleaner and installed new drivers. Run driver cleaner and install new drivers. If that doesn't work, I would just send it back to dell.

1/3/2009 12:16:21 PM

i just ordered a flash drive so i have something to back up everything to before i start putzing with it

didn't know about Drive Cleaner though, thanks

1/3/2009 2:31:00 PM

strange - can't say for certain, but it seems to be tied to codec installs?

i don't know if i should be angry at ati or microsoft about this

i'm going to give 7 a shot and if it has the same issues i'm going to go to XP

1/18/2009 7:49:32 PM