Display Driver stops working

  1. #1
    Leejon75 is offline Newbie

    Display Driver stops working

    Hi all,

    I have been experiencing problems playing World of Warcraft. I can usually play for about an hour or so and then the game freezes. When I go back to my desktop, the whole screen is fuzzy and blue-ish as well as in safe mode.
    The message appears as " ialmrnt5 display driver has stopped working normally ".

    Here are the specs for the PC:

    OS Information:
    Property Value
    OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partition1
    Service Pack 3.0
    OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
    Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


    Processor:
    Property Value
    Current Clock Speed 2930
    Description x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1
    Manufacturer GenuineIntel
    Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.93GHz


    Memory (RAM):
    Property Value
    Bank Label BANK1
    Capacity 1073741824

    Bank Label BANK3
    Capacity 1073741824

    Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~2048 MB
    Memory Reported to Operating System: 2039MB

    Disk Drives:
    Property Value
    Description Disk drive
    Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
    Model Maxtor 6L200M0
    Media Type Fixed hard disk media
    Size 200046551040 (~186 GB)
    Number of Partitions 2

    Description Disk drive
    Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
    Model Generic USB CF Reader USB Device
    Media Type
    Number of Partitions

    Description Disk drive
    Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
    Model Generic USB MS Reader USB Device
    Media Type
    Number of Partitions

    Description Disk drive
    Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
    Model Generic USB SD Reader USB Device
    Media Type
    Number of Partitions

    Description Disk drive
    Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
    Model Generic USB SM Reader USB Device
    Media Type
    Number of Partitions


    Installed Printers:
    Property Value
    Name Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
    Port Name Microsoft Document Imaging Writer Port:
    Default False
    Driver Name Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Driver

    Name HP PSC 1500 series
    Port Name USB001
    Default True
    Driver Name HP PSC 1500 series

    Name Fax
    Port Name SHRFAX:
    Default False
    Driver Name Microsoft Shared Fax Driver


    Motherboard:
    Property Value
    Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
    Model
    Name Base Board
    Part Number
    Product Goldfish3
    Serial Number X312345678
    Version 1.xx


    BIOS:
    Property Value
    Manufacturer American Megatrends Inc.
    Name BIOS Date: 09/30/05 18:13:56 Ver: 08.00.10
    Release Date 20050930000000.000000+000
    Version A M I - 9000530


    Monitor:
    Property Value
    Description HP vs17 flat panel monitor
    Name HP vs17 flat panel monitor
    Screen Height 1024
    Screen Width 1280


    Keyboard:
    Property Value
    Description HP PS2 Keyboard (2K - 3)


    Pointing Device:
    Property Value
    Manufacturer Microsoft
    Name Microsoft PS/2 Mouse


    Sound Card:
    Property Value
    Manufacturer Realtek
    Description Realtek High Definition Audio
    Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0880&SUBSYS_08800000& REV_1008\4&48A8F12&0&0001


    Video Card:
    Property Value
    Adapter Compatibility Intel Corporation
    Adapter RAM 134217728
    Description Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
    Installed Display Drivers ialmrnt5.dll
    Driver Version 6.14.10.4332
    Driver Date 06/08/2005 6:27:04 PM
    Video Mode Description 1280 x 1024 x 4294967296 colors


    DirectX Installation:
    Property Value


    Modem:
    Property Value
    Model PCI Data Fax SoftModem with SmartCP
    Name PCI Data Fax SoftModem with SmartCP


    Network Adapters:
    Property Value
    Description Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC - Packet Scheduler Miniport
    Description Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC - Packet Scheduler Miniport
    Description RAS Async Adapter
    Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
    Description WAN Miniport (L2TP)
    Description WAN Miniport (PPTP)
    Description WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
    Description Direct Parallel
    Description WAN Miniport (IP)
    Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
    Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
    Description 1394 Net Adapter

    External Ports:
    Property Value
    External Reference Designator PS2Mouse
    External Reference Designator Keyboard
    External Reference Designator USB1
    External Reference Designator USB2
    External Reference Designator USB3
    External Reference Designator USB4
    External Reference Designator USB5
    External Reference Designator USB6
    External Reference Designator
    External Reference Designator
    External Reference Designator
    External Reference Designator
    External Reference Designator
    External Reference Designator
    External Reference Designator
    External Reference Designator

    Expansion Slots:
    Property Value
    Slot Designation PCIEX16
    Slot Designation PCI1
    Slot Designation PCI2
    Slot Designation PCI3/PCIEX1

    I'm hoping there's an easy solution!


  2. #2
    TaZMAn is offline Junior Member
    I see this is an older post so just in case you didn't find the solution please try this;

    Update your Intel graphics driver to the newest version.
    If you still have problems try running the game in a windowed mode. To do this, right click on the shortcut icon and choose properties.
    In the spot that shows the game exe location add this;
    -w
    that's a space followed by a dash and the letter w

    Several other factors that can cause graphic card errors are not enough Ram and overheating systems.

    Try turning the game's graphics settings down a few notches and see if the driver still crashes. If it doesn't then you may need more Ram or a more powerful graphics card.
    Using a built in graphics chip to play games is okay as long as you keep the settings turned down.

    Also make sure you have plenty of ventilation through your case.
    Check to make sure no vents are blocked up with dirt or dust bunnies.

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