Display Driver stops working
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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!
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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.