My system is a Windows 8.1 x64 Pro with Boot Camp 5.1 running on a 2011 17 Macbook Pro. I'm experiencing Windows crashes and distorted screen images with artifacts almost every time I start programs that require heavy video-processing (e.g.: games). The problem also happens, even if rarely, at random without doing anything particular.
Any fix or help ?
Any fix ?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.6), windows 7
Only on the Windows side or on OS X as well?
Just windows side
I'd guess you need an updated video card driver. If you look at Device Manager, what does it say your video card is, and does it show installed correctly?
Thanks for the reply.
If I use latest drivers then the frequency of card crash or failure increase. So I have to use old drivers which came with Macbook for bootcamp.
Also when card fail completely I have to boot macbook from Mac OSX DVD which help me to solve card failure issue then I have to restart in bootcamp from DVD disk utility or from OSX
If you're sure it doesn't happen on the OS X side, then it's some kind of software driver issue. If it happened on both Windows and OS X, I'd suspect the video card. Is this a discreet video card or built in Intel? This may give you an idea what's going on.
Its a AMD Radeon 6750M on Intel Core i7 with 8 GB RAM.
I have not faced any video card failure in OS X Side. Just facing on windows side. On windows 7 I was not facing but after upgrading to windows 8 and now on 8.1 facing this problem.
I don't think there's a good answer for you. You said an updated driver makes it worse, and there's no way to use the Intel driver within Windows. It seems like your options are:
1. Wait for an updated driver. (Likely won't happen for older hardware.)
2. Go back to Windows 7.
3. Run Windows in a virtual machine.
I just updated drivers. Lets See If I face any problem.
Do you know how to check log of video card failure ?
Not in Windows 8. I hate Windows. I only use it when I have to.
Well I got same problem today in OS X and when I restarted I got following screen and after few minsutes Laptop was switched OFF Automatically. I powered ON again ang got same screen but this time I quickly press CMD + C and screen goes normal this time.
That's why I asked if it happened on the OS X side as well. That makes it pretty certain it's a hardware problem. A Genius Bar eval is free, you might want to take it in.
faryaz - did you ever figure out what your issue was? Was it a hardware issue? Did you have it repaired?
Macbook Pro 17 (2011) Video Card crash
