ATI GPU became unusable :|

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Maciek Send message Joined: 26 Nov 09 Posts: 3 Credit: 45,724,795 RAC: 0	Message 35739 - Posted: 17 Jan 2010, 11:31:45 UTC Hi. I just bought a brand new Sapphire 5870 and i have a problem :/ When i shout down my monitor then boinc says "ati gpu became unusable" and "milkyway trying to use missing ati gpu", so i leave monitor "on" but in few hours i have got the same situation.I can't check that the monitor is still "on" becouse it is in my work - so i just can get on computer by remote desktop. I have latest ati drivers (9.12) and win7 x64 - I think the problem is whit some settings in drivers - but i have no idea which it is :/ Can somebody help me ? ID: 35739 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

STE\/E Send message Joined: 29 Aug 07 Posts: 486 Credit: 576,548,171 RAC: 3,299	Message 35740 - Posted: 17 Jan 2010, 12:11:24 UTC - in response to Message 35739. If your using a Screen Saver turn it off, I think I seen this happen one time to 1 of my Box's and turning off the Screen Saver cured it ... ID: 35740 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

David Glogau* Send message Joined: 12 Aug 09 Posts: 172 Credit: 645,240,165 RAC: 0	Message 35741 - Posted: 17 Jan 2010, 12:57:25 UTC Yep getting rid of the screen saver fixed that problem for me as well. I now turn the monitors off the old fashioned way, I use the power switch on them. ID: 35741 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Maciek Send message Joined: 26 Nov 09 Posts: 3 Credit: 45,724,795 RAC: 0	Message 35742 - Posted: 17 Jan 2010, 13:25:38 UTC ok - i'll check it on monday ID: 35742 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

outlnder Send message Joined: 3 Feb 08 Posts: 1 Credit: 19,057,845 RAC: 0	Message 35749 - Posted: 17 Jan 2010, 16:45:33 UTC Make sure in "Power Options" in the Control Panel, it's not set to shut down monitor after xx minutes. ID: 35749 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Crab Send message Joined: 6 Oct 09 Posts: 25 Credit: 4,849,998 RAC: 0	Message 35773 - Posted: 18 Jan 2010, 4:20:58 UTC - in response to Message 35749. Last modified: 18 Jan 2010, 4:32:28 UTC Make sure in "Power Options" in the Control Panel, it's not set to shut down monitor after xx minutes. for example, in my case this option just works. it switches off the monitor after 10 minutes and MW gpu client does not losing gpu chip, just continue to crunching. and there is no problems when i manually switch off monitor and i do it very frequently. MSI 5870, xp sp3, latest ati drivers 9.12, screen saver set to "blank screen" after 5 minutes, and power setting is to turn off display after 10 minutes. oh, i have same gpu losing problem, then my primary graphics was NVIDIA and ATI was secondary and in control panel there was set no secondary display. in what case boinc can't find ATI gpu. ID: 35773 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Maciek Send message Joined: 26 Nov 09 Posts: 3 Credit: 45,724,795 RAC: 0	Message 35890 - Posted: 21 Jan 2010, 19:34:41 UTC I've got an solution ! I's all becouse remote desktop !!! Everything is ok since log on remote desktop - then boinc stop crunching useing gpu - i have no idea why - but when i don't log on remote desktop everyhting is ok :) ID: 35890 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

The Gas Giant Send message Joined: 24 Dec 07 Posts: 1947 Credit: 240,884,648 RAC: 0	Message 35891 - Posted: 21 Jan 2010, 19:49:02 UTC - in response to Message 35890. I've got an solution ! I's all becouse remote desktop !!! Everything is ok since log on remote desktop - then boinc stop crunching useing gpu - i have no idea why - but when i don't log on remote desktop everyhting is ok :) Yes that is a known problem. People have gotten around it by using VNC instead of remote desktop. ID: 35891 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Tomasz R. Gwiazda Send message Joined: 23 Mar 09 Posts: 13 Credit: 100,032,796 RAC: 0	Message 35892 - Posted: 21 Jan 2010, 21:09:07 UTC try to use LogMeIn for remote connections. Works fine for me Join us at www.boincatpoland.org ID: 35892 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote