this happened almost instantly. i don't know when it happened but it was during my same session on my pc.

here's a vid:
http://www.xfire.com/video/36b5e8/

can anybody help?

sorry to say this but it looks like your graphics card is toast...

but im not positive i would wait for a second opinion.
Edited by d4rfnader on Sep 21, 2010 at 04:42 PM

What are your specs?

Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1GB RAM
Video Card: RADEON X800 Series
Monitor: SyncMaster 151s
Operating System: Windows XP Professional SP3

16GB RAM???
Running XP???

Dude, get Windows 7.

You seem to have really good graphics, check to see if there are correct drivers installed.

i think you saw it wrongly.....



but yeah, go check your drivers.

Lol, dislexia on my part much? XD
Wow, yeah if it's 1GB, then you need a new computer or upgrade your stuff.

not to play Halo, 1 gb of ram on xp is lots to run Halo.

yea i think the minimum is 256mb so i have 4x that. i'll reinstall my drivers to see if that works but i don't know how my drivers could have failed. corruption maybe?

To better help out, could you please:

1. Go to Start>Run
2. Type "dxdiag" and hit ok (without quotes)
3. If windows prompts you about connecting to the internet for system info, just say no
4. Let the progress bar in the bottom left finish
5. Go to the "DirectX Files" tab
6. There is an area for notes at the bottom, if there are any problems found, post them back here. If it reads "No problems found", try this:
7. Go to the "Display" tab and check the same notes area for problems and post them (if any)

i had already uninstalled the video driver so i got this:

The system is using the generic video driver. Please install video driver provided by the hardware manufacturer.
To test DirectDraw functionality, click the "Test DirectDraw" button above.
Direct3D functionality not available. You should verify that the driver is a final version from the hardware manufacturer.

i gotta restart now cause i just reinstalled them.

Check all the same areas after restart and let me know what shows up :)

Also, are you actively testing Halo while making all these changes? The Radeon Xpress 1150 in my laptop was blue screening all the time in Unreal Tournament 2004, then I uninstalled my drivers and ran into some "life" stuff, so I just bypassed trouble and installed the same drivers again. And I haven't had any blue screening in about a year.
Edited by Sp4rkMaps on Sep 23, 2010 at 02:02 PM
Edited by Sp4rkMaps on Sep 23, 2010 at 02:05 PM

ok i got this in dxdiag:


The file ati2dvag.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.

ok i just tested halo and it works thanks.

edit: added something
Edited by darkassassin14 on Sep 23, 2010 at 02:08 PM

So it's working on the same reinstalled drivers? If so, it was either driver corruption or somehow the DXT texture format switch may have been off in the catalyst control center.
Edited by Sp4rkMaps on Sep 24, 2010 at 08:25 AM

i reset the defaults in catalyst when i had the problem and that didn't fix it so it must have been driver corruption. i did get a virus somewhere around the time this started happening so that might have been the cause. i got rid of the virus already so i should be ok.

Aye, some viruses can be nasty enough to affect your display, and some are brutal enough to target it. Anyway, glad you got it worked out.
Edited by Sp4rkMaps on Sep 23, 2010 at 02:40 PM

omg the problem came back. i redid what fixed it before and it didn't work. this is what was in the dxdiag under display: The file ati2dvag.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.

i don't know whats wrong this time.

How long were you playing before it happened?

Install the latest drivers.

no i found the problem. i had ATI tray tools that tweaks graphic settings (third party. not from ATI). i restored back to when i reinstalled the drivers and halo worked again.

Tray tools caused a lot of problems for me when I used it too, I hope you got it all figured out now :)
Edited by Sp4rkMaps on Sep 25, 2010 at 12:08 AM

what did you do to fix it?