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Timo1809

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Message 64367 - Posted: 19 Sep 2015, 20:58:31 UTC
Last modified: 19 Sep 2015, 21:01:34 UTC

hi :)

i've got a new graphics card a few weeeks ago and instantly tried boinc with einstein@home. it worked pretty good for a while but now i have a problem: my screens turn black for a few seconds and turn back on than with a speach bubble in the bottom right corner saying that my display drivers crashed and got restored. i dont know why and when my computer does that but here is my quetion: what can i do againt it?

my system:
intel xeon X5260 (2 cores, 4 threads, 3,33 GHz)
gigabyte r9 390 gaming g1 graphics card (not overclocked)
with 2 screens connected
my hard drive ist nearly full (33,7 GB free, free for boinc: 33,68GB)
using windows 7 professional

boinc is allowed to use 50% of my cpu (sometimes 75% but even than the problem is showing) and i've set einstein@home up to use 0.16 GPUs per task (with 0.5 cpus, wich was preset). i've done this because one task did only use the gpu at maxmimum to 50% and not all the time.

Sorry for my bad english, please excuse that.
hope to hear an answer soon. if you have questions please ask
Timo :)
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Message 64372 - Posted: 19 Sep 2015, 21:12:10 UTC - in response to Message 64367.  
Last modified: 19 Sep 2015, 21:26:41 UTC

The only options I think you have is trying different drivers until you find one that's sturdy enough and doesn't crash, or not use the GPU for calculations.

There is a slight possibility it's a power supply unit issue, where the PSU isn't strong enough to power the whole system. Do you know what brand, model and strength PSU you have?
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Message 64373 - Posted: 19 Sep 2015, 21:15:14 UTC - in response to Message 64367.  
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Message 64390 - Posted: 20 Sep 2015, 16:41:36 UTC - in response to Message 64367.  

gigabyte r9 390 gaming g1 graphics card (not overclocked)
i've set einstein@home up to use 0.16 GPUs per task


There is some talk over at E@H that R9 290/390 cards or drivers can't do multiple tasks at a time. See here and here.
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Message 64409 - Posted: 22 Sep 2015, 15:53:09 UTC
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my psu is a 1000w one, it should be able to handle. but the graphicscard needs 2 8 pins and i only had one 8 pin and one 6 pin. so i bought an adapter from 6 to 8 and used it

@juha thanks, but if i see right there isnt a real solve. there is just written that you should turn the Parkes PMPS XT off. what i did now, but im not sure, it will help
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