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The monitor wake tag covers discussions about monitors failing to wake from sleep, often linked to GPU driver issues. In one thread, a user with an AMD 7970 card experiences a BSOD (atikmdag.sys) and the monitor not waking after sleep. Troubleshooting includes analyzing crash dumps and updating drivers. This tag is relevant for Windows users dealing with display wake problems, especially after hardware upgrades or driver changes.
  1. mscrivo

    Windows 8 Troubleshooting atikmdag.sys BSOD and Monitor Sleep Issues After GPU Upgrade to AMD 7970

    Ever since upgrading my AMD 6950 to an AMD 7970 card, I've been having two very annoying issues: 1) a BSOD with atikmdag.sys randomly, but most often within a few mins of resuming from monitor sleep 2) Monitor just not waking up from sleep at all. This is happening daily, and is driving me...
    • mscrivo
    • Thread
    • amd atikmdag bsod bugcheck analysis crash dump debugging device manager drivers error graphics kernel-mode memory dump monitor wake performance sleep issues system error system service exception troubleshooting upgrade windows 8
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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