Ati Vpu Recovery Error

My gfx card which is ATI Radeon X800 (256mb) started giving this Vpu Recovery Error Popup window, prolly because some problem with card? I am using Windows Xp Service Pack 1. With 1.5 Gb of Ram.

Well, my card was just working fine somedays ago, no error nothing, but now whenever i play any game, it gives me this error right after 15 minutes. I am using this card from past 7 months and this is the first time that suddenly this error started comming. I am unable to play any game. I never had this issue before.

I went through some other threads about this VPU RECOVERY, so to inform, i am not using any cooling device, because i never required one, my gfx was working well from past 7 months. 2nd, i've tried disabling VPU RECOVER option, wont help.

Now i need to know what the fk should i do? Replace the card or what? Should i try reinstalling windows, can it be a windows problem? Or can it be due to some dust over my card? Because i havent cleaned it from quite sometime, like 3-4 months.

Please advice.

 

that is a common cause for errors and reboots. the vpu is too hot.

 

Cant be, card was running fine from past 5 months.

 

have you recently updated your drivers? or, if not, maybe you need to.