This is for systems that have dual video cards (usually laptops) with switchable graphics (see How to configure Autodesk software to use high performance graphics).

Set AutoCAD to use the main video card.

Install DirectX to make sure it is up-to-date (see DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer).

Make sure the system meets the minimum system requirements for AutoCAD (see System requirements for AutoCAD).

Update to the latest graphic card driver (see How to update to the latest certified video driver).

If using AutoCAD 2014, install the Autodesk AutoCAD Crash Dialog on Close Hotfix.

Install the latest available updates for the operating system.

Install the latest updates for AutoCAD (see Install Updates, Add-ons, and Enhancements).

Try the following solutions one at a time in the order listed, testing the drawing after each one:

Plotter settings for a plotter that does not exist.

If the page file is also full, then the application will crash. The RAM gets full by the process, so the computer switches to the page file on the hard disk.

Too little available RAM and/or page file space.

The layout is using a corrupt Plot Style.

The drawing file contains unreconciled layers.

Missing operating system or software updates.

The file is being saved to an unsupported storage device such as a NAS or SAN (see Autodesk support for Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) devices).

The file is being saved to a third-party cloud service, or the sync folder for the cloud service (see Autodesk Support for Non-Microsoft Networks).

A specific version of the HP DesignJet 500 printer driver is installed which conflicts with AutoCAD.

Corrupted printer drivers or plot tables.

Causes: The following are possible causes of this issue:

Task manager keeps crashing