NVIDIA Graphics Drivers + Vista = BSOD?

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davior1414 said:
Hi All,

Having read alot of threads on this forum it has come to my attention that
many of those people reporting blue screen of death (BSOD) crashes on Vista
have an Nvidia graphics card (most likely with Nvidia Drivers installed)...

I am experiencing this problem on my laptop whenever I attempt to run a
program that uses any (even slightly) graphics intensive task (such as
Microsoft Hold'em game, Media Center, playing a Media Player, trying to run
Windows System Assesment Tool etc..).

So I am putting it out there; Are people experiencing these problems while
running a graphics card other than Nvidia??
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I am not getting the BSOD, however, I let my laptop sleep without logging
off, and now my visual settings are stretched and I cannot return them to
normal... I'm using a GeForce Go 7600 and Vista Home Premium... help?
 
coko189 said:
I am not getting the BSOD, however, I let my laptop sleep without logging
off, and now my visual settings are stretched and I cannot return them to
normal... I'm using a GeForce Go 7600 and Vista Home Premium... help?
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What version of the nVidia drivers are you running? If they are the latest,
did it do it prior to the update? If it wasn't, roll back to the previous
drivers. Current GeForce drivers are 169.25.
 
My new computer, listed below, came with the NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS and I find
my system taking very long to load any kind of graphics. The driver is dated
12/11/07 version 7.15.11.6925.
I expected my system with 3GB of mem to behave better than I receive.
My installation of Vista SP1 for my Home Premium edition did not change the
speed. Other than the graphic issue, other applications or minimal graphic
sites are fast.
I contacted HP Support and NVIDIA to find out if the 8400GS was the cause
and if a better card would improve the speed. None of them seem to agree, but
I do not get a "solution".
 
Hi Davior1414,

Indeed, I'm having a nightmare with an HP computer with an nVidia video
adapter and Windows Vista Business. It dies with a blue screen with an error
code of 0xC5, which means that a device driver corrupted the system's memory
pool.

I have no evidence what so ever that the guilty one is the nVidia
driver. I have no evidence that would clear it from all guilt, though.

Only time will tell...

Tarh Ik
 
My new computer, listed below, came with the NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS and I find
my system taking very long to load any kind of graphics. The driver is dated
12/11/07 version 7.15.11.6925.
I expected my system with 3GB of mem to behave better than I receive.
My installation of Vista SP1 for my Home Premium edition did not change the
speed. Other than the graphic issue, other applications or minimal graphic
sites are fast.
I contacted HP Support and NVIDIA to find out if the 8400GS was the cause
and if a better card would improve the speed. None of them seem to agree, but
I do not get a "solution".
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While my machine was not a stock item from a large OEM like HP, I do
have an nVidia-based card (an eVGA 8800GTS [PCI-e] w/320MB on-board
VRAM).

I've never had a problem with this card, under either XP OR Vista.
My system:

Intel DG33TL motherboard, w/INTEL Core2 Duo @2.66GHZ (E6750)
4GB Dual-Channel RAM @667MHz. 1336MHz FSB.
Windows Vista Ultimate w/SP1 (RTM from Microsoft)
SATA-II @500GB, 1xSATA-CD/DVD-DL writer

What is your Windows Experience Index?
Mine is at 5.5


Donald L McDaniel
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