dwelfusius

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Okay, small situation sketch.
Ist I had a win 7 x64 which ran smooth for over a year (had x32 before that, and some linux variants)..Then I decided to upgrade my pc to win 8 (i had heard from fellow it'ers that the upgrade was much better than previous versions so i thought why not give it a go)..It was a disaster, my pc kept freezing on me sometimes even before i had one program open.If it went in sleep -> oh yeah freeze OR actually going to sleep but not being able to wake up.After some weeks in that hell, i did a clean install..Better,it seemed, but not much and not for long.After more cold rebooting my pc in a month than in the 2 or 3 years I've had it I decided to put win7 x64 back on..You can imagine my horror when I noticed that (although being WAAAY less severe) even my win7 started freezing on me.I even had my boot menu (3 times orso) and my post (1 or 2 times) freeze on me, so I'm suspecting maybe some HW issues.Often I had corrupted ntfs system after one of these agressive shutdowns,which were solved by autorepair next boot.

I ran chkdsk,hdd diag,memtest86..All came back clean.In windows i used advanced driver updater (because i was sick of doing it all manually) so ALL the drivers were up to date, even sata controllers,chipset,...

Also, I don't know if it matters but when freezing my pointer dissappears very often (90% of the time).

I attached the win8dump files and evt logs in the win7 file, the more info the better no? (Yes writing this from a win7 os cause it freezes less)

Any help would be tremendously appreciated.
Katrien

(ps:sorry for any faults, english is not my first language)


edit: just had a crash (not a freeze) included dump in file
 


Attachments

Solution
Clean the card and make sure that the cooling fan is working.
Run video stress tests ( Link Removed )
Try other cards (to rule out the slot being bad) - run stress tests on them also.

Good luck!
The one thing I've found with windows 8, is that there's not a lot of driver support for some older hardware. And vendors are not creating drivers for them either. So, in order to use windows 8, you are being forced to upgrade ones hardware with drivers created for windows 8.
 


Since basically the only CRASH i had was due to my nvidia driver/card i decided to go out on a limb and use the old 8600gt from my bf instead of my gts250, and i have not had any crash since..but obviously it's too soon to judge, so I'm going to try it for a few days.Is this behavior something that can be caused by a bad video card (really card, not driver since driver has worked on win7 x64 a long time)?

I will keep you posted.

Oh yes PSU is a zalmann zm850-hp
Output
+3.3V@25A, +5V@30A, +12V1@18A, +12V2@18A, +12V3@28A, +12V4@28A, +12V5@18A, +12V6@18A, [email protected], [email protected]

(is this what you mean)
 


I'll first address the situation with the Win7 installation.
Then I'll evaluate the Win8 reports separately.

Only 106 updates since Win7 SP1 - most systems have 130 to 140. Please visit Windows Update and get ALL available updates

BIOS dates from 2009 - please check to see if there are updates available. Be very, very careful with BIOS updates as one mistake can damage your motherboard.

FWIW - I've seen a lot of issues with the Asus P5 series of boards. I usually recommend this:
- DO NOT use the AUTO setting for memory. Go to the RAM manufacturer's website and get the recommended settings for the RAM. Then set those settings manually in the BIOS
- one person with a 2009 BIOS has experienced success by updating the BIOS. This is dangerous and one simple mistake can easily damage your motherboard so it won't work. Be VERY, VERY CAREFUL!!!
- one person reports bad caps ( Link Removed ) in this post: [SOLVED] Bad overclock and now can't load windows 7 - Tech Support Forum

As of late June 2012 - I haven't seen many issues with these boards over the last several months.

Both memory dumps point out your video drivers. Please follow the troubleshooting steps here: Video TDR Timeout - 0x116 + 0x117

Please update these older drivers. Links are included to assist in looking up the source of the drivers. If unable to find an update, please remove (un-install) the program responsible for that driver. DO NOT manually delete/rename the driver as it may make the system unbootable! :

LHidFilt.Sys Fri Feb 29 05:08:27 2008 (47C7D99B)
Logitech SetPoint HID Filter Driver
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LMouFilt.Sys Fri Feb 29 05:08:31 2008 (47C7D99F)
Logitech SetPoint HID Filter Driver
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LUsbFilt.Sys Fri Feb 29 05:08:34 2008 (47C7D9A2)
Logitech SetPoint USB Filter
Link Removed

L1E62x64.sys Thu Jun 11 02:45:22 2009 (4A30A802)
Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 PCI-E Ethernet Controller (NDIS6.20)
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Analysis:
The following is for informational purposes only.
Code:
[font=lucida console]**************************Fri Dec 28 17:59:41.999 2012 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\John\_jcgriff2_\dbug\__Kernel__\122912-25178-01.dmp]
Windows 7 Kernel Version 7601 (Service Pack 1) MP (4 procs) Free x64
Built by: [B]7601[/B].17944.amd64fre.win7sp1_gdr.120830-0333
System Uptime:[B]0 days 0:32:39.700[/B]
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for nvlddmkm.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for nvlddmkm.sys
Probably caused by :[B]nvlddmkm.sys ( nvlddmkm+993b10 )[/B]
BugCheck [B]116, {fffffa8006ed7010, fffff880053f8b10, ffffffffc000009a, 4}[/B]
BugCheck Info: [B]Link Removed[/B]
Arguments: 
Arg1: fffffa8006ed7010, Optional pointer to internal TDR recovery context (TDR_RECOVERY_CONTEXT).
Arg2: fffff880053f8b10, The pointer into responsible device driver module (e.g. owner tag).
Arg3: ffffffffc000009a, Optional error code (NTSTATUS) of the last failed operation.
Arg4: 0000000000000004, Optional internal context dependent data.
BUGCHECK_STR:  0x116
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  GRAPHICS_DRIVER_TDR_FAULT
PROCESS_NAME: [B]System[/B]
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: [B]X64_0x116_IMAGE_nvlddmkm.sys[/B]
CPUID:        "Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU    Q9550  @ 2.83GHz"
MaxSpeed:     2830
CurrentSpeed: [B]2833[/B]
  BIOS Version                  2103   
  BIOS Release Date             04/27/2009
  Manufacturer                  System manufacturer
  Product Name                  P5QC
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
**************************Sun Dec 23 18:53:00.233 2012 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\John\_jcgriff2_\dbug\__Kernel__\122412-24008-01.dmp]
Windows 7 Kernel Version 7601 (Service Pack 1) MP (4 procs) Free x64
Built by: [B]7601[/B].17944.amd64fre.win7sp1_gdr.120830-0333
System Uptime:[B]0 days 5:48:23.560[/B]
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for nvlddmkm.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for nvlddmkm.sys
Probably caused by :[B]pci.sys[/B]
BugCheck [B]9F, {3, fffffa800737b060, fffff80000ba2748, fffffa801144fe10}[/B]
BugCheck Info: [B]Link Removed[/B]
Arguments: 
Arg1: 0000000000000003, A device object has been blocking an Irp for too long a time
Arg2: fffffa800737b060, Physical Device Object of the stack
Arg3: fffff80000ba2748, nt!TRIAGE_9F_POWER on Win7, otherwise the Functional Device Object of the stack
Arg4: fffffa801144fe10, The blocked IRP
BUGCHECK_STR:  0x9F
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  WIN7_DRIVER_FAULT
PROCESS_NAME: [B]System[/B]
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: [B]X64_0x9F_3_nvlddmkm_IMAGE_pci.sys[/B]
CPUID:        "Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU    Q9550  @ 2.83GHz"
MaxSpeed:     2830
CurrentSpeed: [B]2833[/B]
  BIOS Version                  2103   
  BIOS Release Date             04/27/2009
  Manufacturer                  System manufacturer
  Product Name                  P5QC
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
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3rd Party Drivers:
The following is for information purposes only.
Any drivers in red should be updated or removed from your system. And should have been discussed in the body of my post.
Code:
[font=lucida console]**************************Fri Dec 28 17:59:41.999 2012 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
[B]LHidFilt.Sys                Fri Feb 29 05:08:27 2008 (47C7D99B)[/B]
[B]LMouFilt.Sys                Fri Feb 29 05:08:31 2008 (47C7D99F)[/B]
[B]LUsbFilt.Sys                Fri Feb 29 05:08:34 2008 (47C7D9A2)[/B]
intelppm.sys                Mon Jul 13 19:19:25 2009 (4A5BC0FD)
ASACPI.sys                  Wed Jul 15 23:31:29 2009 (4A5E9F11)
P17.sys                     Mon Aug  3 07:11:59 2009 (4A76C5FF)
amdxata.sys                 Fri Mar 19 12:18:18 2010 (4BA3A3CA)
L1E60x64.sys                Sun Mar 28 22:06:46 2010 (4BB00B36)
mv61xxmm.sys                Wed May 23 23:54:00 2012 (4FBDB0D8)
mv61xx.sys                  Wed May 23 23:54:09 2012 (4FBDB0E1)
MpFilter.sys                Thu Aug 23 19:03:14 2012 (5036B6B2)
nvlddmkm.sys                Fri Nov 30 22:24:02 2012 (50B97852)
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
**************************Sun Dec 23 18:53:00.233 2012 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
ASACPI.sys                  Sun Mar 27 22:30:36 2005 (42476C4C)
[B]L1E62x64.sys                Thu Jun 11 02:45:22 2009 (4A30A802)[/B]
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Win8 results (reports weren't complete, so I can't give as much detail):

Please turn Driver Verifier off - it's no longer needed.

I suspect that Acronis is your primary problem in Win8 - but the Creative audio drivers and the video may still be causing issues. The Ethernet controller driver is less likely (IMO), but still is a possibility.

It's possible that there is a hardware problem - but I'd have expected to see something about it in the Win7 reports. The video issues may be related, so please perform these free hardware diagnostics: Link Removed

Please un-install the Acronis software. I suspect that it's not fully compatible with Win8.

Please update these older drivers. Links are included to assist in looking up the source of the drivers. If unable to find an update, please remove (un-install) the program responsible for that driver. DO NOT manually delete/rename the driver as it may make the system unbootable! :

P17.sys Mon Aug 3 07:11:59 2009 (4A76C5FF)
Creative SB Audigy LS
Link Removed

afcdp.sys Wed Jul 20 10:46:03 2011 (4E26EA2B)
Acronis File Level CDP Kernel Helper
Link Removed

L1E62x64.sys Thu Sep 22 02:26:32 2011 (4E7AD518)
Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 PCI-E Ethernet Controller (NDIS6.20)
Link Removed



Analysis:
The following is for informational purposes only.
Code:
[FONT=lucida console]**************************Fri Dec 21 17:38:49.156 2012 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\John\_jcgriff2_\dbug\__Kernel__\122112-31559-01.dmp]
Windows 8 Kernel Version 9200 MP (4 procs) Free x64
Built by: [B]9200[/B].16442.amd64fre.win8_gdr.121023-1503
System Uptime:[B]0 days 0:00:49.947[/B]
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for snapman.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for snapman.sys
Probably caused by :[B]snapman.sys ( snapman+26235 )[/B]
BugCheck [B]CC, {fffff98016840fe0, 0, fffff8023326aebe, 0}[/B]
BugCheck Info: [B]Link Removed[/B]
Arguments: 
Arg1: fffff98016840fe0, memory referenced
Arg2: 0000000000000000, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation
Arg3: fffff8023326aebe, if non-zero, the address which referenced memory.
Arg4: 0000000000000000, Mm internal code.
BUGCHECK_STR:  0xCC
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: [B]VERIFIER_ENABLED_VISTA_MINIDUMP[/B]
PROCESS_NAME: [B]System[/B]
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: [B]0xCC_VRF_snapman+26235[/B]
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
**************************Tue Dec 18 19:01:45.639 2012 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\John\_jcgriff2_\dbug\__Kernel__\121912-31481-01.dmp]
Windows 8 Kernel Version 9200 MP (4 procs) Free x64
Built by: [B]9200[/B].16442.amd64fre.win8_gdr.121023-1503
System Uptime:[B]0 days 2:15:07.387[/B]
Probably caused by :[B]pci.sys[/B]
BugCheck [B]9F, {3, fffffa80081b0060, fffff800b4d7f8e0, fffffa800c22e320}[/B]
BugCheck Info: [B]Link Removed[/B]
Arguments: 
Arg1: 0000000000000003, A device object has been blocking an Irp for too long a time
Arg2: fffffa80081b0060, Physical Device Object of the stack
Arg3: fffff800b4d7f8e0, nt!TRIAGE_9F_POWER on Win7, otherwise the Functional Device Object of the stack
Arg4: fffffa800c22e320, The blocked IRP
BUGCHECK_STR:  0x9F
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: [B]VERIFIER_ENABLED_VISTA_MINIDUMP[/B]
PROCESS_NAME: [B]System[/B]
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: [B]0x9F_VRF_3_nvlddmkm_IMAGE_pci.sys[/B]
CPUID:        "Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU    Q9550  @ 2.83GHz"
MaxSpeed:     2830
CurrentSpeed: [B]2833[/B]
  BIOS Version                  2103   
  BIOS Release Date             04/27/2009
  Manufacturer                  System manufacturer
  Product Name                  P5QC
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
**************************Fri Dec 14 16:38:48.671 2012 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\John\_jcgriff2_\dbug\__Kernel__\121412-34070-01.dmp]
Windows 8 Kernel Version 9200 MP (4 procs) Free x64
Built by: [B]9200[/B].16442.amd64fre.win8_gdr.121023-1503
System Uptime:[B]0 days 0:00:14.363[/B]
Probably caused by :[B]GenuineIntel[/B]
BugCheck [B]124, {0, fffffa800854d8f8, 0, 0}[/B]
BugCheck Info: [B]Link Removed[/B]
Arguments: 
Arg1: 0000000000000000, Machine Check Exception
Arg2: fffffa800854d8f8, Address of the WHEA_ERROR_RECORD structure.
Arg3: 0000000000000000, High order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value.
Arg4: 0000000000000000, Low order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value.
BUGCHECK_STR:  0x124_GenuineIntel
PROCESS_NAME: [B]System[/B]
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: [B]0x124_GenuineIntel_PROCESSOR_BUS_PRV[/B]
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
**************************Fri Dec 14 07:02:12.622 2012 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\John\_jcgriff2_\dbug\__Kernel__\121412-32885-01.dmp]
Windows 8 Kernel Version 9200 MP (4 procs) Free x64
Built by: [B]9200[/B].16442.amd64fre.win8_gdr.121023-1503
System Uptime:[B]0 days 0:00:16.313[/B]
Probably caused by :[B]GenuineIntel[/B]
BugCheck [B]124, {0, fffffa80085de038, 0, 0}[/B]
BugCheck Info: [B]Link Removed[/B]
Arguments: 
Arg1: 0000000000000000, Machine Check Exception
Arg2: fffffa80085de038, Address of the WHEA_ERROR_RECORD structure.
Arg3: 0000000000000000, High order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value.
Arg4: 0000000000000000, Low order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value.
BUGCHECK_STR:  0x124_GenuineIntel
PROCESS_NAME: [B]System[/B]
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: [B]0x124_GenuineIntel_PROCESSOR_BUS_PRV[/B]
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
**************************Fri Dec  7 05:42:20.186 2012 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\John\_jcgriff2_\dbug\__Kernel__\120712-22994-01.dmp]
Windows 8 Kernel Version 9200 MP (4 procs) Free x64
Built by: [B]9200[/B].16442.amd64fre.win8_gdr.121023-1503
System Uptime:[B]0 days 0:30:55.877[/B]
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for nvlddmkm.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for nvlddmkm.sys
Probably caused by :[B]ntkrnlmp.exe ( nt!KiDoubleFaultAbort+b4 )[/B]
BugCheck [B]7F, {8, fffff801497b3e70, fffff88003526fe0, fffff80147e2825e}[/B]
BugCheck Info: [B]Link Removed[/B]
Arguments: 
Arg1: 0000000000000008, EXCEPTION_DOUBLE_FAULT
Arg2: fffff801497b3e70
Arg3: fffff88003526fe0
Arg4: fffff80147e2825e
BUGCHECK_STR:  0x7f_8
PROCESS_NAME: [B]System[/B]
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: [B]0x7f_8_nt!KiDoubleFaultAbort[/B]
CPUID:        "Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU    Q9550  @ 2.83GHz"
MaxSpeed:     2830
CurrentSpeed: [B]2833[/B]
  BIOS Version                  2103   
  BIOS Release Date             04/27/2009
  Manufacturer                  System manufacturer
  Product Name                  P5QC
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
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3rd Party Drivers:
The following is for information purposes only.
Any drivers in red should be updated or removed from your system. And should have been discussed in the body of my post.
Code:
[FONT=lucida console]**************************Fri Dec 21 17:38:49.156 2012 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
ASACPI.sys                  Wed Jul 15 23:31:29 2009 (4A5E9F11)
[B]P17.sys                     Mon Aug  3 07:11:59 2009 (4A76C5FF)[/B]
[B]L1E62x64.sys                Thu Sep 22 02:26:32 2011 (4E7AD518)[/B]
mv61xxmm.sys                Wed May 23 23:54:00 2012 (4FBDB0D8)
mv61xx.sys                  Wed May 23 23:54:09 2012 (4FBDB0E1)
tib_mounter.sys             Thu Jul 12 07:27:34 2012 (4FFEB4A6)
intelppm.sys                Wed Jul 25 22:26:48 2012 (5010AAE8)
fltsrv.sys                  Mon Jul 30 04:45:25 2012 (501649A5)
snapman.sys                 Fri Aug 10 05:14:04 2012 (5024D0DC)
tdrpman.sys                 Tue Aug 21 13:28:34 2012 (5033C542)
RTKVHD64.sys                Tue Aug 28 07:35:57 2012 (503CAD1D)
LHidFilt.Sys                Tue Sep 18 05:26:53 2012 (50583E5D)
LMouFilt.Sys                Tue Sep 18 05:26:58 2012 (50583E62)
LUsbFilt.Sys                Tue Sep 18 05:27:01 2012 (50583E65)
nvlddmkm.sys                Tue Oct  2 14:21:13 2012 (506B3099)
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
**************************Tue Dec 18 19:01:45.639 2012 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
[B]afcdp.sys                   Wed Jul 20 10:46:03 2011 (4E26EA2B)[/B]
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
**************************Fri Dec  7 05:42:20.186 2012 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
ASACPI.sys                  Sun Mar 27 22:30:36 2005 (42476C4C)
nvlddmkm.sys                Fri Nov 30 22:24:02 2012 (50B97852)
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first of all! Thank you for your very informative and extensive reply.And sorry about the tardy response, there was some partying happening.

I have read your post and all the links in it but have not yet acted upon them (the updating drv i did) because had no crash/freeze in 4 days since i removed the card.I actually am typing this from my win 8.Used both of them no issues, even can wake from sleep each time.BUT the card is in someone elses pc and appears to be functioning fine..So what do i do now?Only thing i can think of are very localized overheating (so i plan to clean the graphics card from top to bottom) ,maybe got a bit loose in the pcix slot (is that even possible), or a weird/faulty driver (which seems inplausible since i had it in two diff. os, one of which where it has worked perfectly in 1yr)..Or maybe pcix issue?But then this card would cause issues too no.Or psu (this one runs on sole pcix power so no extra feed)..Going to borrow the 540 from my m8, see what that does(that one takes two feeds).

Anything else you think i can try?
 


Clean the card and make sure that the cooling fan is working.
Run video stress tests ( Link Removed )
Try other cards (to rule out the slot being bad) - run stress tests on them also.

Good luck!
 


Solution
small update, now had the 550 gti running for week (borrowed from my friend)Also uses one extra power (just like my gts250) and also no issues (except that although being a better model it has more issues with large maps than mine :s).

I'm thinking that maybe something changed when I opened the case or so?I really am at a loss.Now going to put my hyperclean 250 in again, see what that gives :s I'm hoping it no longer causes issues :s

(oh yeah stress testing card on my friends pc came up all good)
 


I commented in the Win8 topic.
Good luck!
 


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