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mta113   12-27-2008 at 08:17:13 PM


e8500 at 3.14 ghz
GTX 260
ASUS P5N-D mobo
4GB G Skill RAM
64 bit Vista
950 W Coolermaster

Basically I have built the system, and when booting to Vista I get sporadic crashes where the screen turns a certain color and is obviously unusable. It's unpredictable and happens after 10 minutes or 10 seconds. I returned my GTX 280 thinking it was a power supply issue and got a 260, and the same thing happens.

I have installed/uninstalled/removed so many dang drivers that something is bound to be screwed up. Originally though, in the BIOS, I did NOT have PCI-E and Plug and Play enabled. I have enabled both of those, but still get the error. Would wiping my HDD, re-installing Vista, then updating Vista->Mobo->GFX Card in that order help?

The bottom line is that something with the way I'm setting up my card is WRONG. When I disable the card in device manager, I can run Windows perfectly fine. With it enabled, safe mode always works. There's some driver I haven't installed or SOMETHING that is keeping me from using my new PC, and I NEED to know what it is.

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montyuk   12-27-2008 at 08:24:26 PM
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uninstall catalyst from add/remove
uninstall drivers in device manager
restart and boot up safe mode
run drive sweeper a few times and clean any remaining drivers
restart and boot into normal windows
install new drivers..

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Outlander_04   12-27-2008 at 08:56:29 PM
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catalyst?

Its an nVidia card .

If theres no data to save I think I would partition and do one of those nice long formats , install the OS , install the motherboard drivers , and then the gfx driver .
It might not cure the crashing but it would let you know 100% that there was a hardware problem if it continued

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sabot00   12-27-2008 at 09:00:11 PM
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Yeah +1^
From what you said it seems you haven't had vista for long so I would reinstall the OS.

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mta113   12-27-2008 at 09:14:26 PM
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Okay guys, here's the deal: I don't know if my onboard video is enabled or disabled, and I think that could be causing a HUGE problem. There are virtually no settings in my BIOS to enable/disable, so I changed the PCnIp (or whatever it's called) and chose Plug and Play ON and to recognize the PCI slot. My card is in the PCI-E slot.

So I booted up Windows in safe mode, and under network adapters this popped up: nVidia nForce 10/100/1000 mbs Ethernet

Now, I ASSUME that this is referring to my chipset in some way or another. It made me update the drivers, and I did. Now whenever I try and boot Windows normally it won't even load the login screen, and the monitor will turn off.

What does this mean? And do I need to disable the onboard video? And if so, how?

Could that mean Windows now recognizes my chipset?

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Outlander_04   12-27-2008 at 09:29:48 PM
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Net work adapter is for connecting to other computers or your router .

I think this is more evidence the MB is mess . Set the bios to defaults and reinstall Vista

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Bronze Graphics badge coozie7   12-27-2008 at 09:36:33 PM
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First, reset your BIOS to optimal or standard settings (whatever it`s called).
Start in safe mode and uninstall ALL your drivers.
Reboot normally. If all is well it will boot as if you`ve just finished the Windows install.
With luck you can download and use driversweeper, if so, do it, if not do n`t panic just install your drivers in this order; Those from the MB disc including the Network drivers (you were right, the Ethernet bit is part of the Nforce chipset) then those for the graphics card, rebooting as requested.
Lengthy but still quicker than a full reinstall.

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roadrunner197069   12-27-2008 at 09:47:12 PM
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rambo117 wrote :

1+^




More proof that you are a idiot. CCC with nvidia? I dont think so.

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mta113   12-27-2008 at 09:50:24 PM
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I'm going to work now, but when I get home I will just reformat hard drive and re install vista and start completely over. Is it okay that I'm going straight from my video card to my monitor?

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Bronze Graphics badge coozie7   12-27-2008 at 10:02:03 PM
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@MTA113; That is correct.
Before you do anything else, RESTORE YOUR MB TO FACTORY SETTINGS.
Reinstall Vista, then your MB drivers, update Visa, then, and last of all, download and install the latest drivers from the Nvidia website.

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montyuk   12-27-2008 at 10:02:04 PM
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lol didnt even notice id written that, so well meh,

uninstall <insert generic supplier software>

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mta113   12-28-2008 at 07:26:11 AM
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UPDATE


Welps, Ihad my neighbor who is an engineer at Raytheon come loook at it. He changed where I had my RAM, drivers, and all of that. Now I can run Vista normally, but under an stress the video card overheats. He tested this in GPU Caps Viewer. It ran at a steady 45-55 degrees until he upped the resolution, in which it steadily rose, then BAM, it skyrockets high and crashes.

He says it's an issue between the mobo and the card.

But now I am lost, and don't know what to do.

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montyuk   12-28-2008 at 10:28:50 AM
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suggest riva tuner to turn up the fan speed.

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mta113   12-28-2008 at 04:52:21 PM
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Alright, just got off with tech support. Told them about the overheating, so they suggested I turn up fanspeed in nVidia's control panel. As soon as I open it up, BOOM, BSOD. He said card is faulty then.

So I'm going today to return it for another 260.

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