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BSOD while streaming online content and multitasking
Hello, just found and joined your site after googling some crash information and you guys seem on top of it!
I'm a novice when it comes to troubleshooting a computer, but I'm starting to think I'll need a new graphics card. After browsing some of the posts on here, though, I figured I should get advice from someone who actually knows what they're doing. Let it never be said that patience and good will can no longer be found on the internet!
Not sure if all of this is necessary, but I figure I should be thorough:
Bought the pc (HP e9180t) in 2009 and immediately had issues with BSOD crashes. After some initial troubleshooting, the manufacturer (HP) sent me a replacement graphics card (Nvidia Ge Force GT 220). That, however, didn't fully remove crashes.
The system was also part of the "upgrade to windows 7" deals of that year. I mention this because customer support told me at the time that the BSOD problems would be resolved with the upgrade. They weren't.
From then on, I've had recurring BSOD problems ranging from one or two a day to, most recently and hence my posting here, several within a few hours. (It's shameful what a novice pc user will live with.)
After a BSOD, the windows troubleshooter always points to the graphics card as the issue; however, it doesn't offer a solution. Pryor to this, I've tried upgrading the graphics card driver through Windows Updater, updating bios (this was a year or so ago), most recently, updating the driver through NVidia's website, and finally, rolling back the driver.
After rolling back the driver, sound became an issue: I use a flat screen tv as a monitor and though the pc had always sent both audio and video through the HDMI output, it no longer read the tv speakers after the rollback.
Also, I don't actually get a BSOD anymore when a crash occurs. The screen simply goes black and I have to perform a hard reboot. At first I thought this was due to my using a Flat screen tv as a monitor, but I connected an old monitor to the pc and the monitor lost its signal as well.
Thank you if you even made it through that long explanation that probably helps very little.