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Windows 7: NVIDIA Graphics Drivers Stopped Responding
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08 Jul 2011
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#1 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64/Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64/Ubuntu 11.04 Somewhere Over The Rainbow |
NVIDIA Graphics Drivers Stopped Responding
Hi all,
I was playing Assassin's Creed (about 10 minutes ago) when this started. Every minute or so, the screen blacks out for about 3 seconds before coming back again. A message pops up saying the display drivers have stopped responding and then have recovered again. The problem is getting more frequent by the minute and now blacks out after about 20 seconds.
Will updating my drivers fix this problem? I'm pretty pissed though as I assassinated one of the main 'dudes' in AC and now I've got to do it all over again.  Any ideas? I've attached a screenshot of the problem.
Thanks,
Jaidyn | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64/Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64/Ubuntu 11.04
CPU Intel Pentium Dual Core E6700 3.2GHz
Motherboard ASUS P5G41T-M LX
Memory Strontium 8192MB DDR3 1333Mhz
Graphics Card msi GeForce N560GTX-M2D1GD5 1GB
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays CHIMEI CMV 221D 22"
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 1000
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2000
PSU SHAW Viper-1500w Gaming PSU
Case Black eMaxx ATX Mini Tower Case
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda LP Green 3.5'' 2TB Internal HDD 5900RPM + WD Elements Desktop 1TB External HDD 7200RPM
Internet Speed 100GB @ 4.76Mbps
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08 Jul 2011
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit Peterborough, England |
Hello Jaidyn.
You're using NVIDIA's latest driver, which appears to be problematic if reports are to be believed.
Try rolling back to the previous version: 270.61. as going for the latest driver all the time can be counter-productive until any bugs have been ironed out.
You might want to consider whether you've over-clocked too much? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
CPU Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
Motherboard MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
Memory 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP2310i
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
Mouse Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
PSU 460W
Case HP Elite
Cooling Air cooled
Hard Drives 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
Internet Speed 2Mb
Other Info Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
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08 Jul 2011
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 Mt. Crumpit/Whoville |
I fully agree, the 275.33 has caused flickering and lines on a display. No problems with the 270.61 though. About every 2nd nVIDIA driver seems to be buggy lately.  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built Desktop By DataTech
OS Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
CPU Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory 16GB G.Skill Sniper 2133MHz 4x4GB
Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460
Sound Card Onboard Realtek 5-1
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570HD
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Old, beat-up Dell USB From 10 yrs Ago
Mouse Gigabyte m6900 wired
PSU Corsair HX650W
Case Inwin Dragon Rider
Cooling Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB for OS, 750GB Seagate MomentusXT for data, 500GB Seagate Constellation for storage
Internet Speed 8-19 Mbs down, 3-4 Mbs up Comcast Cable
Antivirus Norton Internet Security
Browser IE 9, Opera when needed
Other Info 4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power generator with flux capacitor, 1.21 gigawatts.
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08 Jul 2011
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#4 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64/Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64/Ubuntu 11.04 Somewhere Over The Rainbow |
Thanks for the help guys. Well then, I'm off to kill 'the big dude' once again.
EDIT:
@seavixen32 No, I don't overclock.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64/Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64/Ubuntu 11.04
CPU Intel Pentium Dual Core E6700 3.2GHz
Motherboard ASUS P5G41T-M LX
Memory Strontium 8192MB DDR3 1333Mhz
Graphics Card msi GeForce N560GTX-M2D1GD5 1GB
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays CHIMEI CMV 221D 22"
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 1000
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2000
PSU SHAW Viper-1500w Gaming PSU
Case Black eMaxx ATX Mini Tower Case
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda LP Green 3.5'' 2TB Internal HDD 5900RPM + WD Elements Desktop 1TB External HDD 7200RPM
Internet Speed 100GB @ 4.76Mbps
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08 Jul 2011
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit Peterborough, England |
OK, thanks for the feedback. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
CPU Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
Motherboard MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
Memory 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP2310i
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
Mouse Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
PSU 460W
Case HP Elite
Cooling Air cooled
Hard Drives 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
Internet Speed 2Mb
Other Info Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
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08 Jul 2011
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 Mt. Crumpit/Whoville |
Knock'em down buddy  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built Desktop By DataTech
OS Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
CPU Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory 16GB G.Skill Sniper 2133MHz 4x4GB
Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460
Sound Card Onboard Realtek 5-1
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570HD
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Old, beat-up Dell USB From 10 yrs Ago
Mouse Gigabyte m6900 wired
PSU Corsair HX650W
Case Inwin Dragon Rider
Cooling Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB for OS, 750GB Seagate MomentusXT for data, 500GB Seagate Constellation for storage
Internet Speed 8-19 Mbs down, 3-4 Mbs up Comcast Cable
Antivirus Norton Internet Security
Browser IE 9, Opera when needed
Other Info 4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power generator with flux capacitor, 1.21 gigawatts.
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08 Jul 2011
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#7 | |
W7 Professional x64 Portland, OR |
Quote: Originally Posted by Britton30  I fully agree, the 275.33 has caused flickering and lines on a display. No problems with the 270.61 though. About every 2nd nVIDIA driver seems to be buggy lately. The odd bit for me is that 270.61 started doing this for me, and I updated to 275.33 and it stopped... What a strange thing.
Good luck with your game  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Pugh Technologies
OS W7 Professional x64
CPU AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.10 GHz
Motherboard MSI 870A-G54
Memory PNY XLR DDR3 1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (fermi) 1GB GDDR5
Sound Card Realtek ALC892 onboard
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VE205t, Viewsonic VX2035WM
Screen Resolution 1600x900, 1600x1050
Keyboard Logitec 55
Mouse Razer Deathadder
PSU Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W
Case ThermalTake Armor A90 Mid Tower
Cooling 3x 120mm in, 1x 120mm & 200mm out, self built hydro-cooler
Hard Drives 977GB Hitachi Hitachi HDS721010CLA332
244GB Western Digital WDC WD2500AAJS-65B4A0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAJS-00A8B0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0
Internet Speed 20 Mbps D/L, 9 Mbps U/L
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18 Jul 2011
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit Austin TX |
yep same too my nvidia 275.50 was not successfuly! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Advanced Micro Devices ASUS
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
CPU AMD FX-8120 Eight Core 3.1GHZ "Bulldozer"
Motherboard ASUS Crosshair V Formula AM3+
Memory Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600MHZ Overclocked BE
Graphics Card AMD RADEON HD6850 1GB Overclocked Edition
Sound Card Realtek HD AUDIO
Monitor(s) Displays Dell S2330 MX 23" LED Backlit Monitor - Piano Black
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 HD
Keyboard Microsoft wireless comfort 5000
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000
PSU Thermaltake TR2 TRX-650M 650W
Case ANTEC TWO HUNDRED BLACK MID TOWER
Cooling AMD STOCK COOLER
Hard Drives Corsair Force GT 120GB (OS)
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (Backup and Files)
Western Digital Elements 2TB (Media)
Internet Speed Unlimited
Other Info Soon To Be Upgraded This
1. CPU: AMD FX-8320 Eight Core Processor 3.5GHZ
2. GPU: AMD RADEON HD7850 2GB 256-bit PCI-E 3.0
3. Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series Gold AX750
4. Case: Vengeance® C70 Mid-Tower Gaming Case — Military Green
5. Ram: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4X1866C9R
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18 Jul 2011
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#9 | |
Win7 Ultimate SP1 x64 / Windows 8 Pro / Android Mauritius |
This is a TDR Timeout event, more @ Nvidia NVIDIA Statement on TDR Errors - NVIDIA Forums
Its mostly caused by a badly installed driver or bad RAM/GPU/PSU | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Win7 Ultimate SP1 x64 / Windows 8 Pro / Android
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 OC'd 3.08GHz
Motherboard Asus Rampage formula LGA775
Memory 8GB DDR2 900Mhz
Graphics Card Zotac GTX 460OC 2GB GDDR5/Asus EN9600GT 1GB DDR3 PhyX
Sound Card Supreme FX2
Monitor(s) Displays AOC 22'
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard Prolink keyboard
Mouse Prolink optical mouse
PSU Cooler Master GX 650W
Cooling Cooler Master V6 + 3X fans
Hard Drives 3X500GB hitachi, 2TB internal, 500GB Seagate FreeAgent, 640GB Samsung
Internet Speed 1MiB/s
Other Info 5.1 System + 2.1 System
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18 Jul 2011
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#10 | |
W7 Professional x64 Portland, OR |
Makes me think it's a bad driver then, still, since I haven't had the issue since... | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Pugh Technologies
OS W7 Professional x64
CPU AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.10 GHz
Motherboard MSI 870A-G54
Memory PNY XLR DDR3 1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (fermi) 1GB GDDR5
Sound Card Realtek ALC892 onboard
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VE205t, Viewsonic VX2035WM
Screen Resolution 1600x900, 1600x1050
Keyboard Logitec 55
Mouse Razer Deathadder
PSU Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W
Case ThermalTake Armor A90 Mid Tower
Cooling 3x 120mm in, 1x 120mm & 200mm out, self built hydro-cooler
Hard Drives 977GB Hitachi Hitachi HDS721010CLA332
244GB Western Digital WDC WD2500AAJS-65B4A0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAJS-00A8B0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0
Internet Speed 20 Mbps D/L, 9 Mbps U/L
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