Yet another nVidia BSOD thread


  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
       #1

    Yet another nVidia BSOD thread


    I'm not sure if this is a hardware issue or a driver issue:

    My Dell laptop was been running stably for about 3 years.

    I was using my computer today when I got a random BSOD, and I recognized the nVidia driver name. Whenever I tried to restart Windows normally, I get the same BSOD right after Windows starts to load.

    I restarted Windows in safe mode, uninstalled the display driver, and then ran DriverSweeper to make sure everything nVidia was gone. Restart. Windows starts fine in normal mode, using the Standard VGA driver.

    I went to nVidia to download the latest drivers (v280.26). I installed the latest driver without any extras (ie - just the "Graphics Driver" and not 3D Vision or nView), and did a "clean install" which overrides any profiles and uses the default display settings. Restart. Same BSOD on restart, every time.

    Now I'm just using the default windows "Standard VGA Driver." Windows is running stably.

    Anything else I can try? I think this may just be my GPU going down in flames.

    Computer:
    Dell Latitude D830
    Quadro NVS 140M
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit



    Edit: Computer is 3 months out of warranty ><
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  2. Posts : 968
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #2

    Hi Tempered please uninstall the 280.26 version of the driver with driver sweeper again and use an older version of the nvidia display driver that you know worked. It is my opinion that Nvidia's newest driver has some serious issues with it. I don't think your gpu is going bad but rather just a buggy driver that's all..

    Code:
    Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.12.0002.633 AMD64
    Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
    
    
    Loading Dump File [C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\Tempered\BSOD Files\Windows_NT6_BSOD_jcgriff2\091411-22682-01.dmp]
    Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available
    
    Symbol search path is: SRV*F:\SymCache*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
    Executable search path is: 
    Windows 7 Kernel Version 7601 (Service Pack 1) MP (2 procs) Free x64
    Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
    Built by: 7601.17640.amd64fre.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506
    Machine Name:
    Kernel base = 0xfffff800`0305d000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff800`032a2670
    Debug session time: Wed Sep 14 07:20:52.066 2011 (UTC - 6:00)
    System Uptime: 2 days 15:38:30.877
    Loading Kernel Symbols
    ...............................................................
    ................................................................
    .....................................................
    Loading User Symbols
    Loading unloaded module list
    ..................................................
    *******************************************************************************
    *                                                                             *
    *                        Bugcheck Analysis                                    *
    *                                                                             *
    *******************************************************************************
    
    Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.
    
    BugCheck 116, {fffffa8004be2090, fffff8800f1f9354, 0, 2}
    
    Unable to load image \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\nvlddmkm.sys, Win32 error 0n2
    *** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for nvlddmkm.sys
    *** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for nvlddmkm.sys
    Probably caused by : nvlddmkm.sys ( nvlddmkm+156354 )
    
    Followup: MachineOwner
    ---------
    
    1: kd> !analyze -v
    *******************************************************************************
    *                                                                             *
    *                        Bugcheck Analysis                                    *
    *                                                                             *
    *******************************************************************************
    
    VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE (116)
    Attempt to reset the display driver and recover from timeout failed.
    Arguments:
    Arg1: fffffa8004be2090, Optional pointer to internal TDR recovery context (TDR_RECOVERY_CONTEXT).
    Arg2: fffff8800f1f9354, The pointer into responsible device driver module (e.g. owner tag).
    Arg3: 0000000000000000, Optional error code (NTSTATUS) of the last failed operation.
    Arg4: 0000000000000002, Optional internal context dependent data.
    
    Debugging Details:
    ------------------
    
    
    FAULTING_IP: 
    nvlddmkm+156354
    fffff880`0f1f9354 4883ec28        sub     rsp,28h
    
    DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  GRAPHICS_DRIVER_TDR_FAULT
    
    CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT:  1
    
    BUGCHECK_STR:  0x116
    
    PROCESS_NAME:  System
    
    CURRENT_IRQL:  0
    
    STACK_TEXT:  
    fffff880`02ef39c8 fffff880`0fd5d000 : 00000000`00000116 fffffa80`04be2090 fffff880`0f1f9354 00000000`00000000 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
    fffff880`02ef39d0 fffff880`0fd5cd0a : fffff880`0f1f9354 fffffa80`04be2090 fffffa80`04cddd50 fffffa80`04cc11f0 : dxgkrnl!TdrBugcheckOnTimeout+0xec
    fffff880`02ef3a10 fffff880`0f00ff07 : fffffa80`04be2090 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`04cddd50 fffffa80`04cc11f0 : dxgkrnl!TdrIsRecoveryRequired+0x1a2
    fffff880`02ef3a40 fffff880`0f039b75 : 00000000`ffffffff 00000000`00e0185d 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000002 : dxgmms1!VidSchiReportHwHang+0x40b
    fffff880`02ef3b20 fffff880`0f0382bb : 00000000`00000102 00000000`00000000 00000000`00e0185d 00000000`00000000 : dxgmms1!VidSchiCheckHwProgress+0x71
    fffff880`02ef3b50 fffff880`0f00b2c6 : ffffffff`ff676980 fffffa80`04cc11f0 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : dxgmms1!VidSchiWaitForSchedulerEvents+0x1fb
    fffff880`02ef3bf0 fffff880`0f037e7a : 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`0559f520 00000000`00000080 fffffa80`04cc11f0 : dxgmms1!VidSchiScheduleCommandToRun+0x1da
    fffff880`02ef3d00 fffff800`03374fee : 00000000`fffffc32 fffffa80`04cc4060 fffffa80`036cfb30 fffffa80`04cc4060 : dxgmms1!VidSchiWorkerThread+0xba
    fffff880`02ef3d40 fffff800`030cb5e6 : fffff880`009e9180 fffffa80`04cc4060 fffff880`009f3f40 fffff880`01210cb0 : nt!PspSystemThreadStartup+0x5a
    fffff880`02ef3d80 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KxStartSystemThread+0x16
    
    
    STACK_COMMAND:  .bugcheck ; kb
    
    FOLLOWUP_IP: 
    nvlddmkm+156354
    fffff880`0f1f9354 4883ec28        sub     rsp,28h
    
    SYMBOL_NAME:  nvlddmkm+156354
    
    FOLLOWUP_NAME:  MachineOwner
    
    MODULE_NAME: nvlddmkm
    
    IMAGE_NAME:  nvlddmkm.sys
    
    DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP:  4d27c6da
    
    FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  X64_0x116_IMAGE_nvlddmkm.sys
     
    BUCKET_ID:  X64_0x116_IMAGE_nvlddmkm.sys
    
    Followup: MachineOwner
    ---------
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  3. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hmm... I'll try. Note that I was using the "old" drivers (I want to say 195.xx, but I'm not 100% sure) when I got the first BSOD, and then BSOD on startup every time. That was only the reason I tried to update to a newer version, and that's why I suspected a hardware issue.

    I will try older driver versions from the nvidia archives, though. Thank you again.
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  4. Posts : 968
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #4

    Yeah that would be a place to rule out from, cause many people here with the same driver have been having video issues..
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  5. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I tried several drivers (185.85, 195.62, 260.99, even the original Dell driver: 175.xx). Same thing every time. BSOD with normal windows startup.

    I guess this means a hardware issue.
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 968
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #6

    Tempered said:
    I tried several drivers (185.85, 195.62, 260.99, even the original Dell driver: 175.xx). Same thing every time. BSOD with normal windows startup.

    I guess this means a hardware issue.
    It would seem so, bum deal
      My Computer


 

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