BSOD 116 while playing heavy load games

[Kamachi]

First of all, I don't speak english very well so, sorry for any grammar fails.

I've gottin' an annoying problem lately. Started all with black screen with driver(nvlddmkm.sys) stopped responding error. Well, no problems. Checked my temps, everything seems normal.(58~59° idle, 75° full. My GPU runs for years with those temps.)

Then I started gettin' BSOD. 3 BSOD's, two without fragments and this last one with some crazy shit on the screen and then BSOD. Only when I'm playin games like COD, Fable, Oblivion.
My GPU don't overheat(I believe) or something, and don't have any graphical bug on Aero interface. I can pass a day watchin' shit on youtube but I can't pass 5 minutes playin' MW1 :sarc:

I've got here a 8800GS, GA-M61SME-S2L and a AMD Athlon 5000 X2 processor.

Well, I hope that my GPU isn't dying.

Thank-you!

Here the DMP file

 

[Jonathan_King]

First, please keep the expletives under control.

Second, read this article on your bugcheck 116: http://www.sevenforums.com/crash-lo...op-0x116-video_tdr_error-troubleshooting.html

Play around with the drivers, test your temps with Speedfan, if if nothing else works, it could be a failing video card.

 

[Kamachi]

Ah, sorry.
So, tested my temps with SF and it's on 55~56° on Idle.

I've opened the case, clean all the dust and tested with the case open. Still gettin' black screen, without BSOD or fragments.

Is that a chance of an old version of DirectX conflict with a new Nvidia driver? :sarc:

 

[Jonathan_King]

Could be. Try using Driver Sweeper.

 

[ickymay]

this file

nvm62x64.sys fffff880`03eb9000 fffff880`03f1cd80 0x00063d80 0x48f8fd12 17/10/2008 22:01:06

is part of the Nvidia firewall which you don't need anyway and I have seen it causing problems for others ?

remove your NVIDIA ActiveArmor hardware firewall built into nVidia nForce motherboard chipsets, uninstall it from add/remove programs, Just find the NVIDIA drivers entry then click change remove. Click the radio button - Remove only the following then select [Active armor] then click Remove.


the to reset the repository open notepad then copy and paste the text below:

c:
cd %windir%\system32\wbem\
net stop winmgmt /y
ping -n 10 127.0.0.1
rmdir /s /q repository
rmdir /s /q Logs
mkdir Logs
net start winmgm
ping -n 10 127.0.0.1
exit

Save it as nvidia.bat

Run it, by doubleclicking on nvidia.bat

Restart computer then let us know how it goes

 

[Kamachi]

Hi!
Tried what Jonathan_King suggested and no sucess. The system don't even entered after I used driver sweeper. Have to restore.

Now, I can't find the option to unnistall this firewall thing. When I click on Nvidia Driver, he unnistall everything. Don't even ask to select one.
Wut do I need to do? ><

Thank-you!

 

[Kamachi]

Sorry for the double-post, but I figured out how to unnistall the Firewall.

Seems like the problem is almost gone, i've been able to play two stages of MW4 with only one black screen(that recovered very fast)... Seems like the problem is driver after all.

Theres another thing on the dmp file that is causin' conflicts?

Ah, Thank-you Jon and Ickymay for the help!

 

[ickymay]

Sorry for the double-post, but I figured out how to unnistall the Firewall.

Seems like the problem is almost gone, i've been able to play two stages of MW4 with only one black screen(that recovered very fast)... Seems like the problem is driver after all.

Theres another thing on the dmp file that is causin' conflicts?

Ah, Thank-you Jon and Ickymay for the help!

excellent glad that helped , suggest experiment with different driver versions and post back here success or any more .dmp files if you get another bluescreen ?

 

[Kamachi]

Tested with another driver version.
Played 2 stages of MW without any black screen, but when I thought that the problem is gone... I got another two black screens.

No Bluescreens.

Any suggestion? I wonder if the problem isn't that TDR thing... :huh:

 

[Jonathan_King]

If you read this article: http://www.sevenforums.com/crash-lo...op-0x116-video_tdr_error-troubleshooting.html

If playing with drivers doesn't help, it could be a bad card itself. If you have a good friend, see if you can borrow his video card to test.

You can also purchase a card from a computer shop that will let you return if it doesn't solve the problem.

 

[ickymay]

Tested with another driver version.
Played 2 stages of MW without any black screen, but when I thought that the problem is gone... I got another two black screens.

No Bluescreens.

Any suggestion? I wonder if the problem isn't that TDR thing... :huh:

bluescreens is windows shutting down to protect your system from a fatal error which could damage the integrity of your operating system, whereas a blackscreen is the video driver failing and windows will then attempt to recover .............

 

[Kamachi]

I'm startin' to believe that my video card is sayin' goodbye

But it's just dont make any sense! I mean, when I get rid of this firewall, i can assure that the Bsod is gone and the frequency of Black Screens has lowered! And my GPU work on these temps for like two years.

I've oppened the case, cleaned all the dust, aimed a big fan on the video card and, even with low temp, i still gettin' black screens. All on the motherboard seens just fine... No burned things. The VGA coller is working.

So... Is it possible for a video card just... Die?

Gonna try others drivers.

Thx for all the help!

 

[Jonathan_King]

Video cards, as will other hardware, can fail for no apparent reason, by no fault of the user. It's just part of the fallen world we live in.

 

[ickymay]

I'm startin' to believe that my video card is sayin' goodbye

But it's just dont make any sense! I mean, when I get rid of this firewall, i can assure that the Bsod is gone and the frequency of Black Screens has lowered! And my GPU work on these temps for like two years.

I've oppened the case, cleaned all the dust, aimed a big fan on the video card and, even with low temp, i still gettin' black screens. All on the motherboard seens just fine... No burned things. The VGA coller is working.

So... Is it possible for a video card just... Die?

Gonna try others drivers.

Thx for all the help!

what is your motherboard make and model and are all the drivers (especially chipset) fully up to date ?

 

[Kamachi]

I'm startin' to believe that my video card is sayin' goodbye

But it's just dont make any sense! I mean, when I get rid of this firewall, i can assure that the Bsod is gone and the frequency of Black Screens has lowered! And my GPU work on these temps for like two years.

I've oppened the case, cleaned all the dust, aimed a big fan on the video card and, even with low temp, i still gettin' black screens. All on the motherboard seens just fine... No burned things. The VGA coller is working.

So... Is it possible for a video card just... Die?

Gonna try others drivers.

Thx for all the help!

what is your motherboard make and model and are all the drivers (especially chipset) fully up to date ?

Gigabyte, M61SME-S2L.
And no. I never updade any driver of the motherboard. :sarc:

 

[Jonathan_King]

I'm startin' to believe that my video card is sayin' goodbye

But it's just dont make any sense! I mean, when I get rid of this firewall, i can assure that the Bsod is gone and the frequency of Black Screens has lowered! And my GPU work on these temps for like two years.

I've oppened the case, cleaned all the dust, aimed a big fan on the video card and, even with low temp, i still gettin' black screens. All on the motherboard seens just fine... No burned things. The VGA coller is working.

So... Is it possible for a video card just... Die?

Gonna try others drivers.

Thx for all the help!

what is your motherboard make and model and are all the drivers (especially chipset) fully up to date ?

Gigabyte, M61SME-S2L.
And no. I never updade any driver of the motherboard. :sarc:

Please follow all advice given. That way we can rule out as many possibilities as possible, saving you a trip to the computer shop.

Thank you,

~Jonathan

 

[ickymay]

I'm startin' to believe that my video card is sayin' goodbye

But it's just dont make any sense! I mean, when I get rid of this firewall, i can assure that the Bsod is gone and the frequency of Black Screens has lowered! And my GPU work on these temps for like two years.

I've oppened the case, cleaned all the dust, aimed a big fan on the video card and, even with low temp, i still gettin' black screens. All on the motherboard seens just fine... No burned things. The VGA coller is working.

So... Is it possible for a video card just... Die?

Gonna try others drivers.

Thx for all the help!

what is your motherboard make and model and are all the drivers (especially chipset) fully up to date ?

Gigabyte, M61SME-S2L.
And no. I never updade any driver of the motherboard. :sarc:

you need to find your motherboard revision number and current bios then check for updates for bios and drivers, the easiest way would be use the GIGABYTE Download Center

if for any reason that will not work then you need to find the revision number of your motherboard manually :The revision number should be printed on the board between the pci slots. If it's not you can press the pause/break key during the POST screen and you should be able to see bios version at the top or bottom of your screen.

then go to gigabytes website and follow the download link to update all of your drivers and bios if needed ?

let us know how it goes and ask if your stuck

 

[Kamachi]

Hello again!

Well, sorry, i've been gone, trying to solve the problem... But no luck. Tried another HD with Win Vista 32 bits on it, i got even more BSOD's... Run ATI Tools for 3 minutes, no error found. Tried reconnect the Graphic Card, once again, no luck.
Tried memtest, once again, no error found. And my PSU seens normal.

Well, I think it's faulty GPU, gonna try the XFX RMA, my 8800 it's one year and half old.

I got a minidump this time, can someone analize?