Graphics card causing boot problem

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  1. Posts : 2,259
    W7 Professional x64
       #51

    No, as in it has too little power. If the computer runs fine without the card, you could get into contact with the manufacturer, and if it's still in warranty then RMA it for repairs/replacement.
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  2. Posts : 1,036
    Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS
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       #52

    The computer isn't under warrantly but the card is...
    Btw, you meant to say that the psu isn't supplying enough power for the gpu to work correctly, right? How come then the card worked perfectly for a month or so on the same psu? Also, since then, I've not added any new hardware which would reduce the power supply to the card.
    Ps: Don't take it as an offense to your idea, i just want to know the reason for such abnormal psu behaviour..
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  3. Posts : 1,849
    Windows 7 x86/x64, Server 2008r2, Web Server 2008
       #53

    Im still putting the two together the graphics card started malfunctioning after the reinstall correct?
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    Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS
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       #54

    @mckill
    re-installation of what? Drivers..? It just happened.. As far as i know, downgrading or upgrading drivers doesn't help..
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  5. Posts : 2,259
    W7 Professional x64
       #55

    Those are my two current suspects. The card is what I was talking about, since it is under warranty.

    I suspect the PSU because of the crashes during boot-up, and the card since the problem presented itself late.
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    Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS
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       #56

    Okay, it seems that there's no way out instead of opening the case...
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  7. Posts : 1,849
    Windows 7 x86/x64, Server 2008r2, Web Server 2008
       #57

    EzioAuditore said:
    @mckill
    re-installation of what? Drivers..? It just happened.. As far as i know, downgrading or upgrading drivers doesn't help..
    I thought you said it started happening a few weeks back. and you had done a re-install a few weeks back as well.

    If i got threads mixed up I am sorry... I have seen several similar yet different issues.
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    Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS
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       #58

    mckillwashere said:
    EzioAuditore said:
    @mckillre-installation of what? Drivers..? It just happened.. As far as i know, downgrading or upgrading drivers doesn't help..
    I thought you said it started happening a few weeks back. and you had done a re-install a few weeks back as well. If i got threads mixed up I am sorry... I have seen several similar yet different issues.
    No need to be sorry, friend. That's natural. I can understand.
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  9. Posts : 11,990
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
       #59

    EzioAuditore said:
    @LS
    You meant that the power supply is way more than that my card can tolerate? I'm not good at these voltage, power etc things.. May be if you can explain in detail...
    @Carl
    Will try that renaming thing too.. Atleast, it cant get worse than which i'm currently facing.
    And i'm currently posting through mobile. Will upload the dumps as soon as i return home.
    I lean toward a power supply issue, too. Yours is a very low output power supply.

    EzioAuditore said:
    That ntdisk.sys was related to that recovery app. Deleted that driver.

    And Something strange happened today.When i started my pc now, the computer did boot up successfully in the very first try but there was no display as if the GPU had given up. But after pressing the restart button 5-6 times , the display came up..
    That is symptomatic of a power problem.

    I ran FurMark for about 15min (as the temp reached around 78, so quit'ed it), for that duration, no artifacts were found. And here's the dump attached.

    I'm so horrified now, i cant afford any other card now..
    Update- I shut my pc down. Switched on, still the same black screen after starting windows screen. It still exists.
    The latest dump blames atikmdag.sys which is probably not the real cause as this driver is up to date. However, it does tell us that your video card is involved. Since you tested your video card and it appears to have passed, that leaves you with looking for things that affect the video card: other drivers, power supply, RAM, etc.

    Your latest dump still shows these outdated drivers loaded on your system. I believe you have since renamed ntdisk.sys.
    ntdisk.sys Thu Nov 15 06:40:11 2007

    Rt64win7.sys Thu Feb 26 04:04:13 2009

    safnt.sys Thu Aug 14 10:37:35 2008

    sammon.sys Thu Sep 27 02:18:30 2007
    Have you updated these drivers since the BSOD? The ones in red font are very obsolete and will not work with Win 7. There is an update available for Rt64win7.sys.
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  10. Posts : 1,036
    Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS
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       #60

    Thanks Carl. The ones in red are no longer in my system. Updated the ethernet's driver.
    Still happening.
    Would you like me to run that bsod system info. and performance report collection tool again?
    Also, do you think the below knowledge base may be has something to do with my problem?
    Preventing PCI Resource Conflicts on Intel-Based Computers
    Last edited by EzioAuditore; 28 Oct 2010 at 08:35.
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