BSOD possibly from Nvidia nvlddmkm.sys Driver

[Terrek]

HDTune keeps causing BSOD. First one occurred within a few mintues of starting the Error scan, managed to take a pic of it. Second occurred after the scan had been running for 30-40 minutes, did not get a pic. Both crashes were caused by different files. Benchmark scan was the only thing that ran properly.

 

[axe0]

What was the result of the long test with SeaTools?

 

[Terrek]

I don't know if it completed or not, I left it running an when I came back the program was closed. I will try running it again.

Quick Error check with HD Tune found nothing

Every time I try to start tests with Seagate, it says "Problem logging to file, log not saved"

 

[Terrek]

What was the result of the long test with SeaTools?

Took at least 8 hours, but it says it passed.

 

[axe0]

What is the result of the short drive self test?

 

[Terrek]

oh sorry, both of the short tests passed as well

 

[axe0]

Please run a malware scan to see if there are any infections that could cause a low minimum transfer rate.

Diagnostics Test

 Malware scan

Please run a threat scan with Malwarebytes*, a full scan with your AV, scan your system with Adwcleaner, Kaspersky TTDSKiller, ESET Online Scanner and SuperAntiSpyware

   Note

*(Uncheck trial version in the installation process)

 

[Terrek]

I have already run multiple scans with Malwarebytes, AVG before uninstalling, and SuperAntiSpyware. All they have come up with is cookies.

 

[axe0]

In safe mode yes, but some work better in normal mode.

 

[Terrek]

In safe mode yes, but some work better in normal mode.

Actually, I have been trying all of your suggestions in normal mode. I am able to run it as long as the Display Adapter Driver is disabled under the Device Manager. If that adapter is turned on, I can only start in safe mode or I get BSOD immediately from the nvlddmkm.sys driver if I try to start normally.

 

[axe0]

Yes, but I didn't yet suggest malware scans and you state that you performed malware scans in safe mode.

Please run the malware scans in normal mode.

 

[Terrek]

Yes, but I didn't yet suggest malware scans and you state that you performed malware scans in safe mode.

Please run the malware scans in normal mode.

Ahh, I see the miscommunication here. Yes I initially ran them in safe mode, but have since run them in normal mode as well.

 

[axe0]

As far as possible, could you upload the logs of the scans please

 

[Terrek]

Alright, just to be on the safe side I am running them again as administrator, will post when completed

 

[Terrek]

Here are logs from SuperAntispyware and Malwarebytes, not entirely sure how to get to MSE logs...None of them found anything but cookies again.

 

[axe0]

It isn't really smart to ask at multiple forums for help, the suggestions could collide against other suggestions what may cause more problems then meant to be.

 

[Terrek]

Hi Axe0, I appreciate all the help you have offered so far, I realize that you do not have to do that at all. That said, I'm not sure what you mean by competing suggestions, as hardly anyone else has taken the time to offer any suggestions to me.

I only posted on the w7forums site because I mistook it for this one, sevenforums. I have used this site in the past and received help very quickly, so after 3 days of no one offering suggestions on w7, I looked around and found this site again.

Yes, I also posted on the Nvidia forums and the EVGA forums. I had hoped the makers of the drivers or the manufacturer of my card could offer a quick solution, even if it was to tell me my GPU is dying.
That being said, few people have offered suggestions on either site, and they were pretty much limited to "try uninstalling and reinstalling your graphics drivers" or "try installing old driver ###."

In truth Axe, the only suggestions I have tried other than the ones you have provided me, was to use Display Driver Uninstaller to attempt a clean removal of my drivers and reinstall old ones, and I tried that before your first reply to this thread. I'm not trying to anger you or shift blame to you, I am just attempting to clear things up.

 

[axe0]

My apologies, I was searching through the internet and stumbled upon a site where I found a thread similar to this.
This made me think you were getting helped on more forums.

 

[Terrek]

nvlddmkm.sys "Attempt to reset the display driver and recover from timeout failed" Stop code 0x00000116.

It was suggested to me that this may indicate that it could be the GPU or PSU is failing, and that I should try to use them in another computer to see if I keep getting the error. Unfortunately I don't have ready access to another PC that I could attempt this in.

This gave me a thought however. Both my Monitor and PSU are the oldest components of my PC. They are each nearly 10 years old, but all other components are less then 5. I do not seem to be having any other issues in regards to power or display....but could it be possible that the connectors for my monitor are wore out and are causing the GPU to error out? It would seem like I would have more issues with the display if that were the case, but I had to ask.

 

[axe0]

Could you test the PSU?
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/301799-psu-test-dc-output-voltage.html