Hi I've been reading your forum responses on problems like mine for a week or two now. I have a repetitive 124 bug check with ntoskrnl.exe as the offending driver causing BSOD's. My drivers are all up to date to the best of my knowledge (used managing programs to check for updates) and I even began the process of replacing ram chips (currently have 1 chip in the mail and about to add a second if my computer doesn't crash by monday). I'm looking for someones knowledgable opinion as to wether im taking the right steps. Mainly because i got a system warning message that didnt cause a crash but identified a video driver as the offender. Maybe you all can shed some light on my computers problems. Do i continue with the ram or is the graphics card the problem?
Additional Info: Ive had the BSOD on my comp when my monitor was plugged in the GTS 250 port rather then the GTX 295. I'm not extremely knowledgable but I would think a driver problem on the 295 would not crash the comp if the monitor wasn't plugged into that port thus not using that card for graphics. (The sli is internal on the gtx 295 card the 250 is used for physx to my knowledge no direct link is being used on the two cards)
Thanks in advance for your help.
my os is windows 7 professional
My Computer
At a glance
windows 7 Professionalamd phenom II x4 965 3.4Ghz Black edition8GB (2X4 Corsair)EVGA NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 295 1.7Gb & GTS 250 1 GB
I'd post over in the video card forum for more expert advice on the SLI: Graphic Cards - Windows 7 Forums
From what little I do understand about SLI, it's either one card or the other, or it's the connection between the two. Dunno if SLI will work with 2 different cards either.
Just to be sure, I'd remove the current drivers and install the latest WHQL certified drivers from nVidia.
FWIW - the STOP 0x124 error is a hardware error that's received by your CPU and is passed to Windows. Difficult to analyze - and the results of the analysis don't contain much useful information.
I've had one when I didn't install a video card correctly in a Dell computer (large card, cramped case). Reseating it fixed the STOP error for me.
My Computer
At a glance
Win7 x64 + x86Intel i7 920, other Intel chips, and the Atom...12 gB; 4 gB Lenovo; 1 gB Samsung netbookATI 4870
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home built (x64), Lenovo x61s Tablet, Samsung Netbook
OS
Win7 x64 + x86
CPU
Intel i7 920, other Intel chips, and the Atom in the netbook
Motherboard
Asus P6T Deluxe
Memory
12 gB; 4 gB Lenovo; 1 gB Samsung netbook
Graphics Card(s)
ATI 4870
Sound Card
Yes, I have one of these
Monitor(s) Displays
32" Sharp Aquos TV
Screen Resolution
800x600 - I have vision issues
Hard Drives
4 - 150 gB Velociraptors in RAID 5
Promise controller
PSU
1000 watt (can't recall the brand)
Case
Antec 300
Cooling
Big honking cooler that was rated highly at Toms Hardware
Keyboard
Microsoft Natural
Mouse
Logitech Trackman
Internet Speed
Cable
Other Info
GeekSquad UPS
CyberPower UPS
DLink DNS-323 NAS (2 tB)
Netgear wireless router as an access point
Netgear wired router FSV-318
Home network consists of
4 desktop computers (2 Vista, 2 Win7)
1 netbook (Win7)
4 laptop computers (XP, 2-Vista, Win7)
Wii and XBox 360