Fatal Hardware Error - Bugcheck 0x00000124

[Layback Bear]

To help clear the fog from my 3 brain cells, please explain what caused the problem and what solved the problem.

Jack

 

[Frog]

To help clear the fog from my 3 brain cells, please explain what caused the problem and what solved the problem.

Sorry for the late reply...

Not 100% sure what caused the problem.

Things have stabilised since the chkdsk though.

Though looking through the event viewer I had 2 errors since but not bad enough to hang the machine.

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The description for Event ID 13 from source nvlddmkm cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.

If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.

The following information was included with the event:

\Device\Video7
NVRM: Graphics TEX Exception on (GPC 0, TPC 0): TEX LAYOUT

the message resource is present but the message is not found in the string/message table
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The description for Event ID 13 from source nvlddmkm cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.

If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.

The following information was included with the event:

\Device\Video7
NVRM: Graphics TEX Exception on (GPC 0, TPC 0): TEX NACK / Page Fault

the message resource is present but the message is not found in the string/message table
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The description for Event ID 13 from source nvlddmkm cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.

If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.

The following information was included with the event:

\Device\Video7
Variable String too Large

the message resource is present but the message is not found in the string/message table
...

Followed by the same but
\Device\Video7
NVRM: Graphics TEX Exception on (GPC 1, TPC 0): TEX LAYOUT

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\Device\Video7
NVRM: Graphics TEX Exception on (GPC 1, TPC 0): TEX NACK/Page Fault

...

\Device\Video7
NVRM: Graphics TEX Exception on (GPC 2, TPC 0): TEX LAYOUT

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\Device\Video7
NVRM: Graphics TEX Exception on (GPC 2, TPC 0): TEX NACK / Page Fault

...


\Device\Video7
NVRM: Graphics TEX Exception on (GPC 2, TPC 1): TEX LAYOUT

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\Device\Video7
NVRM: Graphics TEX Exception on (GPC 2, TPC 1): TEX NACK / Page Fault

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In total 20 events in the same second. Then 7 seconds later...

Event ID 4101 Warning: Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered.

Marking event unsolved for now.

I'm thinking next step would be to totally remove the nVidia driver again and try and install an older version?

 

[axe0]

You could try to reinstall the drivers yes.