Graphics card problem

[goldengold]

Yesterday while I was watching a show on VLC my screen started to flicker and a notification at the bottom left told me something like 'graphic card stopped workin but windows fixed it'. After a few minutes the flickering of my screen persisted and windows kept saying it fixed it. Eventually VLC stopped and every program I would start or move my cursor on would start going blank and shit. After a few minutes I got a BSOD, can't exactly remember the error. After trying start my computer again I heard 2 beeps and then a couple of consecutive beeps. I tried starting my comp again after a couple of minutes and it would turn on and I could log on. 5 minutes after getting logged on I started to watch a show on VLC again and the same problem happened.
After the second time I waited for an hour until I restarted my comp and managed to stay on for 30 minutes, my computer started flcikering and shutdown while I was playing AOE3 after 15 minutes.

Windows did an automatic update the day before this started happening. I have done a system restore and installed the latest graphic drivers.

It seems that if I do something that requires graphic like watching something or playing a game my computer ****s up.

Windows 7 ultimate, GTX9500 512MB.

WINDOWS HAS RECOVERED FROM AN UNEXPECTED SHUT DOWN:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1044

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 116
BCP1: FFFFFA80096A3010
BCP2: FFFFF880079D9D50
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: 000000000000000D
OS Version: 6_1_7600
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1

Files that help describe the problem:
C:\Windows\Minidump\052610-48531-01.dmp
C:\Windows\Temp\WER-77735-0.sysdata.xml



Blue Screen Viewer log.
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Dump File : 052610-39530-01.dmp
Crash Time : 26.05.2010 20:04:19
Bug Check String :
Bug Check Code : 0x00000116
Parameter 1 : fffffa80`0881f4e0
Parameter 2 : fffff880`048e76c0
Parameter 3 : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 4 : 00000000`0000000d
Caused By Driver : dxgkrnl.sys
Caused By Address : dxgkrnl.sys+5cef8
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\052610-39530-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7600
==================================================







==================================================
Dump File : 052610-48531-01.dmp
Crash Time : 26.05.2010 21:25:59
Bug Check String :
Bug Check Code : 0x00000116
Parameter 1 : fffffa80`096a3010
Parameter 2 : fffff880`079d9d50
Parameter 3 : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 4 : 00000000`0000000d
Caused By Driver : dxgkrnl.sys
Caused By Address : dxgkrnl.sys+5cef8
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\052610-48531-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7600
==================================================



I have been advised on another forum to return my appearance settings to standard, because that disables some 3D function. As far as I know have and it didn't help but is there any specific Reset button for appearance?

 

[smarteyeball]

Windows did an automatic update the day before this started happening. I have done a system restore and installed the latest graphic drivers.

Prior to the update, did you experience any sort of aberrant behavior with the video at all?

If it is caused by an Update, a system restore may not have reverted / removed the culprit.

I have been advised on another forum to return my appearance settings to standard, because that disables some 3D function. As far as I know have and it didn't help but is there any specific Reset button for appearance?

The '3D' function may be the NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D that should be able to be disabled using the nvidia control panel.

 

[goldengold]

No, a few days ago this has never happened. Do you think it might be a hardware problem?

 

[metalmania31]

What was updated?

 

[smarteyeball]

I'd err on the software side of things at this stage.

As I mentioned, check to see that the NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D is disabled.

Control Panel > Nvidia Control Panel - After that, I'm afraid I can't point you right to the setting, sorry.

 

[goldengold]

I don't have a setting for Stereoscopic 3D, but I've disabled everything thats in the 3D settings
I've taken some SS

 

[apollodominion]

install Nvidia driver 257.15 (Beta driver) Cause there is a prob with some cards on driver 197.45 it crashed my 3rd card afew times till i installed 257.15 Beta and now everything is working!! see if that fixe it

 

[goldengold]

I installed the Beta and it seemed to be working. I was able to play AOE longer than I did before. One time the screen when black but came back. Some minutes after that my screen went black and BSOD - Attempting to fix dsiaplay.

New bluescreenviewer:
====================================
Dump File : 052710-61807-01.dmp
Crash Time : 27.05.2010 14:33:43
Bug Check String :
Bug Check Code : 0x00000116
Parameter 1 : fffffa80`0826d4e0
Parameter 2 : fffff880`0ff98edc
Parameter 3 : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 4 : 00000000`0000000d
Caused By Driver : dxgkrnl.sys
Caused By Address : dxgkrnl.sys+5cef8
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\052710-61807-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7600
==================================================

Seems like the same .sys were the problem. Would a reformat help me?

 

[Joshatdot]

Since this started to happened durring very little 2D or 3D stressing the card (watching VLC) .. I would boot into safemode, watch some vids in VLC and see if it still happens.

If it does, it's a hardware problem. If it doesn't, it's a driver/software problem.

I would also suggest trying the system out with a Linux Live CD (I recommend Linux Mint) and see if you encounter problems there. If wonky stuff happens there, it's a hardware issue.

 

[CarlTR6]

This most likely is a BSOD usually caused by the video card and Direct X conflicts. You may have to try several drivers. The latest and the beta Nvidia drivers are not always the best for a given system.

 

[goldengold]

Alright, I just reformatted my computer, with windows 7. There is no error in the solve PC icon about my graphics card like there was last time but my computer has encountered the flickering and getting the notification that windows has recovered from a timeout. I think I'm just going to go to a local PC store and have them take a look, keep the suggestions coming though.

Thanks all.