BSOD/Safe Mode/nvlddmkm.sys

[Lancer]

So if Ubuntu works for me, can I reinstall the driver in some way?

 

[richc46]

My usual method with Ubuntu is to save your stuff and then do a factory reinstall, as shown. There is a method to make changes in Windows with Ubuntu, I am not familiar with it and cannot go in that direction.

 

[Lancer]

Ahhh, ok, I understand.

Can I do a factory reinstall without having to format my drive?

 

[richc46]

Sorry no. If it works you are formatted and end up just like the day that you took the computer home. Everything, including updates must be installed, again.

 

[Lancer]

So the Ubuntu boots up but then just as I feared, the screen is an incomprehensible blabber.

So, more or less, my video card is boot.

 

[Lancer]

Except that it might not be...

The Ubuntu logo is perfectly rendered, HD style, while the rest is an total mess of squares and weird colours.

Might it be that Ubuntu conflicts with the drivers and isn't properly rendered?

 

[richc46]

You can try to remove the video card and see if it boots to the onboard graphics that is there as mentioned by Wither and may be a good idea.

 

[Lancer]

You can try to remove the video card and see if it boots to the onboard graphics that is there as mentioned by Wither and may be a good idea.

That's the problem... I can't.

I have to send it to a specialist.

And even worse, an nVidia GeForce 7900GS hasn't been produced for the past 4 years.

 

[richc46]

My guess its just the driver, but I dont have enough information.

 

[wither 3]

To make life easier for situations such as this, it might be worth spending $20-30 for an internal CD\DVD drive. I know it won't be blu-ray or maybe won't have all the bells and whistles.

After reading further, I see you have a notebook and don't appear to be comfortable getting inside it. When I saw you have a 7600 GS, I naturally assumed you have a PC because the 7600 GS is a video card and I wouldn't expect it to be installed in a notebook.

 

[Lancer]

To make life easier for situations such as this, it might be worth spending $20-30 for an internal CD\DVD drive. I know it won't be blu-ray or maybe won't have all the bells and whistles.

After reading further, I see you have a notebook and don't appear to be comfortable getting inside it. When I saw you have a 7600 GS, I naturally assumed you have a PC because the 7600 GS is a video card and I wouldn't expect it to be installed in a notebook.

7900 GS, not a 7600. It's a mainly notebook card, as far as I know. And I can't change it, except with another 7900GS or a 7950GTX.

If I install a CD/DVD drive, will it recognize it immediately? I can go and purchase a new one but I just want to know if it will work even without having installed the Windows driver to it.

 

[wither 3]

Sorry I misread the numbers.

Windows will automatically recognize and install a drive, if Windows is working. But, that is the issue here. I assume the driver has to be on the mobo or it wouldn't work when you boot. Maybe one of the more knowledgable users will weigh in on this.

Normally a notebook wouldn't have a discrete video card. It would be a chipset, so, my suggestion to remove it would probably not work if that's the only graphics available. My mobile workstation has one but it's a lot bigger than a notebook.

 

[Lancer]

The issue is that one of the coolers of the notebook has been bricked - the right one.

When I started my computer yesterday the fan made horrible noises and then it stopped. Worked for another hour and a half and while I was playing a video game it gave me a horrible BSOD.

And even worse, Safe Mode used to work and the blurred lines didn't appear from the start.

 

[richc46]

Clean the computer. Loud fan noise can be overheat or dust around the fan or defective fan.

 

[wither 3]

As I understand it, you were able to boot and play the game. Then the fan quit and, of course, so did your system. That would explain it.