Vista graphics card crashing

[MiserySyndrome]

about the gaming pc.
If found 2, the G7700 and G7710
what's the differnce?
http://www.acer.be/acer/wr-resource/1377544944/upload/pent1/12/Consumer PCs_BE_final.pdf

 

[hclarkjr]

do not get computer with integrated video card. that way you can upgrade easily later on if need be. try to buy the best computer you can afford to avoid what you are going through with your current computer

 

[MiserySyndrome]

do not get computer with integrated video card. that way you can upgrade easily later on if need be. try to buy the best computer you can afford to avoid what you are going through with your current computer

but they vcan be upgraded

 

[MiserySyndrome]

shouldn't i buy it then?

 

[MiserySyndrome]

back to the driver error, i checked the driver issue, windows vista general Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX-- and it's ture, it doesn't change
I'll try solving it

 

[MiserySyndrome]

To all people who have this problem with NVIDIA.
Try this:
Go to windows/system32/drivers and rename nvlddmkm.sys to
nvlddmkm.sys.old. Go to the nvidia directory and find the file nvlddmkm.sy_
and copy it to windows/system32. Using the cmd window (DOS box) type
EXPAND.EXE nvlddmkm.sy_ nvlddmkm.sys. When the expansion is complete, copy
the new nvlddmkm.sys to windows/system32/drivers and restart the computer.

 

[scubalal]

i am getting a similar error message. "driver display igfx stopped responding and has successfully recovered" pops up from time to time, but all i am doing is browsing, so it can't be a memory issue, as i have 3 gb of mem. begining to think i have made a mistake buying this dell laptop. AND STILL NOT SOLVED THE OPENGL PROBLEM WITH MOHAA!!!!!! any help will be great. many thanx. Del.
ps. machine is only 2 weeks old.

 

[MiserySyndrome]

i am getting a similar error message. "driver display igfx stopped responding and has successfully recovered" pops up from time to time, but all i am doing is browsing, so it can't be a memory issue, as i have 3 gb of mem. begining to think i have made a mistake buying this dell laptop. AND STILL NOT SOLVED THE OPENGL PROBLEM WITH MOHAA!!!!!! any help will be great. many thanx. Del.
ps. machine is only 2 weeks old.

I did the memory test, and didn't seem to get any errors as well.
it might be the fault of the setup (updating ur driver) somehow.
Did you update your driver to a newer version before you got the error?

 

[MiserySyndrome]

For those who want to know some info about what the error is, I found this oon the NVIDIA website.

NVIDIA statement on TDR Error Messages


Some Windows Vista users have reported that their systems are displaying an error message that says: "Display driver stopped responding, but has successfully recovered." This is called a Timeout Detection and Recovery error message.

Timeout Detection and Recovery (TDR) is a new feature of Windows Vista that attempts to detect problematic situations and recover to a functional desktop without forcing a reboot. Hangs can occur when the GPU is processing intensive graphics operations, typically during gameplay, and nothing is being updated on the monitor. To the user it appears that the system is frozen with no resolution to the problem; in previous operating systems users generally had to wait a few seconds and then reboot.

The TDR error message "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered" lets the user know that the NVIDIA display driver (specifically the "nvlddmkm.sys" file) has been re-initialized and the GPU is reset without requiring a reboot. The only visible artifact from the recovery is a screen flicker, the result of a screen redraw. Note that some older Microsoft DirectX applications may render to a black screen at the end of the TDR, requiring the user to restart these applications.

TDRs are not specific to a single driver problem, and can occur for a variety of reasons. When they occur, diagnostic information is collected in the form of a debug report that is sent to Microsoft through the Online Crash Analysis (OCA) mechanism if the user opts to provide feedback.


NVIDIA encourages users to submit their own bug reports via the NVIDIA Vista Quality Assurance Program, using the keyword "TDR" in the description of the problem. The NVIDIA bug report link is here:
https://surveys.nvidia.com/index.jsp?pi=749...8f09e040b4a437a

We understand that many users have expressed frustration with this issue, and we apologize for the inconvenience. Since the NVIDIA v101.41 beta driver release, NVIDIA has been fixing many TDR issues reported by users. Our software team is currently preparing a new driver which will dramatically reduce the number of TDR errors that users have reported on the forums. Thank you for your patience.

More information on TDRs can be found here:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/displ...dm_timeout.mspx.

 

[SML001]

copy the error code down and post it here

This is the blue screen i saw once 'cus he couldn't recover the driver (note i took the picture from google, so it isn't from my pc)

And here's the exact error i get when it turned black and restored:

It seems that a lot of people are having this problem with NVIDIA cards... :huh:
I hope it gets solved, and my graphics card won't kill himself

nvddlkm is the same error I received. I found there to be no fix for this. I would tell you what I did, but Brink would probably give me a bad rep.

 

[hclarkjr]

buy ATI like i did and do not look back. i got tired of nvidia video cards and chipsets

 

[MiserySyndrome]

There was an update released on the NVIDIA driver, which I downloaded and installed.
But now, when the error occurs, or it resumes from the screensaver,
the whole screen looks weird, flickering, dots all over the place, black place, etc.
I also noticed, when it's shutting down, at a point, it stops...
anyway,
I found this (for acer ussers with the problem)
Acer Europe - Service & Support, Drivers & Utilities, Downloads
I'm installing those drivers now.
Maybe this will fix the problem.