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DR_Pingu

DR_Pingu

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Hi guys, new here - have posted in the newcomers section

Basically, my pretty ancient computer (6 years some parts, I'll * them) blue screens regularly so have given up with it for now.

Specs are:
- *Intel E8400 Dual Core @3GHz I believe (yeah, tell me about it...)
- 4GB Geil BlackDragon 800MHz
- 2x GTX 260 XFX XXX Edition in SLI
- 850W Cooler Master SilentPro 80+ (Bronze I think)
- *some bog standard 'external company beginning with N and ending in Tech' (<--- got blanked so edited) case. No points for guessing where I originally bought it from!
- *Mobo, unsure what model.. old though :D Asus something.
- 2x 320GB HDD, 1 is corrupt though :D just adding to the fun!

Spoken to a pretty knowledgeable friend who apparently had the same problem in that when it bluescreens it says nvid or something therefore relating it to graphics cards/drivers (more than likely drivers).

Any potential fixes I could try are welcome, I'd like to get my files onto my external though before it either dies or I pass it on to my friend (provided I fix it).

I'm already looking at components for my first actual build, will be looking at around the £1k mark - new build mentioned in my welcome post - I don't want to be considered spamming so won't make a new thread regarding what I know I'd like + a few recommendations for components for the new build - unless it's actually ok for me to go ahead with that (seems logical).

Back to the main issue though, again, any solution ideas thrown my way may have to be a little thorough as I'm not really knowledgeable when it comes to BIOS settings and whatnot!

Many thanks in advance!
 
Welcome to the forum.

The driver failures can be due to other factors like RAM or HDD, which make the driver fail and then that's the error which is reported. You know one HDD is dodgy already, so the other may soon join it if it's not causing issues already such as the blue screens.

I'd let it die gracefully. But if your friend really wants it, I'd stick a new drive in it and put a fresh install of Windows on it, and see how it goes. If it doesn't work out, you can keep that new drive for your upcoming build.
 
Hi guys thanks all for the input - Paul how would I find the event logs? Not something I've ever actually looked for on a computer, you'll have to excuse my lowbob knowledge D:

My friend suggested starting up in safe mode, uninstalling the drivers then turn off, then remove one card see if it works, then try the other regardless to see how they function on their own as possibly 1 card may be iffy?

I'll startup a new thread tomorrow, possibly whilst at work if I end up with zilch to do, if not though when I'm back home :) I honestly can't wait, my friend just upgraded too and it's got me super hyped to just do it! Gonna be patient though and wait for price drops so around Xmas/Jan Sales time!

Also another thread for a friend just to get an idea of parts he could get together for about £500 for a cheap yet 'good enough' build - if that's even possible for that amount to run FC3 is the highest game for him ha.

Cheers again guys, I'll get back to you tomorrow, bloody knackered and back up at 6 again *sigh* life is such!
 
paulstung said:
Click start then type in event viewer , it will take you to the logs then mate.
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Ok I've got them loaded up - what sort of stuff am I looking for/what sub-section should I be looking in to find certain errors? I've found one which is basically "Failed to shutdown properly" filling the sub-heading, but nothing else I can find at quick flick through to say anything about nvid or anything - but I know nvid comes up each time it blue screens before/during the 'memory dump'
 
I'm wondering about your power supply - can you find the voltages in the BIOS and tell us what they are? They're usually under Hardware Monitoring.

Have you tried pushing the video cards back in? Or taking them out and pushing them back in to reseat them? Does the system work with just one card? Have you tried both cards on their own?

Something else to try, if the above draws blanks, are your drivers. Download the latest drivers from Nvidia's site. Before installing them, remove your old drivers using Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) in safe mode. After running DDU and before installing the drivers, it might be worth a quick registry cleanup using CCleaner.
 
darael said:
I'm wondering about your power supply - can you find the voltages in the BIOS and tell us what they are? They're usually under Hardware Monitoring.
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Vcore Voltage 1.18V
3.3V Voltage 3.26V
5V Voltage 4.97V
12V Voltage 11.71


(If it means anything too:
CPU Q-Fan Control [Disabled]
^ Profile Performance
Chassis Q-Fan Control [Disabled]
^ Profile Performance
)
 
Well your voltages look well within the recommended 5% range. Next I'd try the cards on their own and see if either of them produce any errors.
 
Ok thanks darael.

Silly question but do they need to be in a specific slot or will it auto-detect?

Then if this is all good then proceed with what you stated above for the drivers yeah?
 
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