mortal Wrote:
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> I have the same card in low profile low power HD
> out type. It runs on a 250w PSU and is in a Dell
> low profile computer on my simulator. The OS is
> Vista 32 and it runs great, I can't say what
> drivers it has, I think they are the ones off the
> disc that came with it. It runs well so I haven't
> updated the drivers at all.
OK what does all these 'low profiles' mean exactly? Stoopid question but I really haven't a clue!
But, can you tell me the exact version of the drivers you are using, e.g. 175.13 or whatever? Thanks man!
Still getting these RANDOM BSOD's and restarts. Dunno what's goin'. I got a MEMORY_MANAGEMENT BSOD, and then a can't remember exactly but something like IRQL_blalalalablah_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL_THAN_blah_cantrememberanymore. And also, was playing GTR 2 for say 2 and a half hours and no BSOD's.
But I ran Memtest86 after the memory_management BSOD, but it didn't turn up anything.
Switched over to Tiger Woods 2008, got the BSOD as soon as I started my 2nd round of the evening. GP4's turn next, maybe 10 minutes, another BSOD.
I dunno what anymore. I should probably add that the games run smoothly and flawlessly when they don't actually BSOD, especially GTR2, which actually hasn't given problems as far as I can recall, now that I think about it.
gav Wrote:
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> If the 250W PSU is a quality unit (ie, not some
> cheap one included in most cases or some $20 crap)
> then it should cope with a 9600GT relatively
> easily. Give us some more details on it, and we
> should be able to find out how many amps it can
> push on the 12v rail.
>
> I'd uninstall, restart and then reinstall the
> graphics drivers too. It should work fine with
> what you have, but graphics drivers can hook into
> the OS in other ways. I doubt it would make a
> difference, but it's got to be worth trying.
>
> Does it only happen at certain times? Playing
> certain games? Does it ever happen when outside of
> a game?
>
> Do you have dual monitors? This file is the one
> referenced when the OS falls over because of the
> old dual monitor problem on Nvidia cards (ATI and
> Intel can suffer the same issue). It's been a
> long-standing issue, but only some setups suffer
> from it, and to be honest I've not seen anyone
> complain about it on Windows 7 (not that I've been
> looking), so perhaps the updated multi-display
> code has eliminated it.
Answering your q's:
1. I will check tonight exactly what power supply I have. And what is these + and - 12V rails I keep reading about? I honestly have no clue myself.
2. It happens with almost all my games, but strangely my Fiancee's Sims 2 with all 19 expansions, as well as my GTR2 hasn't had any problems IIRC. I have had no problems outside of games, no.
3. No, I do not have dual monitors, only one.
I haven't had the nv4_disp.dll BSOD yet since 2 nights ago. But all these other random ones.
Thanks for any advice guys. I am a bit frustrated now, so sorry for ALL these questions. I just really want it to work.