Nvidia Driver Problem

[Deimos01]

Thanks Midnight, Ill give that a shot.

Cdrsubron7,
Here is a link for those MS hotfixes I mentioned.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/windows..._hotfixes.html

If you havent tried these yet they may solve you issue as they have worked for some folks getting the nvlddmkm error. Along with these, the first and easiest options are to flash the bios as Midnight said, update to latest drivers. Also, have you overclocked you cards or where they factory OC'd? If so you may want to dial them back as this has also been noted as a cause.
Other possible fixes:
Turn off User Account Control for Vista
Turn off Windows Aero
Turn of Dreamscape if you are using it
Check and make sure your power supply is up to the task. Most are suggesting at least a 750w.
Monitor you temps. This problem can also be related to heat. Rivatuner makes a nice program for that if you dont have one and also allows you to set you fan speed and OC your cards.
If none of this works then its time to start testing you hardware including your memory as I have heard that in addition to a bad video card this problem can also be the result of dodgy memory.
Worse comes to worse you may want to revert back to XP. Apparently, Vista is very fussy about things not being just right where XP was a bit more forgiving. I would wait till Vista SP1 comes out before doing that however since it is supposed to fix many issues.
Thats about all I can think of to try and its basically a rundown of everything I have done so far. Hopefully you will have better results than me.

Keep us posted on how its going. Id be interested if you come across a solution that works for you. I will do the same if I get my problem fixed.

[cdrsubron7]

Originally Posted by Deimos01

Thanks Midnight, Ill give that a shot.

Cdrsubron7,
Here is a link for those MS hotfixes I mentioned.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/windows..._hotfixes.html

If you havent tried these yet they may solve you issue as they have worked for some folks getting the nvlddmkm error. Along with these, the first and easiest options are to flash the bios as Midnight said, update to latest drivers. Also, have you overclocked you cards or where they factory OC'd? If so you may want to dial them back as this has also been noted as a cause.
Other possible fixes:
Turn off User Account Control for Vista
Turn off Windows Aero
Turn of Dreamscape if you are using it
Check and make sure your power supply is up to the task. Most are suggesting at least a 750w.
Monitor you temps. This problem can also be related to heat. Rivatuner makes a nice program for that if you dont have one and also allows you to set you fan speed and OC your cards.
If none of this works then its time to start testing you hardware including your memory as I have heard that in addition to a bad video card this problem can also be the result of dodgy memory.
Worse comes to worse you may want to revert back to XP. Apparently, Vista is very fussy about things not being just right where XP was a bit more forgiving. I would wait till Vista SP1 comes out before doing that however since it is supposed to fix many issues.
Thats about all I can think of to try and its basically a rundown of everything I have done so far. Hopefully you will have better results than me.

Keep us posted on how its going. Id be interested if you come across a solution that works for you. I will do the same if I get my problem fixed.

Thanks for the suggestions, Diemos. I appreciate your suggestions.

As mentioned before the one of the first things I did with the 780i was was flash the Bios (P03). When adding a new motherboard to my computer the I always add the latest drivers, same goes for the video card which is stock by the way as i never have learned to overclock.

The UAC is off

Don't use Dreamscape.

I am however using Vista Aero. Never had problems before with 32-bit Vista, but thats a different ballgame.

My PSU is a Enermax "Liberty" 620w. You think it is too small for what I have now?

I have just recently run 3dmark06 on my computer and got a score of 11649.


Thanks again for the suggestions, I've been thinking about a new PSU, maybe its time to get one.

[maerean_m]

I know you won't be able to access the whole 4Gb RAM, but you should try Vista 32bit.

[snakeyez]

You aren't alone here.

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...5/m/7691074936

I don't believe it's your system, it's just something new that v1.5 introduced for certain NVIDIA cards IMHO.

I found SP1 for Vista and it seems to have helped with this specific issue. I haven't played enough yet to be certain though. Before you do any further messing with your rig, wait until SP1 is officially released through Windows Update and give it a try.

Last I heard, SP1 for Vista is supposed to show on Windows Update on March 18th.

[gj2020]

Originally Posted by snakeyez

You aren't alone here.

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...5/m/7691074936

I don't believe it's your system, it's just something new that v1.5 introduced for certain NVIDIA cards IMHO.

I found SP1 for Vista and it seems to have helped with this specific issue. I haven't played enough yet to be certain though. Before you do any further messing with your rig, wait until SP1 is officially released through Windows Update and give it a try.

Last I heard, SP1 for Vista is supposed to show on Windows Update on March 18th.

Snakeyez,

Where oh where did you find SP1? I've looked a little but haven't found anything to download. I'm about ready to give Vista the boot but before I do that I'd really like to try it with the service pack installed.

gj

[Deimos01]

Vista SP1 is supposed to be out this month. Someone here mentioned Mar 18th but I havent seen a specific date myself yet.

Firewall - Im not real computer savy either. Flashing the bios is basically updating your MoBo with new programing. Kinda like a driver update. You can get updated bios from either you computer or MoBo manufacturer websites. Someone else around here could probably explain it better than me.


On to my test results so far. I have been error free for several days now other than some in game graffic anomilies with just one card installed. Looks like my issue has to do with both cards being run together. Any thoughts on this? I would get the error in or out of SLI mode with both installed. Im leaning towards a bad SLI bridge. What do you guys think?

[Midnight Hunter]

Originally Posted by Deimos01

Looks like my issue has to do with both cards being run together. Any thoughts on this? I would get the error in or out of SLI mode with both installed. Im leaning towards a bad SLI bridge. What do you guys think?

I think you've got it pretty well pinpointed.... hopefully sp1 will take care of atleast half of the billion or so issues with vista. Worst OS I have seen in all my years of IT work

[cdrsubron7]

Originally Posted by maerean_m

I know you won't be able to access the whole 4Gb RAM, but you should try Vista 32bit.

I was using vista Ultimate 32-bit before I upgraded to Vista Ultimate 64-bit and SHIV ran perfectly. i guess I'm just going through some growing pains.

[FIREWALL]

I can take the laughter. :rotfl:

What doe's " Flash the Bios " mean and how do you do it ?

Is this something a guy who is computer dangerous to himself and others, but has adventure in his soul can do?

[wteapot]

I have run into this issue.

Using patch 1.4 = rock solid

Install U-Boat missions add-on
Blue screen, as soon as torpedo strikes target
The sound goes into a loop, i'll get a black screen, with the game screen popping back up a couple of times (that would be the graphics driver attempting to reset)
and then blue screen

Gone back to 1.4, and it's rock solid stable again

All my other games that seriously stress the graphics card are stable (eg - Crysis)

I'm using
Vista Home Premium
Motherboard: Asus P5N32-E (using latest BIOS)
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra (driver 169.25)
RAM: 2046Mb

[snakeyez]

Yessir, it's the same with all of us.

Vista+NVIDIA 8XXX series video card+SH4 v1.5 Add-On = trouble

I'm confident that either Vista SP1 or else an eventual v1.6 patch from Ubi will fix this.

[Doolittle81]

Originally Posted by wteapot

I have run into this issue.
Using patch 1.4 = rock solid

Install U-Boat missions add-on
Blue screen, as soon as torpedo strikes target
The sound goes into a loop, i'll get a black screen, with the game screen popping back up a couple of times (that would be the graphics driver attempting to reset)
and then blue screen

Gone back to 1.4, and it's rock solid stable again

All my other games that seriously stress the graphics card are stable (eg - Crysis)

Now I have encountered the same problem. I today Hit my first ship in SH4 1.5 with a torpedoe and the explosion resulted in the nvlddmkm error and hard CTD and Hard Re-boot.

I have two SH4 installs, one SH4 1.5 and one SH4 1.4....With the latter I have no problem....works fine as it always had before. Something in SH4 1.5 is definitely causing this problem.

Howwever, interestingly enough, today I installed and SetUp and then attempted to run a new Game, "Pacific Storm:Allies", which is known graphics and action intense, and it crashed immediately upon my clicking to Start first training mission/game', giving the same nvlddmkm error. I find that coincidentally suspect.

Seems to me SH4 1.5 may have done something, or soemthing in SH4 1.5 AND Pacific Storm reacts oddly with my NVidia card/driver.

[cdrsubron7]

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

I can take the laughter. :rotfl:

What doe's " Flash the Bios " mean and how do you do it ?

Is this something a guy who is computer dangerous to himself and others, but has adventure in his soul can do?

Check the information on your motherboard. Each company has their own specific way of flashing the Bios. Check and see which they recommend.

[Deimos01]

UPDATE

So I was able to run the game just fine with just one card installed. So, for the purpose of further testing I installed the latest drivers from Nvidia. I had been running the drivers I got from the Dell site after the OS re-install. I installed the drivers with just one card in the machine after cleaning out the old ones. I then installed the other card and the SLI bridge, re-activated SLI mode and have so far been error free after several hours of game play.
This actually has me a bit baffled since I am now back in the same exact configuration as when I was getting the error nonstop. The only thing I can think of is maybe everything wont install just right with both cards in.

Im going to try some more tweeks using Nhancer and see what happens, but so far so good.