iam so sick of BSOD

[Waffl3s]

lately i've been getting a lot of bsod about 'nvlddmkm.sys' is it a hardware or software issue, i can see its common a lot but no solutions for this error. i cant get work done on my pc cause of this error and helps or suggestions?

[FireLegend]

4 minutes ago, Waffl3s said:

lately i've been getting a lot of bsod about 'nvlddmkm.sys' is it a hardware or software issue, i can see its common a lot but no solutions for this error. i cant get work done on my pc cause of this error and helps or suggestions?

No worries, what are the specs?

[Radium_Angel]

42 minutes ago, Waffl3s said:

lately i've been getting a lot of bsod about 'nvlddmkm.sys' is it a hardware or software issue, i can see its common a lot but no solutions for this error. i cant get work done on my pc cause of this error and helps or suggestions?

If you can, upload the crashdump minifiles here and I can deconstruct them and see what's going on

[PDifolco]

11 minutes ago, Waffl3s said:

lately i've been getting a lot of bsod about 'nvlddmkm.sys' is it a hardware or software issue, i can see its common a lot but no solutions for this error. i cant get work done on my pc cause of this error and helps or suggestions?

Seems it's a old buggy NVidia file, can't you DDU and reinstall NVidia drivers ?

[Waffl3s]

On 3/19/2023 at 3:15 AM, PDifolco said:

Seems it's a old buggy NVidia file, can't you DDU and reinstall NVidia drivers ?

i did that still giving me the BSOD error its about "Video TDR Failure" 

[Waffl3s]

On 3/19/2023 at 2:47 AM, Radium_Angel said:

If you can, upload the crashdump minifiles here and I can deconstruct them and see what's going on

032023-21234-01.dmpi hope this helps 

[Radium_Angel]

17 hours ago, Waffl3s said:

032023-21234-01.dmpi hope this helps 

LTT is still afflicted by the "can't connect securely" bug on downloads, I'll try again when I get home

[GoodBytes]

Your BSOD Stop code is: TDR_RECOVERY_CONTEXT

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/bug-check-0x116---video-tdr-failure

 

Basically, your GPU is under heavy load and no longer responds for over 2sec (default). Windows tried to restart the driver, thinking that the driver has crashed, but that has failed as well. In other words, the GPU was really not responding.

 

Here is what I would do:

• Confirm the problem is not with a specific game.
• If your GPU is OC'ed (beside the minor OC from the manufacture), I would restore to default.
• I would also uninstall MSI Afterburner / EVGA Precision completely, even you don't run them. I had similar issue with MSI Afterburner being installed. However, in my case, it was with a GeForce 680... so probably the app wasn't tested anymore with such old GPU. So maybe there is a bug with your specific GPU.
• Check for vBIOS update for your GPU from the manufacture website and update it.
• Use DDU under Windows Safe Mode to remove Nvidia drivers and install the latest drivers. If that doesn't help, try an older driver or the latest beta driver.

[Waffl3s]

On 3/21/2023 at 6:07 PM, GoodBytes said:

Your BSOD Stop code is: TDR_RECOVERY_CONTEXT

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/bug-check-0x116---video-tdr-failure

 

Basically, your GPU is under heavy load and no longer responds for over 2sec (default). Windows tried to restart the driver, thinking that the driver has crashed, but that has failed as well. In other words, the GPU was really not responding.

 

Here is what I would do:

• Confirm the problem is not with a specific game.
• If your GPU is OC'ed (beside the minor OC from the manufacture), I would restore to default.
• I would also uninstall MSI Afterburner / EVGA Precision completely, even you don't run them. I had similar issue with MSI Afterburner being installed. However, in my case, it was with a GeForce 680... so probably the app wasn't tested anymore with such old GPU. So maybe there is a bug with your specific GPU.
• Check for vBIOS update for your GPU from the manufacture website and update it.
• Use DDU under Windows Safe Mode to remove Nvidia drivers and install the latest drivers. If that doesn't help, try an older driver or the latest beta driver.

i basically did try everything but still stuck with the problem. i tried to contact Nvidia about the problem they suggested to do an BIOS update and to talk to ASUS (my motherboard manufacturer). Asus told me to do a fresh installation of Windows, but i dont think installing a fresh windows will do anything. correct me if iam wrong

[Radium_Angel]

10 hours ago, Waffl3s said:

i basically did try everything but still stuck with the problem. i tried to contact Nvidia about the problem they suggested to do an BIOS update and to talk to ASUS (my motherboard manufacturer). Asus told me to do a fresh installation of Windows, but i dont think installing a fresh windows will do anything. correct me if iam wrong

Well, you could go the radical route:

 

Get a usb stick

Install onto the usb stick a LiveUSB install of something like Linux Mint. It's very Windows-like.

Boot to that USB stick and install steam to the usb stick and stress your video card. Linux is very intolerant of bad hardware. If Linux crashes, you have a hardware issue. If linux behaves, you have a software (windows) corruption

 

[Waffl3s]

14 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

Well, you could go the radical route:

 

Get a usb stick

Install onto the usb stick a LiveUSB install of something like Linux Mint. It's very Windows-like.

Boot to that USB stick and install steam to the usb stick and stress your video card. Linux is very intolerant of bad hardware. If Linux crashes, you have a hardware issue. If linux behaves, you have a software (windows) corruption

 

will give it a try and will come back with an update. Thank you 

[Waffl3s]

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Edited March 25 by Waffl3s

[Waffl3s]

23 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

Well, you could go the radical route:

 

Get a usb stick

Install onto the usb stick a LiveUSB install of something like Linux Mint. It's very Windows-like.

Boot to that USB stick and install steam to the usb stick and stress your video card. Linux is very intolerant of bad hardware. If Linux crashes, you have a hardware issue. If linux behaves, you have a software (windows) corruption

 

UPDATE!
so after i stressed my GPU in linux using GLMARK2. i got a score of 1536 without crashing. so i guess the problem is with windows?

also for a clean installation of windows will i loose the files in Disk C or will it just install a fresh Windows 10?

 

 

 

[Radium_Angel]

2 hours ago, Waffl3s said:

UPDATE!
so after i stressed my GPU in linux using GLMARK2. i got a score of 1536 without crashing. so i guess the problem is with windows?

also for a clean installation of windows will i loose the files in Disk C or will it just install a fresh Windows 10?

 

 

 

I'd do more than just a stress test, you can install steam (to the USB stick) and play some games.

Really run it through the paces. 

I fresh install would be best for windows, which means any data on drive C would have to be backed up first as otherwise you'd lose it all

[Waffl3s]

On 3/25/2023 at 5:13 PM, Radium_Angel said:

I'd do more than just a stress test, you can install steam (to the USB stick) and play some games.

Really run it through the paces. 

I fresh install would be best for windows, which means any data on drive C would have to be backed up first as otherwise you'd lose it all

i think my GPU died. last i got the BSOD again, when i restarted my pc there was no video input detected and my GPU fans didn't start when my pc booted into windows (usually it does). on my motherboard the VGA_LED is red and the BOOT_DEVICE_LED blinks red once. from my research on the internet i came into a conclusion that my GPU died. Thank you for all your time and your knowledge. please correct me if i am wrong .

[Radium_Angel]

1 hour ago, Waffl3s said:

i think my GPU died. last i got the BSOD again, when i restarted my pc there was no video input detected and my GPU fans didn't start when my pc booted into windows (usually it does). on my motherboard the VGA_LED is red and the BOOT_DEVICE_LED blinks red once. from my research on the internet i came into a conclusion that my GPU died. Thank you for all your time and your knowledge. please correct me if i am wrong .

That does sound like a dead GPU