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    Replacement Video Card - nv4disp

    Just for the heck of it I tried Memtest one more time, with what I'll call Module #2 in Slot 1. Failed test 6 with 5 errors, but it also locked up the test with a counter for "errors per mem" or something like counting counting up, up, up. I manually rebooted when it hit 80 million. Then I...
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    Replacement Video Card - nv4disp

    Thanks. Memtest runs for ~5 seconds, then the computer begins to reboot. I'm looking at procedures to update the BIOS and will give it a shot. I see a couple of update options, Q-Flash & @BIOS.
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    Replacement Video Card - nv4disp

    Any recommended backups before I do this, or would the HDs be fine? I do have a spare 500g HD in the box, and I presume I can make a rather complete copy of the entire RAID, couldn't I? Am I worrying about this too much?
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    Replacement Video Card - nv4disp

    Thanks, evilsofa, I'll keep that in mind, but I didn't touch a thing. It started running, I thought, "cool", and the the computer shut down.
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    Replacement Video Card - nv4disp

    Cannot run Memtest. The machine crashes within seconds of the test starting. Repeatedly.
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    Replacement Video Card - nv4disp

    Nvidia driver is updated. I downloaded but did not install the F13c BIOS update from .../Support/Motherboard/BIOS.... Why? The warnings scared me: .../Support/Motherboard/HowToReflashBIOS.... Considering the notes for the update ( 1. beta BIOS; 2. update CPU microcode; 3. Support RTL 8111C...
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    Replacement Video Card - nv4disp

    Un4given, thanks, I'll check that out. MocciBoo, yes, I get that, as noted earlier. Pyroja, I'm trying. Hopefully the ol' gray matter is up to it. :) UPDATE JAN 29, ~9:00 a.m.: Well, this cycle between crashes lasted all of about 24 hours. During use, the courser disappeared, then...
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    Replacement Video Card - nv4disp

    Every time I go to wake up the computer, without touching the mouse, I turn on the monitor and wait a few seconds. Then I immediately begin the shutdown process as soon as the monitor begins shows that first log in screen, up to the point of that last click. Any oddities and I immediately do...
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    Replacement Video Card - nv4disp

    Current 178.24, but now downloading 181.22, which apparently became available last Thursday. I too wonder if it is just a defective card, as I have read it happens, much like anything else. I'll go through the freebie checks first, though for $15 plus shipping, I could try...
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    Replacement Video Card - nv4disp

    So the replacement card did nothing for you? What else did you try? This problem sucks.
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    Replacement Video Card - nv4disp

    Man, what a month. OK... Thanks, though I have read of issues running PCIe 2.0 card on the Gigabyte DS3L mobos, and am concerned of similar issues with my DS3R, so I would look into 1.x cards first. Pfft. Me too. I can't afford to literally build another computer by buying and swapping...
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    Replacement Video Card - nv4disp

    Sorry folks, I'm not ignoring the responses, but about an hour after posting this we got a call that a friend died and we have been occupied with that. I'll get back to this next week. Dean
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    Replacement Video Card - nv4disp

    Oh heck, I'll take help! I would love to get it running correctly with intelligence rather than parts, but so far that has been fruitless. Other than "the patch" that I read about, what have I overlooked? I don't believe it is solely a Nvidia problem, but there is an issue with Nvidia...
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    Replacement Video Card - nv4disp

    I would like some feedback on a video card recommendation, ATI, not Nvidia. This is not used for gaming, so trailblazing graphics isn't needed, but it is used for some personal photography/video editing, when I get the time. Why not Nvidia? My computer freezes, giving the nv4_disp error...
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    Good machine for Photography/Image processing

    Walked in to a locked up machine this morning. <sigh> Thanks, MrGuvernment, I'll keep that in mind, though I'm not willing to go to Vista at this point.
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