NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver stopped responding

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ChrisN

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First, let me apologize if this is the wrong place to post this.

My computer:
Antec Nine Hundred Two case
Corsair HX750 psu
MSI P5-GD80 mobo
8 GB Corsair Dominator RAM
GeForce 9600GT (with current drivers - 191.07)
Windows 7 64-bit

I just built this computer on Monday, but I'm receiving NUMEROUS freeze-ups with the message "Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, version 191.07 stopped responding."

I'm also getting a few BSOD's referencing nvlddmkm and sometimes the computer simply freezes up and I have to reboot.

I googled these problems and found a LOT of people are having the same/similar problems.

However, there does not seem to be any real fix to it.

In fact, MS blames NVIDIA and NVIDIA blames MS.

Now, I can rule out the following "usual suspects":
- I have the latest NVIDIA drivers (although some people believe THEY are the problem)
- I have enough power
- I have enough RAM
- it's cool enough (although I don't know what the exact GPU temp is)

I thought maybe the problem was with the video card because it is the only "old" hardware I used and I had had some problems with it in my old computer. At first I didn't have a powerful enough psu, and after I upgraded I still had problems (it would freeze up when I used any graphics intensive software (games, quicktime, etc)).

So I thought maybe it was either a bad card or it got damaged in my last computer.

But so many other people have the same/similar problems that maybe it isn't the card.

So before I "solve" this problem by buying a Radeon, does anyone now what the problem is or how to fix it?
 
1) Remove your drivers, run driversweeper to get rid of anything Nvidia left in your computer after that.
2) Reinstall 191.07.
3) Still BSOD? Repeat Step 1 and 2, using a 185 or earlier driver.
4) Still BSOD? RMA it.

What I did when mine had BSODs. Turned out the card was crapping out. Gigayte sent me a shiny new replacement pretty quick though.
 
I found that the BIOS for a lot of 9xxx series cards were causing issues. I had to update the BIOS for my pair of 9800GTX+ cards, else 180-series drivers would cause all sorts of nasty behavior. Just a tip, hope your situation works out. Also don't update the BIOS unless told to do so by your respective vendor, unless if you don't care about your warranty.
 
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