For some reason the default Windows drivers of my GT650M mess up my computer big-time. I think it's installing the wrong ones, but I cant seem to find the right drivers either. I've tried two now, one from the Nvidia website and one from the Geforce website, and they both don't work. I've ended up getting multiple BSOD's too.
Anyone have any clue? Just right now the "GT650 drivers have been successfully installed" window popped up, and I'm dead afraid of rebooting.
Hate to break it to ya, but this us very common in 650Ms.
-Get used to it :(
-Call GeForce. If they don't help, call Nvidia.
-Last resort; buy a new card -_-
[QUOTE=ParkerChace;42133706]Hate to break it to ya, but this us very common in 650Ms.
-Get used to it :(
-Call GeForce. If they don't help, call Nvidia.
-Last resort; buy a new card -_-[/QUOTE]
Buy a new laptop graphics card? That's gonna be hard.
[QUOTE=ParkerChace;42133706]Hate to break it to ya, but this us very common in 650Ms.
-Get used to it :(
-Call GeForce. If they don't help, call Nvidia.
-Last resort; buy a new card -_-[/QUOTE]
Honestly? Well fuck me. I actually left my laptop to run overnight, I am honestly concerned about rebooting this thing. Anyone have any clues as to what I'm doing wrong?
[QUOTE=Anthophobian;42141700]Honestly? Well fuck me. I actually left my laptop to run overnight, I am honestly concerned about rebooting this thing. Anyone have any clues as to what I'm doing wrong?[/QUOTE]
Does it ever get extremely hot and/or shut itself off during a fan-speed increase?
[QUOTE=ParkerChace;42144233]Does it ever get extremely hot and/or shut itself off during a fan-speed increase?[/QUOTE]
Nope.
So I've messed around with my drivers a little more and I can get my laptop to run stable now. As soon as it tries to even barely utilize the gpu though it will BSOD after a few seconds. I've tried every driver possible right now and I'm completely out of ideas. The only thing I figured out so far is that it's related to nvlddmkm.sys.
[QUOTE=Anthophobian;42164977]Nope.
So I've messed around with my drivers a little more and I can get my laptop to run stable now. As soon as it tries to even barely utilize the gpu though it will BSOD after a few seconds. I've tried every driver possible right now and I'm completely out of ideas. The only thing I figured out so far is that it's related to nvlddmkm.sys.[/QUOTE]
Just out of curiosity, what driver are you currently running? Nvidia has been having some driver related issues lately, could you possibly try to revert to 314?
[QUOTE=ParkerChace;42144233]Does it ever get extremely hot and/or shut itself off during a fan-speed increase?[/QUOTE]
Your laptop is just overheating. Open it up and clean it out.
Also dont give advice about drivers anymore.
OP: Get your drivers from the manifacturers site and if they work (or dont) update them with drivers from [url]www.laptopvideotogo.com[/url].
[QUOTE=taipan;42173546]Your laptop is just overheating. Open it up and clean it out.
Also dont give advice about drivers anymore.
OP: Get your drivers from the manifacturers site and if they work (or dont) update them with drivers from [url]www.laptopvideotogo.com[/url].[/QUOTE]
The reason I started about the drivers was because in some cases any driver above 314 could cause voltages to go up, this also means more heat.
[QUOTE=Pheron;42176442]The reason I started about the drivers was because in some cases any driver above 314 could cause voltages to go up, this also means more heat.[/QUOTE]
I was talking to ParkerChace, hence why I quoted him.
[QUOTE=taipan;42180479]I was talking to ParkerChace, hence why I quoted him.[/QUOTE]
Why would you quote me on something I asked someone about? I don't work with laptops. I used to. You're just quoting me and rating my posts to demoralize whatever sort of help I may or may not bring to this guy. What's your beef?
[QUOTE=ParkerChace;42193299]Why would you quote me on something I asked someone about? I don't work with laptops. I used to. You're just quoting me and rating my posts to demoralize whatever sort of help I may or may not bring to this guy. What's your beef?[/QUOTE]
You've already suggested that "IT JUST HAPPENS TO THE 650M. DEAL WITH IT", and that he should buy a new laptop graphics card
I'm pretty sure you'd have no idea what you're on about even if your intents were to help someone
[editline]15th September 2013[/editline]
Antho, what driver revision are you trying to install?
I'm currently (brokenly) running 311.44 which windows downloads on default, but I'm fine with any driver that makes my gpu run properly at this moment. I've tried 326.80 and 320.49 too and both caused the same problems (Any strain on gpu = nvlddmkm.sys BSOD). I'm absolutely out of ideas and I'm starting to think it might be a hardware issue after all.
-edit-
Both drivers are from [url]http://www.geforce.com/drivers[/url].
I've also tried '320.49 WHQL', whatever the WHQL means. Same problems. ([url]http://www.nvidia.com/object/notebook-win8-win7-64bit-320.49-whql-driver.html[/url])
-edit-
Just tried the automatic update function that I didn't notice before, same issues.
[QUOTE=Killervalon;42134692]Buy a new laptop graphics card? That's gonna be hard.[/QUOTE]
Some laptops with beefy GPUs have the GPU on a Mini PCIe card that snaps in. You can get replacements of these, but they're often hard to find and ridiculously expensive.
And OP, does your laptop have one of those dual GPU solutions? (IE. a weaker Intel HDx000 for 2D and a 650M for 3D gaming) If this is the case, you can't use any Nvidia driver because the switcher in the laptop is a custom solution and requires the vendor driver.
You'll have to go to the website of the vendor and get the driver they made for your laptop.
[QUOTE=GiGaBiTe;42217868]
And OP, does your laptop have one of those dual GPU solutions? (IE. a weaker Intel HDx000 for 2D and a 650M for 3D gaming) If this is the case, you can't use any Nvidia driver because the switcher in the laptop is a custom solution and requires the vendor driver.
You'll have to go to the website of the vendor and get the driver they made for your laptop.[/QUOTE]
Aah, this might be the answer actually since I do have that kind of setup and it is an Intel actually. Going to go try the vendor right now.
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Okay installed it and booting went fine, no immediate BSODs or anything. I'm going to try and carefully put a little load on the GPU now and check if it actually runs properly now. Wish me luck. Here is a screenshot of GPU-z with my card as it is right now:
[IMG]http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/13/09/16/xa.png[/IMG]
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Nope, it didn't run :(
[img]http://s22.postimg.org/4682zywch/Daw.png[/img]
Well at least it wasn't a complete BSOD, it still displays the same error though. I just got pop-up to update my drivers though so I'm just going to try that right now.
It could be four things at this point:
1) Windows install is hosed.
2) Some BIOS configuration issue.
3) Thermal paste is old or the heat pipe heatsink is clogged.
4) The GPU is damaged, or the GPU BGA mount is damaged.
#1 Is actually very possible - my Windows is running sluggish and I was planning a re-install anyway. BIOS seems less likely but I have checked them and there's quite a number of updates available. Thermal paste and heatsink problems seem unlikely, this thing is barely a year old. Same goes for the GPU & BGA mount.
Thanks a ton anyway, if anything else fails I can at least try re-installing Win7.
The last two in the list are just as likely as the first two. Manufactured systems often come with poor quality thermal paste that's almost always not applied correctly.
And BGA mounts failing is a very common problem (Xbox RROD, PS3 YLOD). Since BGA puts the solder mounts on the bottom of the chip and since the chip doesn't heat evenly, it leads to weird stresses in different directions and eventually one of the joints crack.
Okay I'm back from two busy days and I'm going to bust open my laptop this weekend. I'm scared shitless that my videocard might be broken because at this point I don't know what is wrong. I'm really hoping it's a thermal paste or BGA mount problem since those seem to be fixable. Wish me luck guys :(
For a valid question: What are the odds of my videocard being busted at this point?
[QUOTE=Anthophobian;42246069]Okay I'm back from two busy days and I'm going to bust open my laptop this weekend. I'm scared shitless that my videocard might be broken because at this point I don't know what is wrong. I'm really hoping it's a thermal paste or BGA mount problem since those seem to be fixable. Wish me luck guys :(
For a valid question: What are the odds of my videocard being busted at this point?[/QUOTE]
Unless you played games on acouch or someting (covering the fan) very small.
You do have warranty tough so dont worry.
[QUOTE=Anthophobian;42246069]Okay I'm back from two busy days and I'm going to bust open my laptop this weekend. I'm scared shitless that my videocard might be broken because at this point I don't know what is wrong. I'm really hoping it's a thermal paste or BGA mount problem since those seem to be fixable. Wish me luck guys :(
For a valid question: What are the odds of my videocard being busted at this point?[/QUOTE]
Thermal paste is easy to fix, cracked BGA joints aren't possible to properly fix without an expensive BGA rework station and proper tools with training. There is a way to "fix" a cracked BGA joint with a heat gun, but the fix isn't guaranteed to work or last for any length of time. It can cause more damage than already exists if you don't know what you're doing.
The method requires a heat gun and a bunch of aluminum foil. I've used the method a few times and got stuff to work again, but some of the heatgun fixes didn't hold permanently and required multiple tries.
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