[SOLVED] Problems with an NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 video card

@xrobwx71

Update to your previous suggestions.

MemTest86+ has now been run overnight with no errors reported.

I've also heat stressed the card to 84.0 Celcius for 30 minutes (with a Threshold set to 90) using Passmark's Burnin-Test-Pro that I own, but it didn't miss a beat. Same for the GPGPU, 3D and 2D tests. All passed with flying colours.

Back to the drawing board :)

Regards, Andrew
 
andrewlen said:
Just as an aside, HD Tune looks like quite a comprehensive little tool and I'm considering purchasing a copy to hang onto, but it's quite expensive. Before I do, do you (or anyone else) have any suggestions for something similar with a bit of a lower cost?
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HD Tune has not been update for some time however it's very useful for testing drives.

Macrorit has an equivalent to the full error scan and is free.
Check Hard Disk for Bad Sectors | Scan Disk on Windows

Hard Disk Sentinel has a trial version.
They just had a once per year 50% cyber Monday sale.
Once in a while a third party website may offer a special price and these may be posted in the forums.
The pay version can perform the most comprehensive drive tests: HEALTH, full error scan, long generic equivalent, temperature, track bad block counts, etc.
Most drive tests have software that have free versions.
If you pay for any software for drive testing I'd get Hard Disk Sentinel.
They have a proprietary rating scale for each performance and health.


The collected livekernelreports were dump files from 9/21.


If you transition to the Intel integrated GPU check for the latest updates using the Intel driver and support assistant:
Download Intel Drivers and Software


1) When available please post Sea Tools long generic test results.
SeaTools | Seagate Support US

2) Connect all external HD and flash drives.
Download and install Hard Disk Sentinel (trial version)
Post images of these tabs: (results are instantaneous)
Overview, Temperature, and Smart

3) Samsung provides software which can be used on some of their drives.
If any of the drives are supported then run the software and post result share links:
Samsung Magician Software | Samsung V-NAND SSD




It can be easy to miss BSOD when the computer is set to automatically restart.
These commands will modify the default settings so that there is no automatic restart and recheck again to confirm the setting change.
With the new setting you should see a BSOD window and must restart the computer.
At times a misbehaving may be displayed on the BSOD window.

4) Open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste:
wmic recoveros set autoreboot = false
wmic recoveros get autoreboot


4) Monitor the computer using reliability monitor:
Reliability Monitor is the Best Windows Troubleshooting Tool You Aren’t Using.


5) If there are any new BSOD then post a new Sysnative log collector share link.
 
Hi @zbook ,

Thanks for the info and your continued support. I'll take a look at both Macrorit and Hard Disk Sentinel as suggested. I hadn't noticed that it's been a few years since HD Tune Pro was updated so that was useful info. I must say that I do like its interface though. Just seems to make sense to me.

zbook said:
1) When available please post Sea Tools long generic test results.
SeaTools | Seagate Support US
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Will do. Might be a few days for the reports as they will probably take some time to test, particularly the external mechanical drive installed to a USB 2.0 housing.

zbook said:
4) Open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste:
wmic recoveros set autoreboot = false
wmic recoveros get autoreboot
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Done!

C:\WINDOWS\system32>wmic recoveros set autoreboot = false
Updating property(s) of '\\ASUS-PRIME-H510\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_OSRecoveryConfiguration.Name="Microsoft Windows 10 Pro|C:\\WINDOWS|\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition3"'
Property(s) update successful.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>wmic recoveros get autoreboot
AutoReboot
FALSE

zbook said:
4) Monitor the computer using reliability monitor:
Reliability Monitor is the Best Windows Troubleshooting Tool You Aren’t Using.
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An excellent tip that I'll avail myself of as well.

I admit I've gotten a bit slack in my older years and haven't been keeping an eye on things as closely as I used to. Five or ten years ago, I used to be into all sorts of monitoring and preventative maintenance, but these days if my own system is running fairly well, I don't tend to want to know if something is happening I'm not aware of. Kind of like the old adage - "If it ain't broken, don't fix it" Haha.

zbook said:
) If there are any new BSOD then post a new Sysnative log collector share link.
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Will do. I'll also post an update if the card stalls again - hasn't as yet since I updated the BIOS so fingers crossed.

Just as an aside, I must say I've enjoyed this thread. It's been nice to have other experts just tell me what I should try for a change rather than Google madly and be expected to find the answers for myself. Usually, it's people asking me to fix their problems so I've enjoyed being back on the other side of the fence for a change :-)
 
@Wrench97

No longer than about 12 months - purchased brand new. I bought it because the On-Board graphics on my old system did not support virtual backgrounds in programs such as ManyCam that I purchased and became quite fond of using during Zoom and other face to face webcam sessions. ManyCam was particularly useful when I was doing a 12-month full-time online course in professional writing and editing at Victoria University to get certified last year.

Shameless brag. :p

It performed flawlessly on my old system for the year or less it was used with Windows 10 as well. I seriously doubt it's a problem with the card itself for that reason, also that I've also been able to stress it every which way and still not force a fault, never mind that tons of others are reporting the same issue all over the web and Nvidia releasing a statement that it's a common problem with their cards.

It will be some type of incompatibility with this build, but with what is the question.

Best, Andrew
 
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Well for two days nothing, then today, the problem returned with a vengeance and happened three times in about 15 minutes. When I stress tested the card immediately after the third time it happened, I couldn't force a fault regardless of what tests I throw at it so unless there are any other ideas, this card is destined for my next trip to the shooting range. Will be interesting to see what it looks like after being hit with a .303 round at 25 yards! 🤬

My next card won't be a Nvida, that's for sure!
 
Will be interesting to see what it looks like after being hit with a .303 round at 25 yards! 🤬
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Nay lad, 25 yards is no sort of challenge. With a .303 you should be able to hit it from much further out than that. ;) :D
 
Heh. I think I could confidently do 50-100 yards if I fitted a decent scope to it, but I enjoy the challenge of firing it with its rear flip-up peephole and front steel sights instead. Anything over 25 would be a touch too far for the size of this target. At least for me anyway. :cool:
 
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Used to do a bit of target shooting (and a bit of hunting), with a rifle, using both open sights and a scope, so maybe I'm being a bit unfair.

Anyway, whatever the range, a .303 will make a nice mess of your card, no doubt about it. (y)
 
@Gary R

Guess it's pretty obvious I'm a bit of a shooting enthusiast myself. At around $1.50 a shot though, I usually reserve the .303 for use when hunting larger game like wild pig, but I do also enjoy the nice kick it provides so occasionally invest in a couple boxes of rounds to waste at the SSAA range.

Just curious if you tend to target shoot from a rest or free-standing position? Also, what calibre rifles do you shoot?

I'd also no doubt be able to do a lot better than 25 yards if I used a rest, but I enjoy firing freestanding unless I'm sighting a rifle in.

NB: I know this is dragging my question off-topic but I've already had a gutful of troubleshooting this problem so consider blowing the card away as a solution anyway. I tend to have a lot more patience and perseverance in helping others with their problems than I do when working on my own for some reason. :LOL:

Whether or not the thread should be marked solved accordingly I'll leave up to the Mods here. Makes no difference to me one way or the other now I've made a decision. :D
 
I no longer shoot, haven't done for about 10 years now. Shooting in the UK, well let's just say you have to jump through a lot of hoops to do it, and in the end they just became too much.

Shot a wide variety of calibres, all rifles (not all mine), and I was a much better prone shooter than I was a standing shot.

Have tried pistols, but I'm the world's worst pistol shot (or if I'm not, then I'm a damned close second).
 
Haha. Yes, I'm not the best with pistols either. I've fired more than I could count (none of them my own) but like you with rifles, getting (and keeping) a pistol licence here in Australia involves so many hoops and minimum attendance numbers at pistol shooting ranges that I just prefer to scab a few shots from friends every now and then. There's never a shortage of pistol enthusiasts at the range that I've gotten to know quite well. ;)

Even retaining my high calibre rifle licence involves a reasonably regular yearly attendance at SSAA ranges, but for me, that's not a problem. Always take my son along with me and we have a BBQ for lunch so it makes it a great day out. :-)
 
Update - Have just removed the Nvidia card and printing out a nice target on an address label to stick on it. Now using on-board graphics.

If I still have display issues now, I might take the entire box to the range!

Will update again in a few more days.
 
Well, the problem turned out to be the Nvidia GPU for sure. Three days of not a single hiccup since pulling the card.

I'm not sure whether to mark this thread as solved or not - mods and staff, please do as you see fit.

I'll post a pic of what's left of it after my next trip to the range, assuming there is anything left to take a picture of.

:giggle:
 
Wrench97 said:
I'd wait until you have replaced the card with another to be sure.
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Thanks, @Wrench97, but I doubt that I'll even bother with that now. The on-board graphics card is doing everything I need and my son's games continue to function without a problem as well, so unless some pressing need to get a more powerful GPU presents itself, I consider the matter now closed :)

Best, Andrew
 
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