Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen

Douglasfermie · 06-23-2007, 10:16 PM

Whenever i try enable SLI on windows XP... with 2 Geforce 7900gs... new 94.24 drivers... enable sli....

then computer will be find for about 20 minutes and ill try do something and boom.... blue screen error...

Usually random errors... like pagefualt or win32k.sys something like taht.

ntfs.sys completely random.... dosent happen when sli is disabled...

Have 1000w PSU installed now so it should be working.

**mattlock** · 06-23-2007, 10:44 PM

The most stable drivers thus far from Nvidea is 84.21. Read the 1st post in the link below for the proper instructions on removing and updating the drivers. You'll also find a link there to download the 84.21 release.

stickies

Post back with your results.

Douglasfermie · 06-24-2007, 08:19 AM

84.21 says its not compatible with my hardware?

**mattlock** · 06-24-2007, 08:45 AM

Ok according to our resident driver tester the most stable 90.xx release is 93.71 so give that a try.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71.html

Also make sure you have the drivers for your motherboards chipset.

Could you also post some system specs CPU, RAM, make and model of your motherboard and power supply?

Douglasfermie · 06-24-2007, 06:00 PM

M55SLI s4... 5200 AMD x2 ...2gb Kingston 2x1
I have the nvidia drivers for my chipset and am goign to try this version

**mattlock** · 06-24-2007, 06:18 PM

Go ahead and try the 93.71 and let me know how it goes. In the meantime I'll download your manual and checkout your Bios settings.

Douglasfermie · 06-25-2007, 05:19 AM

ok installed that version...

but when i enable SLI i restart computer and after XP logo the screen starts adjusting and then just turns off..lol Nvidia...and sli just dont help me.

**mattlock** · 06-25-2007, 08:10 AM

Ok bootup into "Last Know Good Configuration". You'll find that by hitting F8 to get tp the safe mode menu during post.

You didn't list the chipset driver version that you have, so download the latest chipset drivers 6.86

After you've got the latest chipset drivers downloaded uninstall ALL Nvidea drivers via the Control Panel. Use Drivercleaner to make sure they're all gone. If they are gone then install the 6.86 chipset drivers.
Reboot into VGA enabled safe mode after installation of the 6.86 drivers and reinstall the 94.24 drivers.

Make sure that you are have power connected to the motherboards PCI-E power connector.

Reseat both cards and make sure you have a good connection on SLI bridge.

Post back with your results.

Douglasfermie · 06-25-2007, 11:11 AM

the motherboards pci-e connector?

Douglasfermie · 06-25-2007, 11:13 AM

the 7900's have no pci-e connector on them only a 4 pin connector slot...

both are plugged in..

I didnt see any instruction from their manual to plug in a PCI-e connector

ebackhus · 06-25-2007, 02:54 PM

Mine would do the same until I installed the very latest drivers. nVidia makes good hardware but their drivers are crap...

Douglasfermie · 06-25-2007, 06:13 PM

it was doing it in the very latest drivers.... which drivers do u you have

**mattlock** · 06-25-2007, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Douglasfermie

the motherboards pci-e connector?

Sorry Douglas, I should have made myself more clear. Just above the main PCI-E slot on your motherboard you should see a 4 pin molex connector, like the one on a hard drive or cdrom. I believe your manual calls it the Extra PCI-E power connector. It supplies extra power the PCI-E bus when running in SLI. I believe it's mostly needed for cards that don't have thier own power connector, but it won't hurt to try.

I'm running of ideas and if this doesn't work I'm going to ask the rest of the hardware staff have a look at this thread.

Post back and let me know how it goes. Also, if you could give us the exact stop codes you get when it BSODs along with the file referenced.

Douglasfermie · 06-25-2007, 11:21 PM

orite img onna try 94.24 with that power connector on... i assumed thats what you ment because its the only pci-e slot labeld.... the cards both have 4 pin connectors on them also...ill see if it errors

ebackhus · 06-26-2007, 12:44 PM

My board has a 4-pin MOLEX connector for SLI use. Neither of my cards has their own plugs so I assume it's getting enough juice. Always plug in what needs to be plugged in.

Douglasfermie · 06-27-2007, 04:34 AM

god now whenever i turn SLI on .... i restart and the screen adjusts over and over until it turns off.

Douglasfermie · 06-27-2007, 04:39 AM

il ltry swithc the cards over it worked for someone else

**mattlock** · 06-27-2007, 08:08 AM

You said it runs fine when you're not in SLI, have you tried each card individually in the main PCI-E slot to make sure it's not a bad card?

Can you possibly try the cards in a friends SLI rig to see if they give the same symptoms?

What Bios revision are you running? An update may or may not help.

I've put in a request for some other Hardware Team members to look at this thread, so hopefully we can get this solved soon.

**Deleted090308** · 06-27-2007, 08:37 AM

Hi,
I agree with Mattlock - it may be a faulty card. Are the cards, by any chance, made by eVGA? They've had some problems with a batch of 7900's.

**speedster123** · 06-27-2007, 12:40 PM

from a review:

Quote:

Cons: NONE. Just one word of caution. DO NOT USE THE CD DRIVERS. They are too old. Goto N'Vidia and download the latest. In my case Win 2000/XP 32 bit Series 7 graphic drivers 94.24_forceware_winxp_english to your desktop and install from there after Win XP finds the new hardware and asks for drivers.

As Mattlock asked, is the bridge secure? Try another one.

06-23-2007, 10:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Douglasfermie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 83 OS: 98	Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen Whenever i try enable SLI on windows XP... with 2 Geforce 7900gs... new 94.24 drivers... enable sli.... then computer will be find for about 20 minutes and ill try do something and boom.... blue screen error... Usually random errors... like pagefualt or win32k.sys something like taht. ntfs.sys completely random.... dosent happen when sli is disabled... Have 1000w PSU installed now so it should be working.

06-23-2007, 10:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
mattlock Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,183 OS: XP SP2, Win 7 Beta, Win 7 RC My System	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen The most stable drivers thus far from Nvidea is 84.21. Read the 1st post in the link below for the proper instructions on removing and updating the drivers. You'll also find a link there to download the 84.21 release. stickies Post back with your results. __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!

06-24-2007, 08:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Douglasfermie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 83 OS: 98	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen 84.21 says its not compatible with my hardware?

06-24-2007, 08:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
mattlock Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,183 OS: XP SP2, Win 7 Beta, Win 7 RC My System	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen Ok according to our resident driver tester the most stable 90.xx release is 93.71 so give that a try. http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71.html Also make sure you have the drivers for your motherboards chipset. Could you also post some system specs CPU, RAM, make and model of your motherboard and power supply? __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free! Last edited by mattlock; 06-24-2007 at 08:48 AM.

06-24-2007, 06:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Douglasfermie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 83 OS: 98	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen M55SLI s4... 5200 AMD x2 ...2gb Kingston 2x1 I have the nvidia drivers for my chipset and am goign to try this version

06-24-2007, 06:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
mattlock Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,183 OS: XP SP2, Win 7 Beta, Win 7 RC My System	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen Go ahead and try the 93.71 and let me know how it goes. In the meantime I'll download your manual and checkout your Bios settings. __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!

06-25-2007, 05:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
Douglasfermie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 83 OS: 98	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen ok installed that version... but when i enable SLI i restart computer and after XP logo the screen starts adjusting and then just turns off..lol Nvidia...and sli just dont help me.

06-25-2007, 08:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
mattlock Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,183 OS: XP SP2, Win 7 Beta, Win 7 RC My System	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen Ok bootup into "Last Know Good Configuration". You'll find that by hitting F8 to get tp the safe mode menu during post. You didn't list the chipset driver version that you have, so download the latest chipset drivers 6.86 After you've got the latest chipset drivers downloaded uninstall ALL Nvidea drivers via the Control Panel. Use Drivercleaner to make sure they're all gone. If they are gone then install the 6.86 chipset drivers. Reboot into VGA enabled safe mode after installation of the 6.86 drivers and reinstall the 94.24 drivers. Make sure that you are have power connected to the motherboards PCI-E power connector. Reseat both cards and make sure you have a good connection on SLI bridge. Post back with your results. __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!

06-25-2007, 11:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
Douglasfermie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 83 OS: 98	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen the motherboards pci-e connector?

06-25-2007, 11:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
Douglasfermie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 83 OS: 98	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen the 7900's have no pci-e connector on them only a 4 pin connector slot... both are plugged in.. I didnt see any instruction from their manual to plug in a PCI-e connector

06-25-2007, 02:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,303 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen Mine would do the same until I installed the very latest drivers. nVidia makes good hardware but their drivers are crap... __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

06-25-2007, 06:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
Douglasfermie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 83 OS: 98	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen it was doing it in the very latest drivers.... which drivers do u you have

06-25-2007, 11:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
Douglasfermie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 83 OS: 98	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen orite img onna try 94.24 with that power connector on... i assumed thats what you ment because its the only pci-e slot labeld.... the cards both have 4 pin connectors on them also...ill see if it errors

06-26-2007, 12:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,303 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen My board has a 4-pin MOLEX connector for SLI use. Neither of my cards has their own plugs so I assume it's getting enough juice. Always plug in what needs to be plugged in. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

06-27-2007, 04:34 AM	#16 (permalink)
Douglasfermie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 83 OS: 98	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen god now whenever i turn SLI on .... i restart and the screen adjusts over and over until it turns off.

06-27-2007, 04:39 AM	#17 (permalink)
Douglasfermie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 83 OS: 98	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen il ltry swithc the cards over it worked for someone else

06-27-2007, 08:08 AM	#18 (permalink)
mattlock Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,183 OS: XP SP2, Win 7 Beta, Win 7 RC My System	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen You said it runs fine when you're not in SLI, have you tried each card individually in the main PCI-E slot to make sure it's not a bad card? Can you possibly try the cards in a friends SLI rig to see if they give the same symptoms? What Bios revision are you running? An update may or may not help. I've put in a request for some other Hardware Team members to look at this thread, so hopefully we can get this solved soon. __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!

06-27-2007, 08:37 AM	#19 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Sli enabled... new drivers Nvidia 7900.... computer crashes...bluescreen Hi, I agree with Mattlock - it may be a faulty card. Are the cards, by any chance, made by eVGA? They've had some problems with a batch of 7900's.