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460 GTX fail?

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bluescrn

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Hi

While I was gaming my computer froze and then shut itself down.
Now I cant start Windows 7 64b in normal mode, only safe.
When I power on my computer the messed up BIOS screen appears and after that if I try to start Win in normal mode the same sequence of events as indicated by the pictures happens.


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I tried starting Win both without Nvidia drivers and with new ones, it did not work. I also set the Power Options to High performance. Nothing
worked.
Im also providing a Blue screen viewer screen shot.


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Thanks.
 
Hm, not good. Have you tried blowing the dust out of your GPU lately? Did you recently install new Nvidia drivers?
 
I did not try blowing the dust out. I can try that and test the GPU temp if there is an app for it and it might help u help me. Pre crash I did not install the NVIDIA drivers recently, windows update might have. I can do some additional diagnostics if you have any.
The MB has an integrated card, should I try using it instead? If so would it be sufficient to just unplug the power cord from the GTX or I would have to take the card off the MB?

Why am I able to start Win in Safe mode, is it not using the GTX?

Thanks.
 
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Safe mode is not using the drivers.

Try using a program like Driver Sweeper to get rid of the Nvidia drivers and see if you can boot into Windows normally. If that works, install the latest WHQL drivers from Nvidia's website and see if the error comes back.
 
Has your computer always had those green dots on the POST screen?



That is not a good sign and is usually indicative of a graphics card (hardware) issue.
 
I would try another card if possible. Or iGPU like 96FireBird mentionned if you have one.

The Green dots and 0x116 BSOD indicates bad things, maybe hardware failure, especially since the green dots are during the POST.
 
Driver Sweeper made it possible to start Win in normal mode again. I installed the latest NVIDIA drivers and now I again cant start windows in normal mode. There is no blue screen this time, computer just hangs after the win loading screen and the picture is black. BTW Artifacts were always there, on bios, loading, and desktop screens.
 
toyota said:
how would that help if corruption/artifacting is happening before windows loads?
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Maybe you could read the thread.

Driver Sweeper made it possible to start Win in normal mode again. I installed the latest NVIDIA drivers and now I again cant start windows in normal mode. There is no blue screen this time, computer just hangs after the win loading screen and the picture is black. BTW Artifacts were always there, on bios, loading, and desktop screens.
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Sounds like a corrupted Windows Installation maybe.

By the way toyota, I'm just trying to help. I don't know why but it's always an hassle when it comes to interact with you.
 
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Take the video card out of the computer, and besides blowing out dust in the card AND computer, reseating it may help. Doing this will eliminate two possible problems: 1- the monitor cord being loose and causing a faulty connection (not likely), and 2 - physically reinstalling the graphics card into the PCIe slot makes sure a new connection is free of any dust that could have gotten in between the card and the slot.
 
KaRLiToS said:
Maybe you could read the thread.



Sounds like a corrupted Windows Installation maybe.

By the way toyota, I'm just trying to help. I don't know why but it's always an hassle when it comes to interact with you.
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those artifacts should not be there so to me that says the card has had issues all along...
 
Card = Toast. Even if the card wasn't getting fed enough juice from the PSU it shouldn't have those artifacts during POST. Time for a new graphics card op.
 
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