Can Someone Help Me Fix My Video Problem?

[svadas]

I've got a problem with my video crashing on my pc. It's a Geoforce 2 Pro (Leadtek) running XP Pro. I could send the card back to the pc people and they can check it for being defective, but that leaves me with no pc. I don't think the card is defective as I didn't have such problems prior to upgrading to XP. The problem is happening alot and what happens is that the computer will lock up and there will be white dots over the screen, like static. I have no choice but to hard reboot, and generally it loads up into a crash. I have to wait 5 minutes of it being shut off to be able to reboot it. I've tried both Leadtek and NVidia's latest drivers, but the problem still is there. Here's the log of my most recent crash if it helps:

//
// Watchdog Event Log File
//

LogType: Watchdog
Created: 2002-08-26 20:36:59
TimeZone: 300 - Eastern Standard Time
WindowsVersion: XP
EventType: 0xEA - Thread Stuck in Device Driver

//
// The driver for the display device got stuck in an infinite loop. This
// usually indicates a problem with the device itself or with the device
// driver programming the hardware incorrectly. Please check with your
// display device vendor for any driver updates.
//

ShutdownCount: 355
Shutdown: 0
EventCount: 47
BreakCount: 47
BugcheckTriggered: 1
DebuggerNotPresent: 1
DriverName: nv4_disp
EventFlag: 1
DeviceClass: Display
DeviceDescription: NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro
HardwareID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0150&SUBSYS_2842107D&REV_A4
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
DriverFixedFileInfo: FEEF04BD 00010000 0006000D 000A0C0A 0006000D 000A0C0A 0000003F 00000008 00040004 00000003 00000004 00000000 00000000
DriverCompanyName: NVIDIA Corporation
DriverFileDescription: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 30.82
DriverFileVersion: 6.13.10.3082
DriverInternalName: nv_disp.dll
DriverLegalCopyright: (c) NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.
DriverOriginalFilename: nv_disp.dll
DriverProductName: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 30.82
DriverProductVersion: 6.13.10.3082

 

[WarCon]

The infinite loop error can be caused by a wide range of problems, but usually isn't caused by broken hardware. Just curious are you running a VIA chipset and a soundblaster live? Seen lots of threads about infinite loop errors and those two components in the system.

Here is a great page about this error..........
http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=64

 

[svadas]

I have both of those cards installed.

 

[WarCon]

Does your mobo have a AGP 1x,2x or 4x choice in the bios? You might try lowering it to 2x or 1x and see if the error persists. You might also try lowering your memory timings (if available).

 

[HumbleFish]

I don't no anything about XP, but if you can find the DirectX utility (in Win98 it found in system tools/system info) you might try turning down the Sound Hardware Support... It always without fail stops my games from locking up... And doesn't seem to affect the framerate, or sound... Hope You get it.