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Could BIOS setting cause BSOD?



 
 
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Old October 7th 07, 11:23 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
rll
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Default Could BIOS setting cause BSOD?

Ever since I had Best Buy do some upgrading of my Vista Ultimate computer,
it has crashed almost daily, sometimes twice a day. The crashes occur
regardless of whether the computer is in use or not. The result is a blue
screen with the message Power State Driver Failure. That is the only part of
the text I am able to read before the computer shuts down and restarts. One
of the things Best Buy did was install a new graphics card. My power supply
isn't the problem, by the way. I have a 600 watt supply. The new card is a
PCIe nVidia. A couple of days ago, I installed nVidia's latest driver for
their GeForce cards. I also decided to look at my BIOS settings for no
particular reason. In the BIOS, there was a option to set the video from
Onboard or PCI or PCIe. Mine was set on PCI, even though the card is PCIe. I
made the correct selection in the BIOS and restarted. I have my fingers
crossed here, but there hasn't been a crash since.

Could this incorrect BIOS setting have been the source of my problems? Or
was it the new nVidia driver? Or both? Or have a just been lucky? Any info
would be appreciated.

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Old October 8th 07, 12:31 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Carey Frisch [MVP]
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Default Could BIOS setting cause BSOD?

The correct BIOS setting should be PCIe.
Incorrect settings would definitely cause a crash.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
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"rll" wrote in message ...
Ever since I had Best Buy do some upgrading of my Vista Ultimate computer,
it has crashed almost daily, sometimes twice a day. The crashes occur
regardless of whether the computer is in use or not. The result is a blue
screen with the message Power State Driver Failure. That is the only part of
the text I am able to read before the computer shuts down and restarts. One
of the things Best Buy did was install a new graphics card. My power supply
isn't the problem, by the way. I have a 600 watt supply. The new card is a
PCIe nVidia. A couple of days ago, I installed nVidia's latest driver for
their GeForce cards. I also decided to look at my BIOS settings for no
particular reason. In the BIOS, there was a option to set the video from
Onboard or PCI or PCIe. Mine was set on PCI, even though the card is PCIe. I
made the correct selection in the BIOS and restarted. I have my fingers
crossed here, but there hasn't been a crash since.

Could this incorrect BIOS setting have been the source of my problems? Or
was it the new nVidia driver? Or both? Or have a just been lucky? Any info
would be appreciated.

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Old October 8th 07, 01:29 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Curious
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Default Could BIOS setting cause BSOD?

Also go in to system advanced settings and uncheck the option for automatic
restart on a BSOD so that you can read the BSOD screen.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote in message
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The correct BIOS setting should be PCIe.
Incorrect settings would definitely cause a crash.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

---------------------------------------------------------------

"rll" wrote in message
...
Ever since I had Best Buy do some upgrading of my Vista Ultimate computer,
it has crashed almost daily, sometimes twice a day. The crashes occur
regardless of whether the computer is in use or not. The result is a blue
screen with the message Power State Driver Failure. That is the only part
of
the text I am able to read before the computer shuts down and restarts.
One
of the things Best Buy did was install a new graphics card. My power
supply
isn't the problem, by the way. I have a 600 watt supply. The new card is a
PCIe nVidia. A couple of days ago, I installed nVidia's latest driver for
their GeForce cards. I also decided to look at my BIOS settings for no
particular reason. In the BIOS, there was a option to set the video from
Onboard or PCI or PCIe. Mine was set on PCI, even though the card is PCIe.
I
made the correct selection in the BIOS and restarted. I have my fingers
crossed here, but there hasn't been a crash since.

Could this incorrect BIOS setting have been the source of my problems? Or
was it the new nVidia driver? Or both? Or have a just been lucky? Any info
would be appreciated.


 




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