i built a new computer. have a BFG GeForce 9800 Gt video card. have updated the drivers. but…. i still am getting the blue screen of death. its really driving me nuts. i have a registry cleaner and everything. updated drivers again. when i go to certain webpages. like the new verizon page www.droiddoes.com it goes right the the blue screen or starts over. im thinking my video card isnt getting enough power. its the BFG geforce 9800 gt. i plugged it into the motherboard. but cant find another slot for a power supply to go into it. i dont believe the card has a power supply meaning it only uses the motherboard to power it. any ideas?? thanks
roll back my card? what do u mean?
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Okay, the tip off that I think other people are missing is that this problem hits you when you go to certain web pages.
While it could be some arcane bug or compatibility issue in your device drivers, it does not sound like it is a hardware problem per se.
Make sure you have the latest non-beta drivers for your video card by checking on the manufacturer’s web site, which you did – and also check their support FAQ and forums to see if anyone is describing similar problems for your OS (Vista) or make/model of computer.
I don’t think that is what is causing the problems but it might help.
There has been a rash of Windows computer problems since early October. Microsoft released a record number of critical security fixes back then, which is always a mix of good and bad news. In this case, you need to get that update installed right away.
One or more extremely dangerous bugs in Internet Explorer (IE) is fixed by that update. Please do not assume installing it makes IE "safe". Just realize by not installing the patch, as matters stand right now – it makes IE extra dangerous.
Adobe Flash was also badly screwed up – as was Adobe Acrobat Reader. Whichever ones you already have, update to their latest version. Don’t install one iff you don’t already have it, though.
This is not a good time to have old versions of Flash or Acrobat Reader plugin installed. Hackers take your computer over through them. Hackers have spread malware around the web. The Adobe software in your browser lets them do what they want with it. This keeps happening with their software – not sure what is up with them. Obviously extremely cautious about any Adobe plugins installed in web browsers these days.
If it still blows up, disable all your Adobe plugin(s) in IE. See if that works.
If that does not work, try visiting the sites in Firefox (disable the Adobe addons in Firefox and restart Firefox first). If Firefox is working and IE is crashing still, I recommend using Firefox until you track ddown the cause of your problem.
Keep checking your video card and other hardware maker’s web sites, checking for updated drivers and/or information in their FAQ’s and support forums. Something will turn up eventually. Even if it is bad news like that hardware is not supported anymore, at least you know and don’t have to keep wasting time with it.
Also, I assume you have visited Microsoft’s support web site since this is after all Microsoft’s operating system and operating systems are not supposed to BSOD.
If even Firefox does not work and say blows up on the same pages, there are two possibilities. The web pages you are visiting have malware on them (in images, ads, Flash content, whatever) or Windows is just not going to work for you.
For the former, are you really sure those are the right web sites to go to? Maybe you got a letter in the name wrong or you got the information from an untrustworthy source (they were wrong or else they are tricking you, say).
For the latter, try this quick experiment. Got a LInux Live CD image and burn it to a CD, making sure before you do so that Firefox is included on it.
Boot that up and see if it lets you browse with Firefox the web pages that crash you on Windows. This is getting to be a popular way to dodge MS-Windows headaches; for instance it’s safer than doing online banking on the Windows OS. I don’t think even Microsoft disputes this now.
You know for sure if that web page does not crash Firefox under Linux but it does under Windows the nit is a software problem, not the physical hardware and certainly not a power supply issue.
If your computer is working fine in Linux and crashing in Windows using the same browser on the same web page then man I would bag Windows hard at that point. Back up your important files to be safe and then set up your PC with Linux to dual boot so you can start up as either Linux or Windows. If someday your Windows patches/OS/apps/driver guys get their thing together for your homebrew computer, download the files and see if those new versions work in in Windows.
In the meantime, hey – you have web browser, email, social apps, etc.
Just make sure you do not upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 without doing a lot of research. A *_LOT_* of research.
All the major PC magazines have reported a bunch of different problems users have had. People are losing their data, wiping their disks, having old-vs-new OS flavor compatibility problems, big time problems with Winder River online store downloaded files, and my favorite: old OS was deleted and new OS will not install. 0_o
I don’t see how this many possible problems could have been generated right off the bat by Microsoft without trying. After all, Windows 7 was in beta for ages and the reason for betas in the first place is to flush out obscure problems customers might have that you (the software maker) do not realize.
If you ever do install Windows 7 on some comp
Your card will almost certainly have a power port – I owned a 7800GTS and 7950GTX cards, and both required an external power connection due to their high power requirements.
Check the rear of the card (closest to your hard drives) and see if there is a connection hidden inside the outer shield – I know the ones I owned had the power connector towards the top of the card, situated at the rear.
If this still doesn’t help, contact BFG tech support, and maybe they can help you figure out what exactly to do, whether it is drivers or power.
Your motherboard will supply sufficient energy for the card. Back to the main question; did you overclock the card? Overclocking may cause issues.
im a computer tech and had same problem just roll back your driver. and no offense but vista sucks ass upgrade to windows 7 you will love it
get a mac
First, don’t get a mac.
Second, this may or may not work depending on how far it will boot and what version of windows it is. Hit the F8 key as it is first starting up and get into safe mode. From there open "My Computer" and right click on the "C drive", click on properties. Select the tools tab and do a defrag and schedule a disk check – check both boxes in disk check – one says "check for errors" the other one say "attempt to repair" This will fix it about 60% of the time!!! Good Luck!!!!