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Message 1567105 - Posted: 4 Sep 2014, 19:58:51 UTC

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit system.
NIVDA video card: GeForce GTX 260.
Driver version 340.52.

The system will run fine for a while but eventually it will lock up. Mouse, keyboard are non responsive.

I turned off use of the video card and everything was ok for two days.
I turned use of card today and the system has locked up twice.

I expect the problem maybe with the Driver. If I remember correctly that was updated recently, maybe about the time the problems started?

Known problem? Help? I would like to use the video card for Seti work.
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Message 1567112 - Posted: 4 Sep 2014, 20:12:26 UTC - in response to Message 1567105.  
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More information about your system would help. Your computers are hidden so we can't see anything. Last update of Nvidia had reports of causing some problems with Seti and GPUs, CPUs utilization. For now reverting back to previous nvidia driver from Nvidia website is recommended. Never use drivers from Microsoft update.


http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us

Previous version was
GEFORCE 337.88 DRIVER
Version: 337.88

Edit.. Clean install always
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Message 1567218 - Posted: 4 Sep 2014, 21:55:16 UTC

Also make certain that the video card is not overheating.

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