I received a Quadro FX 3500 as a gift and replaced my 7600GS with it. Ever since the switch I've been getting random blue screens when gaming. I know the Quadro cards designed aren't for gaming but they are pretty high end and should be able to handle gaming well. I have the newest Quadro drivers installed and made sure to uninstall my old GeForce drivers first. Nothing else in the system has changed. Running XP Pro x64 edition, 2GB RAM, Athlon XP 3200+ on an ASUS board with a 500W PSU.

I'm thinking it might be a heat issue but thought I'd see if TWW experts had any insight first before I start adding a bunch of fans...

6/5/2007 11:19:31 PM

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"XP Pro x64 edition"

Would be my first inclination. And quadro cards do not handle gaming well. You are better off selling it on ebay and getting a gaming card.

6/5/2007 11:41:57 PM

Never once had a blue screen and have been running x64 for well over a year now. It only started when I installed the new card. I can't really sell it, I'd rather not get into why (no it's not stolen) but assume that I have to keep the card.

6/6/2007 9:44:00 AM

switch to the 32 bit version of windows, the drivers for the quadro card might not work correctly with the 64 bit

6/6/2007 9:46:04 AM

XP 64 bit never took hold for gaming, but i think vista 64 bit will considering "games for windows" are all supposed to be compatible with 64 bit vista. It's also supposedly the most secure version of windows yet. Various microsoft reps have said they didn't even feel the need to install anti-virus, due to it's stability.

[Edited on June 6, 2007 at 9:51 AM. Reason : .]

6/6/2007 9:48:17 AM

^^ Yeah that's a possibility, although nvidia does have xp 64 bit specific FX drivers, so i'm assuming they should work fine, (don't know about games though). I'd be hesitant to run newer games on a 3500.

-But yeah if you're still using xp, i might switch to the 32 bit version to run that card.



[Edited on June 6, 2007 at 9:52 AM. Reason : .]

6/6/2007 9:50:59 AM

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"It's also supposedly the most secure version of windows yet. Various microsoft reps have said they didn't even feel the need to install anti-virus, due to it's stability. "

You have no fucking clue what you're talking about, do you?

6/6/2007 11:13:36 AM

Does the blue screen reference any nvidia dll? nv4_disp.dll?

6/6/2007 1:01:13 PM

^^ Of course i do, i actually did lots of research before upgrading to vista 64 bit. I can link you to some sites that explain this if you'd like. There's actually been a few articles on tomshardware, firing squad, and various other computer sites that explain all the security updates, and how it rivals over any previous version of windows.

"In the near term, I don’t expect a lot of folks to run the 64 bit edition of Windows Vista, even though it will clearly be the most secure. One of its special security features is a unique component called Patch Guard.
In a nutshell, Microsoft is locking everyone -- including its own security software people -- out of the operating system kernel to assure the integrity of that kernel."-President of the Enderle Group (Global Tech Advisors)


^Yeah check the bluescreen and find the error code, and see if there are any nvidia components. From there you can troubleshoot by searching for what the error code means.

[Edited on June 6, 2007 at 1:44 PM. Reason : .]

6/6/2007 1:31:04 PM

Yeah the problem is that the blue screen flashes for about 3 seconds before the system reboots. I'll keep my camera nearby so next time I get it I'll try to nab a photo of the error message.

6/6/2007 1:45:49 PM

You can hit F8 or whatever depending on your mobo, and go into the bios and select "Disable Automatic Reboot" from the menu. You should be able to read the blue screen now, and then reset manually.

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6/6/2007 1:48:20 PM

^There is a feature for that in windows. Right click My Computer, go to properties and somebody help me out here, I think it's under the advanced tab and theres an option in there for when your computer has a fatal error you can tell it not to reboot. I can't remember exactly where it is right now cause I'm on a Ubuntu machine.

6/6/2007 6:04:04 PM

Yeah man that works. Right click on my computer, go to the advanced tab. Then "settings" at the bottom for "start up and recovery" then uncheck "automatically restart".

6/7/2007 12:40:24 AM