nVIDIA nForce 6100-430 strange screen freeze and crash Options

[rfabbro]

Hello,

This is my first post in this forum, so I apologize if I'm posting in the wrong section.

Ever since I bought my new computer a few months ago I've been having this problem.

Sometimes, either when watching a movie (any codec can cause it) or even when using the music program Sibelius, the screen will show this weird patterns (see pictures) and the computer will freeze. I cannot reproduce the problem on command, so I have no idea what could be causing it. I tried updated nvidia drivers, outdated drivers, unplugging peripherals, reinstalling XP, SP2, SP3... and all sorts of "shots in the dark", without any results.

The problem appears when I least expect it, and, as I said before, there is nothing that I can think of as a recurring situation in which this is likely to happen, other than watching movies or using Sibelius.

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I really hope somebody in the forum can help me to solve this.

Thanks a lot for your help.


PS: Here are the specs of my computer.

Computer:
Computer Type Equipo multiprocesador ACPI
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.11 (IE 7.0)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)

Motherboard:
CPU Type 2x , 2100 MHz
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce 6100-430
System Memory 3456 MB
BIOS Type Award (12/12/07)

Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 430 (512 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA nForce 6100-430
Monitor Philips 190B (190B6) [19" LCD] (BZ 110095)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Realtek Unknown @ nVIDIA MCP61 - High Definition Audio Controller

Storage:
IDE Controller Controladora estándar PCI IDE de doble canal
IDE Controller Controladora estándar PCI IDE de doble canal
IDE Controller Controladora estándar PCI IDE de doble canal
Storage Controller Controladora de host SCSI/RAID
Storage Controller Microtek SimpleSCSI Miniport Drivers
Disk Drive SAMSUNG HD320KJ (298 GB, IDE)
Disk Drive SAMSUNG SP1203N (120 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Disk Drive WDC WD800BB-22FJA0 (74 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive Optiarc DVD RW AD-7190S
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Peripherals:
USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP61 - OHCI USB 1.1 Controller
USB2 Controller nVIDIA MCP61 - EHCI USB 2.0 Controller

DMI:
DMI BIOS Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
DMI BIOS Version 6.00 PG
DMI System Manufacturer ECS-USA
DMI System Product GeForce6100PM-M2
DMI System Version 2.0
DMI System Serial Number Unknow
DMI System UUID 00000000-00000000-08070605-04030201
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer ECS-USA
DMI Motherboard Product GeForce6100PM-M2
DMI Motherboard Version 2.0
DMI Motherboard Serial Number OEM
DMI Chassis Manufacturer ECS-USA
DMI Chassis Version Unknow
DMI Chassis Serial Number Unknow
DMI Chassis Asset Tag Unknow
DMI Chassis Type Desktop Case
DMI Total / Free Memory Sockets 4 / 2




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[ System ]

System Properties:
Manufacturer ECS-USA
Product GeForce6100PM-M2
Version 2.0
Serial Number Unknow
Universal Unique ID 00000000-00000000-08070605-04030201
Wake-Up Type Power Switch

[ Motherboard ]

Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer ECS-USA
Product GeForce6100PM-M2
Version 2.0
Serial Number OEM

[ Chassis ]

Chassis Properties:
Manufacturer ECS-USA
Version Unknow
Serial Number Unknow
Asset Tag Unknow
Chassis Type Desktop Case

[ Memory Controller ]

Memory Controller Properties:
Error Detection Method 64-bit ECC
Error Correction None
Supported Memory Interleave 1-Way
Current Memory Interleave 1-Way
Supported Memory Speeds 70ns, 60ns, 50ns
Supported Memory Types SPM, DIMM
Supported Memory Voltages 2.9V
Maximum Memory Module Size 4096 MB
Memory Slots 4

[ Processors / AMD Phenom™ 8450 Triple-Core Processor ]

Processor Properties:
Manufacturer AMD
Version AMD Phenom™ 8450 Triple-Core Processor
External Clock 213 MHz
Maximum Clock 3000 MHz
Current Clock 960 MHz
Type Central Processor
Voltage 1.5 V
Status Enabled
Upgrade Socket 940
Socket Designation Socket AM2

[ Caches / Internal Cache ]

Cache Properties:
Type Internal
Status Enabled
Operational Mode Write-Back
Maximum Size 128 KB
Installed Size 128 KB
Supported SRAM Type Synchronous
Current SRAM Type Synchronous
Socket Designation Internal Cache

[ Caches / Internal Cache ]

Cache Properties:
Type Internal
Status Enabled
Operational Mode Write-Back
Maximum Size 128 KB
Installed Size 128 KB
Supported SRAM Type Synchronous
Current SRAM Type Synchronous
Socket Designation Internal Cache

[ Caches / External Cache ]

Cache Properties:
Type Internal
Status Enabled
Operational Mode Write-Back
Maximum Size 512 KB
Installed Size 512 KB
Supported SRAM Type Synchronous
Current SRAM Type Synchronous
Socket Designation External Cache

[ Caches / External Cache ]

Cache Properties:
Type Internal
Status Enabled
Operational Mode Write-Back
Maximum Size 512 KB
Installed Size 512 KB
Supported SRAM Type Synchronous
Current SRAM Type Synchronous
Socket Designation External Cache



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CPU Properties:
CPU Type 2x
CPUID CPU Name AMD Phenom™ 8450 Triple-Core Processor
CPUID Revision 00100F23h

CPU Speed:
CPU Clock 2109.7 MHz

CPU Cache:
L1 Code Cache 64 KB
L1 Data Cache 64 KB
L2 Cache 512 KB (Asynchronous)
L3 Cache 2 MB

Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID 12/12/2007-NF-MCP61-6A61KCDHC-00
Motherboard Name Unknown

Chipset Properties:
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce 6100-430

SPD Memory Modules:
DIMM1 2 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM2 2 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)

BIOS Properties:
System BIOS Date 12/12/07
Video BIOS Date 08/21/06
Award BIOS Type Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG
Award BIOS Message GeForce6100PM-M2 12/12/2007
DMI BIOS Version 6.00 PG

Graphics Processor Properties:
Video Adapter nVIDIA nForce 6100-430
GPU Code Name C61G (Integrated 10DE / 03D0, Rev A2)
GPU Clock 426 MHz

This post has been edited by rfabbro: Dec 1 2008, 12:41 AM