NVIDIA - Display driver stopped responding and has successfully recovered - Best Fix?

For a few weeks, I have been using a new laptop without issue. Then a couple of days ago, I began getting this message after my screen went blank in the middle of some command. I saw similar posts in the EAP forum. I tried installing the newest driver and that resulted in spider web-like graphics displays so I rolled back a few versions. The original version was more than a few years old and had been working fine. So, the bottom line is that a newer, just not newest driver did not fix the problem.

  • Card is an NVS 3100M
  • Driver Version 333.11

Any thoughts on best fix for this?

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  • That's the one I tried and rolled back as the display of linework in MicroStation looked like a spider web.

    Charles (Chuck) Rheault
    CADD Manager

    MDOT State Highway Administration

    • MicroStation user since IGDS, InRoads user since TDP.
    • AutoCAD, Land Desktop and Civil 3D, off and on since 1996
  • If you have tried the latest driver I would recommend the suggestion made here:

    http://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/4172:

    This problem only occurs when MicroStation is using DirectX 11 (new with MicroStation V8i SELECTseries 3). DirectX 11 is automatically used on hardware that is capable of running it. However, the user can force MicroStation to use the older DirectX 9 interface by setting a MicroStation configuration variable. Setting QV_D3DVERSION to a value of 9 (in the environment variables of Windows) will force MicroStation to use the DirectX 9 interface, starting with the next execution of MicroStation. This will avoid TDRs, but can also update slower than when using DirectX 11, particularly on complex display styles such as Illustration.

    TFS#129159 has been file on this issue as this is an issue Bentley has been in contact with NVidia.


       

  • OK, I will try this.
    I also found I could go into Control Panel and under Performance Information and Tools - Advanced tools - Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows. That opens a Performance Options dialog box and on its Visual Effects tab, you can select Adjust for Best Performance.
    The result of this is a Windows 7 that looks a lot like XP, and the errors go away. You can turn on specific settings within this dialog box to restore some of the Windows 7 look.
    The PC seemed pretty snappy after this - so of your PC seems sluggish, this might be worth a try, too.

    Charles (Chuck) Rheault
    CADD Manager

    MDOT State Highway Administration

    • MicroStation user since IGDS, InRoads user since TDP.
    • AutoCAD, Land Desktop and Civil 3D, off and on since 1996