"power saving mode" during movie playback?

Discussion in 'General Software' started by bizoot, Jan 19, 2009.

  1. bizoot

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    But it happened with 2 different drivers...
    I just recently updated the driver, it happened now and it happened b4 also with the old driver...
    And how could it be that I am the only person having problems with this?
     
  2. bizoot

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    Just put back my 8800gt and turned res to 1680X1050 but power saving mode does not happen!!!
    I think that this narrows the problem down to my 280 gtx am I right?
     
  3. Sniper

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    correct.
     
  4. bizoot

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    Which is verry odd cause it doesnt have any problems while in game!!
    I want to DIE!!!


    SHITTT
    It just happened again in acdsee and in 1440X900
    :(

    LAST EDIT:
    thats it!
    I narrowed down the problem to vista aero!!!
    When switched to basic everything is fine!!
     
  5. bizoot

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    There have been serious developments:
    I took out the cmos battery and re-seated the ram, turned on pc, turned off, restored bios defaults,

    Now what happens is even WORSE!!!!
    Power saving mode the SECOND I play a movie (tried only media player 11), and sometimes even a grey or a blue screen (not the normal bsod, but just a blue screen with no writings on it)!

    This happens even in 1440X900 and even when windows aero is off (which I thout was causing the problems at first)!!!
    I uninstalled nvidia driver (using driver cleaner pro in safe mode) and tried an older one (still problem persists), and then installed back the new driver (still problem persists).
    I dont know if I should try re-installing vista because what if the gtx280is casuing these problems? Even though now I can't even play games!
     
  6. jsbatalvi

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    go to display property, then screen saver tab click power button then select never in all options
     
  7. bizoot

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    I have already set the power plan to "high performance" in in the settings of this particular plan I set display to go off after: -never-,
    and I have disabled screen saver.

    Now I really think the gtx280 is damaged because I have even formatted my hard drive and installed windows xp instead of vista and even this did not solve my problem.
    After that, I re-installed vista again and now problem is even worse!
    The SECOND I play a video or game - power saving mode!! Or now even something new, a green, grey, or blue screen (without any writings) which I can't exit and have to restart.
     
  8. bizoot

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    I think I just found the problem :(
    I downloaded OCCT software, and for the test I selected: "OCCT GPU memtest".
    In "help" threre's an explanaition:
    "OCCT GPU memtest, based on CUDA, which will run a memtest-like test but on your graphics card memory. It is aimed at detecting manufacturing errors on the GPU MEM!"

    So,
    first run: "power saving mode" the second I pushed start!
    second run: green screen the second I pushed start!
    third run: "power saving mode"....
    fworth run: "power saving mode"....
    fifth run... "power saving mode"....
    and then I gave up :(
     
  9. Sniper

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    thanks for the updates bizoot

    I think you're pretty much at an conclusion now, right?
     
  10. bizoot

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    The only problem now is I bought my card on EBAY and warranty is over!!!
    So I just threw away 411 U.S$ !!!!!!!!!!!
     
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