Frustrated with nvlddmkm.sys

[Benchtech]

Ok, so system is a HPE 180T Elite blah....

Randomly the system will blue screen (nvlddmkm.sys && BCC 116) when booting into windows but sometimes it will boot without any problems. It has 6 DIMM slots and DIMM's 5/6 are dead

Ran memtest86+, Harddrive diag. cpu diag. ALL came back passing, pulled video card and tested it in my test box works fine.

What do you guys/gals think? I'm thinking issues with video/motherboard or motherboard.

 

[PC-MOT]

The majority of posts I can find via our friend google, relate to updating the Nvidia drivers, you dont mention if you tried this..?

 

[Benchtech]

The majority of posts I can find via our friend google, relate to updating the Nvidia drivers, you dont mention if you tried this..?

imaged drive
used drivers straight from nvidia's site same issues
roll back driver
tried the specific driver for nvidia issues from hp's site and same thing

 

[ComputerRepairTech]

try to clear it all out with driverfusion, confirm it removes that sys file then reinstall drivers for display adapter.

 

[Benchtech]

try to clear it all out with driverfusion, confirm it removes that sys file then reinstall drivers for display adapter.

used driver sweeper and confirmed everything was removed even used nvidia's clean install option

 

[ComputerRepairTech]

is it a gtx 260? have you tried a diff power supply?

Edit: have you tried furmark?

Edit2: does it ever happen twice in a row?

Edit3: oh and I forgot to ask when exactly in the startup process does it bsod

 

[EvolutionElectronics]

I had this issue before and it ended up being a rootkit, scan with tdsskiller and see what you find.

 

[compnet]

Dimms 5/6 are dead? The slots or the ram?

I dont waste my time troubleshooting with a failing part

 

[OfficeTechs]

i had this occur on a Vaio laptop and eventually artefacts started appearing on POST screens and anything pre-Windows. Safe mode was fine. I didnt spend too long diagnosing and advised it would be either the graphics chipset or maybe RAM. They wanted an excuse to by a new laptop anyway.