nv4_mini.sys problem

[ZuL]

Help...!

I've just buy a new geforce graphic card :Geforce 2 MX400 SDR bios 64MB driver ver 61.76. I restart my PC after finished install the driver.
the blue screen appear say nv4_mini.sys has a problem and windows need to close.
I've try many way such editing the registry value but it still doesn't work.
for your info I used the Via P4M266-8233 board, P4 1.5 GHz processor.

Need Help.....

[johnnyis42]

have you tried booting in safe mode and uninstallign the driver that way, since safe mode shouldn't load your video drivers?

[ZuL]

Yes, I,ve try booting from the safe mode and uninstall the driver.It still doesn't work.
oh, one thing I forgot to told you that I've used drive cleaner to clear the cab file (Driver.cab & SP2.cab).which contain any old driver before. and reinstall it again.but same error occur.

Before this I'm using Geforce 256 driver ver62.21. I get that driver from nvidia website.Is there a conflict between diff. graphic card ?(coz I read that all the nividia graphic card share the same driver).

Is there any solution like the corect config of BIOS, change the new power supply(I'm using 230w),Os(WinXP SP2) or reinstall the windows to winXP SP1.
HeLp._.

[johnnyis42]

there should be no problem with any driver you download from the nvidia website that is for any geforce line of card, currently called "forceware" drivers.

you may try booting in the "last known good" settings from the f8 option menu on startup. see if that will allow you to boot to windows in regular mode.

also, try installing the driver in safe mode.

[RicheemxX]

one quick suggestion when replying to the thread please stop using the "new thread" button you need to use the post reply button

now for some help try these steps. I know they are for ati catalyst drivers but the same should apply for your nvidia ones:

1. Uninstall any existing Catalysts. To do this, go to Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs. Select the 'ATI - Software Uninstall Utility' option if available, and click the Change/Remove button. Follow the prompts from there to uninstall your existing Catalysts, and reboot as prompted. If you have an older version of the Catalysts installed, and can't find the ATI Software Uninstall Utility item, under Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel find the 'ATI Control Panel' item and uninstall it, then find the 'ATI Display Driver' item and uninstall it as well (in that order), rebooting when necessary. If you cannot find any ATI entries, you are probably using the default Windows XP drivers, which means you can skip to the Catalyst Installation section of the guide further below.

2. When you reboot, you will find Windows XP will detect your graphics card as one (or more) new devices. It will then attempt to find appropriate drivers for your card. Cancel out of all such attempts.

3. This step is optional, however it is strongly recommended if you are either (a) downgrading your Catalysts to a previous version, or (b) experiencing problems and want to ensure you have a "clean install" of the Catalysts. Basically the aim is to find all the individual ATI Catalyst driver files and remove them manually. To do this, go to your C:\Windows\System32 and C:\Windows\System32\Drivers directories, and find and delete all files beginning with 'ATI...'. You may notice that some of these files keep recreating themselves - don't worry, these are just the default XP ATI drivers which are protected and can't be permanently deleted. Just delete all the ATI driver files and let XP decide which default files the system should keep. Alternatively you can use the Windows Search function (Start>Search), with the search string ATI*.* to make searching and deletion faster. Importantly however, do not delete the files under the \ServicePackFiles or \Lastgood directories, or under any game or application-specific directories. Just stick to files found under the two directories mentioned earlier. Finally, make sure you delete the entire program folder(s) where you installed the Catalysts. The default install location is C:\ATI and/or C:\ATI Technologies but if you chose another location when installing, go there and delete the folder and all its contents.

4. This step is optional, but again it is recommended if you want to ensure a "clean install". It involves removing any ATI registry entries left over. To do this, I recommend using either RegSupreme, or its earlier (and completely free) cousin, RegCleaner 4.3. To use RegSupreme, start the program and once it has cached your files, start a 'Deep' scan, then wait and choose the 'All' item under the Select menu to highlight all the 'invalid entries' found, and click the Fix button to remove them all, making sure to save a backup under a descriptive name. To use RegCleaner, open the program and on the front page put a tick next to all the 'ATI'-related entries, and then click the 'Remove Selected' button. If you want to use the Windows XP Registry Editor instead, go to Start>Run and type "RegEdit" (without quotes). Then go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key, select the 'Software' subkey, and scroll down to the 'ATI', 'ATI Technologies' and 'ATI Technologies Inc.' entries. Right-Click on each of these keys and select Delete to remove them. Note that this method is not as thorough as using RegSupreme or RegCleaner, which find other hidden ATI entries.

That should remove all the bits and pieces of old Catalyst drivers and Control Panels which have been installed on your system previously. Of course the quickest method is to just run the ATI Software Uninstall Utility, but as I said, if you're installing the ATI Catalyst Control Panel for the first time, if you have a history of graphical problems, you've installed multiple versions of the Catalysts without a clean out, or you are reverting to an older version of the Catalysts from a newer one, I strongly suggest you follow all four steps above at least once.

Also that is a very under-rated power supply for your system. you might think about swapping that out for at least a good 350w

[ZuL]

I've try that way to, but it still doesn't work. reboot in safe mode and install the driver. but after I restart my Pc, the blue screen appea again.

I've clear all the trace of nividia driver in my registry. what should I do now?any other option?BIOS update or warez that can help me solve this problem (it been 2week I can't start my 3D design because of this!)

some other guys have a same problem with me. he still looking for solution. I hope this thing will end sooner.

PLz HeeeellllP (AGAIN).....

[johnnyis42]

see if booting to safe mode and using the "standard VGA adapter" driver will let you boot into windows. if you get a blue screen there, and it is still calling out that file thn there is something else with the install causing a problem. nvidia always reccomends you turn off any antivirus software while you install their drivers, so thay could possibly have something to do with it.

if you backed up your registry settings you may want to put all the nvidia driver references back, since some of the nvidia references are needed for windows native support, although it's not likely that is causing this problem.

if you are able to boot into windows normally with the standard VGA driver, try seeing if you can install the driver again, and if not you can find an older version of the driver from another site (guru3d.com is a good one for that) and see if those may work.

[ZuL]

yes I just clear the registry that contain file name "nv" in the safemode. After that I logon into normal mode,Thank man it really help me (at least i can boot to normal mode...).

after I install the driver and restart my PC the blue screen didn't appear ,but.....my monitor automatically turn off and my CPU still running(windows can't load). problem again? I've try reset button but the same thing happen again.any solution?

for your info my monitor not in good condition it became flicker(I used phlilips 105E 15'')maybe the IC of my monitor burn(Iguest?)

.Is that one of a problem cause the system cannot load the windows.
and one more thing I've check the config of my graphic card driver properties in system prop. there is one part about "Power sceme"
say:-
S1 D3
S2 not specified
S3 not specified
S4 D3
S5 D3
is that shown a problem to my graphic card (maybe power supply is not enough for display to run in high resolution 16bit above?)
IF I change my power supply. did my CPU get the overload power that cause my board burn. Help me.....sorry to bugging again. I really appretiate your help.PLZ_

[johnnyis42]

out of curiosity, do you know whatt he maximum resolution of your monitor is? it may be that the video card does not want to display that low if it is actually incapeable of displaying at 1024x768, and the monitor is too old to send the DTC data to the computer.