[Troubleshoot] Ray Sum's Graphics card crashing (Part 1)

1st proper blog - Steps I took to resolve a graphics card that constantly crashes and forces the laptop to restart losing whatever data's stored.


As a starting point the laptop is a Toshiba Satellite A500-1GL *reconditional* from the Toshiba Outlet in Cheshire Oaks, United Kingdom (only issue at time of sale was a loose hair under the space bar?)

The specifications of the laptop are as follows (from the box:)
Core i330M
2048MB RAM 1066Mhz / +2048MB / 1GB VRAM
500GB HDD (5400RPM) SATA
16.0 HD TRUBRITE TFT SCREEN (LED)
DVD-SUPER-MULTI DRIVE (2-LAYER)
LAN
WEB CAMERA
MICROSOFT WIN7 HOME PREMIUM 64BIT


Full specs here: http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?service=UK&toshibaShop=false&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&PRODUCT_ID=1080934
Oh and it has a gaming graphics card, a NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M!


The CPU is also listed as having video card capabilities but appears to be disabled (see here http://ark.intel.com/products/47663)

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Now how do I know it's a graphics card related crash?
Simple: do it the hard way as I did earlier in the year,  February when I visited Ray Sum in Sweden which involves using a mixture of windows log and mini dump review programs and google or cheat and use a simpler software called "WhoCrashed" here:
http://www.resplendence.com/whocrashed