http://wai-pc.blogspot.com/2011/10/troubleshoot-ray-sums-graphics-card_15.html
OK time to actually start updating the graphics card drivers and see what happens:
First of all lets jot the original versions:
* Nvidia Control Panel (from opening the nVidia PhysX (32 bit) icon) 2.5.620.09
* Direct X Version 11
* Geforce GT 330M Driver 187.98
Now some interesting statistics in the following picture showing graphics card's current speed and each individual graphics card driver version.
OK Update done and system restarted. IT'S WORSE THAN BEFORE 5 consecutive graphics glitch/crashes before I could actually open anything in windows. Attached are similar screen shots to those above showing the different graphics card driver components.
That's ODD! Who Crashed shows 0x116 crash (26/09/2011) was caused by NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 188.75
HANG ON I only just updated from 187.98 to this! Somewhere it can time-travel.
The last crash (15/10/2011) also shows the same version?!
Time to skip Toshiba branded drivers and try the nVidia latest ones off their websites (non beta of course for stability!)
http://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk
Starting the install
Definitely best to use the custom option and get the installer to wipe the old drivers and start again!
OK, 1st boot and the PhysicsX engine can now be powered by the CPU as well as the GPU (maybe this has enabled the possibility of Optimus!)
New version - 280.26
Now that the original (non updated, straight from system restore) DX diagdx shows the gfx driver as 8.16.11.8798. The newer version is now 8.17.12.8026
Hmm a couple of reboots later and the boot-up sequence appears as if the laptop's been dropped from a height!
Let's see if this has helped resolve the crashes over a few days use!
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