This is so incredibly frustrating. I built a new computer about a week and a half ago, and it's kept just shutting down at random, but not incredibly frequent moments. About once a day. It's coming from nvtcp.sys.

Bascically, it's more likely to shut down when there's a lot of network activity. Playing WoW increases the rate by about 10x, and running BitTorrent is pretty much a guaranteed BSOD within an hour.

I tried updating to the newest nVidia drivers, and after doing that the computer BSODs at the first instant the computer tries to access the network (for instance, as soon as AIM loads). I have read horror stories about problematic nForce network drivers, and at this point I just don't know what to do. Anybody have a suggestion?

2/8/2006 12:59:12 PM

Try a PCI NIC.


If it solves your problem, then I'd consider returning the motherboard.

2/8/2006 1:02:07 PM

I had a similar problem before with my gigabyte board. A PCI NIC was my only solution. For me, it was any heavy load on the onboard NIC (WOW, BF2, and high bandwidth downloads). I ended up shelling out cash for a uber PS and it didnt help at all.

My problem was reboots, not BSODs though.

2/8/2006 3:07:17 PM

flash the BIOS to the latest version, usually fixes onboard mobo issues. the Marvel Gigbit LAN works great on my EVGA nforce4 mobo.

[Edited on February 8, 2006 at 3:12 PM. Reason : .]

2/8/2006 3:10:44 PM

If you're running the nVidia firewall, uninstall all of that crap. The nForce 4 firewall stuff used to work great, but the newer chipset drivers broke it. Many claimed that it's never worked correctly.

2/8/2006 3:15:29 PM

I updated the BIOS, went out for a bit, came home (I was downloading a big file in firefox, but nothing else) and come to see MACHINE_CHECK_ERROR. What the fuck? This is so frustrating.

2/8/2006 7:42:19 PM

I had similar issues. I had to update my bios and use a driver from a different motherboard manufacturer. Is this the marvell chipset thats fucking up or the nvidia? Or does your board only have one NIC?

2/8/2006 8:20:25 PM

Just work around it, bro.

A PCI NIC card will cost you $20 max.

It seems to really be getting under your skin.

2/8/2006 8:34:24 PM

what mobo do you have?

2/8/2006 8:45:18 PM

why should he use one of his at MOST 3 pci slots for a NIC that he may have 2 of onboard?

2/8/2006 9:25:37 PM

^^ ePox EP-9NPA+SLI http://epox.com/USA/product.asp?id=EP-9NPAplusSLI

^ Exactly. I just bought a fucking motherboard. It claims to have a working ethernet port. I expect it, to, you know, not fucking destroy my computer when I use it.

2/8/2006 9:52:46 PM

I had the same problem.....basically it was driver conflicts....uninstall your nForce drivers. Then reinstall without any of the firewall crap.

That solved my BSOD problems

2/8/2006 9:58:19 PM

i have the non-SLI version of that mobo.. and I did have BSOD's when I had the firewall installed.. uninstalled the network access manager and no BSOD's since.

2/8/2006 10:06:58 PM

What a POS....but I wasn't planning on using it anyways.

2/8/2006 10:34:23 PM

the firewall sucks anyway.. you go to change hte configuration.. and get 'the previous page didn't finish loading.. go back and wait'

2/8/2006 10:45:59 PM

Quote :

"why should he use one of his at MOST 3 pci slots for a NIC that he may have 2 of onboard?"

I DONT KNOW

LETS GO OUT ON A LIMB HERE

BECAUSE HIS COMPUTER IS LOCKING THE FUCK UP

2/9/2006 8:13:10 AM