Posts by iowapipe

1) Message boards : Questions and problems : GPU idling just because I set from 10 days to 1 day of work storage (Message 93488)
Posted 2 Nov 2019 by iowapipe
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Just some advice: you have been given some advice already and seem unwilling to give it a try.

You also may not understand that the 'clean install' is for the driver package. When you download it from NVIDIA, you can get to advanced options... which is what the previous advice was addressing.

You can also try a fresh Windows installation if you have a spare disk handy: use it as your boot disk, install Windows, fresh video driver, and BOINC. Attach to the project and see if the problem is solved or replicated.
On my system, Windows 1903, I cannot run NVIDIAdrivers newer than 430.86. Or else BOINC crashes the system when running GPU tasks. Rolling back the driver fixed the problem after methodical testing.

As for not allowing Windows10 to update drivers, a quick Google will turn up detailed instruction in Advanced System Settings. Avail yourself.
2) Message boards : GPUs : RTX 2080 GPU and BSOD - BOINC screensaver was the trigger (Message 92842)
Posted 18 Sep 2019 by iowapipe
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Hello, I wanted to share my recent problem with bsod crashing when using BOINC for Einstein@Home. (only on GPU assisted data)

Last week I performed a video driver update, it was about 10 days after release at that point. A little sooner than I usually do, but oh well.
After that, when BOINC ran the GPU jobs, I would eventually get a bsod crash. Occasionally there were be some listed as computational error.

I rolled back the driver to the previous version. No fix.
I completely uninstalled the driver and did a clean install. No fix.
I started analyzing the minidumps, various problems reported. Nothing I disabled was a fix either.
I ran several file system checks and fixes: sfc, dism, chkdsk. (safe mode and regular) No fix.

Then I finally noticed that a bsod occurred after the BOINC screensaver had just started. BINGO!
Set it to a blank screensaver (or none) and the problem was solved.

I run a pretty clean system, no overclocking, and keep 'crazy' setups to the virtual machines. I do IT work, and enjoy a stable system.

Can I say it was due to the driver update? No, not for sure. Because rolling back didn't fix it. It was also patch Tuesday week, so there were Windows system updates too.
I run a built system: ASUS motherboard, i7 7700K, RTX 2080 graphics card, no overclocking on motherboard/processor/RAM/graphics.
W10 1903, all OS updates within a week of release. Driver updates usually wait for a month at least. (and sometimes skip a few)

TLDR: The BOINC screensaver may be the problem for you too, disable it and see.



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