Ah, hehe.. well thanks a lot. I'll try it out now.

Oh my god..

When running 177.92_geforce_winvista_32bit_english_beta I get this message after the nVidia background appears saying something like this is not Windows Vista 32-bit.

All the other drivers I've installed are for 32-bit, and I KNOW this is Vista 32-bit.

Sounds like you need the international drivers...
Did you get the chipset ones too? I'm hoping that these will prove more of a cure..
Here's the international graphic set:
GeForce Release 177

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Chipset and Sound drivers installed fine.

At the end of the installation, it said system was not altered. Don't know if that's how it's supposed to be. But I checked what driver was being used, and it's the 177.92.

Anyway, it hasn't helped any, and I just noticed the light on the GTX280 changes from green to orange/red when it crashes. I guess that means that it's something wrong with it/it's drivers still. I'll contact the company that built it tomorrow, and hear with them. Kind of seems like a hardware problem. Thanks for your help Kemical.

As you say, something is not right. Just check that the card is seated properly and it has all the power cables fitted.
Personally if I had recieved the machine I would have reformatted straight away and then put on all the relevant software. That way I know whats on the machine and helps if any problems are encountered.
You do have a warrenty however, they have to supply you a machine in good working order, something which this is obviously not. So call them and if possible get the vista installation disk, its something you should have.


I've just checked and when the light on your card is green it's getting enough power, when it's red it isn't. So check your cables, a card like that has extra power requirements so check the cables...

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That really helps a lot! I'll tell them that it appears the GTX280 isn't getting enough power. I already got the installation disk, I just didn't think it had anything to do with the software in the first place. Anyway, this will probably make it easier to fix. I think it's better if they do the look in the hardware in-case I screw something up and warranty ends etc.

Just one thing- could it have anything to do with the BIOS? I mean, some voltages are adjustable. I find it quite odd that Komplett.no (who built it) actually didn't know that the GTX280 was a card that needs a lot of power, which is why I bought a pretty strong PSU. Thanks for checking it out though.

Some mobo's do allow you to adjust the voltage that the card recieves but really thats only used in an overclocking scenario. These cards have a slot at the back for an extra 6 or 8pin power connector, sometimes they have two. If memory serves yours has one, It sounds like this hasn't been connected or it's a faulty cable. Anyhow luckily your warranty will take care of that...

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