quadro nvs 295 crash on windows 7 64bit

Well, now you got me wondering if sleep mode has anything to do with it, since I changed the power management settings a while back - and don't recall any issues from before that. But then Dell sends me a new card, that is rubbish, illustrating all of the problems 100% of the time, on every boot (and it was supposed to fix things). I'm about ready to just buy a different card. Have no idea what or who or who or whatever is the problem. It's something to do with that card, windows 7 64-bit, some update, or something - but it's there. We, and other people, have the same issues.

I received replacement (refurbished) card from Dell, and just now stuck it in. Will see what happens, no issues booting up. Dell left the door open for possible card upgrade if the replacement card starts failing as well.

Michael  

It's been almost 3 full days since I replaced my original card with replacement one sent from Dell and so far - so good.

I'll wait few more days before sending back old card; it is starting to look like it might have been hardware issue after all.

Can you give link of the driver you installed from ?

Thank you debgar and other guys for sharing these solution. I did the bios reflash to  version 62.98.75.00.08 and hope this solve my problem.

I am using a Dell Precision WorkStation T5500 with Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120830-0333) with NVIDEA driver version 296.70 and my old BIOS was version 62.98.56.00.11. It starts flicking and hanging my computer every time more and more until hangs twice to three times a day.

Until now, the only change I noticed is the new BIOS version reduce the video memory clock from 702 MHz (1404 MHz data rate)  to 695 MHz (1390 MHz data rate) .

Saltmine,

You didn't mentioned if you applied the BIOS upgrade solution as debgar and others suggested. From when I applied (7 Nov) to now I got no errors anymore so I consider upgrading the BIOS with the provided HP software fully solve my problem.

I finally gave up and purchased a new video card.  I used my service tag number on the Dell website to see which cards would work and then got the NVIDIA Quadro 600 from Newegg. I am sure there are many more cards that would work that are not listed by Dell, so just check the Radeon website to see what the system requirements are for the card you may want to use.  What I find interesting is that I purchased the T1500 because of the marketing hype that Dell and AutoDesk put together that said it was "certified" for AutoCad.  But now when I look at the AutoDesk website, the NVS 295 is not listed as a certified card.  In fact, one of the AutoDesk discussion group moderators stated that none of the NVS cards should be used for AutoCad, only the Quadro cards. My next computer will not be a Dell workstation.

Thanks for the quick reply on that. I may end up doing the same thing. Although my workstation is a few years old, the it is still a smoker. With 8 GB of RAM and an 8 core Xeon E5520 processor, and a 256 GB SSD, the performance is stellar, even compared to brand new boxes I purchase for clients all the time.

It seems that in the past few years there has been a leveling off of laptop and desktop performance improvements, with more innovation showing up in smaller form factors, like smartphones and tablets. At present there is no compelling reason for me to purchase a new machine considering this is used for IT work, general office work, etc. No gaming, high end graphics, or other demanding applications (well, OK, I do tend to have lots of windows and applications open at any moment).

Anyway, I may just try this fix or see if there is a more current card that will work as well.

Again, Thanks.

I finally gave up on the Nvidia 295 and replaced it with a Quadro 600.  Problem fixed!