I recently upgraded from a Quadro FX 3800 to a Quadro 6000 (got a very sweet deal I couldn't refuse) and since installing the 6000 I'm having a few problems, most with an initial reformat and reinstallation of Windows, and certain Windows updates.
When I first got the new card, I decided to start fresh, and so decided to reformat my hard drive, and install a fresh copy of Windows (Windows 7 x64).
First thing I noticed was that the initial install was VERY, very slow. It took about 20 minutes to get to the main Windows install section (where it asks if you want to do a standard install of custom/format drives etc.). Usually I can get to this stage after about 1 minute.
After the Windows install taking nearly three times longer than it has ever done before, I of course went straight to do the Windows update.
As expected on a fresh install of Windows, there were a lot of updates waiting (about 125). The PC seemed to sail through most of them, installing them at an expected rate, but when it got to about 95% of the update installation, it hung there for well over 90 minutes (before I gave up and pulled the plug).
During this time, I could use the PC with no problems. The computer seemed to be functioning perfectly, but the Windows update was just not going to install. That or it was installing VERY slowly.
I've also had several random crashes since installing the card, most of which are preceded by random small squares of different colours dotted around my screen. Most of the time, Windows can recover, telling me there was a problem with the display driver, but every now and then I get a BSOD.
I'm running the latest Quadro Driver (320.39).
I'm wondering if either the card is faulty (It works perfectly fine in most other respects) or I need some special BIOS/system settings.
Please help!
Marty.
My system specs:
Intel i7 975 3.33ghz
P6TD Deluxe motherboard (flashed to latest BIOS)
12 GB DDR3 1600 mhz RAM
SB Xi-Fi Extreme Audio sound card
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
When I first got the new card, I decided to start fresh, and so decided to reformat my hard drive, and install a fresh copy of Windows (Windows 7 x64).
First thing I noticed was that the initial install was VERY, very slow. It took about 20 minutes to get to the main Windows install section (where it asks if you want to do a standard install of custom/format drives etc.). Usually I can get to this stage after about 1 minute.
After the Windows install taking nearly three times longer than it has ever done before, I of course went straight to do the Windows update.
As expected on a fresh install of Windows, there were a lot of updates waiting (about 125). The PC seemed to sail through most of them, installing them at an expected rate, but when it got to about 95% of the update installation, it hung there for well over 90 minutes (before I gave up and pulled the plug).
During this time, I could use the PC with no problems. The computer seemed to be functioning perfectly, but the Windows update was just not going to install. That or it was installing VERY slowly.
I've also had several random crashes since installing the card, most of which are preceded by random small squares of different colours dotted around my screen. Most of the time, Windows can recover, telling me there was a problem with the display driver, but every now and then I get a BSOD.
I'm running the latest Quadro Driver (320.39).
I'm wondering if either the card is faulty (It works perfectly fine in most other respects) or I need some special BIOS/system settings.
Please help!
Marty.
My system specs:
Intel i7 975 3.33ghz
P6TD Deluxe motherboard (flashed to latest BIOS)
12 GB DDR3 1600 mhz RAM
SB Xi-Fi Extreme Audio sound card
Windows 7 Home Premium x64