Display driver stopped responding and recovered

My PC started to get a weird popup saying “Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 285.62 stopped responding and has successfully recovered.” at my lower right.
My specifications is;
ASUS Crosshair V Formula
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 3.31 GHz
Gigabyte GeForce 460 768MB x2 = SLI 1.5GB video card
8GB DDR3 RAM
120GB Corsair SSD (operating system)
500GB Seagate (back up)
500GB Western Digital Blue Caivar (games/programs)
750watt Corsair HX-750 PSU
And yes I have tried using one video card and use other to see if it was the problem but still popping up this on each video card, even in SLI as well. What would be the problem?
EDIT:
Also I never overclocked my video card, i leave it factory standard. So don’t say it because I overclocked when i didnt overclock at all.
Answer #1
Have you tried using the previous WHQL drivers (280.26 I think) or the latest beta drivers ?
http://www.geforce.com/Drivers/Beta
I’m just presuming here, but you are using Win 7 64 bit ?
Answer #2
check your temps with AIDA64 and see if it’s an overheating problem
Answer #3
edwoodweb replied: check your temps with AIDA64 and see if it's an overheating problem
If you want a small, free app to do this, use HWMonitor.
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html
Answer #4
gilly replied: Have you tried using the previous WHQL drivers (280.26 I think) or the latest beta drivers ?
http://www.geforce.com/Drivers/Beta
I'm just presuming here, but you are using Win 7 64 bit ?
Yeah Win 7 64-bit. By the way, I’m not using Beta drivers at all, only the latest drivers that supports fix of Battlefield 3.
edwoodweb replied: check your temps with AIDA64 and see if it's an overheating problem
It’s not overheating, it’s moderately warm when playing game. Cooler when it idle.
Answer #5
So you have tried both cards separately and you continue to have this problem? Well, 99.99% chance that you can rule out the cards.
Looks like a driver conflict to me, run Driver Verifier:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244617
If that info is too complicated, then Google for an easier explanation. It’s pretty easy to use once you get the hang of it and it does wonders, you might actually find issues that you never expected to have, highly recommended tool.
Answer #6
ATR0N replied: I'm not using Beta drivers at all, only the latest drivers that supports fix of Battlefield 3.
I know that. I asked if you had tried the latest beta drivers to see if they resolve your issue ?
Answer #7
try uninstalling the cards in device mgr, then reboot and reinstall the drivers
Answer #8
edwoodweb replied: try uninstalling the cards in device mgr, then reboot and reinstall the drivers
Done that. I have tried everything from what google says, is that a bug in Windows 7 or something? I never have any pop up for a year and now it finally appearing pop ups which is annoying.
Answer #9
ATR0N replied: edwoodweb replied: try uninstalling the cards in device mgr, then reboot and reinstall the drivers
Done that.
You sound pretty capable, but just wondered if you re-installed the SLI correctly, ie, one card at a time, then the bridge, with reboots in between ?
Personally, I would give the latest beta drivers a shot, you have nothing to lose.
Answer #10
gilly replied: ATR0N replied: edwoodweb replied: try uninstalling the cards in device mgr, then reboot and reinstall the drivers
Done that.
You sound pretty capable, but just wondered if you re-installed the SLI correctly, ie, one card at a time, then the bridge, with reboots in between ?
Personally, I would give the latest beta drivers a shot, you have nothing to lose.
Sure I’ll try the beta drivers to see if it resolves my problem. Will post back in few days to see if error doesn’t occur. Thanks.