Problems with my pc.

I have been having problems with my pc ever since I got it and I could really use some help trouble shooting the problem. Mainly video games crashing constantly. Recently it has gotten worse. I can be on YouTube and the screen will flash black for a few seconds, and in my task bar I got the message “display driver has stopped working and recovered Display driver windows kernel mode driver, version 280.26 stopped working and has successfully recovered”. Once this happens I have to restart my pc to be able to finish the video. Currentlyt games are no longer playable, they freeze up for about 30 seconds, work for just a few seconds and freeze up again. I am using an Intel core i7 cpu, Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 gpu, 12 gigs of ram, running in raid (i do not what configuration, or how to check) with windows 7 as the os. I have been having problems with my raid controller for some time if that helps at all(sometimes my pc works better with it plugged in, sometimes it works better unplugged). If you have any ideas what the problem may be or how I can figure it out would be greatly appreciated. My goal is to get this figured out before Modern Warfare 3 and Skyrim come out so if I have not provided enough info please feel free to let me know. Thank you guys/gals in advance!
P.S. I am not by any means a pro when it comes to pc’s, and some of you are way too smart so if you could use small words it would help me immensely .
Answer #1
Try uninstalling your video drivers (reboot), and download and install the latest ones from here (still same v280.26 but yours may be corrupt)
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
You will need the 64 bit Windows 7 (as you have 12 gig of RAM)
Your RAID is more than likely RAID 0 (striped) if you bought the system pre-built with those specs. What problems are you having with the controller ?
Answer #2
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You will need the 64 bit Windows 7 (as you have 12 gig of RAM)
Your RAID is more than likely RAID 0 (striped) if you bought the system pre-built with those specs. What problems are you having with the controller ?[/quote]
Every once in a while the operating system wont load up if the controller is plugged in, so I disconnect it. Then it seems like the computer and games crash more often with it unplugged so i go and pop it back in. Also i do have 64 bit windows 7, didn’t think to put that in right away.
Answer #3
[quote=]
You will need the 64 bit Windows 7 (as you have 12 gig of RAM)
Your RAID is more than likely RAID 0 (striped) if you bought the system pre-built with those specs. What problems are you having with the controller ?[/quote]
Every once in a while the operating system wont load up if the controller is plugged in, so I disconnect it. Then it seems like the computer and games crash more often with it unplugged so i go and pop it back in. Also i do have 64 bit windows 7, didn’t think to put that in right away.
Answer #4
if the controller is plugged in
not sure what you mean by this
a raid controller is normally internal, part of the chipset, and not unplugable
post some pics
Answer #5
edwoodweb replied: if the controller is plugged in
not sure what you mean by this
a raid controller is normally internal, part of the chipset, and not unplugable
post some pics
Got me a bit bemused also