Graphics cards
NVIDIA, AMD and Intel graphics driver errors, black screens and display problems.
- NVIDIA driver error: "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered""Display driver stopped responding and has recovered" means Windows reset your NVIDIA driver because the GPU took too long to answer. A fresh driver install, default clock speeds and a check of cooling, power and memory fix most cases.
- NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver (Linux)On Linux, this message means the nvidia-smi tool cannot reach the NVIDIA kernel module. A common reason is a kernel update after which the module was not rebuilt for the new kernel. Installing the matching kernel headers, rebuilding with DKMS and loading the module fixes many cases.
- NVIDIA GPU error Code 43: how to fix "Windows has stopped this device"Code 43 means a driver reported your NVIDIA graphics card as failed, so Windows stopped the device. Start by updating or rolling back the driver, then uninstall the device and let Windows detect it again. If that fails, try a clean driver reinstall and a direct monitor connection.