My PC suddenly rebooted as soon as it reached the Windows login screen. It did not show a visible blue screen, then started normally. I reproduced the same boot-then-reboot behavior once more, though it has since restarted normally several times without crashing.
Event Viewer shows Kernel-Power event ID 41 and a bugcheck event ID 1001 with stop code 0x00000119. The crash dump was saved in C:WindowsMinidump. I used DDU to remove the previous NVIDIA driver and installed the latest driver, even though the older driver had been working without problems.
The GPU is a PNY RTX 5080 purchased at the end of July. I'm worried because I've read that stop code 0x00000119 can indicate a GPU or graphics-driver problem. Could this be a sign that the card is failing, or are there other things I should check first?
2 Answers
The dump reportedly shows that the motherboard BIOS predates the RTX 5080. Before assuming the card is defective, update the motherboard to its latest BIOS, since newer firmware may include compatibility and stability fixes for that GPU generation. After updating, monitor the system and keep the old dump in case the problem returns.
The minidump is the best way to identify what actually triggered the crash. One isolated graphics-related bugcheck does not automatically mean the GPU is dead, especially since the system has been stable after reinstalling the driver. Check the dump for the faulting module and see whether additional crashes occur.
I uploaded the minidump for analysis and will check the motherboard manufacturer’s site for a newer BIOS. I’m still new to reading crash dumps, so I appreciate the guidance.