FG
💻 Software

Can a weak HDMI/USB connection cause Windows 7 to crash?

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 20263260 views
Confidence Score0%
0%

Problem

A few weeks ago, I moved my main computer into a different room, and hooked it up with long (10m) HDMI and USB cables so I could compute in peace. Since then, I've also been getting the occasional BSoD, mainly when rendering 3D accelerated stuff. Temperatures look fine, so I was wondering: hypothet…

Unverified for your environment

Select your OS to check compatibility.

1 Fix

Canonical Fix
Unverified Fix
New Fix – Awaiting Verification

Fix for: Can a weak HDMI/USB connection cause Windows 7 to crash?

Low Risk

It's possible. If the app is expecting a device to be somewhere and the signal drops, a poorly written driver could be incapable of handling that gently, and you'd get a BSOD. I'd update all the system drivers first off. If the issue persists, the t…

Awaiting Verification

Be the first to verify this fix

Sign in to verify this fix

Environment