If you encounter Code 14 or Code 153 within the Device Status of your GPU in your Device Manager or if you are having crashes when your PC is on idle or on heavy load, it means that your GPU is having issues with power management especially from PCIe connections. Please try the following remedial methods:
- Removing existing Nvidia drivers with DDU and reinstalling Nvidia drivers manually.
- Ensure all other drivers such as Chipset/IO/ME drivers are installed through the manufacturer’s website.
- Disabling Active-state power management (ASPM) through the BIOS. Please consult the motherboard manual for details.
- Disabling Fast Startup. You can disable Fast Startup by going to Control Panel > Power Options (Make sure View By is set to Small Icons) > Choose what closing the lid does > Change settings that are currently not available, and untick Turn On Fast Startup. Please restart your computer after that.
- Disabling Link State Power Management. You can disable Link State Power Management by going to going to Control Panel > Power Options (Make sure View By is set to Small Icons) > Select Change Plan Setting (The selected power plan) > Change advanced power settings > PCI Express > Link State Power Management > Set both to Off.
- Disable Nvidia Power Management. You can go to the Nvidia Control Panel > Manage 3D settings > Power Management Mode is set to “Prefer Maximum Performance”. Please note that your GPU will use more power and your clock speeds will remain high even on idle.
- Rollback the driver to the previous version.
If all these methods still fail to fix your GPU, you may require to RMA your GPU for a replacement.
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