W530 occasionally reboots and looses NVIDIA Quadro K100

HI
On some (rare) days my W530 reboots without a warning (while I'm in the middle of something - browser, MS office, Solidworks etc). And it's straight reboot - not BSOD.
After reboots NVIDIA Quadro K100 is missing (does not show up in Devices). Another reboot (or 2, or 3 reboots) doesn't bring the NVIDIA back to life. The NVIDIA recovers only after shutdown (so far it always recovered after first shutdown).
Below are some observations.
- Sometimes I have 2nd monitor connected (DVI thru display port), but I can't link the reboots with external display, since those reboots happened with and without monitor connected.
- There was al least one application running on NVIDIA when those reboots took place.
- Those reboots took place when running on battery (never saw them when pluged-in).
So far I suspect power managment and NVIDIA to be a root cause.
I have hard time reproducing those reboots. The system can run smootly for 2-3 weeks and reboot itself twice during next day.
Any suggestion how to troubleshoot it?
Thanks!

Welcome to Lenovo Community! smilemoar
If you are using W530 for CAD / modeling software, it's worth it. With NVIDIA Quadro GPU, your work will be probably render faster compared to IdeaPad Y-series running GeForce GTX.
Your build is nice and go for it if you have the budget. For operating system, it's up to your preference. Somehow, Windows 8 is faster than Windows 7, however some games are still not compatible with Windows 8 (e.g. MapleSEA) and you may need some time to get used to Windows 8 interface.
For mSATA, I would recommend this.
http://mydigitalssd.com/msata-ssd.php#50mm-smart-msata-ssd
Battery: Depend on your usage. If you have to game or render heavy stuff on the road for long period of time without AC, you may consider another 9-cell battery slice. (Total you will have 9+9 cell)
Integrated Mobile Broadband: If you are using Internet on the road. In Singapore, commonly people would either use a USB Mobile Broadband docket provide by the ISP or set up a hotspot with a Internet plan smartphone and connect.
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