playing ra3 after about 15-20 mins.
the computer will either restart, freeze or flash a "BSOD" and restart. dont get a chance to read it.

i have reinstalled the game mods patches etc. it works fine on my bros puter we are connected via network. unfortunately its onboard video (thinks may be a prob). xp running perfectly.

any ideas or points in the right direction would be great.

from what little info you have given us id almost guarantee you heat issues of some description

especially atm;

how are your temps?

what mobo?
what chip?
what cooling?
what vidcard?

just invest-a-magating that atm.

also, get a mem tester and run it

Right-click My Computer -> "Properties"
Advanced Tab
Startup and Recovery; Settings
System Failure; Uncheck all the buttons below and change Write debugging information to none.

I had probs with compatibility with my video card a while back. I'm guessing there was some minor error there, as is probably in your case and WinXP goes a bit too far and restarts your comp because of it. Give it a go and let me know how it works out.

could be your video card is overheating

thanks guys ...
checking and doing that too "7"

get back to you

start-->control panel-->administrative tools-->computer management-->system tools-->event viewer


had I bothered to check those system logs last summer I'd probably have prevented my Nvidia 4600 from going into meltdown, taking the pc with it.

also noted in the logs was some information about my old SB Audigy I had to replace about 6 months prior - it was noted as the cause the machine halting on more than one occasion before the soundcard died.

s*** so windows logging accually works in a helping manner now? nice work Koopz :)

if you're lucky it does.

still same crap... i monitor the temp during quake--- cpu sits on 40 or 50. is that bad...

that system failure checkbox thingo didt work...
help me please. i d/l sandra sisoftware. did a burn test but dont know what to make of it.

please help... pleeeease

Try didfferent video drivers. Ages ago when I had a GeForce 4 some games would randomly bluescreen on me and the comp would reset. When new drivers came out that stopped happening.

Apart from that I can't help.

8-)

yea, which video drivers are you running? Nvidia's drivers cause me all sorts of problems depending which version I use.

run a mem tester?

yeah sounds like a driver conflict or overheated vid card

please help... pleeeease

We'd like to, but without having any decent information, we can't help you in any useful way. It could be anything.

Try telling us:

1. Your CPU + motherboard
2. On-board video driver version (usually the motherboard driver version)
3. Sound card + driver version
4. Is it overclocked/stock-speed?
5. Game version!

With some of the above information, we could try to pinpoint whether there is a known issue with Version XY of a driver, etc .. or whether your configuration is incorrect.

Other than that, we can only make idle speculation with no evidence, which does not help you.



last edited by parabol at 14:29:19 21/Nov/04

REVIVING OLD THREAD
instead of starting again..
i added a copy paste cause i am illiterate in puters sometimes.

THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH I GET NOW AFTER 10 MINS TALKS ABOUT THE FILE
*******smwdm.sys******
being the problem....
anymore help please


SiSoftware Sandra


Processor
Model : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
Speed : 2.39GHz
Performance Rating : PR2633 (estimated)
Type : Standard
L2 On-board Cache : 512kB ECC Synchronous ATC (8-way sectored, 64 byte line size)

Mainboard
Bus(es) : AGP PCI IMB USB
MP Support : No
MP APIC : Yes
System BIOS : Award Software, Inc. ASUS P4SGX-MX ACPI BIOS Revision 1005 Beta 001
System : System Manufacturer System Name
Mainboard : ASUSTeK Computer INC. P4SGX-MX
Total Memory : 480MB DDR-SDRAM

Chipset 1
Model : ASUSTeK Computer Inc SiS650 CPU to PCI Bridge
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 133MHz (532MHz data rate)
Total Memory : 512MB DDR-SDRAM
Shared Memory : 32MB

Video System
Monitor/Panel : SyncMaster 753DF(X)/703DF(X)/783DF(X), SyncMaster Magic CD173A(T)
Adapter : SiS 650_651_M650_M652_740

Physical Storage Devices
Removable Drive : Floppy disk drive
Hard Disk : ST380011A (74.5GB)
CD-ROM/DVD : ATAPI CD-RW 52X24 (CD 52X Rd, 52X Wr)

Logical Storage Devices
1.44MB 3.5" (A:) : N/A
Programs (C:) : 74.5GB (61.2GB, 82% Free) (FAT32)
CD-ROM/DVD (D:) : N/A

Peripherals
Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 1 COM / 1 LPT
USB Controller/Hub : SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : SiS PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Printing Support
Keyboard : Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse : Microsoft PS/2 Port Mouse (IntelliPoint)

MultiMedia Device(s)
Device : Standard Game Port
Device : SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio

Printers and Faxes
Model : Canon i850
Model : Canon i560

Power Management
AC Line Status : On-Line

Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP/2002 Home (Win32 x86) 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 1)

Network Services
Adapter : SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter

Performance Tips
Warning 100 : Large memory sizes should be made of Registered/Buffered memory.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.

Well, after doing some quick googling, it seems like a motherboard driver related issue.

Feel like uninstalling the drivers and installing the newest to see if it makes a difference?

i actually did the reinstall of the latest drivers off asus. i didnt uninstall them first....
wasnt game. its the oldies puter ..
my bros works fine but he is a tad anal sometimes about the sancury of his room.

Alright, try quake3 with the -nosound -nomusic parameters for a while.

Let us know if it still crashes. If it does not crash at all, then it's a sound driver issue from the motherboard drivers.


last edited by parabol at 21:28:30 02/Dec/04

yer mate still crashes... got my bro to have a bit of a play, he said he rekons driver issues.. sound he agreed on too.

reinstalled latest driver ..(.think its the latest)
tried disable sound before connecting to q3..
no good.. thanks if thats all the ideas exhausted. but any possibilities that come to mind please share. its on a network. no dramas with that.. my bro was like "GET OUT OF HERE." when i suggested that.

sleepy do u have a decent powersupply?