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Computer Crashes in the middle of playing online [message #39683] Fri, 15 August 2003 15:06 Go to next message
tarsonis9 is currently offline  tarsonis9
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For the past week, every time I try to play renegade online, my computer restarts in the middle of playing. No warning, Renegade doesn't close, My computer just turns off and on as if i hit the power switch. I get the same problem for every single other online game I have, and though this all started a week ago, one of my games, Medal of Honor: Allied Assult Spearhead, has been doing this for a few months now. Sometimes games crash a few minutes into online play, sometimes it can take up to an hour. I think it might be my ISP, America Online, because a game has never crashed while i wasn't connected to the internet. The games I have that crash are:

Medal of Honor: Allied Assult Spearhead
Command and Conquer: Renegade
Command and Conquer: Generals
WarCraft 3: Reign of Chaos
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thank you


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Computer Crashes in the middle of playing online [message #39706] Fri, 15 August 2003 16:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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typically, a complete system restart during something intensive such as a game is due to a heat problem.

What are your computer specs?


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sys specs [message #39709] Fri, 15 August 2003 17:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Processor: AMD Athlon 2.1 XP
Memory: 1 GB DDR (2x 512 sticks)
Motherboard: DFI AD73 M.B.
CD Drive: 32x10x40 CDRW (slave)
16x DVD (master)
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy MP3
Hard Drive: 80 Gb 7200 HDD
Case: Black ATX Mid Tower
OS: Win XP Pro
VIdeo Card: MSI GeForce 3 128 Mb AGP
My cooling system is fans, I will try to find out what type/any other information


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Computer Crashes in the middle of playing online [message #39711] Fri, 15 August 2003 17:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Your using XP, make sure you have the patch that fixes the exploit used by the msblast worm.
Computer Crashes in the middle of playing online [message #39795] Sat, 16 August 2003 02:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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To see if this is a heat-relaed problem, play one of these games until it restarts your computer. When your computer restarts, go into the BIOS, and pick the one that says something like 'PC Health' or some such, and look up the CPU tempature.

If it's over 55C its worth worrying about.


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Computer Crashes in the middle of playing online [message #39807] Sat, 16 August 2003 04:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Bearxor

If it's over 55C its worth worrying about.


My AMD 2000 averages 50 - 60c and ive never had a problem or a reboot like that.


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Computer Crashes in the middle of playing online [message #39823] Sat, 16 August 2003 06:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Tarsonis,

Do a system32 search for msblast.exe.
If you find anything related to that, Delete it.
To be on the safe side and make sure what your doing, Use Virus detectors.

( Make sure its up-to-date )

I don't think its the CPU.
Computer Crashes in the middle of playing online [message #39867] Sat, 16 August 2003 09:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Bearxor

If it's over 55C its worth worrying about.


My AMD 2000 averages 50 - 60c and ive never had a problem or a reboot like that.


Different processors can handle different temps, even ones of the same speed, core and batch.

I have a 1.1 T-Bird AVHA that will refuse to run at any temps above 47. I have another AVHA 1.1 that will run all day long @ 53.

In my experience normal operating temps should not exceed 60.

Honestly, don't you think yours is running a bit hot? A Palomino, maybe not too much, but if its a Tbred then you're way out of range. Even on stock cooling I can get 2000+ TBred down to around 43 idle and 49 load.

Maybe you have too much AS3 on it?


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Re: Computer Crashes in the middle of playing online [message #39869] Sat, 16 August 2003 09:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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tarsonis9

For the past week, every time I try to play renegade online, my computer restarts in the middle of playing. No warning, Renegade doesn't close, My computer just turns off and on as if i hit the power switch. I get the same problem for every single other online game I have, and though this all started a week ago, one of my games, Medal of Honor: Allied Assult Spearhead, has been doing this for a few months now. Sometimes games crash a few minutes into online play, sometimes it can take up to an hour. I think it might be my ISP, America Online, because a game has never crashed while i wasn't connected to the internet. The games I have that crash are:

Medal of Honor: Allied Assult Spearhead
Command and Conquer: Renegade
Command and Conquer: Generals
WarCraft 3: Reign of Chaos
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thank you


Here's a good question: Does the computer crash and reboot when you're NOT doing anything. Maybe like simple web browsing and such?


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Computer Crashes in the middle of playing online [message #41376] Thu, 21 August 2003 08:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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lol wtf u know i have every single game u have except the last one and i have the same problem too

You want some!!

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be back for a month:)
Computer Crashes in the middle of playing online [message #54211] Fri, 07 November 2003 01:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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....It happened to me yesterday too...not overheat,and it happened 3 times!
When it done restarting,it have a error and saying : Your last system have a serious error.....something like that and says : do you want to report to microsoft?
The 3 games i was playing was on BeanyServ,but when i test C&C_Terrance by myself on WOL,it didn't reboot :rolleyes: .
Can someone help me too?
(Not W32.Blaster.Worm,if its the Blaster Worm,it will have a countdown.)
Computer Crashes in the middle of playing online [message #54231] Fri, 07 November 2003 10:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Bearxor

England

Bearxor

If it's over 55C its worth worrying about.


My AMD 2000 averages 50 - 60c and ive never had a problem or a reboot like that.


Different processors can handle different temps, even ones of the same speed, core and batch.

I have a 1.1 T-Bird AVHA that will refuse to run at any temps above 47. I have another AVHA 1.1 that will run all day long @ 53.

In my experience normal operating temps should not exceed 60.

Honestly, don't you think yours is running a bit hot? A Palomino, maybe not too much, but if its a Tbred then you're way out of range. Even on stock cooling I can get 2000+ TBred down to around 43 idle and 49 load.

Maybe you have too much AS3 on it?


My Athlon 2100 XP hits 60C sometimes, it once went up to 68C until I removed the thick layer of dust from the heat sink. Even at that temperature, I experienced no problems.
Computer Crashes in the middle of playing online [message #65669] Mon, 09 February 2004 05:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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My Athlon 1900+ had a problem where the comp restarted during playing renegade. Although it has a palimino core, The heat was around 37degrees when the ambient heat was around 28. I got a Radeon 9200, and now the problem never occers.....
Computer Crashes in the middle of playing online [message #66151] Thu, 12 February 2004 09:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Try this download:
http://download.nai.com/products/mcafee-avert/stinger.exe
stinger is a free worm remover, it removes msblast too !!

And turn off system reboot in computer properties/Advanced/Startup and recovery/ uncheck : Automatically reboot !!

If the game crashed now you may see a debug screen or a log file...
But most of the time nothing (renegade crashed 3 times in 6 months now)



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Computer Crashes in the middle of playing online [message #67516] Fri, 20 February 2004 04:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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had the same prob a while ago
could play 1 hour all fine sometimes 1 min then comp crashed
looked @ amd forums found that it is a heat prob,
just turned my ventilator around,so it would fit some more better
now i run almost 24/7 with no probs
Smile
btw the motherboard temp monitor diddnt show the heating prob !!


http://forums.amdmb.com
Computer Crashes in the middle of playing online [message #67523] Fri, 20 February 2004 06:36 Go to previous message
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Do you guys have air conditioning in your room?

If so, turn it on while you're playing. Smile Stupid, yes, but worth a try.


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