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01-28-2009

Before you install BIOS updates, it's a really good idea to find out what
the BIOS update "fixes".
You may find that the update is uneeded, or will possibly fix a problem you
are having.

"American197" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
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>
> First off, thanks for reading...this is my first ever online post (yeah
> yeah, im a noob, etc, I get it) but I'll do my best...
>
> I put this thread in 'games' because I didn't know where else to put
> it. I'm a moderately tech savvy guy who just put together a beast of a
> rig... (it got a 5.9 performance score) and everything was working
> great. Notice the 'was'...that's why I'm here, lol.

>
> *I have no idea how much information ya'll will need, so I'm gonna try
> to put as much as I can. Forgive me if its too much.*
>
> In short, while playing Company of Heroes my system randomly locks up,
> loops the last sound (usually gunfire) and the monitor goes completely
> white, olive/green, or blue. This usually happens after about an hour of
> playing. I read up on the problem, and found out that many people were
> having the same trouble I was. I've tried turning off DX10 and changing
> all of the visuals to 'high' (no ultra) which apparently has cured many
> other peoples' COH crashes...but it hasn't cured mine. To make matters
> worse, my system just crashed for the first time outside of COH today,
> while I was watching YouTube. Once again, an audio loop, and a WSOD.
>
> People have said that installing DX9 is the way to go, but that seems
> silly to me...and whats the deal with all these new Colors of Death? Is
> Microsoft trying to be a bit more colorful these days, or do they mean
> something?
>
> Now, I wasn't really concerned about the crashes until it happened when
> I was surfing the web---these crashes had never happened during my
> marathon sessons of Farcry2, or outside of COH...until today.
>
> Disclaimer: I'm a noob. I get it. However, even noobs need love too,
> even when they live in Silicon Valley! My rig:
>
> CASE: Coolermaster HAF
> POWER SUPPLY: Ultra X3 1000w fully modular
> OPTICAL: LG Super Multi Blu
> MULTICARD READER: Generic Floppy/SD Card Combo
> FAN CONTROLLER: Scythe Kaze Master
> MONITOR: Samsung T260HD
>
> CPU: Intel i7 920 @ 2.6 (no OC)
> CPU COOLER: Coolermaster V8
> MOBO: Asus P6T Deluxe
> GPU: EVGA Geforce 260 Core 216 OC (factory overclock)
> RAM: Corsair 6GB 1333Mz DDR3 Tri-Channel (3x2GB)
> HARDDRIVES: (2) Western Digital 500GB [32MB] 7200 Caviar Blacks in RAID
> 0
> (1) Western Digital 1TB [32MG] 7200 Caviar Black
> SOUND: Onboard (no additonal soundcard)
> OS: Vista Ultimate 64 SP1
>
> (I built it myself with the help of two of my buddies...it was my first
> build, one of many for them.)
>
> My major apps are few: Company of Heroes, Farcry2 (has never crashed),
> itunes, etc...I just finished building the thing a couple of weeks ago.
>
> I'm fairly sure (99%) that I have updated all the drivers for my
> videocard, monitor, devices, and have installed all of the Windows 64
> updates. What I HAVENT done yet is install the two BIOS updates from
> Asus.
>
> Obviously, the BIOS updates will be tops on my list, probably sometime
> tomorrow. (I'm having a buddy over to help, I'm honestly a bit scared to
> do it myself). However, I wanted to see if there was anybody out there
> that was having the same problem as me, and could shed a bit of light on
> this rediciously stupid situation. Anything that I'm missing, haven't
> thought of, etc?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help,
>
> GO SHARKS!

>
>
> --
> American197

01-28-2009	#8 (permalink)
Chuck n/a posts	Re: COH crashes/xSODs Before you install BIOS updates, it's a really good idea to find out what the BIOS update "fixes". You may find that the update is uneeded, or will possibly fix a problem you are having. "American197" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:1cb5145b65a03b28efde8ef4bcb667d0@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > > First off, thanks for reading...this is my first ever online post (yeah > yeah, im a noob, etc, I get it) but I'll do my best... > > I put this thread in 'games' because I didn't know where else to put > it. I'm a moderately tech savvy guy who just put together a beast of a > rig... (it got a 5.9 performance score) and everything was working > great. Notice the 'was'...that's why I'm here, lol. > > I have no idea how much information ya'll will need, so I'm gonna try > to put as much as I can. Forgive me if its too much. > > In short, while playing Company of Heroes my system randomly locks up, > loops the last sound (usually gunfire) and the monitor goes completely > white, olive/green, or blue. This usually happens after about an hour of > playing. I read up on the problem, and found out that many people were > having the same trouble I was. I've tried turning off DX10 and changing > all of the visuals to 'high' (no ultra) which apparently has cured many > other peoples' COH crashes...but it hasn't cured mine. To make matters > worse, my system just crashed for the first time outside of COH today, > while I was watching YouTube. Once again, an audio loop, and a WSOD. > > People have said that installing DX9 is the way to go, but that seems > silly to me...and whats the deal with all these new Colors of Death? Is > Microsoft trying to be a bit more colorful these days, or do they mean > something? > > Now, I wasn't really concerned about the crashes until it happened when > I was surfing the web---these crashes had never happened during my > marathon sessons of Farcry2, or outside of COH...until today. > > Disclaimer: I'm a noob. I get it. However, even noobs need love too, > even when they live in Silicon Valley! My rig: > > CASE: Coolermaster HAF > POWER SUPPLY: Ultra X3 1000w fully modular > OPTICAL: LG Super Multi Blu > MULTICARD READER: Generic Floppy/SD Card Combo > FAN CONTROLLER: Scythe Kaze Master > MONITOR: Samsung T260HD > > CPU: Intel i7 920 @ 2.6 (no OC) > CPU COOLER: Coolermaster V8 > MOBO: Asus P6T Deluxe > GPU: EVGA Geforce 260 Core 216 OC (factory overclock) > RAM: Corsair 6GB 1333Mz DDR3 Tri-Channel (3x2GB) > HARDDRIVES: (2) Western Digital 500GB [32MB] 7200 Caviar Blacks in RAID > 0 > (1) Western Digital 1TB [32MG] 7200 Caviar Black > SOUND: Onboard (no additonal soundcard) > OS: Vista Ultimate 64 SP1 > > (I built it myself with the help of two of my buddies...it was my first > build, one of many for them.) > > My major apps are few: Company of Heroes, Farcry2 (has never crashed), > itunes, etc...I just finished building the thing a couple of weeks ago. > > I'm fairly sure (99%) that I have updated all the drivers for my > videocard, monitor, devices, and have installed all of the Windows 64 > updates. What I HAVENT done yet is install the two BIOS updates from > Asus. > > Obviously, the BIOS updates will be tops on my list, probably sometime > tomorrow. (I'm having a buddy over to help, I'm honestly a bit scared to > do it myself). However, I wanted to see if there was anybody out there > that was having the same problem as me, and could shed a bit of light on > this rediciously stupid situation. Anything that I'm missing, haven't > thought of, etc? > > Thanks in advance for your help, > > GO SHARKS! > > > -- > American197
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