Vista - Game crash problem

Halo all ;-))
Every game i play for a few minutes end with a crash, game hangs.
followed by this info in "problem reports and solutions":
LiveKernelEvent
6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
2067
WD-20080531-1936.dmp
sysdata.xml
Version.txt

BCCode: 117
BCP1: FFFFFA80068C5010
BCP2: FFFFFA6002A2F194
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_0_6001
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 256_1

Ati Radeon Saphire HD 3870 X2 (2 same cards installed)
os ,Vista Ultimate X64
please help.

What games are you playing ?

I'd reinstall the ATi drivers.

Thanks Guys for quick respons and your help.

i dit reinstalled ATI drivers but dident make it bether.
The games i play are Crysis and BF2142.
have testet the cards 1 by 1 ,and the strange thing is that it works with 1 card.
everything in windows works with the two cards installed.
even 3DMarks06 test was not a problem the score: 20738, so that geve me the idr that 2 cards working fine? or is tere till a posebilety that one of the cards are not working like it shut be ??

and thanks admin to place my message on the right spot
enyone more info ?
apriciate all help ;-))
sorry for my not so good spelling

i dont have BF2142 but i do have crysis and i found the only way to get it to run is to explore the DVD and install under administrator, after install dont start game but patch first and then apply a NO DVD patch, (gamecopy world has one ) i can only hope this helps, there is nothing worse than having games and not being able to play them.

if the game works with one card but not two, then you need to further explore what the dual card setup is doing in your rig - Crossfire setup?

Hey Bompa_dave,

I have looked up the BCCode 117 error your recieveing...


Bug Check 0x117:

The VIDEO_TDR_TIMEOUT_DETECTED bug check has a value of 0x00000117. This indicates that the display driver failed to respond in a timely fashion.


That means your Video driver crashed and was reset by Windows...Something is casuing it to hard-lock and fail...

Do you have an option in your BIOS called HPET or High Precision Multimedia Timer?

Hey Hey guys
Thanx for quick response.

I do not find HPET in the bios.
Meaby i better tell you first what my settup is.
case: Coolmaster Cosmos 1000
PSU: Zalman 1000 W
Cooler:CPU,North and south bridge ,is water cooled, Zalman Reserator X
Mainboard: Asus maximus extreme (Bios 1007) X38 chipset
CPU: Instel extreme quad core QX9650 3.0GHz OC at 3.6GHz
Memory: OCZ3P20004GK 2 x 2GB in the first and Therd bank (blue conectors) uset
clockt to 1600 FSB,1.86v (works fine).
DVD: S-ata Optiarc RW AD-7200S
HDD: S-ata 2 Western digital raptor x in read-0
HDD: S-ata WDC WD1000FYPS-01ZKB0
Monitor: Acer P241w Max res 1920x1200 75Hz
Video card: 2 times Ati radeon Saphire HD 3870 X2 Crossfire. (Not OC)
OS: Windows vista ultimate 64 bit version.
meaby this geve you a better overlook to helping find a solution for my problem?
The story.
came back at home with 2 brandnew video cards from the shop.
cleandup all old video drivers en software.
installed both cards , conect 8 and 6 pin power conectors, conect the 2 cards with flat link bridge (crossfire) on the top.
start pc,installed the drivers Catalyst 8.5 in vista,everything works fine.
start the 3DMark06 test (standard setup) Score 20738 (two card test)
so lets see what the test will be with 1 card installed Score 18735 wow.
suspect tere must be somthing rong.
took out the first tested card and replaset them with the otherone.
stardet 3DMark06 again and in a few seconds (crash , blue screens, what ever you wond) a box on the desctop open with info:
IDirect3DDevice9::Present failetivice lost (D3DERR_DEVICELOST)
IDirect3DVertexBuffer9::Lock Failed:N/A (Unknow)
call the shop, they told me to reinstall drivers, what i dit , result in same problem.
call again,reinstall vista, was the comment, what i dit , result in same problem.
call again,come to the shop with that card we will test it for you, result it works fine.
so installed the card again in my pc,test again , result in same problem.
No able to play a game longer than a few secondes.
lucky, i have still the first tested card and can play with that one.
strange is that i dit so mugh chainges, just plug in the first card ,and it works.
more sugestions?
BTW, thanks you for helping me ;-))

Hey Hey gents,
My problem is solved, one of the cards was broken.
thanks for all your help ;-))