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Old 06-26-2008   #1 (permalink)


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Halo 2 Problems

Well, i've installed Halo 2 fine and everything, but when i play ingame for around 5-15 minutes, it'll randomly freeze, then turn my screen off, the only solution is to restart my computer
I also get a Blue Screen of death sometimes.


Any help would be appreciated

Computer specs:

Intel Quad Core 2.66Ghz Q6600
4GB Ram
GeForce 8600GT


Last edited by Baaaax; 06-26-2008 at 04:23 AM.. Reason: Adding something
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Old 06-26-2008   #2 (permalink)


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Re: Halo 2 Problems

Does this only happen in Halo 2? Does your computer have enough ventilation so as to not overheat? Have you overclocked your system? What does your BSOD say?
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Old 06-27-2008   #3 (permalink)


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Re: Halo 2 Problems

Only happens in Halo 2, it's not overheating. I'll see what the BSOD says. And i've never overclocked my PC.
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Old 06-27-2008   #4 (permalink)


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Re: Halo 2 Problems

Hi, Baaax, and welcome to the forums.

Which motherboard are you using, and have you tried removing 2 GB of RAM and seeing if it made a difference? Having all four memory slots populated puts an incredible strain on the Northbridge, and if it is not adequately cooled, even when not overclocked, it can still get blazing hot.
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Old 06-28-2008   #5 (permalink)


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Re: Halo 2 Problems

Thanks for the welcome.

I'm using a Gigabyte S-Series Mother board, i just tried it with 2 GB of ram, doesn't seem to make a diffrence.
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Old 06-28-2008   #6 (permalink)


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Re: Halo 2 Problems

Is your DirectX updated to the latest version? Are all your drivers up to the latest version? Are you using a WHQL driver for your video card or a modded one?

And whenever you get a chance at posting the BSOD, that'd be great.
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Old 06-28-2008   #7 (permalink)


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Re: Halo 2 Problems

It could be a RAM issue, a bad sector issue on your HD, a simple application error, or it could even be something a lot harder to trace. That BSOD error is going to be the critical key right now.
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Old 06-28-2008   #8 (permalink)


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Re: Halo 2 Problems

Ok, the only thing i could read on the BSOD before it flashed of and restarted was

" A problem has been detected, attempting to restart"

And i hope it's not a bad sectre on my HD, this computer is only around 2 months old.
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Old 06-28-2008   #9 (permalink)


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Re: Halo 2 Problems

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by Baaaax View Post
Ok, the only thing i could read on the BSOD before it flashed of and restarted was

" A problem has been detected, attempting to restart"

And i hope it's not a bad sectre on my HD, this computer is only around 2 months old.
Hey Bax,

There should be a window after you restart with details about the BSOD, it displays "Windows has recovered from a disruptive shutdown" and that box has the BSOD information, otherwise just turn off "automatic restart on failure" so it displays the error code

Steven
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Old 06-28-2008   #10 (permalink)


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Re: Halo 2 Problems

Nope, no detail box telling me the BSOD Info, how would i go about turning off automatic restart on failure?
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