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

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?

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.

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.

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.

Originally Posted by Baaaax

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