Has this happened to anyone else ?

[submariner]

I've been playing SH3 since it came out .... for about one year, some 26 patrols, no real problems.

Then as I made it into '43 for the first time, I started to crash to Desktop every time I play, from 10 minutes to 50 minutes to 2 hours into a patrol (seems random).

I get the blue screen and usually "IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN ....", with a 'stop' command, typically 0x0000000A.

It only happens on SH3.

A few times the 'Stop' error code parameters pointed to a divide-by-zero.

I wondering if this is just a bug in the code? Something to do with radar/detection/ranges etc. ?

Could also be due to an upgrade to DirectX - 9c version ?

I changed many drivers, upgraded drivers, reloaded & repatched SH3, changed pagefile size, defraged, killed a lot of background stuff, swapped soundcards, changed hardware/software acceler. settings, etc. etc.

I am now thinking of a complete re-install from ground-zero, including XP.

The PC is 3 years old, so I need a new machine, but now I am waiting until SH4 arrives ..... and people report performance & bugs ..... so then I will go out and buy a decent machine that will run SH4 as smooth as silk!

[SkvyWvr]

Go to Microsoft's site, access the knowledge base and type the error in. I'll almost bet it's a ram issue. Hope this helps.

[Engel der Vernichtung]

Bookmark this page:

http://www.aumha.org/win5/kbestop.php


0x0000000A: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
(Click to consult the online Win XP Resource Kit (http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmd_stp_hwpg.asp) article, or see Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit, p. 1539.)
Typically due to a bad driver, or faulty or incompatible hardware or software. Use the General Troubleshooting of STOP Messages (http://www.aumha.org/win5/kbestop.php#general) checklist above. Technically, this error condition means that a kernel-mode process or driver tried to access a memory location to which it did not have permission, or at a kernel Interrupt ReQuest Level (IRQL) that was too high. (A kernel-mode process can access only other processes that have an IRQL lower than, or equal to, its own.)

Troubleshooting “Stop 0x0A” Messages in Windows (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=165863&sd=RMVP) {KB 165863} Win NT, Win 2000, Win XP
Troubleshooting a Stop 0x0000000A Error in Windows XP (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314063&sd=RMVP) {KB 314063} Win XP
Possible Resolutions to STOP 0x0A, 0x01E, and 0x50 Errors (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=183169&sd=RMVP) {KB 183169} Win NT, Win 2000, Win XP
During upgrade to Win XP (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=311564&sd=RMVP) {KB 311564} Win XP
STOP 0x0000000A Error Message When You Change from AC Power to DC Power (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316676&sd=RMVP) {KB 316676} Win XP
“Stop 0x0000000A” Error Message When You Fast Switch Between Users (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310918&sd=RMVP) {KB 310918} Win XP
While booting NT on same partition as Win 2000 or XP (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=227301&sd=RMVP) {KB 227301} Win NT, Win 2000, Win XP
Windows XP Restarts When You Try to Shut Down Your Computer (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=311806&sd=RMVP) {KB 311806}
“Fatal System Error” When You Try to Use a Hewlett-Packard 5100C ScanJet (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307129&sd=RMVP) {KB 307129} Win XP (with Brother printer)
Computer May Hang During a Heavy Load with an Ericsson HIS Modem (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319810&sd=RMVP) {KB 319810} Win 2000, Win XP
STOP 0x4E, STOP 0x1A, STOP 0x50, and STOP 0xA Errors Occur When You Try to Start the Computer (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=271955&sd=RMVP) {KB 271955} Win NT 4.0 (corrupt physical RAM)
“Stop: 0x0000000A (00000063, 0000001c, 00000000, parameter4)” error message on a Windows 2000-based computer (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837384&sd=RMVP) {KB 837384} Win 2000 (program error, hotfix available)
How to Use Driver Verifier to Troubleshoot Windows Drivers (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=244617&sd=RMVP) {KB 244617} Win 2000, Win XP, Server 2003

[submariner]

Thanks guys, but I've been through all of that .... to no effect .....

My main question was has SH3 suddenly gone unstable after a year of good performance, for anybody else out there. I still think it involves some interaction with Direct X 9c upgrade.

I solved the problem though. Bought a second 80 Gig HDD at the corner store for $50, used my restore disk to go back 3 years ago, stripped the original drive image of all other programs except XP, installed Nvidia 5500 drivers, installed and patched SH3, and moved over my career files.

No crashes yet.

So now I have two drives, one for XP SP1 with SH3, and one for XP SP2 with all my other stuff.

I just choose the boot drive and I'm good to go ....