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submariner · 08-09-06, 01:16 PM

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!

08-09-06, 01:16 PM	#1
submariner Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 13 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Has this happened to anyone else ? 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!