Crash,Crash,and Crash again

[MonTana_Prussian]

I've had SH4 v1.4 installed for a month,and it has been running great...Until yesterday,then,it began crashing to re-boot at various times in the game,the load screen,everywhere. I have tried everything I know,and have seen here,to no avail,so that is why I'm posting this.

System:

Intel Celeron 3gHz processor

80 GB Harddrive

e-GeForce 6200 256 MB Video card

OS: Windows XP SP-2.


This is what I get after re-boot:

Error Signature: BCCODE: 4e BCP1:00000007 BCP2:000E0A90 BCP3:0039456

BCP4:00000000 OSver: 5_1_2600 SP: 2_0 Product: 768_1


Error Report Contents:

C:\DOCUME~1\DALE\LOCALS~1\TEMP\WERa24d.dir00\Mini0 41908-02.dmp

C:\DOCUME~1\DALE\LOCALS~1\TEMP\WERa24d.dir00\sysda ta.xml


I have tried to locate the above without success. any help would be appreciated.

Thanks...MP...

[Quillan]

What, if anything, has changed in your computer in the last week? Have you installed any new software or hardware? Any new mods to the game? Any Windows updates?

[MonTana_Prussian]

Nothing has changed. I have not installed any new hardware/software. I did get one Windows automatic update 4 days ago,but I do not know what it was.

[Quillan]

I'm not going to guarantee it, but it's entirely possible that update is responsible. My last Windows update broke my copy of Civ IV Beyond the Sword; I've been going round with 2K tech support since late February and still cannot play it.

[peabody]

What about trying a restore point prior to the automatic update?

Peabody

[Rockin Robbins]

When weirdness happens and everything ran good before see the unfortunately named SH4 will not load/install instructions!!!!!!! thread. Report back when you're done and I'll bet you are back on track. That, by the way, is an SH3 stalwart coming to our aid with one of the most valuable posts ever made in the SH4 forums. Thanks Doolittle81!

[MonTana_Prussian]

Thanks RR. I'll give it a try after work tonight.

[Charlie901]

You might have a corrupt save...

Try an earlier save point and save again.

This fixed sudden CTD's in the campaign that appeared out of no where, for me.

Before that the game has been stable as a rock!!!

[AVGWarhawk]

I would try Charlie901s answer first then Peabody's if Charlie901 does not correct the issue.

BTW, how well does the game play with the 6200? I had that card when SH4 came out and it struggled to stay afloat.

[MonTana_Prussian]

Well guys,I've tried all three and no joy. The game loads up just fine,and as soon as I try a mission or career,it crashes to re-boot.

[MonTana_Prussian]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I would try Charlie901s answer first then Peabody's if Charlie901 does not correct the issue.

BTW, how well does the game play with the 6200? I had that card when SH4 came out and it struggled to stay afloat.

The card and game have been working great,until yesterday

[Rockin Robbins]

I hate to even bring it up after all the graphics card trouble I've been having but.... if a totally clean install won't run then you have hardware problems. Since everything else runs good I have to take a baleful look at your graphics card.

There's an outside chance that a new driver or other piece of software is in the way. That's why the earlier questions about system restore points and did you install something new lately.

[MonTana_Prussian]

I did DL an updated driver for the card last week,but it was working until yesterday.

[swdw]

Hi from a fellow Montanan MP, I grew up in Great Falls.

The problem may appear in SH4 because games stress your system more than any other application, and if there's a weakness they'll show up.

Anyway- check to see if your fans are running at the correct speed. Depending on your card and driver update, it may have killed your fan control on the vid card. Try downloading Rivatuner. Set it up to monitor your vid card temperature.

Depending on your motherboard manufacturer, check to see if there's a system temperature monitoring utility you can install.

There are a couple of other possibilities, too.

One possible cause is memory. This often produces the symptoms you are experiencing. The cause can be overclocking that pushes the memory too close to it's limits, or failing memory. You can test your memory with this utility
http://www.memtest.org/

The other problem may be the hard drive. You'll need to stress test the hard drive. Try this tool
http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#DFT

Good luck

On the off chance you moved your computer case for some reason, you may want to make sure all the cables are seated.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by MonTana_Prussian

The card and game have been working great,until yesterday

Perhaps the card has given up the ghost. My 6200 just struggled. I used it less than 1 hour before I headed out for a better card. The bad part here is you might be taking a chance that it is not the card. But, it it is not, you will have a better card in your system. Very frustrating to be sure.