Crash (BSOD) due to Audio Hardware/Driver

piri_reis · 03-05-10, 03:33 PM

I got an onboard Realtek 889 audio chip which works perfect with many of my games. Except SH5. System: XP/32 4GB RAM, Core2duo 3Ghz, 9800GTX+.

I have blue screeen crashes when big engagements between naval units take place or large aircraft formations attack, basically when lots of sound is played. I know it's the realtek driver crashing because I ran the debug tools on the dump file XP creates (Reference) and it's the audio dll.

I updated my audio drivers but still no go.

If I turn down the Audio Hardware Accelaration to basic, which is one click from none, the game plays but of course without the acceleration, FPS is down to 1-5 !
Also tried turning in-game Sound 3D Channels all the way down, which seems to delay the crash only a few more seconds.

So anybody having audio crashes, any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

tommyk · 03-05-10, 03:53 PM

Hmm, hard to say. Maybe try to use an older (more stable) driver?

java`s revenge · 03-05-10, 04:28 PM

Did you check other drivers? For example chipset, motherboard, bios

Minefield93 · 03-06-10, 06:01 PM

my computer crash with a blue scrren & reboot when many sounds are played in game
I use the audio card integrated to my motherboard.

piri_reis · 03-06-10, 06:07 PM

I upgraded to Windows7 64bit and that fixed all my sound problems.
Don't know what's up with Realtek 889 XP drivers but they constantly crashed the game.

edit: Welcome to subsim!

Mikemike47 · 03-06-10, 06:09 PM

Does this audio chip control onboard sound and audio hdmi properties, too? If so, maybe one of them has to be disabled just for SH5.

03-05-10, 03:33 PM	#1
piri_reis Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Istanbul, Turkiye Posts: 715 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Crash (BSOD) due to Audio Hardware/Driver I got an onboard Realtek 889 audio chip which works perfect with many of my games. Except SH5. System: XP/32 4GB RAM, Core2duo 3Ghz, 9800GTX+. I have blue screeen crashes when big engagements between naval units take place or large aircraft formations attack, basically when lots of sound is played. I know it's the realtek driver crashing because I ran the debug tools on the dump file XP creates (Reference) and it's the audio dll. I updated my audio drivers but still no go. If I turn down the Audio Hardware Accelaration to basic, which is one click from none, the game plays but of course without the acceleration, FPS is down to 1-5 ! Also tried turning in-game Sound 3D Channels all the way down, which seems to delay the crash only a few more seconds. So anybody having audio crashes, any suggestions? Thanks in advance. __________________ Lt.z.S. Barbaros Hayreddin, U-35, 2nd Flot/Kiel, Type VIIB Oct.29.1939, 2nd Patrol Eastern English Waters Running SH5/TWOS

03-05-10, 03:53 PM	#2
tommyk Watch Officer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Near U-995 (Kiel, Germany) Posts: 337 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hmm, hard to say. Maybe try to use an older (more stable) driver? __________________ Gute Jagd und fette Beute!

03-05-10, 04:28 PM	#3
java`s revenge Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: at periscope depth Posts: 1,204 Downloads: 97 Uploads: 0	Did you check other drivers? For example chipset, motherboard, bios __________________

03-06-10, 06:07 PM	#5
piri_reis Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Istanbul, Turkiye Posts: 715 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	I upgraded to Windows7 64bit and that fixed all my sound problems. Don't know what's up with Realtek 889 XP drivers but they constantly crashed the game. edit: Welcome to subsim! __________________ Lt.z.S. Barbaros Hayreddin, U-35, 2nd Flot/Kiel, Type VIIB Oct.29.1939, 2nd Patrol Eastern English Waters Running SH5/TWOS

03-06-10, 06:09 PM	#6
Mikemike47 Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NY Posts: 995 Downloads: 1078 Uploads: 6	onboard Realtek 889 audio chip Does this audio chip control onboard sound and audio hdmi properties, too? If so, maybe one of them has to be disabled just for SH5.

03-06-10, 06:01 PM	#4
Minefield93 Nub Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	my computer crash with a blue scrren & reboot when many sounds are played in game I use the audio card integrated to my motherboard.