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Help and Support Forums => Technical Support => Topic started by: 101ABN on October 16, 2004, 09:00:24 PM

Title: Skuzzy
Post by: 101ABN on October 16, 2004, 09:00:24 PM

can you please tell me what could be causing my computer to restart when im in the middle of a battle? i can fly all day long, but as soon as i get in the thick of it my computer restarts. what gives. i started a post like this several times and never heard from you.

Title: Skuzzy
Post by: Deth7 on October 17, 2004, 08:57:31 AM

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Title: Skuzzy
Post by: Skuzzy on October 17, 2004, 11:26:34 AM

Many things could cause this.  I would first look at heat as a potential source.  

Power supply also could cause it.

Corrupt installation of software would be a prime candidate (multiple installs of video card drivers without removing previous version first is a good one).  Some software installed which has replaced a system file or DLL.

Possibly some corruption within the Aces High installation.  Remove the 'cache' folder first.  Next, rename the 'settings' folder and start from scratch.

Email me the DXDIAG output too.

Remote troubleshooting of something like this is very difficult to do.  The simple installation of another application can cause it, or the order in which software is installed can cause it.  The variables are endless.

Title: Skuzzy
Post by: 101ABN on October 18, 2004, 05:20:38 AM

where do you find the output. i see the input but no output.

Title: Skuzzy
Post by: Skuzzy on October 18, 2004, 06:35:38 AM

See the bottom of this post: http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71591

Title: Skuzzy
Post by: 101ABN on October 27, 2004, 03:27:38 AM

Skuzzy, did you recieve my email. ive sent the output. my computer is still restarting during battles causing me to lose kills.

Title: Skuzzy
Post by: Skuzzy on October 27, 2004, 06:42:11 AM

If you sent it, and did not hear back within 24 hours (weekdays), then I did not get it.  My email is automatically scrubbed if the email contains a virus.  Make sure you do not have any.

Title: Skuzzy
Post by: 101ABN on October 27, 2004, 08:09:20 AM

ill send them again. they are clean (no virus)

Title: Skuzzy
Post by: Elfie on October 27, 2004, 05:52:18 PM

I had a similar problem not long ago 101. Any time I was playing games and lots of things were happening on the screen the games would crash, sometimes my comp would restart. It ended up being the motherboard. The capacitors on the mb (2/3 of them) were bulged on the tops, some were even leaking a reddish-brown substance. So dont rule out any hardware issues either. Good Luck on this.

Title: Skuzzy
Post by: Roscoroo on October 27, 2004, 09:59:51 PM

i had one pc that was discoing me because of sound drivers .

and my newest one was having powersupply problems ..

I worked on one over the weekend that was crashing out because of a bad ram stick . (it was wierd it didnt show bad ram at boot up memory test ,, but after i ran Fix-it utilities stress test on it . it failed ... then started showing up during boot up .)