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Offline spiffykraits

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Chronic CTD
« Reply #15 on: November 05, 2003, 02:47:10 PM »
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Originally posted by Zanth
I got tired of fooling with it yesterday, but I did go as far as to delete/move all AH stuff from the C drive and defrag it again.   I also went ahead and disabled all the services you mentioned in your "Tips" post (trying to cover all recommended bases)

Will do a clean reinstall later today to see what happens and report back.


In DirectX diagnostics have you tried reducing your sound acceleration a notch left on the scale? I noticed from the file you put up that you did not run the sound diagnostics.

At full acceleration with SB live and also on-board sound chips you will get the random CTDs without warning -guaranteed -unless you reduce acceleration a notch. Try it!
Just one notch left usually is enough to cure it.
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Offline DAVENRINO

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Chronic CTD
« Reply #16 on: November 05, 2003, 05:07:41 PM »
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At full acceleration with SB live and also on-board sound chips you will get the random CTDs without warning -guaranteed -unless you reduce acceleration a notch.
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Hmmmm... I never get CTD or lose vox with my Nforce 1 OB sound and full acceleration.  However, you may be right and it may cure Zanth's problem.

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Chronic CTD
« Reply #17 on: November 05, 2003, 05:35:53 PM »
I figured it out.   Another thread about power supplies got me to thinking.

It was RAM voltage.  The MB with voltage on auto had the RAM a hair below 2.5 volts, Kingsstons spec for these chips is 2.5 (+/-.25) volts.  Remebering from overclocking that increasing voltages can sometimes help stability I took a shot.  I tweaked the voltages to the high side of Kingstons specs (but still not not over) and I seem solid again  now.

I had added another stick of RAM, but it didnt give me trouble right off (until I started fooling with video cards).  It was the same exact manufacturer (Kingston) and part number as the other one, but was 1 year newer and had hyniz (sp) instead of samsung chips.  I guess the newer chip isn't as tolerant of low voltages.  

I have never had the trouble with SB cards others do, just lucky I guess.  When I get troubles they are weird stuff like this.

(editted to add more detail for future reference of others.)
« Last Edit: November 05, 2003, 06:32:09 PM by Zanth »
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