Random Rebooting

WCG · 07-29-02, 04:24 PM

Hello,
when I play a game such as Flight Simulator 2k2 my computer reboots randomly.... I was reading posts about it before the forums blew up but now I dunno. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions?

AMD 1ghz Tbird
Windows XP Pro
192MB ram
Asus GF3 Ti200 Deluxe

Also, could anyone recommend some good drivers for this video card.

WCG

netviper13 · 07-29-02, 04:55 PM

How big is your PSU?

WCG · 07-29-02, 05:31 PM

300wt

SavagePaladin · 07-29-02, 07:07 PM

It can be a heat problem, on the video card especially. The fan that came on my gf3 is apparently dead, I'm gonna get a new cooler

WCG · 08-03-02, 03:37 AM

hmm,
any other idea's?

Anytime I play anything that uses the video card.. it takes sometimes 1 second, sometimes 30 minutes but it always reboots itself. Then when I return it says your system has recovered from a serious error. and if I want to submit it. Kinda sucks when all I do is play games :\

Smokey · 08-03-02, 03:02 PM

Im using the 30.30 drivers for my gf3 havent had any probs thus far. Another thing are you using any videocard tweakers like RivaTuner? It does sound abit like the looping problem people have had, I think udating the drivers and using a tweaking tool may help that, I think if it was a heat problem it would just freeze. Also as netviper said, sometimes (alot) a rebooting problem can be the psu, so if you can could try another psu to see if it is the problem or not.

Smokey

volt · 08-03-02, 04:50 PM

If you have a VIA chipset install VIA's 4-in-1 drivers. If that fails go into your BIOS and set your AGP to 2x (you wont get any major downfall because of that) I did that one mine and it worked

VeritechK7 · 08-03-02, 07:02 PM

check your memory, change to the 21.83s as i found that to be the most stable of them all. Also uncheck automatically reboot when an error occurs in startup and recovery under system properties.

WCG · 08-03-02, 07:53 PM

ahh thanks for all the help, will try the idea's out.

08-11-02, 10:31 PM

what brand of psu do you have?

-=DVS=- · 08-14-02, 01:28 PM

Did you overcloak anything ? if so decloak it to defaults

Yes it also likely its overheating and or your card might be defective

Check if you Tbird is cool enough maybe its not your videos foult

WCG · 08-14-02, 10:22 PM

hmm well, The fan is dead on the video card, do you think it would be heat now?

BTW, is it easy to remove the fan and/or heatsinks to install another? a better one perhaps..

07-29-02, 04:24 PM	#1
WCG Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 87	Random Rebooting Hello, when I play a game such as Flight Simulator 2k2 my computer reboots randomly.... I was reading posts about it before the forums blew up but now I dunno. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions? AMD 1ghz Tbird Windows XP Pro 192MB ram Asus GF3 Ti200 Deluxe Also, could anyone recommend some good drivers for this video card. WCG

07-29-02, 07:07 PM	#4
SavagePaladin info***** Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,395	It can be a heat problem, on the video card especially. The fan that came on my gf3 is apparently dead, I'm gonna get a new cooler Last edited by SavagePaladin; 07-30-02 at 12:18 AM.

08-03-02, 04:50 PM	#7
volt Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: /dev/null Posts: 1,556	If you have a VIA chipset install VIA's 4-in-1 drivers. If that fails go into your BIOS and set your AGP to 2x (you wont get any major downfall because of that) I did that one mine and it worked __________________ [b]Optimization guidelines by Koji Ashida of NVIDIA:[/b][list][]Use fx12 instructions whenever possible[]Use lowest pixel shader version[/list][url=http://developer.nvidia.com/docs/IO/10878/ChinaJoy2004_OptimizationAndTools.pdf]source[/url] [size=1]The politics are invading the technology. We don't really like to mess with politics because that kind of adversarial relationship has nothing to do with pure technical operations and the technical specifications of what we like to play with, the hardware![/size]

08-03-02, 07:02 PM	#8
VeritechK7 Just lurking Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 184	check your memory, change to the 21.83s as i found that to be the most stable of them all. Also uncheck automatically reboot when an error occurs in startup and recovery under system properties. __________________ "Get busy living or get busy dying" - Tim Robbins, Shawshank Redemption "When you understand the root, you understand all of its blossoming"- Bruce Lee

08-14-02, 01:28 PM	#11
-=DVS=- .:. Lafiel .:. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Outerspace Posts: 3,009	Did you overcloak anything ? if so decloak it to defaults Yes it also likely its overheating and or your card might be defective Check if you Tbird is cool enough maybe its not your videos foult __________________ *.:. Lian Li X500FX .:. i7 2600k* .:. PNY GTX 680 .:. Corsair DDR3 8GB .:. Silverstone 800W PSU .:. Asus P8P67-M Pro .:. Crucial M4 SSD 512GB .:.**

07-29-02, 04:55 PM	#2
netviper13 Treehugger Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 942	How big is your PSU?

07-29-02, 05:31 PM	#3
WCG Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 87	300wt

08-03-02, 03:37 AM	#5
WCG Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 87	hmm, any other idea's? Anytime I play anything that uses the video card.. it takes sometimes 1 second, sometimes 30 minutes but it always reboots itself. Then when I return it says your system has recovered from a serious error. and if I want to submit it. Kinda sucks when all I do is play games :\

08-03-02, 03:02 PM	#6
Smokey Team Rainbow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: FRANCE Posts: 2,273	Im using the 30.30 drivers for my gf3 havent had any probs thus far. Another thing are you using any videocard tweakers like RivaTuner? It does sound abit like the looping problem people have had, I think udating the drivers and using a tweaking tool may help that, I think if it was a heat problem it would just freeze. Also as netviper said, sometimes (alot) a rebooting problem can be the psu, so if you can could try another psu to see if it is the problem or not. Smokey

08-03-02, 07:53 PM	#9
WCG Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 87	ahh thanks for all the help, will try the idea's out.

08-11-02, 10:31 PM	#10
Northwood Guest Posts: n/a	what brand of psu do you have?

08-14-02, 10:22 PM	#12
WCG Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 87	hmm well, The fan is dead on the video card, do you think it would be heat now? BTW, is it easy to remove the fan and/or heatsinks to install another? a better one perhaps..

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