:@ ok guys...my comp keeps crashin wen im like 15min into a game...this regulary happens while playin wolfenstein....and has only occured since i got my new gfx card...my spec is...

AMD athlon(tm) XP 2400+
512mb RAM
2.00 GHz

i had an on board gfx card before i changed to

plug n play monitor on a NVIDIA Geforce FX 5200 Ultra

any suggestions how to correct would be gladly accepted :S????

Hi can you post a hardware scan and explain what sort of crashes they are i.e.: back to desktop / screen freezes are you playing online / offline any error messages etc....

k well....while im playin the screen will jst turn black n i wont be able to do anythin :S then i have to reboot. i am also getitn a blue screen everynow n then while i play it....my comp crashes and shows it...says somethin about check if the new hardware installed correctly if not take it out n changed bios shadows n sumut else...n how do i do a hardware scan

i have updated my BIOS and my VGA BIOS to see if this was the problem....no success

my mainboard has a x4 and the gfx card can support x2 , x4 and x8

there is a "online hardware scan" option on the previous page, try writing down any error messages your getting and post them with your scan

Hello I am having the same exact priblem as the first guy posted, and it happens always in games, meaning it has to do wiht GFX card RAM or just physical RAM itself, I get the big blue screen that stuck just once, and the rest it just doesn't say it jsut restarts the computer. I get the error saying Your computer has encountered a fatal error, and something saying it was trying to write on read-only files. I will post the code error at the end, but in the meantime here are my computer specs, 75% the same as the first guys posted.

OS Information:
Property Value
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partitio n1
Service Pack 1.0
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


Processor:
Property Value
Current Clock Speed 2000
Description x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1
Manufacturer AuthenticAMD
Name AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2400+


Memory (RAM):
Property Value
Bank Label
Capacity 268435456

Bank Label
Capacity 268435456

Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~512 MB
Memory Reported to Operating System: 512MB


Disk Drives:
Property Value
Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model Maxtor 6Y060L0
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 61492193280 (~57 GB)
Number of Partitions 1


Installed Printers:
Property Value

Motherboard:
Property Value
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model
Name Base Board
Part Number
Product A7V8X-X
Serial Number xxxxxxxxxxx
Version REV 1.xx


BIOS:
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Manufacturer Award Software, Inc.
Name Award Modular BIOS v6.0
Release Date 20030806******.******+***
Version ASUS - 42302e31


Monitor:
Property Value
Description Default Monitor
Name Default Monitor
Screen Height 768
Screen Width 1024


Keyboard:
Property Value
Description Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard


Pointing Device:
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Manufacturer (Standard system devices)
Name USB Human Interface Device


Sound Card:
Property Value
Manufacturer Analog Devices, Inc.
Description SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
Device ID PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3059&SUBSYS_80A11043&REV_50\3&61A AA01&0&8D


Video Card:
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Adapter Compatibility NVIDIA
Adapter RAM 134217728
Description NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Installed Display Drivers nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.4523
Driver Date 7/28/2003 7:19:00 AM
Video Mode Description 1024 x 768 x 4294967296 colors


DirectX Installation:
Property Value
Version 6.03.01.0146


Modem:
Property Value
Model U.S. Robotics V.92 PCI Faxmodem
Name U.S. Robotics V.92 PCI Faxmodem


Network Adapters:
Property Value
Description WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport

External Ports:
Property Value
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator USB1
External Reference Designator USB2
External Reference Designator USB3
External Reference Designator USB4
External Reference Designator USB5
External Reference Designator USB6
External Reference Designator PS/2 Keyboard
External Reference Designator PS/2 Mouse
External Reference Designator Parallel Port
External Reference Designator Serial Port 1
External Reference Designator Serial Port 2
External Reference Designator Joystick Port
External Reference Designator MIDI Port
External Reference Designator Line In Jack
External Reference Designator LAN-000EA617945EY

Expansion Slots:
Property Value
Slot Designation PCI 1
Slot Designation PCI 2
Slot Designation PCI 3
Slot Designation PCI 4
Slot Designation PCI 5
Slot Designation PCI 6
Slot Designation AGP

Error code 1000008e, parameter1 c0000005, parameter2 bfb82032, parameter3 ee0b9a98, parameter4 00000000.

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