A blue screen crash problem.

[JosephSoap]

I recently bought battlefield 1942 and upon playing it for about 15 mins my computer had a blue screen crash which had never previously happened and it does it every time I try and play the game. That this should happen for quite an old game is quite a mystery to me especially as my computer should be able to run it very comfortably. I had some problems with some games before, Battlefield Vietnam (coincidence perhaps) didnt work very well it had lots of in game graphical problems and my comp seemed in general overburdened by the game.

I suspect that it is something to do with my graphics card configuration but I'm no expert at graphics card configuration. I doubt it is anything to do with the drivers as they are less than a year old (as is my my comp), I attempted to download some program from the ATI website but it didnt run right. Anway,
my system specs are.

AMD 2800+
512mb ddr ram
ATI radeon 128mb 9200se
motherboard, nvidia nforce 2 ultra 400 EP-8rda3 series.

Thanks for any help.

[SickPup404]

What module is the BSOD happening in? It should be listed in the details near the bottom of the screen.

[JosephSoap]

Do you mean the reason it gives for the BSOD (I assume BSOD is the same as a Blue screen crash?) on the blue screen when it actually comes up?

[SickPup404]

Yup. Sorry, BSOD = Blue Screen Of Death.

[JosephSoap]

Well i'll have to go and crash my comp again then. I hope it doesnt do any damage to it, all these BSODs.
By the way I should have said that i tried tinkering with the graphics configuration to boost the performance but i think this actually made the game run even worse although i didnt wait for the BSOD to occur.

[JosephSoap]

The information that the BSOD displays is as follows:

STOP: 0x000000C5 (0X00000004, 0X0000000, 0X00000001, 0X8054B534)

[SickPup404]

What module? (something.SYS, something.DLL, etc.)

[large_nostril]

Sounds like it's overheating or the power supply can't handle the demand.

Get into the BIOS and monitor the CPU temps for a while (under something like "PC Health" or "PC Monitoring"). Let us know what temps are reported. If you can, get a copy of SiSoft Sandra and run the "BurnIn Test" and use Everest to monitor the temps. Let us know those temps as well.

Also, could you let us know what brand/wattage the power supply is and basically all the components on your system (RAM, CPU, video card, harddrives, etc.).

[SickPup404]

Two articles:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291810&sd=RMVP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319810&sd=RMVP

[JosephSoap]

I downloaded that sandra thing you were on about and got this info from the mainboard information tool. It seems to give all or most of the info yous might need. I went to run the burn-in test thing but it said that it could possibly permamnently damage components if you didnt know what you were doing (which I dont) so i left it, what do you people think.

I think my problem is most likely to be a graphics card driver. I noticed that when I run task manager when i played either battlefield 1942 or battlefield Vietnam that the my processor was 100% in use continuosly and free RAM was about 20 or even below that. Both games claim to only need 256mb of Ram.


SiSoftware Sandra

Mainboard
Manufacturer : Pronix (Epox)
MP Support : No
Model : nVidia-nForce
System BIOS : 10/17/2003-nVidia-nForce-6A61BPAIC-00
Chipset : nVidia nForce2 ICP

System Memory Controller
Location : Mainboard
Error Correction Capability : None
Number of Memory Slots : 3
Maximum Installable Memory : 1.5GB
Bank0/1 - A0 : DIMM 512MB
Bank2/3 - A1 : Empty
Bank4/5 - A2 : Empty

Chipset 1
Model : Nvidia Corp nForce2 AGP Controller
Bus(es) : ISA AGP PCI USB i2c/SMBus
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 167MHz (334MHz data rate)
Maximum FSB Speed / Max Memory Speed : 2x 200MHz / 2x 200MHz
Width : 64-bit
IO Queue Depth : 8 request(s)

Chipset 1 Hub Interface
Type : HyperTransport
Version : 0.10
In/Out Width : 8-bit / 8-bit
Speed : 2x 200MHz (400MHz data rate)

Logical/Chipset 1 Memory Banks
Bank 2 : 512MB DDR-SDRAM 2.5-3-3-7 2CMD
Channels : 1
Speed : 2x 167MHz (334MHz data rate)
Multiplier : 5/5x
Width : 64-bit
Power Save Mode : No
Fixed Hole Present : No

Memory Module 1
Manufacturer : Micron
Model : 8VDDT6464AG-335CB
Serial Number : 1A4DF312
Type : 512MB DDR-SDRAM
Technology : 8x(64Mx8)
Speed : PC2700U 2.5-3-3-7
Version : 1.0
Date of Manufacture : 01 January 2004
Set Timing @ 167MHz : 2.5-3-3-7
Set Timing @ 133MHz : 2.0-2-2-6

Environment Monitor 1
Model : Winbond W83627(T)HF ISA
Version : 2.01
Mainboard Specific Support : No

Temperature Sensor(s)
Board Temperature : 32.0°C / 89.6°F
CPU Temperature : 53.5°C / 128.3°F
Power / Aux Temperature : 34.5°C / 94.1°F

Cooling Device(s)
Auto Fan Speed Control : No
Power / Aux Fan Speed : 4018rpm

Voltage Sensor(s)
CPU Voltage : 1.62V
Aux Voltage : 1.66V
+3.3V Voltage : 2.59V
+5V Voltage : 5.05V
+12V Voltage : 12.04V
-12V Voltage : -7.10V
-5V Voltage : -5.05V
Standby Voltage : 4.97V
Battery Voltage : 3.06V

AGP Bus(es) on Hub 1
Version : 3.00
Speed : 8x
Fast-Writes Enabled : Yes
Isochronous Mode Enabled : No
Addressing Enabled : 32-bit
Aperture Size : 64MB

PCI Bus(es) on Hub 1
Version : 2.20
Number of Bridges : 2
PCI Bus 0 : PCI (1/1x PCIClk)
PCI Bus 1 : PCI (1/1x PCIClk)

LPC Hub Controller 1
Model : Epox Computer Co Ltd nForce2 ISA Bridge

USB Controller 1
Model : Epox Computer Co Ltd nForce2 OHCI USB Controller
Version : 1.00
Interface : OHCI
Channels : 3
Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full (12Mbps)
Legacy Emulation Enabled : No

USB Controller 2
Model : Epox Computer Co Ltd nForce2 OHCI USB Controller
Version : 1.00
Interface : OHCI
Channels : 3
Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full (12Mbps)
Legacy Emulation Enabled : No

USB Controller 3
Model : Epox Computer Co Ltd nForce2 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller
Version : 2.00
Specification : 1.00
Interface : EHCI
Channels : 6
Companion Controllers : 2
Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full (12Mbps) High (480Mbps)
Addressing Support : 32-bit
Legacy Emulation Enabled : No

System SMBus Controller 1
Model : nVidia MCP2/3/4 B0 SMBus
Version : 0A.02
Advanced TCO Mode Enabled : No
Slave Device Enabled : No
PEC Support : No

System SMBus Controller 2
Model : nVidia MCP2/3/4 B1 SMBus
Version : 0A.02
Advanced TCO Mode Enabled : No
Slave Device Enabled : No
PEC Support : No

Expansion Slot(s)
PCI0 (1h) : PCI 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Used (Epox Computer Co Ltd nForce2 ISA Bridge)
PCI1 (2h) : PCI 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Available (Epox Computer Co Ltd nForce2 OHCI USB Controller)
PCI2 (3h) : PCI 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Used
PCI3 (4h) : PCI 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Used (Epox Computer Co Ltd nForce MCP-T Networking Adapter)
PCI4 (5h) : PCI 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Available
AGP (F0h) : AGP 32-bit +5V Full-Length Available

Port Connector
PRIMARY IDE : None - ATA / None
SECONDARY IDE : None - ATA / None
FDD : 8251 FIFO - Floppy Disk / None
COM1 : Serial Port 16450 - 9 Pin Dual Inline / DB-9 pin male
COM2 : Serial Port 16450 - 9 Pin Dual Inline / DB-9 pin male
LPT1 : Parallel Port ECP/EPP - DB-25 pin female / DB-25 pin female
Keyboard : Keyboard - PS/2 / PS/2
PS/2 Mouse : Mouse - PS/2 / PS/2
USB : USB - None / None

Performance Tips
Notice 224 : SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate.
Tip 2511 : Some memory slots are free so the memory can be easily upgraded.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.