Machine Crashed...

Zangetsu · 21-12-2010, 10:21 AM

Hi Guys,

I was playing Crysis Warhead.Then suddenly my screen gone blank & the BSOD
dump screen is shown up with memory dump countdown timer....& machine restarted....

Then after re-boot...I again started crysis..then after the last level cutscene...
again the machine restarted itself....(but no Blue screen this time)....it all happened on sunday....I thought some file is corrupt in game so turned-off the machine...

Then On Monday when is started the machine.....it denied to start..all fans were working properly...monitor was off & HDD & DVD writer LEDs were blinking with 1sec gap.....I dont know what happend....then I kept the machine as it is...then suddenly after 2~3mins the machine started automatically....& I completed the remaining levels of Crysis Warhead finally
without any crash.

So,cud anybody tell me what all had happened???...I dnt wanna face this issue anymore....

**asingh** · 21-12-2010, 10:27 AM

^^
Start with running memtest on the RAM.

Zangetsu · 21-12-2010, 10:32 AM

@asingh: so u doubt dat its RAM problem....Btw how much time does Memtest takes...I have not done this before....

**asingh** · 21-12-2010, 11:05 AM

Usually over night run.

jerrin_ss5 · 21-12-2010, 12:20 PM

it usually takes abt 1hr or so for me !!!

**asingh** · 21-12-2010, 12:49 PM

^^
Through the DOS version..?

Zangetsu · 21-12-2010, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asingh

Usually over night run.

Oh..No....then i've to switch-off the monitor while doing this....

abhidev · 21-12-2010, 01:54 PM

Can the game not being a legit copy be reason???

Zangetsu · 21-12-2010, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by abhidev

Can the game not being a legit copy be reason???

haven't u read my last lines...even i thought the files may be corrupt but game was perfectly ok....coz it ran smoothly @ last....

its a technical problem related to either Graphics Card/RAM/PSU????

I'll have 2 figure it out whats the reason for this error...

**asingh** · 21-12-2010, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by KaranTh85

Oh..No....then i've to switch-off the monitor while doing this....

Why OH NO. Just switch of the monitor from the monitor on/off button.

abhidev · 21-12-2010, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaranTh85

haven't u read my last lines...even i thought the files may be corrupt but game was perfectly ok....coz it ran smoothly @ last....

its a technical problem related to either Graphics Card/RAM/PSU????

I'll have 2 figure it out whats the reason for this error...

It also happens when some game files are corrupt...everytime your game crashes or windows get restarts due to those crashes...they may corrupt some of the files too.

Zangetsu · 21-12-2010, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhidev

It also happens when some game files are corrupt...everytime your game crashes or windows get restarts due to those crashes...they may corrupt some of the files too.

I know this fact...but the problem is something else coz the game ran smoothly where i got the BSOD.....

@asingh: how long it took for u to complete the memtest?

jerrin_ss5 · 21-12-2010, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asingh

^^
Through the DOS version..?

i used the memtest by live booting from ubuntu where an option for memtest is there & it took me abt 1hr or so and then it starts repeating the same process

arpanmukherjee1 · 21-12-2010, 07:52 PM

memtest takes about 4 - 4.5 hrs on my system

also run system stablity test for approx 2hr after restart

**asingh** · 21-12-2010, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerrin_ss5

i used the memtest by live booting from ubuntu where an option for memtest is there & it took me abt 1hr or so and then it starts repeating the same process

Never knew it was so fast with Ubuntu. Thanks...!

Zangetsu · 22-12-2010, 09:57 AM

Hmm..ryt now machine working properly though its under observation,
didnt know y it happened....
will run memtest whenever i get time....

abhidev · 22-12-2010, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaranTh85

Hmm..ryt now machine working properly though its under observation,
didnt know y it happened....
will run memtest whenever i get time....

You don't hv to be there while the test is running...you can keep it overnight and check the status the next morning.

Zangetsu · 10-01-2011, 03:05 PM

I got the reason for the problem it was my 2GB RAM.....
one of it is corrupted now & I've sent the RAM for RMA to corsair...but it will take 15days to get the replacement done....& their service center is in bangalore....

but the good thing is I've 10yrs of warranty on my RAM

abhidev · 10-01-2011, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaranTh85

I got the reason for the problem it was my 2GB RAM.....
one of it is corrupted now & I've sent the RAM for RMA to corsair...but it will take 15days to get the replacement done....& their service center is in bangalore....

but the good thing is I've 10yrs of warranty on my RAM

10 yrs....thats awesome man!!! which other companies provide this kind of Warranty??