Computer restarts when starting HL2 or CS:Source

[jsnake]

Ok, I decided I wanted to play some counter-strike, so I load it up and my computer reboots at the start-up screen so I think "alright, I just overclocked abit too much" so I reduce my OC and it still happens!
By now i'm mad, I say "let's see if HL2 does it" and it does! So I load up UT2k4 and absolutely no problems! I touched my CPU (my processor, not the case) to see if it was hot and it wasn't. So what's the problem?

 

[Beerdude26]

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[jsnake]

Yeah, but it didn't do this 30 min. ago.

 

[Beerdude26]

Does it crash with very specific intervals (e.g. almost exactly after 30 minutes or the like)

EDIT : Some people are saying that after the update of tonight, CS:S sometimes indeed tends to crash. It's probably a small bug, don't worry. It'll probably be fixed in the next update.

 

[jsnake]

It started doing this right after I updated steam. Well it reboots at the part where the background image is blurred and it says "loading..." basically the second I start it up. It's quite annoying. It does this with HL2 also, like I said in my first post.

 

[Beerdude26]

Well, I just heard HDR is being implemented, (there's an option already) , and to quote Iced_Eagle :

But hey, these are the growing pains that must be done when VALVe is implementing new graphical features

 

[jsnake]

So basically this is normal? Like, alot of people get this problem with the new steam update? I just got bought HL2 and CS:Source yesterday. Oh well, it puts me at ease to know that it isn't me.

 

[Element Alpha]

I read some nvidia cards have the reboot problem you're talking about. I just crash to the desktop myself. (all this since the update about an hour ago)

They'll fix this quickly, I'm sure.

 

[jsnake]

nvidia cards? Hmmm...I have a eVGA GeForce 6600GT AGP card. I sure hope they realease a fix soon, it's kinda depressing when you get a new game and you can't play it just yet. Also, it seems that ever since the new update steam has been running with 100% CPU usage.

 

[Beerdude26]

It's probably updating.

 

[jsnake]

Updating what? It's already done updating when it's updating you can hover your mouse over steam and it says Steam - working. So it's not updating, I had to kill it to get my computer responding.

 

[blackscooby]

I get this exact problem. Game starts, the Valve intro starts with the image of the head, then says loading with a blurred image in background. I'd say after 5 seconds on this screen "click" and the PC reboots.

Running :-
AMD64 3500 Athlon
2 * 512 Dual channel Gail PC3200
GeForce6 6200 (Probably the clincher)

Now I've tried running with only 1 RAM chip in and it makes no difference. Still reboots at exactly the same point.

Its getting really annoying and I can't figure out where to go next. I might rip the old video card out of my old Dell and see if that fixes the issue.

In fact.... BRB....

 

[Beerdude26]

Try this.

 

[jsnake]

I fixed it! I installed the new 78.05 nvidia drivers and it fixed it. The only thing is that HL2 goes down to 2FPS after the GMAN's little talk in the very begginning. I have a 6600GT so why does it do this? All the lag problems i've seen are by people who have 5xxx series cards. CSS works 100% perfectly now though.

 

[blackscooby]

Right installed my yonks old GeForce MX440 and it works perfectly. Put back in the GeForce6 card and crashes as before.
Now I'm using drivers 78.01. But I only downloaded these today !
Infact I'll go and have another look at their website....

 

[Beerdude26]

Yeah, there are new drivers out. (78.05)

 

[blackscooby]

Yeah, there are new drivers out. (78.05)

Really ? I couldn't find them from using the Driver selector utility... Graphics drivers > GeForce & TNT2 > XP gives me 78.01

>> Now found. Beta drivers.

 

[jsnake]

Well there are new ones out. Get them here http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_downloads_winxp_2k_78.05.html

They fixed my problem.

 

[blackscooby]

Nope didn't fix my reboot with the GeF6 6200. Exactly the same, however with the ancient MX440 its fine

So much for my 256Mb Graphics card....

 

[jsnake]

Just wait until valve fixes it. Then you'll be killing stuff again.

 

[blackscooby]

I had raised this with Valve on their support site the other day. They responded last night stating that they had made some changes and I should try again. So uninstalled and re-installed completely. The system made its various updates to the game and Valve. Still crashes ~ grrrrrr

Raised the fault with them again.