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Andronimus2002
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HELP SOLVE THE MOST ANNOYING PROBLEM OF ALL
Hey guys,
I have been examining posts in this forum for some time now, trying to figure out why CS:S isn't working on so many of our computers. I have experienced a problem that (I think) many of you have also. Details:
1) CS:S loads normally and seems to be working fine.
2) Game is playable for anywhere from 10 seconds to 10 minutes (maybe longer, though I haven't been so lucky)
3) Game suddenly freezes, a looping/clicking sound is heard, and you are forced to hard reboot the computer to get a reset.
I have heard of alternative problems where you CTD or where Alt-Cntrl-Delete will get you out of it. Personally, my game will freeze and then I will get a blue screen while hearing the clicking noise. Either way, the general gist is that the game irrecoverably locks up very shortly after gameplay begins.
I upgraded my computer this summer and should have absolutely no problem running any game based on hardware issues. I have a P4 3.2 Ghz, 1.5 gig ram, and the X800 XT. I also have an Audigy 2 sound card (more system specs available upon request, but I believe that covers most of it). Drivers are fully updated for sound and video cards (Catalyst 4.10), BIOS is updated to latest version, all critical windows updates (except SP2, more on this later) are installed. Everything should be in working order and as others have reported, I have played many many new games without any crashes or freezes (notable exception is Rome: Total War, which occasionally locks for me in battles, but not very frequently at all). Either way, I am pretty confident that my system is in working order and should be able to handle the game.
I originally had SP2 installed and the game would crash and was unable to make it through the video stress test. I removed SP2 and amazingly, the game made it through the stress test just fine (repeated this several times). However, it still can't run CS:S. Others may disagree, but I am extremely convinced this is not a heat issue. I do not overclock any part of my system, and the fact that the game can crash within 5 seconds of starting suggests to me that the card is not heating up that fast. I even UNDERclocked the card and received the same crash. I think worrying about heat issues is the wrong way to attack this problem, especially if you have not made any modifications to your graphics card.
I have also tried numerous suggestions posted by people here, such as disabling Fastwrite or turning AGP down to 4X. None of this helps. I've gone as far as to try switching out my USB mouse, which crazy as it sounds, seemed to work for a short while. However, the game promptly resumed crashing only a few minutes later. In short I've tried every fix I can find on this board and nothing has helped me out.
I am not even 100% sure this is a video issue. I have noticed a lot of people with this problem have an Audigy 2 sound card. However, I have also tried downgrading the hardware acceleration on the card with no luck. I am not saying this is a sound issue (the looping sound is probably a red herring) but I think it is important to investigate all avenues. It is possible, as someone suggested, that we are looking at a video driver/windows/source conflict. Does anyone have any more information on this, or a set of drivers for ATI/NVIDIA cards that defininitely work for them?
I never got all that into Counterstrike so I can wait a few days if that's how long it takes to fix this. However, I am gravely worried that this may be a problem with the entire Source engine, and that Half Life 2 may not work on my computer (especially after putting down money for it). This is an important problem that needs fixing, especially if there is no patch forthcoming.
So I start this thread as an attempt to find a solution, or at least garner some information on what is causing this. Please, if you have had this problem or have any suggestions that are not immediately obvious (i.e., make sure to update drivers! etc.) post here and describe the exact nature of the crash (hard reboot, CTD, BSOD, etc.), your relevant system specifications, and any possible fixes you have.
I realize threads on this crash have already been posted but I wanted to make all the information accessible in one place. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help out with this annoying crash.
-Andrew
Hey guys,
I have been examining posts in this forum for some time now, trying to figure out why CS:S isn't working on so many of our computers. I have experienced a problem that (I think) many of you have also. Details:
1) CS:S loads normally and seems to be working fine.
2) Game is playable for anywhere from 10 seconds to 10 minutes (maybe longer, though I haven't been so lucky)
3) Game suddenly freezes, a looping/clicking sound is heard, and you are forced to hard reboot the computer to get a reset.
I have heard of alternative problems where you CTD or where Alt-Cntrl-Delete will get you out of it. Personally, my game will freeze and then I will get a blue screen while hearing the clicking noise. Either way, the general gist is that the game irrecoverably locks up very shortly after gameplay begins.
I upgraded my computer this summer and should have absolutely no problem running any game based on hardware issues. I have a P4 3.2 Ghz, 1.5 gig ram, and the X800 XT. I also have an Audigy 2 sound card (more system specs available upon request, but I believe that covers most of it). Drivers are fully updated for sound and video cards (Catalyst 4.10), BIOS is updated to latest version, all critical windows updates (except SP2, more on this later) are installed. Everything should be in working order and as others have reported, I have played many many new games without any crashes or freezes (notable exception is Rome: Total War, which occasionally locks for me in battles, but not very frequently at all). Either way, I am pretty confident that my system is in working order and should be able to handle the game.
I originally had SP2 installed and the game would crash and was unable to make it through the video stress test. I removed SP2 and amazingly, the game made it through the stress test just fine (repeated this several times). However, it still can't run CS:S. Others may disagree, but I am extremely convinced this is not a heat issue. I do not overclock any part of my system, and the fact that the game can crash within 5 seconds of starting suggests to me that the card is not heating up that fast. I even UNDERclocked the card and received the same crash. I think worrying about heat issues is the wrong way to attack this problem, especially if you have not made any modifications to your graphics card.
I have also tried numerous suggestions posted by people here, such as disabling Fastwrite or turning AGP down to 4X. None of this helps. I've gone as far as to try switching out my USB mouse, which crazy as it sounds, seemed to work for a short while. However, the game promptly resumed crashing only a few minutes later. In short I've tried every fix I can find on this board and nothing has helped me out.
I am not even 100% sure this is a video issue. I have noticed a lot of people with this problem have an Audigy 2 sound card. However, I have also tried downgrading the hardware acceleration on the card with no luck. I am not saying this is a sound issue (the looping sound is probably a red herring) but I think it is important to investigate all avenues. It is possible, as someone suggested, that we are looking at a video driver/windows/source conflict. Does anyone have any more information on this, or a set of drivers for ATI/NVIDIA cards that defininitely work for them?
I never got all that into Counterstrike so I can wait a few days if that's how long it takes to fix this. However, I am gravely worried that this may be a problem with the entire Source engine, and that Half Life 2 may not work on my computer (especially after putting down money for it). This is an important problem that needs fixing, especially if there is no patch forthcoming.
So I start this thread as an attempt to find a solution, or at least garner some information on what is causing this. Please, if you have had this problem or have any suggestions that are not immediately obvious (i.e., make sure to update drivers! etc.) post here and describe the exact nature of the crash (hard reboot, CTD, BSOD, etc.), your relevant system specifications, and any possible fixes you have.
I realize threads on this crash have already been posted but I wanted to make all the information accessible in one place. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help out with this annoying crash.
-Andrew