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XP Machine re-boots at random

A

addajio

Flightless Bird
I have:

AMD Athlon XP 1800
741GX-M Motherboard

North Bridge Chipset: 741
South Bridge Chipset: 964L
Graphics Processing Unit/Driver name: SiS Mirage Graphics
RAM - 384 MB

Nvidia GeForce 6200 A-LE AGP RAM 256MB
Creative xFi Soundcard
Fresh Install of XP/SP2 and all updated drivers [really]

This is a legacy computer built to play MedievalTW [which will not work with
Nvidia 8xxx/9xxx cards- I have a 9800GT in my Vista machine.

I have been trying so many things from software [driver upgrades/rollbacks -
98SE]
to using on-board graphics/sound, to changing Windows settings/in-game
settings for weeks now and no joy. In MTW, it is fine on Campaign map but
ALWAYS reboots whenever I enter the Battle map!. I install a couple other
games to test, and they too will either freeze/reboot or Crash to Desktop

This machine will reboot occasionally when I am online. I am hoping someone
might point me to a likely cause/solution.

I suspect:
-System Ram - I have 2 slots with 1 x 128M and 1 x 256M PC2700. I ve read
that uneven sticks can create problems in some configurations.

-Power Supply - only 300 Watt, but still shouldn't cause reboot when
online...unless faulty perhaps.

thanks - Tony
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
Why isn't SP3 installed?

addajio wrote:
> I have:
>
> AMD Athlon XP 1800
> 741GX-M Motherboard
>
> North Bridge Chipset: 741
> South Bridge Chipset: 964L
> Graphics Processing Unit/Driver name: SiS Mirage Graphics
> RAM - 384 MB
>
> Nvidia GeForce 6200 A-LE AGP RAM 256MB
> Creative xFi Soundcard
> Fresh Install of XP/SP2 and all updated drivers [really]
>
> This is a legacy computer built to play MedievalTW [which will not work
> with
> Nvidia 8xxx/9xxx cards- I have a 9800GT in my Vista machine.
>
> I have been trying so many things from software [driver
> upgrades/rollbacks -
> 98SE]
> to using on-board graphics/sound, to changing Windows settings/in-game
> settings for weeks now and no joy. In MTW, it is fine on Campaign map but
> ALWAYS reboots whenever I enter the Battle map!. I install a couple other
> games to test, and they too will either freeze/reboot or Crash to Desktop
>
> This machine will reboot occasionally when I am online. I am hoping
> someone
> might point me to a likely cause/solution.
>
> I suspect:
> -System Ram - I have 2 slots with 1 x 128M and 1 x 256M PC2700. I ve
> read
> that uneven sticks can create problems in some configurations.
>
> -Power Supply - only 300 Watt, but still shouldn't cause reboot when
> online...unless faulty perhaps.
>
> thanks - Tony
 
U

Unknown

Flightless Bird
Go to control panel---system---advanced tab---startup and recovery and
remove X from automatic restart on system failure.
"addajio" <addajio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D08023D4-9025-4BA1-AD2F-6A32029BECEB@microsoft.com...
>I have:
>
> AMD Athlon XP 1800
> 741GX-M Motherboard
>
> North Bridge Chipset: 741
> South Bridge Chipset: 964L
> Graphics Processing Unit/Driver name: SiS Mirage Graphics
> RAM - 384 MB
>
> Nvidia GeForce 6200 A-LE AGP RAM 256MB
> Creative xFi Soundcard
> Fresh Install of XP/SP2 and all updated drivers [really]
>
> This is a legacy computer built to play MedievalTW [which will not work
> with
> Nvidia 8xxx/9xxx cards- I have a 9800GT in my Vista machine.
>
> I have been trying so many things from software [driver
> upgrades/rollbacks -
> 98SE]
> to using on-board graphics/sound, to changing Windows settings/in-game
> settings for weeks now and no joy. In MTW, it is fine on Campaign map but
> ALWAYS reboots whenever I enter the Battle map!. I install a couple other
> games to test, and they too will either freeze/reboot or Crash to Desktop
>
> This machine will reboot occasionally when I am online. I am hoping
> someone
> might point me to a likely cause/solution.
>
> I suspect:
> -System Ram - I have 2 slots with 1 x 128M and 1 x 256M PC2700. I ve
> read
> that uneven sticks can create problems in some configurations.
>
> -Power Supply - only 300 Watt, but still shouldn't cause reboot when
> online...unless faulty perhaps.
>
> thanks - Tony
>
>
 
A

addajio

Flightless Bird
Thanks for the replies,

To PA Bear:

I did install sp3 on a previous [last week] XP install and it made no
difference.

To Unknown:

I did as you suggested, and surprisingly all went well in the first
game...I then tried MTW which always rebooted, and it actually played as it
should, even when I ran entire armies across the map and pushed the game
speed to 100 % for almost an entire battle - that in itself was a major
advance...but then a Blue Screen of Death - luckily it hung long enough for
me to pause it and write this information down...I didn't include the first
few paragraphs saying to check disk space [fine] or drivers etc, but it did
say to disable caching and shadowing in BIOS and said if a driver appeared
below the "STOP", to disable/remove it...there is one, but its my graphics
driver so that won't happen [it is the current Nvidia 258.96 XP driver for my
card]:


"A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent
damage to your computer…etc



*** STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0xBD1241FF, 0xB7B24AD4, 0x00000000)

*** nv4_disp.dll – Address BD1241FF base at BD012000, DateStamp 4c379230

Beginning dump of physical memory
Physical memory dump complete
Contact your system Administrator or Technical support group for further
assistance"


Hope this helps , thanks - Tony

"Unknown" wrote:

> Go to control panel---system---advanced tab---startup and recovery and
> remove X from automatic restart on system failure.
> "addajio" <addajio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D08023D4-9025-4BA1-AD2F-6A32029BECEB@microsoft.com...
> >I have:
> >
> > AMD Athlon XP 1800
> > 741GX-M Motherboard
> >
> > North Bridge Chipset: 741
> > South Bridge Chipset: 964L
> > Graphics Processing Unit/Driver name: SiS Mirage Graphics
> > RAM - 384 MB
> >
> > Nvidia GeForce 6200 A-LE AGP RAM 256MB
> > Creative xFi Soundcard
> > Fresh Install of XP/SP2 and all updated drivers [really]
> >
> > This is a legacy computer built to play MedievalTW [which will not work
> > with
> > Nvidia 8xxx/9xxx cards- I have a 9800GT in my Vista machine.
> >
> > I have been trying so many things from software [driver
> > upgrades/rollbacks -
> > 98SE]
> > to using on-board graphics/sound, to changing Windows settings/in-game
> > settings for weeks now and no joy. In MTW, it is fine on Campaign map but
> > ALWAYS reboots whenever I enter the Battle map!. I install a couple other
> > games to test, and they too will either freeze/reboot or Crash to Desktop
> >
> > This machine will reboot occasionally when I am online. I am hoping
> > someone
> > might point me to a likely cause/solution.
> >
> > I suspect:
> > -System Ram - I have 2 slots with 1 x 128M and 1 x 256M PC2700. I ve
> > read
> > that uneven sticks can create problems in some configurations.
> >
> > -Power Supply - only 300 Watt, but still shouldn't cause reboot when
> > online...unless faulty perhaps.
> >
> > thanks - Tony
> >
> >
>
>
> .
>
 
A

addajio

Flightless Bird
Sorry I couldn't edit my last post to include the following:

I disabled "Video Shadowing" in BIOS and also disabled "AGP Fast-Write" .
I restarted and set color to 8-bit [256 color is what MTW was written for]

Everything fine for a number of battles - then I raised the Audio Quality
from Low to High and during the next battle got another Blue Screen:


"A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent
damage to your computer…

DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

…[standard cautions]



*** STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x0000B46C, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0xF6235E2D)

*** ctaud2k.sys – Address F6235E2D base at F6232000, DateStamp 4473d5c9

Beginning dump of physical memory
Physical memory dump complete
Contact your system Administrator or Technical support group for further
assistance"

I'm not sure what the "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" meant, but the driver
it references is my Creative X-Fi card, as found in C\Windows\System32\drivers

I realize most of the error text is probably only decipherable by the
writers of the drivers, but I'm hoping the parts in English : } may be of
help - Tony

"addajio" wrote:

> Thanks for the replies,
>
> To PA Bear:
>
> I did install sp3 on a previous [last week] XP install and it made no
> difference.
>
> To Unknown:
>
> I did as you suggested, and surprisingly all went well in the first
> game...I then tried MTW which always rebooted, and it actually played as it
> should, even when I ran entire armies across the map and pushed the game
> speed to 100 % for almost an entire battle - that in itself was a major
> advance...but then a Blue Screen of Death - luckily it hung long enough for
> me to pause it and write this information down...I didn't include the first
> few paragraphs saying to check disk space [fine] or drivers etc, but it did
> say to disable caching and shadowing in BIOS and said if a driver appeared
> below the "STOP", to disable/remove it...there is one, but its my graphics
> driver so that won't happen [it is the current Nvidia 258.96 XP driver for my
> card]:
>
>
> "A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent
> damage to your computer…etc
>
>
>
> *** STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0xBD1241FF, 0xB7B24AD4, 0x00000000)
>
> *** nv4_disp.dll – Address BD1241FF base at BD012000, DateStamp 4c379230
>
> Beginning dump of physical memory
> Physical memory dump complete
> Contact your system Administrator or Technical support group for further
> assistance"
>
>
> Hope this helps , thanks - Tony
>
> "Unknown" wrote:
>
> > Go to control panel---system---advanced tab---startup and recovery and
> > remove X from automatic restart on system failure.
> > "addajio" <addajio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:D08023D4-9025-4BA1-AD2F-6A32029BECEB@microsoft.com...
> > >I have:
> > >
> > > AMD Athlon XP 1800
> > > 741GX-M Motherboard
> > >
> > > North Bridge Chipset: 741
> > > South Bridge Chipset: 964L
> > > Graphics Processing Unit/Driver name: SiS Mirage Graphics
> > > RAM - 384 MB
> > >
> > > Nvidia GeForce 6200 A-LE AGP RAM 256MB
> > > Creative xFi Soundcard
> > > Fresh Install of XP/SP2 and all updated drivers [really]
> > >
> > > This is a legacy computer built to play MedievalTW [which will not work
> > > with
> > > Nvidia 8xxx/9xxx cards- I have a 9800GT in my Vista machine.
> > >
> > > I have been trying so many things from software [driver
> > > upgrades/rollbacks -
> > > 98SE]
> > > to using on-board graphics/sound, to changing Windows settings/in-game
> > > settings for weeks now and no joy. In MTW, it is fine on Campaign map but
> > > ALWAYS reboots whenever I enter the Battle map!. I install a couple other
> > > games to test, and they too will either freeze/reboot or Crash to Desktop
> > >
> > > This machine will reboot occasionally when I am online. I am hoping
> > > someone
> > > might point me to a likely cause/solution.
> > >
> > > I suspect:
> > > -System Ram - I have 2 slots with 1 x 128M and 1 x 256M PC2700. I ve
> > > read
> > > that uneven sticks can create problems in some configurations.
> > >
> > > -Power Supply - only 300 Watt, but still shouldn't cause reboot when
> > > online...unless faulty perhaps.
> > >
> > > thanks - Tony
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > .
> >
 
M

Mark Adams

Flightless Bird
"addajio" wrote:

> Sorry I couldn't edit my last post to include the following:
>
> I disabled "Video Shadowing" in BIOS and also disabled "AGP Fast-Write" .
> I restarted and set color to 8-bit [256 color is what MTW was written for]
>
> Everything fine for a number of battles - then I raised the Audio Quality
> from Low to High and during the next battle got another Blue Screen:
>
>
> "A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent
> damage to your computer…
>
> DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
>
> …[standard cautions]
>
>
>
> *** STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x0000B46C, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0xF6235E2D)
>
> *** ctaud2k.sys – Address F6235E2D base at F6232000, DateStamp 4473d5c9
>
> Beginning dump of physical memory
> Physical memory dump complete
> Contact your system Administrator or Technical support group for further
> assistance"
>
> I'm not sure what the "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" meant, but the driver
> it references is my Creative X-Fi card, as found in C\Windows\System32\drivers
>
> I realize most of the error text is probably only decipherable by the
> writers of the drivers, but I'm hoping the parts in English : } may be of
> help - Tony
>


Looks like video and audio drivers may be out of date. When was the last
time you checked for updates to these drivers?


> "addajio" wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the replies,
> >
> > To PA Bear:
> >
> > I did install sp3 on a previous [last week] XP install and it made no
> > difference.
> >
> > To Unknown:
> >
> > I did as you suggested, and surprisingly all went well in the first
> > game...I then tried MTW which always rebooted, and it actually played as it
> > should, even when I ran entire armies across the map and pushed the game
> > speed to 100 % for almost an entire battle - that in itself was a major
> > advance...but then a Blue Screen of Death - luckily it hung long enough for
> > me to pause it and write this information down...I didn't include the first
> > few paragraphs saying to check disk space [fine] or drivers etc, but it did
> > say to disable caching and shadowing in BIOS and said if a driver appeared
> > below the "STOP", to disable/remove it...there is one, but its my graphics
> > driver so that won't happen [it is the current Nvidia 258.96 XP driver for my
> > card]:
> >
> >
> > "A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent
> > damage to your computer…etc
> >
> >
> >
> > *** STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0xBD1241FF, 0xB7B24AD4, 0x00000000)
> >
> > *** nv4_disp.dll – Address BD1241FF base at BD012000, DateStamp 4c379230
> >
> > Beginning dump of physical memory
> > Physical memory dump complete
> > Contact your system Administrator or Technical support group for further
> > assistance"
> >
> >
> > Hope this helps , thanks - Tony
> >
> > "Unknown" wrote:
> >
> > > Go to control panel---system---advanced tab---startup and recovery and
> > > remove X from automatic restart on system failure.
> > > "addajio" <addajio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:D08023D4-9025-4BA1-AD2F-6A32029BECEB@microsoft.com...
> > > >I have:
> > > >
> > > > AMD Athlon XP 1800
> > > > 741GX-M Motherboard
> > > >
> > > > North Bridge Chipset: 741
> > > > South Bridge Chipset: 964L
> > > > Graphics Processing Unit/Driver name: SiS Mirage Graphics
> > > > RAM - 384 MB
> > > >
> > > > Nvidia GeForce 6200 A-LE AGP RAM 256MB
> > > > Creative xFi Soundcard
> > > > Fresh Install of XP/SP2 and all updated drivers [really]
> > > >
> > > > This is a legacy computer built to play MedievalTW [which will not work
> > > > with
> > > > Nvidia 8xxx/9xxx cards- I have a 9800GT in my Vista machine.
> > > >
> > > > I have been trying so many things from software [driver
> > > > upgrades/rollbacks -
> > > > 98SE]
> > > > to using on-board graphics/sound, to changing Windows settings/in-game
> > > > settings for weeks now and no joy. In MTW, it is fine on Campaign map but
> > > > ALWAYS reboots whenever I enter the Battle map!. I install a couple other
> > > > games to test, and they too will either freeze/reboot or Crash to Desktop
> > > >
> > > > This machine will reboot occasionally when I am online. I am hoping
> > > > someone
> > > > might point me to a likely cause/solution.
> > > >
> > > > I suspect:
> > > > -System Ram - I have 2 slots with 1 x 128M and 1 x 256M PC2700. I ve
> > > > read
> > > > that uneven sticks can create problems in some configurations.
> > > >
> > > > -Power Supply - only 300 Watt, but still shouldn't cause reboot when
> > > > online...unless faulty perhaps.
> > > >
> > > > thanks - Tony
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > .
> > >
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
Bug Check 0xD1: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff560244(VS.85).aspx


addajio wrote:
> Sorry I couldn't edit my last post to include the following:
>
> I disabled "Video Shadowing" in BIOS and also disabled "AGP Fast-Write" .
> I restarted and set color to 8-bit [256 color is what MTW was written for]
>
> Everything fine for a number of battles - then I raised the Audio Quality
> from Low to High and during the next battle got another Blue Screen:
>
>
> "A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent
> damage to your computer…
>
> DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
>
> …[standard cautions]
>
>
>
> *** STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x0000B46C, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0xF6235E2D)
>
> *** ctaud2k.sys – Address F6235E2D base at F6232000, DateStamp
> 4473d5c9
>
> Beginning dump of physical memory
> Physical memory dump complete
> Contact your system Administrator or Technical support group for further
> assistance"
>
> I'm not sure what the "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" meant, but the
> driver
> it references is my Creative X-Fi card, as found in
> C\Windows\System32\drivers
>
> I realize most of the error text is probably only decipherable by the
> writers of the drivers, but I'm hoping the parts in English : } may be of
> help - Tony
>
> "addajio" wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the replies,
>>
>> To PA Bear:
>>
>> I did install sp3 on a previous [last week] XP install and it made no
>> difference.
>>
>> To Unknown:
>>
>> I did as you suggested, and surprisingly all went well in the first
>> game...I then tried MTW which always rebooted, and it actually played as
>> it
>> should, even when I ran entire armies across the map and pushed the game
>> speed to 100 % for almost an entire battle - that in itself was a major
>> advance...but then a Blue Screen of Death - luckily it hung long enough
>> for me to pause it and write this information down...I didn't include the
>> first few paragraphs saying to check disk space [fine] or drivers etc,
>> but
>> it did say to disable caching and shadowing in BIOS and said if a driver
>> appeared below the "STOP", to disable/remove it...there is one, but its
>> my
>> graphics driver so that won't happen [it is the current Nvidia 258.96 XP
>> driver for my card]:
>>
>>
>> "A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent
>> damage to your computer…etc
>>
>>
>>
>> *** STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0xBD1241FF, 0xB7B24AD4, 0x00000000)
>>
>> *** nv4_disp.dll – Address BD1241FF base at BD012000, DateStamp
>> 4c379230
>>
>> Beginning dump of physical memory
>> Physical memory dump complete
>> Contact your system Administrator or Technical support group for further
>> assistance"
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps , thanks - Tony
>>
>> "Unknown" wrote:
>>
>>> Go to control panel---system---advanced tab---startup and recovery and
>>> remove X from automatic restart on system failure.
>>> "addajio" <addajio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:D08023D4-9025-4BA1-AD2F-6A32029BECEB@microsoft.com...
>>>> I have:
>>>>
>>>> AMD Athlon XP 1800
>>>> 741GX-M Motherboard
>>>>
>>>> North Bridge Chipset: 741
>>>> South Bridge Chipset: 964L
>>>> Graphics Processing Unit/Driver name: SiS Mirage Graphics
>>>> RAM - 384 MB
>>>>
>>>> Nvidia GeForce 6200 A-LE AGP RAM 256MB
>>>> Creative xFi Soundcard
>>>> Fresh Install of XP/SP2 and all updated drivers [really]
>>>>
>>>> This is a legacy computer built to play MedievalTW [which will not work
>>>> with
>>>> Nvidia 8xxx/9xxx cards- I have a 9800GT in my Vista machine.
>>>>
>>>> I have been trying so many things from software [driver
>>>> upgrades/rollbacks -
>>>> 98SE]
>>>> to using on-board graphics/sound, to changing Windows settings/in-game
>>>> settings for weeks now and no joy. In MTW, it is fine on Campaign map
>>>> but
>>>> ALWAYS reboots whenever I enter the Battle map!. I install a couple
>>>> other
>>>> games to test, and they too will either freeze/reboot or Crash to
>>>> Desktop
>>>>
>>>> This machine will reboot occasionally when I am online. I am hoping
>>>> someone
>>>> might point me to a likely cause/solution.
>>>>
>>>> I suspect:
>>>> -System Ram - I have 2 slots with 1 x 128M and 1 x 256M PC2700. I ve
>>>> read
>>>> that uneven sticks can create problems in some configurations.
>>>>
>>>> -Power Supply - only 300 Watt, but still shouldn't cause reboot when
>>>> online...unless faulty perhaps.
>>>>
>>>> thanks - Tony
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> .
 
U

Unknown

Flightless Bird
I totally agree with Mark. Have you updated your drivers? If so, You may
want to try re-installing them.
"addajio" <addajio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5933F295-E6AD-4FB8-9BD0-9EF801A458A2@microsoft.com...
> Sorry I couldn't edit my last post to include the following:
>
> I disabled "Video Shadowing" in BIOS and also disabled "AGP Fast-Write" .
> I restarted and set color to 8-bit [256 color is what MTW was written for]
>
> Everything fine for a number of battles - then I raised the Audio Quality
> from Low to High and during the next battle got another Blue Screen:
>
>
> "A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent
> damage to your computer.
>
> DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
>
> .[standard cautions]
>
>
>
> *** STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x0000B46C, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0xF6235E2D)
>
> *** ctaud2k.sys - Address F6235E2D base at F6232000, DateStamp
> 4473d5c9
>
> Beginning dump of physical memory
> Physical memory dump complete
> Contact your system Administrator or Technical support group for further
> assistance"
>
> I'm not sure what the "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" meant, but the
> driver
> it references is my Creative X-Fi card, as found in
> C\Windows\System32\drivers
>
> I realize most of the error text is probably only decipherable by the
> writers of the drivers, but I'm hoping the parts in English : } may be of
> help - Tony
>
> "addajio" wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the replies,
>>
>> To PA Bear:
>>
>> I did install sp3 on a previous [last week] XP install and it made no
>> difference.
>>
>> To Unknown:
>>
>> I did as you suggested, and surprisingly all went well in the first
>> game...I then tried MTW which always rebooted, and it actually played as
>> it
>> should, even when I ran entire armies across the map and pushed the game
>> speed to 100 % for almost an entire battle - that in itself was a major
>> advance...but then a Blue Screen of Death - luckily it hung long enough
>> for
>> me to pause it and write this information down...I didn't include the
>> first
>> few paragraphs saying to check disk space [fine] or drivers etc, but it
>> did
>> say to disable caching and shadowing in BIOS and said if a driver
>> appeared
>> below the "STOP", to disable/remove it...there is one, but its my
>> graphics
>> driver so that won't happen [it is the current Nvidia 258.96 XP driver
>> for my
>> card]:
>>
>>
>> "A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent
>> damage to your computer.etc
>>
>>
>>
>> *** STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0xBD1241FF, 0xB7B24AD4, 0x00000000)
>>
>> *** nv4_disp.dll - Address BD1241FF base at BD012000, DateStamp
>> 4c379230
>>
>> Beginning dump of physical memory
>> Physical memory dump complete
>> Contact your system Administrator or Technical support group for further
>> assistance"
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps , thanks - Tony
>>
>> "Unknown" wrote:
>>
>> > Go to control panel---system---advanced tab---startup and recovery and
>> > remove X from automatic restart on system failure.
>> > "addajio" <addajio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:D08023D4-9025-4BA1-AD2F-6A32029BECEB@microsoft.com...
>> > >I have:
>> > >
>> > > AMD Athlon XP 1800
>> > > 741GX-M Motherboard
>> > >
>> > > North Bridge Chipset: 741
>> > > South Bridge Chipset: 964L
>> > > Graphics Processing Unit/Driver name: SiS Mirage Graphics
>> > > RAM - 384 MB
>> > >
>> > > Nvidia GeForce 6200 A-LE AGP RAM 256MB
>> > > Creative xFi Soundcard
>> > > Fresh Install of XP/SP2 and all updated drivers [really]
>> > >
>> > > This is a legacy computer built to play MedievalTW [which will not
>> > > work
>> > > with
>> > > Nvidia 8xxx/9xxx cards- I have a 9800GT in my Vista machine.
>> > >
>> > > I have been trying so many things from software [driver
>> > > upgrades/rollbacks -
>> > > 98SE]
>> > > to using on-board graphics/sound, to changing Windows
>> > > settings/in-game
>> > > settings for weeks now and no joy. In MTW, it is fine on Campaign map
>> > > but
>> > > ALWAYS reboots whenever I enter the Battle map!. I install a couple
>> > > other
>> > > games to test, and they too will either freeze/reboot or Crash to
>> > > Desktop
>> > >
>> > > This machine will reboot occasionally when I am online. I am hoping
>> > > someone
>> > > might point me to a likely cause/solution.
>> > >
>> > > I suspect:
>> > > -System Ram - I have 2 slots with 1 x 128M and 1 x 256M PC2700. I
>> > > ve
>> > > read
>> > > that uneven sticks can create problems in some configurations.
>> > >
>> > > -Power Supply - only 300 Watt, but still shouldn't cause reboot when
>> > > online...unless faulty perhaps.
>> > >
>> > > thanks - Tony
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > .
>> >
 
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