First of all. Let me list my computer specifications.
MOTHERBOARD: K7N2 Delta2 (MS-6570E)
CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2100+
DIMM Slot 01: Kingston 256MB 333MHz DDR PC2700 DIMM CL2.5
DIMM Slot 02: Kingston 256MB 333MHz DDR PC2700 DIMM CL2.5
DIMM Slot 03: Kingston 1GB 333MHz DDR PC2700 DIMM CL2.5
AGP Slot: Sapphire ATI Radeon 9600 XT (128 MB)
PCI Slot 01: Nothing
PCI Slot 02: ATI TV Wonder Pro
PCI Slot 03: Nothing
PCI Slot 04: Sound Blaster Audigy4 (SB0610)
PCI Slot 05: Nothing
IDE 01: Western Digital 40GB (7200 RPM) (WD400BB-75FHA1) + Maxtor 20GB (7200 RPM) (52049U4)
IDE 02: LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1633S
Power Supply: Antec TruePower 2.0 430Watt (Model: TPII-430) (+5V|36A) (+12v1|17A) (+12v2|17A) (+3.3V|28A)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP2
Whenever I use Second Life, my computer randomly crashes and resets itself from time to time. No other program I use does this. It's only Second Life. It doesn't do it every session, but when it does happen, I noticed that I am running Second Life. Is there a reason why Second Life is causing my computer to crash?
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Kwipper Manimal
Registered User
Join date: 12 Jan 2005
Posts: 52
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10-03-2005 20:06
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Zephria Zapata
Anit-Gorean & Slave
Join date: 7 Apr 2004
Posts: 299
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10-03-2005 21:44
One that note it may be you driver and may need to upgrade that one for your card ... that kinda sounds like a driver problem right there
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Tateru Nino
Girl Genius
Join date: 13 Sep 2005
Posts: 312
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10-03-2005 21:58
I've seen these symptoms happen from (a) heat, and (b) an inadequate power-supply.
SL can tickle both issues because it tends to run a lot of the hardware (particularly the GPU and bus-drivers) much harder than many other applications due to dynamic content. Your video card runs hotter. Everything on the PCI and CPU bus pull more power. More heat, more current. If pulling the side off and aiming a fan inside causes your random crashes to stop, you've got a heat problem. Another case fan might be in order, and check that your existing fans are spinning well. If it doesn't, I'd try a new PSU, decent brand with a decent wattage rating. They're not an expensive item, and pushing a PSU near the edge for current delivery will certainly cause random crashes, particularly in video-heavy apps. Microelectronics Barbie giggles, "Digital System Architectures are Hard!" _____________________
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Kathmandu Gilman
Fearful Symmetry Baby!
Join date: 21 May 2004
Posts: 1,418
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10-03-2005 22:14
I see this with my ATI 9800 pro AIW. It is now in an old dusty computer I use to watch TV on and is rarely used for SL. My 6600 and 6800 run flawlessly, YMMV.
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Kris Ritter
paradoxical embolism
Join date: 31 Oct 2003
Posts: 6,627
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10-04-2005 02:08
I've seen these symptoms happen from (a) heat, and (b) an inadequate power-supply. And I've seen it on an ice cool system with a ridiculously OTT power supply. i.e., mine. I sympathise, Kwipper. |
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Strife Onizuka
Moonchild
Join date: 3 Mar 2004
Posts: 5,887
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10-04-2005 02:21
Defective memory maybe?
Grab a copy of memtest86+ burn to cdr, reboot and wander off for a few days... _____________________
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