Blue Screen of death

hartrafthartraft Join Date: 2010-07-16 Member: 72468Members
in Technical Support
<div class="IPBDescription">Keeps happening!</div>Hey guys,

After about 30 minutes of game play the game freezes and then the monitor shuts off and when it comes back on it will go straight to a blue screen of death.

First thing I'm going to do is update my video card drivers but some people say that the latest arent always the best.

I have a GTX 285 and it says the latest are 306.97.

I believe I currently have around the 301 version. Should I upgrade to 306.97? also What else could be the problem?
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  • suttysutty Join Date: 2010-08-01 Member: 73403Members
    Next time it happens can you write down the fault code and tell us? see below example.

    <img src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Blue-screen-2.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
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  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    Moving to Tech Support.

    Run <a href="http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/bluescreenview.zip" target="_blank">http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/bluescreenview.zip</a>, note the driver file, usually something.sys, google filename, update provided driver or roll back to version.
    If something else, report back.
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  • 101ways2pwn101ways2pwn Join Date: 2012-11-06 Member: 167792Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2013879:date=Nov 7 2012, 06:15 AM:name=sutty)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (sutty @ Nov 7 2012, 06:15 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2013879"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Next time it happens can you write down the fault code and tell us? see below example.

    <img src="http://hackspc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Blue-screen-2.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    Cool an IRQ issue. Nice hardware. Herp Derp

    Update your drivers (Video,Audio, etc...)

    IRQ is an interrupt request by hardware...
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  • hartrafthartraft Join Date: 2010-07-16 Member: 72468Members
    Had a quick look with the bluescreenview file.

    One of the crashes has "watchdog.sys"

    and another couple have "dxgkrnl.sys"

    I'll google them a bit later as I have to get reay for work!
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  • 101ways2pwn101ways2pwn Join Date: 2012-11-06 Member: 167792Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2014339:date=Nov 7 2012, 02:52 PM:name=hartraft)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (hartraft @ Nov 7 2012, 02:52 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2014339"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Had a quick look with the bluescreenview file.

    One of the crashes has "watchdog.sys"

    and another couple have "dxgkrnl.sys"

    I'll google them a bit later as I have to get reay for work!<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    dxgkrnl.sys..reload directX

    watchdog.sys - this is Windows file, so make sure, the Windows updates are current

    someone didn't follow the directions to install the redistributables....
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  • 101ways2pwn101ways2pwn Join Date: 2012-11-06 Member: 167792Members
    edited November 2012
    <!--quoteo(post=2014339:date=Nov 7 2012, 02:52 PM:name=hartraft)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (hartraft @ Nov 7 2012, 02:52 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2014339"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Had a quick look with the bluescreenview file.

    One of the crashes has "watchdog.sys"

    and another couple have "dxgkrnl.sys"

    I'll google them a bit later as I have to get reay for work!<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    dxgkrnl.sys..reload directX

    watchdog.sys - this is Windows file, so make sure, the Windows updates are current

    <b>someone didn't follow the directions to install the redistributables....</b>
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  • hartrafthartraft Join Date: 2010-07-16 Member: 72468Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2014468:date=Nov 8 2012, 08:27 AM:name=101ways2pwn)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (101ways2pwn @ Nov 8 2012, 08:27 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2014468"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->dxgkrnl.sys..reload directX

    watchdog.sys - this is Windows file, so make sure, the Windows updates are current

    <b>someone didn't follow the directions to install the redistributables....</b><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    I just had windows do some updates last night. So that may be able to fix the watchdog error? I really should put it on to auto update. Oops.

    I am not too sure what you mean about the redistributables...or the correct way to install them. Are they parts of the Windows updates such as the visual C++ (Trying to remeber off the top of my head)

    I'll try a reinstall of direct x when I get home.

    Is it still worth updating my GTX 285 drivers?
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  • 101ways2pwn101ways2pwn Join Date: 2012-11-06 Member: 167792Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2014496:date=Nov 7 2012, 04:45 PM:name=hartraft)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (hartraft @ Nov 7 2012, 04:45 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2014496"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I just had windows do some updates last night. So that may be able to fix the watchdog error? I really should put it on to auto update. Oops.

    I am not too sure what you mean about the redistributables...or the correct way to install them. Are they parts of the Windows updates such as the visual C++ (Trying to remeber off the top of my head)

    I'll try a reinstall of direct x when I get home.

    Is it still worth updating my GTX 285 drivers?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Always worth updating video drivers! check your install of NS2 for a redist folder with the required executables inside.
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  • hartrafthartraft Join Date: 2010-07-16 Member: 72468Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2014515:date=Nov 8 2012, 09:04 AM:name=101ways2pwn)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (101ways2pwn @ Nov 8 2012, 09:04 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2014515"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Always worth updating video drivers! check your install of NS2 for a redist folder with the required executables inside.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Will do.

    I'll have a look when I get home. Not sure exactly what i'll be searching for (extra files , missing files, outdated files) or what to do with them. but i'll look anyway:)
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