Ok, very recently my computer has been acting weird, I think I have a virus, and there's some weird things going on that I won't mention right now. The problem is, whenever I start BF2, I see that big box with the tank and logo just fine, but when my screen goes black to fill the whole monitor, shortly after I see a blue screen with a bunch of white random lines going horizontally across the screen, not all the way though, like a paragraph, if you will. It kind of looks like a bar code, if that helps. I can't do anything while this screen is up, I have to push my computer's physical reset button, and then boot up all the way over again. So, I can't play the game =(. I was thinking a system restore would do the job, but I'm working on a book report right now and I don't want that to get lost. I can't uninstall either, because I cant find the other discs that I got in the box when I got the game. (I got the deluxe edition, the one that came with Special Forces) I was wondering if you guys could help me solve this problem. Thanks :)
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Re: A cousin of the blue screen of death, I think.
Does this happen to all video games or just BF2? I think it's a problem with your graphics card try updating drivers, and make sure there is enough airflow in the case to keep the VGA at 60^C or less. Make sure the GFX car is all the way in it's PCI-E slot and check if the fans are clean, and working. If you have any other details, post them so we could help you. -
Re: A cousin of the blue screen of death, I think.
The graphics card will very rarely cause a BSOD. He says he thinks he has a virus, but without posting more info, I would venture to say that something is probably eatting up all his available memory, then when he runs BF2, his system runs out of available RAM and crashes.Originally posted by =)BiT(= Evant3k
That said, the GFX card can handle temps up to 105C before the need to worry about damage to the card itself. 110C is a moderate risk for damage, 120C most cards will auto shutdown if it hasn't fried already. Granted, if you can keep your card cool, games will infact run better.
Not ripping you, just posting so we can all better our knowledge.
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Re: A cousin of the blue screen of death, I think.
Yup RAM will cause a BSOD, I had this problem where it didn't look like a regular BSOD. Instead of having a "physical memory dump to disk" message and a lot of code errors. It was white vertical streaks across a blue screen (as described by him), I ended up opening the case and noticing that my VGA wasn't all the way in PCI-E slot.
It's really hard to pin point whats wrong, the best way is to take out one stick of ram and boot with just one of them at a time, see if it works and then swap them and check the other.
I never had a problem with ram once I had correct voltages on them, but that has usually occurred withing the first few days of purchase. I never had RAM go bad on me, after everything in BIOS has been set up correctly. However I believe HIVictim's conclusion might be more accurate and easier to test for.Comment
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