Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - FSX crashed into Blue Screen of death

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | FSX crashed into Blue Screen of death

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Posted onPost created on March 13 2010 13:45 ET by Logan Lynch

Hey guys,

Well just as the title says... my computer has recently begun doing this.

Addons I am running: MADDOG 08 Pro, REX, FSINN, and ACARS on my laptop using WideFS.

My Specs: Evga GTS 250 1GB, Intel Quad Core Q9400 @ 2.67 GHZ, 4 GB DDR2 ram, and Windowx Vista 64-bit.

I'm not quite sure why it's been crashing like this. I was running the MADDOG 08 Pro for a while and I was just fine. This just started up about a week ago. Any suggestions?

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Posted onPost created on March 13 2010 23:49 ET by John Byre

First I'd suggest reading your crash dump. Microsoft pre-configures Windows to log what happened into these files on purpose. Also, run Prime95 on a blend torture test overnight to make sure you don't have any bad RAM.

Posted onPost created on March 14 2010 00:03 ET by Logan Lynch

Oka thanks for the suggestion John!

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Posted onPost created on March 14 2010 00:13 ET by Mark Springsteen

Mine did that about 3 weeks ago and it was fatal. Had to get a new computer

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Posted onPost created on March 14 2010 00:14 ET by Logan Lynch

Ugh

I don't want a new computer I just got my video card and cpu 2 months ago haha! I know I'm in need of a bigger case and cooler. Just hope they hold up for a while!

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Posted onPost created on March 14 2010 00:47 ET by Bill Bouxsein

If you know you need a new cooler, heat could be a cause in the blue screens, but I would be surprised to see it happen out of the blue after 2 months. Check and see if your computer installed any automatic updates in the last few days, MS has released several updates, and one could be causing you a problem. If you have system restore enabled, try restoring back to a time before the blue screens. If you can give me some more info from the blue screen, I can probably help you narrow it down more.

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Posted onPost created on March 14 2010 01:18 ET by John Byre

Logan Lynch wrote:

Oka thanks for the suggestion John!

No problem!

Bill Bouxsein wrote:

If you know you need a new cooler, heat could be a cause in the blue screens

Not trying to dismiss that as an issue Bill, you could be right, but I very highly doubt it. BSODs are usually caused by instability. Screen artifacting such as odd lines and weird spots on the screen are usually signs of overheating.

Posted onPost created on March 14 2010 01:20 ET by Logan Lynch

Yeah I'm not quite sure yet. My gpu runs constantly at a temp of 60 degrees when I'm using FSX. I'm not sure bout my cpu temp at the moment.

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Posted onPost created on March 14 2010 01:21 ET by Bill Bouxsein

John, you are right, if you are referring to overheating of the GPU. Overheating of the CPU can cause blue screens. I see it all the time at work with old socket 478 brackets that break, and the heatsink doesn't sit properly. All he stated was he had replaced both the CPU and GPU and he needed a new cooler, so I did not know to which cooler he was referring.

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Posted onPost created on March 14 2010 18:57 ET by Tom Sanders

Try to get the code that will appear on the bottom of the screen. About 3/4 of the way down it will be something like "0x0000000CF" or something like that. Get that code and plug that into google. Thats what usually does it for me.

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Posted onPost created on March 14 2010 19:11 ET by Logan Lynch

Ok Tom I will do that next time it happens!

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Posted onPost created on March 15 2010 23:26 ET by John Byre

What's the word Logan?

Posted onPost created on March 15 2010 23:31 ET by Logan Lynch

I haven't been back up on a flight yet.... I've had lots of homework to deal with I'm going to try to tomorrow afternoon.

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Posted onPost created on March 16 2010 17:47 ET by Logan Lynch

Ok guys I get the code 0X00000124.

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Posted onPost created on March 16 2010 17:52 ET by Bill Bouxsein

Logan, try changing or reinstalling you sound card drivers. That code normally refers to a sound card or audio device. If it is not the sound card, check device manager and see what else is listed under audio devices.

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Posted onPost created on March 16 2010 18:16 ET by Logan Lynch

Yeah I googled it and lots of the suggestions were to update BIOS so I've done that and it seems okay so far.

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Posted onPost created on March 16 2010 18:48 ET by Logan Lynch

Well that didn't work.... I've tried updating my audio drivers but says that I have the latest drivers.

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Posted onPost created on March 16 2010 19:30 ET by John Alusik

Take a look at this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952681 . Read through it if you understand it and there is a hotfix available.

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Posted onPost created on March 16 2010 20:23 ET by Logan Lynch

Okay I will try that too John. Thanks. I could see that occuring because of my new video card that is installed in the PCI-E slot.

Logan Lynch

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Posted onPost created on March 17 2010 00:19 ET by Tom Sanders

What is your new video card? If its Nvidia I think I might know your problem

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Posted onPost created on March 17 2010 02:26 ET by Logan Lynch

Tom,

Yes it is a Nvidia. The EVGA GTS 250 1GB.

Logan Lynch

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Posted onPost created on March 17 2010 11:48 ET by Tom Sanders

Alright here is what I think your problem is as it used to cause issues for me and has for many other people.

Check to make sure that the nvidia firewall is not installed. It has been a long time for me, but if I remember right it will just be under your add/remove programs. That has caused a lot of problems.

Nvidia display driver "nvlddmkm" (maybe try older or new beta drivers), or Nvidia's Nforce firewall software.

Tom Sanders

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Posted onPost created on March 17 2010 20:10 ET by Logan Lynch

Okay Tom I looked and didn't find the Nvidia firewall listed in my add/remove programs. I just look at some threads though and they have said to uninstall the nvidia drivers and then reinstall them without nvidia firewall/network manager. Does that sound familiar?

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Posted onPost created on March 18 2010 19:35 ET by Tom Sanders

Yea that might be the trick to. Go with that for now

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