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    Computer freezes during games

    Recently I purchased a new SATA DVD drive along with a new WD caviar green 1TB hard drive. At first I was getting a lot of bluescreens but I found out it was an issue with the dvd drive and my nvidia drivers. So I have the dvd drive unplugged and haven't had any more bluescreens but now whenever I play a game it freezes. Usually within a few minutes of me starting the game it happens. I updated to the latest nvidia drivers but still have the same problem.
    I never had any problems like this before I added the harddrive so I'm guessing it might be something to do with that. Also I dont have any type of cd-rom plugged in atm but that shouldnt be a problem should it?

    NVIDIA Geforce 9800 GTX+
    Intel dual core e6600
    ASUS P5N-D
    2gb corsair DDR2 800
    WD Caviar green 1TB
    WD 130gb drive
    600W power supply i think
    Creative soundcard
    2 antec 3speed fans --- its not an issue of overheating
    Last edited by kynamite; 04-18-2009, 01:02 PM.
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  • #2
    Re: Computer freezes during games

    Ok Might need a little more info, What OS are you running? Is the OS on this new WD 1TB Drive? How did you do it? Was it a clone or a fresh install? The first thing you should do is run Memtest 86+ v2.11 http://www.memtest.org/download/2.11...+-2.11.iso.zip and let it run for several hours + lets say atleast 4 passes on your ram. I would also perhaps reseat your ram as you may have knocked it maybe when you were changing drives and stuff, and reseat your Video card to. (Both with power off) But run memtest after that and see what happens. Then if that is all good and you still have problems you could run seatools Seagate Registration - SeaTools Disc Diagnostic
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    • #3
      Re: Computer freezes during games

      thanks for the reply..
      I'm using windows XP professional service pack 3. I installed my new harddrive following this article...basically I didn't touch my old hard drive and just set up the new one for storage using the Disk Management tool. So windows still boots off the old HD. All of my games freeze though, regardless of whether they run off the old HD or the new one.
      I will try to let the memtest run overnight.

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      • #4
        Re: Computer freezes during games

        There really is no reason that adding an "Additional" storage drive would cause these errors. have you tried running these games without the New HDD plugged in? Try reseating your ram and video card also. If all else fails Get an ATI Video Card. lol. Jokes but that solved my problems with my 8800GT
        Lian Li PC-7F Chassis Black
        Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 MB (Rev. 1.1 BIOS v.F8c)
        Gigabyte ODIN GT 800Watt PSU
        Intel Core2Quad Q9550 E0 @ 3.4Ghz @ 1.25vcore
        Noctua NH-U12P + AS5
        G.Skill 2X2GB F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK
        2 X ATI Radeon HD4850 512MB (Crossfired)
        Dell Ultrasharp 2209WA IPS
        2 X 1TB Seagate 7200.11 in RAID 1
        Pioneer DVR216 SATA DVD MultiDrive
        Windows 7 Ultimate X64 RC1 (Build 7232)
        ------------------------------------------------
        Gigabyte Poseidon Chassis
        Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3 (Rev. 1.0 BIOS v.F9)
        ASUS Artic Square CPU Cooling with AS5
        Thermaltake TR2 RX 550Watt PSU
        Intel Core2Duo E8500 E0 @ 3.8Ghz @ 1.25vcore
        Corsair 2 X 2Gb XMS2 PC6400C5 DDR2
        NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512MB
        1 X Seagate 1TB 7200.12 + Seagate 750GB 7211.11
        Sony SATA DVD MultiDrive
        Windows 7 Ultimate X64 RC1 (Build 7232)
        ------------------------------------------------

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        • #5
          Re: Computer freezes during games

          Originally posted by kynamite View Post
          thanks for the reply..
          I'm using windows XP professional service pack 3. I installed my new harddrive following this article...basically I didn't touch my old hard drive and just set up the new one for storage using the Disk Management tool. So windows still boots off the old HD. All of my games freeze though, regardless of whether they run off the old HD or the new one.
          I will try to let the memtest run overnight.

          Maybe it wasn't your CD rom drive causing your blue screens in the first place. Could be that your original drive is causing the problems and is about ready to die. Do you get any codes? If so Google search.

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          • #6
            Re: Computer freezes during games

            Originally posted by NimrodAUS View Post
            There really is no reason that adding an "Additional" storage drive would cause these errors. have you tried running these games without the New HDD plugged in? Try reseating your ram and video card also. If all else fails Get an ATI Video Card. lol. Jokes but that solved my problems with my 8800GT
            tryed running a game with my new harddrive unplugged and got the same problem...still havent gotten around to the memtest yet but i'll post when i do.

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            • #7
              Re: Computer freezes during games

              Yeah diffenatly run Memtest and seatools for your HDD and see if it all comes back clear.
              Lian Li PC-7F Chassis Black
              Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 MB (Rev. 1.1 BIOS v.F8c)
              Gigabyte ODIN GT 800Watt PSU
              Intel Core2Quad Q9550 E0 @ 3.4Ghz @ 1.25vcore
              Noctua NH-U12P + AS5
              G.Skill 2X2GB F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK
              2 X ATI Radeon HD4850 512MB (Crossfired)
              Dell Ultrasharp 2209WA IPS
              2 X 1TB Seagate 7200.11 in RAID 1
              Pioneer DVR216 SATA DVD MultiDrive
              Windows 7 Ultimate X64 RC1 (Build 7232)
              ------------------------------------------------
              Gigabyte Poseidon Chassis
              Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3 (Rev. 1.0 BIOS v.F9)
              ASUS Artic Square CPU Cooling with AS5
              Thermaltake TR2 RX 550Watt PSU
              Intel Core2Duo E8500 E0 @ 3.8Ghz @ 1.25vcore
              Corsair 2 X 2Gb XMS2 PC6400C5 DDR2
              NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512MB
              1 X Seagate 1TB 7200.12 + Seagate 750GB 7211.11
              Sony SATA DVD MultiDrive
              Windows 7 Ultimate X64 RC1 (Build 7232)
              ------------------------------------------------

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              • #8
                Re: Computer freezes during games

                both ntfs?
                defrag both n clear their recycle bins.
                turn off smart drive on both see if that makes any diff.
                Use driver sweeper or similar to clear out all the old nvidia stuff.
                Use a utility like rivatuner to check that all the loadednvidia drivers are the same version number.
                Use dxdiag (in run program box) to maxe sure dx is running properly.
                Current Systems:

                Asrock p67 Extreme6.............. Gigabyte EP-45 UD3 ...................... Gigabyte 73 PVM S2
                Intel i5 2500k 4.8ghz................ Intel Q8400 3.8ghz......................... Intel D820 2.8ghz
                Zalman 10x cooler.................... Coolermaster V8............................ HP cooler
                8GB Gskill ripjaw ddr3.............. 4GB Gskill PI ddr2.......................... 4GB samsung ddr2
                60GB ssd/500GB HDD .............. WD 1TB hdd.................................... Seagate 160GB hdd
                GTX 460 1GB x2 SLI ................. Msi 9600GT 512MB(died) ........... Onboard gx
                Win7 64 ,750w psu(ocz)............ Win7 64 ,520w psu,seasonic...... Win XP pro ,400w psu

                HEC 6A34 case . ....................... Jeantec R2 case............................ Packard Bell case

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