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[Deadmac]

akanounnikoff wrote...

Hi,

For random CTD problems on 64 bits windows OS (and maybe on 32 bit) there is a working soluce here: http://social.biowar...3999/31#2037048
No need to disable some processors to make this great game run stable.

Best regards

Unfortunately, this does not work on my computer.

Specs:

Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9300
- 2.5 GHz
8 Gig RAM
nVidia 9800 GT - 1 Gig RAM

Even though I tried all the solutions I could find, my ultimate resolution for my problem was to rip out and reinstall the RAM and then unintall "Dragon Age: Origins"  permanently. I just bought "Dragon Age: Ultimate" with my x-mas gift cards. Since BestBuy does accept returns on software (only exchanges), I am out one semi-expensive Christmas gift for this year.

As a result of "Dragon Age: Ultimate" leaving information in RAM, I had no other options but the rip out and reinstall my RAM and graphics card. My computer was crashing because data was stuck in the RAM.

[Gorath Alpha]

Wrong. PERIOD.  Nothing can do that, at all.

Modifié par Gorath Alpha, 11 janvier 2011 - 05:00 .

[Deadmac]

Gorath Alpha wrote...
Wrong. Nothing can do that.

Why did you say I was wrong? Any computer information services (tech) could tell you that I am correct. If a piece of software does not have the means to flash the RAM efficiently, data 'can' get stuck and build up in memory for long periods of time. As a result of the build up of data, your computer will crash from too much information in memory.

Resolutions for this issue:
(1) Flash the memory through the use of a small program.
(2) Remove the RAM and graphic cards for a brief period of time.

Regardless about what game version you have, "Dragon Age: Origins" wasn't designed to flash the RAM efficiently.

Why do you think everyone's game is crashing? Lol...

If "Dragon Age: Origins" was not compatible with Windows 7 (and big rigs), the 'minimal/recomended specs' on the back of the box would have reflected the incompatibility.

Modifié par Deadmac, 11 janvier 2011 - 01:42 .

[Aeron_Koss]

Deadmac wrote...

Gorath Alpha wrote...
Wrong. Nothing can do that.

Why did you say I was wrong? Any computer information services (tech) could tell you that I am correct. If a piece of software does not have the means to flash the RAM efficiently, data 'can' get stuck and build up in memory for long periods of time. As a result of the build up of data, your computer will crash from too much information in memory.

Resolutions for this issue:
(1) Flash the memory through the use of a small program.
(2) Remove the RAM and graphic cards for a brief period of time.

Regardless about what game version you have, "Dragon Age: Origins" wasn't designed to flash the RAM efficiently.

Why do you think everyone's game is crashing? Lol...

If "Dragon Age: Origins" was not compatible with Windows 7 (and big rigs), the 'minimal/recomended specs' on the back of the box would have reflected the incompatibility.

I think the problem here is the usage of terminology.

All of this is just a misunderstanding. That is why Gorath said what they said (with a rather cold, sterile approach). Here is why.

Once you turn off the computer, no
voltage is supplied to the RAM, and thus all information is lost. It
only holds information when electricity is supplied to it.


I think you are describing memory leaks. But rebooting the computer will fix that. Untill you launch the program again, and it repeats.

For anyone else reading the thread in the future and wish to know further:

RAM(Random Access Memory) is Volatile memory. That includes DRAM, like todays DDR2 and DDR3 ram moduals we use. So removing the RAM isn't necessary to clear out what is stored.

When we talk about flashing something, it's programming ROM (Read-Only Memory). It does not need electricity to store information.

So Read-Only Memory can store without electricity. Random Access Memory needs electricity to store. (Obviously, electricity is needed to WRITE and READ. But we are talking about holding, or retaining information state)

Now, with that said... there are real causes as to why you had to uninstall and reinstall your RAM or GPU.
It could have been not seated properly. Causing instability.

Or maybe your bios or operating system didn't correctly know or install your hardware correctly at first. But that would be more if you installed different hardware, then went back to the previous hardware to force it to reinstall again correctly as it should have the first time.
In other words, uninstalling your GPU, turning the PC on and using your onboard video chipset, windows boots. Turn off, reinstall GPU hardware, turn on, let windows boot and initalize your GPU correctly.

Modifié par Aeron_Koss, 11 janvier 2011 - 05:19 .

[Deadmac]

Aeron_Koss wrote...
Now, with that said... there are real causes as to why you had to uninstall and reinstall your RAM or GPU.
It could have been not seated properly. Causing instability.

I thought about that myself. After I saw a loose RAM clip, I thought it was rather strange. You brought up a good point. Could one of my chips been improperly installed; thus, I unknowingly fixed the issue by popping them back into the machine? You do bring something up for me to consider. Around three to four days ago, I installed two new Kingston RAM chips. I also upgraded my power supply unit to 600 watts. Since I started to play "Dragon Age: Origins" around the time of the upgrades, I made an indirect collation between the two elements. Seeing that other gammers shared my tech issues only solidified my perseptions. Instead of considering a third related option, I may have come to the wrong conclusion too quickly.

Thanks for the clarity,
Deadmac.

EDIT ADDED::
Well, it turns out that the computer had other issues, which were caused by instaling the power supply unit. Since the CPU was covered with a massive cooling fan, I had to remove it inorder to install the new unit. After I installed the new power unit, I damaged the motherboard as I screwed in the corners. Upon reading Aeron_Koss's reply, I went back and lifted the fan. I did a BIG facepalm after seeing the damage. During the night I installed the new upgrades, I instinctively went out and bought a new design and gamming computer. Thank god my instincts were right.

Moral of the story - When you have a BIG fan sitting on top of your CPU, do not replace the power supply unit if its in the way. Woof...

Sorry folks for the mix up,
Deadmac.

Modifié par Deadmac, 11 janvier 2011 - 09:11 .

[Aeron_Koss]

Yeah I too have one of those huge heatsinks. They are not easy to get in there and navigate around everything else to install or reinstall if you are doing upgrades! I hear ya on that.



The good thing is you narrowed it down and found out what happened!

[Deadmac]

Aeron_Koss wrote...

Yeah I too have one of those huge heatsinks. They are not easy to get in there and navigate around everything else to install or reinstall if you are doing upgrades! I hear ya on that.

The good thing is you narrowed it down and found out what happened!

Thanks for your quick reminder.

Gorath Alpha wrote...

Wrong. PERIOD. Nothing can do that, at all.

Don't be rude man. If it turned out to be an issue with "Dragon Age: Origins", I would have had a right to be an upset consumer. Follow the posts made after your reply, and you will learn that 'something did' cause the problem. As a result of Aeron_Koss's quick technological reminder, I was able to find the 'actual' issue behind my dilemma.

Since I don't know who you are and don't care, I would suggest that you use some retraint on posting rude comments. I have avoided many threads because you were being a little too 'I am god of the forums'. Relax. We are all here for similar reasons, and it is okay to express one's frustrations.

Its all about working together to find solutions.

Modifié par Deadmac, 12 janvier 2011 - 10:17 .

[Lord Vallis]

This is the funniest thread I have read in a long, long time.

Thanks guys!

[Topken]

I keep getting Data Error occured. when installing on windows 7 ulitmate. So I am unable to play or even get the game installed.

Modifié par Topken, 24 janvier 2011 - 10:44 .

[Jamesl88]

I found that adjusting the processor affinity to 2 cpus reduces the crashes.. However it doesn't seem to work on DA:awakenings. Any ideas?

[Belhawk]

while playing DA:0, the game said that i wasn't connected to the internet. When i tried to log in, "login" stayed greyed out. I tried clearing the catch and and clearing a path thru the firewall thru DAO launcher, and i rebooted too. None of these things worked.

All help is much appreciated.

[AFossBioware]

Having the exact same issue as Belhawk. Tried a few common fixes, as well as the ECN fix posted elsewhere here, and nothing has worked. Wondering if maybe the authentication servers are down or something, since I also cannot access the DA profile stuff through the website...

[Topken]

Ok I got my issue fixed by downloading an image of the game and using my legally attained cd-key. Guess my cd is scratched up causing it to misread some of the data on it.

[greggski]

 My Pc is having problems loading  the saved games. It has been playing well up until recently. I've played 60 odd hours with no problem but the game stated getting really slow. When i try to load a saved game i'm getting a display driver error. Does anyone think its the pc or the game? I tried updating driver software but that hasnt helped. Its a dell studio 15, duo core processor 4gm ram etc.. thanks for the help Gregg

[Topken]

Which graphics card do you have? you may need to update the drivers from nvidias or amds website depending on the card

[CrustyCat]

A Dell Studio 15 is a Laptop. I'm actually surprised you got it to play before with the sub par graphics they have installed.

[Topken]

If this is the one then you need the right drivers for it to work considering its got 2 gpus



http://www.dell.com/...5&view=pdetails

[YoshiCrazyed]

I bought the Ultimate Edition of Dragon Age Origins, which came with the 7 downloadable packs. I redeemed the code and started the downloads, but only the achievments download completely. Everything else says "download failed". Is there anything I can do to fix this, or do i just need to keep re-trying?

[Nibbie]

There are currently two popular problems that need to be added directly to the OP since they are quite common.

1) Random crash to desktop (CTD). This usually only happens to triple, quad and hexacore processors and the fix is to simply disable all but two cores (leave CPU 0 and CPU 1 ticked) in the processor affinity menu through the task manager (default control+shift+escape). You could also disable all but one, but that will impact performance quite heavily.

2) DLC not being authorized or BioWare points balance not updating. This is due to the DAupdatersvc not running. This is fixed by:

XP: Go to start, Run (shortkey Win+R) and type services.msc and hit enter. Find Dragon Age Updater Service and start it.
Vista/7: Same as for XP, but can also be done through the task manager, services tab, DAupdatersvc, rightclick, start service.

Modifié par Nibbie, 15 février 2011 - 12:21 .

[maddawg67]

Having the following problem - removed the herbology skill from my task/tool/quickstart bar at the bottom. Now I am unable to access this skill from either the skill tree attached to the character or replace the skill on the quickstart bar at the bottom - is there a setting I am missing?

[Arlana Tabris]

@ maddawg67 - Have you tried moving the first icon of the skill or the upgrades? Only the first icon can be moved to the quickbar.

Modifié par Arlana Tabris, 26 février 2011 - 08:50 .

[Zellana]

sorry, i want to ask something about DLC, can i chance the directory that DLC will be install, because, my C disk doesn't have enough space for both DLC and mod in there , but my D Disk have enough space, s

[metatheurgist]

DLC and saves are put in [Your Documents]. You can't specify a folder to play from but you can change the location of [Your Docs]. Google the instructions for your OS.

[B.R.Judge]

I just got Dragon Age Origins "Ultimate Edition" today. I installed it, clicked play, a little image comes up with a scene of something that says Dragon Age at the bottom then a big window comes up (all black) with a smaller Windows Window that says "Dragon Age: Origins has stopped working" and that it will close the program....and thats it, it closes.
I've uninstalled and reinstalled twice now, I've downloaded the newest patch from the website and still this problem. Any ideas or suggestions would be most welcome.

[everblue]

i have dragon age origins(regular edition) installed and now i've got the ultimate edition
will installing the awakening disc allow me to download the other 7 packs or will i have to uninstall the regular edition then install the ultimate edition
i've already redeemed my code for the ultimate edition ....