Both Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 randomly cause my computer to restart itself.
Aside from this the games run smoothly even on full graphics settings.
It should not be an overheating issue, sometimes I can play for hours before it happens, sometimes it happens literally moments after me starting up my computer.
This is starting to eat away at my enjoyment of the game, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Mass Effect restarts my computer
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Johun
, avril 14 2011 09:55
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Posté 15 avril 2011 - 02:59
Gorath Alpha
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No, it doesn't do that. You just think that it does, but you are wrong. Games DO NOT "RESTART" computers. Period. A BSOD occurs for other reasons. A "Reset" without an OS intervention is a bad mainboard or a bad power supply.
Modifié par Gorath Alpha, 15 avril 2011 - 05:49 .
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Posté 15 avril 2011 - 03:57
SSV Enterprise
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Uh, Gorath, what are you responding to?
To answer the question: Can you provide your computer specs? Does this problem happen with other games?
To answer the question: Can you provide your computer specs? Does this problem happen with other games?
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Posté 15 avril 2011 - 05:27
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Okay I realize now I probably should have read the sticky for the form before posting, but live and learn I suppose...
My system specs are(as seen in the Mass Effect 2 Configuration Utility Tool):
I am playing on a physical disc.
Hardware:
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz
Clock Speed: 2498 MHz
Physical Memory: 3,99 Gt
Display Adapter: ASUS EAH4890
VRAM: 1,00 Gt
Driver Version: (shows up as blank)
Sound Adapter: Kaiuttimet (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver Version: 6.0.1.5745
Software:
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
DirectX Version: DirectX 10.0 (Mar2009) or later
I am currently playing Mass Effect 2 version 1.02, but this problem has occurred consistently in Mass Effect 1 and 2 in every version I've played.
The same thing has happened a handful of times while playing another game, Mount&Blade: Warband to be specific, but that and ME 1/2 are the only ones that have caused this restart to occur.
There doesn't seem to be much of a pattern to the restart, it has happened during dialogue scenes and regural gameplay. One situation where it happened repeatedly was during the Freedom's Progress mission debriefing dialog scene with the Illusive Man, when the "stage" or map changed from TIM's office to the Lazarus Research Station with Joker. I suppose it might have been because of the game loading a new map or something.
I am not using a save game editor or any other mods.
My system specs are(as seen in the Mass Effect 2 Configuration Utility Tool):
I am playing on a physical disc.
Hardware:
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz
Clock Speed: 2498 MHz
Physical Memory: 3,99 Gt
Display Adapter: ASUS EAH4890
VRAM: 1,00 Gt
Driver Version: (shows up as blank)
Sound Adapter: Kaiuttimet (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver Version: 6.0.1.5745
Software:
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
DirectX Version: DirectX 10.0 (Mar2009) or later
I am currently playing Mass Effect 2 version 1.02, but this problem has occurred consistently in Mass Effect 1 and 2 in every version I've played.
The same thing has happened a handful of times while playing another game, Mount&Blade: Warband to be specific, but that and ME 1/2 are the only ones that have caused this restart to occur.
There doesn't seem to be much of a pattern to the restart, it has happened during dialogue scenes and regural gameplay. One situation where it happened repeatedly was during the Freedom's Progress mission debriefing dialog scene with the Illusive Man, when the "stage" or map changed from TIM's office to the Lazarus Research Station with Joker. I suppose it might have been because of the game loading a new map or something.
I am not using a save game editor or any other mods.
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Posté 15 avril 2011 - 01:26
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I would also guess it's the power supply.Gorath Alpha wrote...
A "Reset" without an OS intervention is a bad mainboard or a bad power supply.
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Posté 15 avril 2011 - 02:43
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Johun wrote...
The same thing has happened a handful of times while playing another game, Mount&Blade: Warband to be specific, but that and ME 1/2 are the only ones that have caused this restart to occur.
There doesn't seem to be much of a pattern to the restart, it has happened during dialogue scenes and regural gameplay. One situation where it happened repeatedly was during the Freedom's Progress mission debriefing dialog scene with the Illusive Man, when the "stage" or map changed from TIM's office to the Lazarus Research Station with Joker. I suppose it might have been because of the game loading a new map or something.
I am not using a save game editor or any other mods.
This negates it having anything at all to do with the game. If it were a game related issue then it'd have some sort of recognisable pattern to it.
Gorath had it with his first messege most likely anything else is wasted chit chat. I don't see it being anything else than either your PSU is dying or your Motherboard is dying. The first of which is quite fixable by just replacing it with a new one and seeing if it works fine. The second one is a bit more of a pain in the backside. But since it manly seems to happen when playing games it;s probably your PSU since it would need to use more power when playing games.
Modifié par Moondoggie, 15 avril 2011 - 02:43 .
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Posté 15 avril 2011 - 02:49
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If your computer automatically reboots when these crashes happen, the first step in troubleshooting is to ensure that Windows is not automatically rebooting for you. There is an important difference between a mere crash (which is generally related to software, e.g. video card drivers) and your computer actually rebooting on its own (often caused by defective hardware).
