Jonzz wrote...
Draetor wrote...
You do know that BSOD are always caused by hardware/driver issues?
Always. If it was a game issue, you get crashes to desktop, but BSOD
are caused by your own PC.
Well I played fallout 3, modern warfare 2 and others without problems so... perhaps my computer has an "anti-dragon age philosophy" or something you know? I'm not criticizing Bioware's work but I only want to know how to play a game I payed for. No hard feelings.
Things change. Your system literally changes every day you use it. However, with BSODS it is usually a driver issue. Depending on how Dragon Age is requesting memory, how it is accessing video card, etc. You could have different results. Make sure your Video Card, Motherboard, and Audio drivers are all up to date.
I also ran into a problem years ago where Dungeon Siege (Gas Powered Games) crashed on me with BSODs while I had my family and friends (5 more machines) having no problems. It turned out that I had memory that if the memory was accessed in BURST mode it would fail with the Motherboard set to OPTIMAL settings. I ended up having to reduce it from OPTIMAL to STANDARD on that motherboard and suddenly the error with BURST MEMORY mode access stopped happening. The reason I mention it is ALL other games worked fine. I found the problem when running a memory test (Doc Memory is what I used back then) and it passed all but, BURST mode until I tweaked my BIOS. It WAS a hardware issue on my side. All other games worked. Dungeon Siege was simply the only one that tried accessing the memory in BURST mode and my game would fail.
BSODs are failures at a level the Operating System cannot recover from. This is always going to be one of the following:
1) Hardware problem - be it failing hardware or something as simple as a BIOS setting. May need a BIOS update and if nothing else is failing then what you are trying when it fails may be pushing the hardware in a way it has not been pushed before. NOTE: This can also occur with a faulty power supply, and or heat issues. In your case this is less likely due to the fact you indicate the other games are working.
2) Driver Outdated - drivers not being up to date and a new program attempts to use a feature that is bugged in your driver or possibly not even supported yet in the version of the driver you have.
3) Driver/Third Party Collision - It could be that the Driver and another Driver or possibly piece of software do not play nicely together and it is only under certain circumstances that it fails. Test for malware (malicious software) that may have gotten onto your machine. It is common to get such software even if you have products like McAfee and Norton. There are several choices but, I recommend Malwarebytes from www.malwarebytes.org as a program that has a free version that can often find malware that sneeks past other products.
You literally could have a ton of things going on. The important thing to know is that Dragon Age operates on top of the Operating System so, a normal crash should drop you to the desktop or give you some sort of recovery message. Blue Screen of Death indicates something the OS could not stop. If you have your BSODs setup so, they do not automatically reboot the addresses, and error message it provides can sometimes be useful to plug into a search engine such as google and it might tell you exactly where the likely problem is.
Things I would suggest IF (and only if) you are comfortable with it (hardware wise):
1) Turn off your power.
2) Unplug the power.
3) Push the power button while the power is unplugged to discharge the motherboard.
4) Open your case.
5) Remove the memory modules (RAM) - Note which ones you had plugged into which slot
6) If you have a can of air for the machine blow it out as good as you can. If it was hot you might want to let it cool down a bit first. Make sure you get the slots for the memory and your CPU FAN, and POWER SUPPLY FAN blown out.
7) Plug the memory modules back in.
8) Make sure all the cards are in safely.
9) Close the case
10) Plug the power in
11) Reboot your machine
NOTE: I am not responsible for what happens with this. That is why I stressed ONLY if you are comfortable with it.
If that still does not work and you are familiar with the BIOS settings then you may want to tweak them a bit to see if it makes a difference.
I know it is a PAIN but, in general BSODs are a pain.
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