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New User - Game Crashes to Desktop or BSOD every few minutes. Vista 32, GTS 250
Hi Folks,
Please let me know if I should post this to the bug tracker instead.
I've just bought ARMA II and am having enormous difficulties getting it to play. I've finally managed to get through the basic training to MOUT with a few crashes along the way, but now it is unplayable.
I think it has something to do with my graphics card setup, so I hope someone with similar gear can advise. If I get a CTD instead of BSOD, a warning pops up to say that the graphics driver was reset.
I have just started MOUT training, approached the village on foot, and once I start to make contact with enemy the game crashes.
Symptoms:
Display and audio freeze and screen either goes blank then CTD, BSOD, or remains blank and audio comes back after a couple of minutes.
Sometimes when it crashes, the display gets totally scrambled and split diagonally in two, with wavy blue patterns in the top right half and a mix of horizontal and vertical lines in the bottom left.
Run Game Booster (disables unncessary processes during game play)
Force GPU fan to 100% all the time
Check CPU temp immediately after crash: <45deg C.
Run 3DMarkVantage - a little choppy but came in on the average line.
Disabled PhysX in NVidia control panel
Game Version: 1.05.62017
System Summary:
Intel E8400 @ 3GHz
4GB RAM
600W PSU
Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L Mobo
Brand new NVIDIA GTS 250 1GB
Vista 32 SP2
30GB free HDD space
DXDIAG Spoiler:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 3/14/2010, 11:28:21
Machine name: E8400
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.091208-0542)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: G31M-S2L
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 3070MB RAM
Page File: 839MB used, 5528MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
WDM Streaming Data Transforms:
Microsoft Kernel DRM Audio Descrambler,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
Video Compressors:
WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Fraps Video Decompressor,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Logitech Video (I420),0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Midi Renderers:
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
WDM Streaming Capture Devices:
Realtek HD Audio CD input,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
Realtek HD Audio Line input,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
Realtek HD Audio Mic input,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
Realtek HD Audio Stereo input,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
Logitech QuickCam Express,0x00200000,0,2,,6.00.6001.18000
USB Audio Device,0x00200000,2,2,,6.00.6001.18000
WDM Streaming Rendering Devices:
Realtek HD Audio output,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
Realtek HDA SPDIF Out,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
USB Audio Device,0x00200000,2,2,,6.00.6001.18000
BDA Network Providers:
Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSNP.ax,6.06.6002.18005
Video Capture Sources:
Logitech QuickCam Express,0x00200000,0,2,,6.00.6001.18000
BDA Transport Information Renderers:
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6002.18005
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6001.18000
graphics: D3D9, Device: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250, Driver:nvd3dum.dll 8.17.11.9621
resolution: 1280x960x32
Addons:
CAAir2_C130J in ca\air2\c130j\, CAAir2_UH1Y in ca\air2\uh1y\
CA_Animals2_Cow in ca\animals2\cow\, CABuildings2 in ca\buildings2\
CAStructures_IndPipe1_todo_delete in ca\buildings2\ind_pipeline\indpipe1\
Ind_SiloVelke in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_silovelke\
Chernarus in ca\chernarus\, CA_Dubbing in ca\dubbing\
CA_Modules_DynO in ca\modules\dyno\, CASounds_Missions in ca\soundmissions\
CAStructuresHouse_A_Office02 in ca\structures\house\a_office02\
CAStructures_Proxy_BuildingParts in ca\structures\proxy_buildingparts\
CAStructuresHouse_Church_02 in ca\structures\house\church_02\
CAWeapons_2b14_82mm_Mortar in ca\weapons\podnos_2b14_82mm\
CAWheeled2_HMMWV_BASE in ca\wheeled2\hmmwv\, CA_AIR2_Su25 in ca\air2\su25\
CABuildingParts in ca\buildings2\buildingparts\
CA_Missions_SecOps in ca\missions\som\
CA_Missions_FirstAidSystem in ca\modules\fa\, CA_Modules_ZoRA in ca\modules\zora\
pond_test in ca\structures\pond\
CAStructuresLand_Nav_Boathouse in ca\structures\nav_boathouse\
CAStructuresHouse_Church_03 in ca\structures\house\church_03\
CAStructuresHouse_Church_05R in ca\structures\house\church_05r\
CAWater2_LHD in ca\water2\lhd\, CAWheeled2_GAZ39371 in ca\wheeled2\gaz39371\
CAWheeled2_Ikarus in ca\wheeled2\ikarus\
CAHouseBlock_A in ca\buildings2\houseblocks\houseblock_a\
Ind_Pec in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_pec\
CA_Missions_BattlefieldClearance in ca\modules\bc\
CA_Missions_GarbageCollector in ca\modules\garbage_collector\
CA_Modules_Marta in ca\modules\marta\
CAStructuresHouse_A_FuelStation in ca\structures\house\a_fuelstation\
CAStructures_Rail in ca\structures\rail\
CAStructuresHouse_A_Hospital in ca\structures\house\a_hospital\
CAWeapons_AmmoBoxes in ca\weapons\ammoboxes\
CAWeapons2_HuntingRifle in ca\weapons2\huntingrifle\
CAWheeled_Pickup in ca\wheeled\datsun_armed\
CAWheeled2_M998A2_Avenger in ca\wheeled2\hmmwv\m998a2_avenger\
CAWheeled2_MTVR in ca\wheeled2\mtvr\
CA_Animals2_Dogs_Pastor in ca\animals2\dogs\pastor\
CAHouseBlock_B in ca\buildings2\houseblocks\houseblock_b\
Farm_WTower in ca\buildings2\farm_wtower\, CARoads2Dam in ca\roads2\dam\
CASounds in ca\sounds\, CAStructures_Proxy_Ruins in ca\structures\proxy_ruins\
CAStructures_Mil in ca\structures\mil\
CAStructuresHouse_HouseV2 in ca\structures\house\housev2\
CAStructuresHouse_Shed_Ind in ca\structures\shed_ind\
Ind_SawMill in ca\structures\ind_sawmill\
CAStructuresLand_Ind_Stack_Big in ca\structures\ind\
CATracked2_T90 in ca\tracked2\t90\, CAWeapons_SPG9 in ca\weapons\spg9\
CAWeapons_VSS_vintorez in ca\weapons\vss_vintorez\
CAWeapons_ZU23 in ca\weapons\zu23\
CAWeapons_Metis_AT_13 in ca\weapons\metis_at_13\
CAWeapons_bizon in ca\weapons\bizon\
CAWeapons_Warfare_weapons in ca\weapons\static\
CAWheeled2_LADA in ca\wheeled2\lada\, CAWheeled2_BTR90 in ca\wheeled2\btr90\
CA_Animals2_Rabbit in ca\animals2\rabbit\
CA_Animals2_Anim_Config in ca\animals2\animconfig\
Rail_House_01 in ca\buildings2\rail_house_01\
CAHouseBlock_C in ca\buildings2\houseblocks\houseblock_c\
Ind_Workshop01 in ca\buildings2\ind_workshop01\, CACharacters2 in ca\characters2\
CA_Modules_Coin in ca\modules\coin\, CARoads2Bridge in ca\roads2\bridge\
CASigns2 in ca\signs2\, CAStructures_A_BuildingWIP in ca\structures\a_buildingwip\
CAStructuresLand_A_MunicipalOffice in ca\structures\a_municipaloffice\
CAStructures_Castle in ca\structures\castle\
CATracked2_2S6M_Tunguska in ca\tracked2\2s6m_tunguska\
CATracked2_T34 in ca\tracked2\t34\, CAWater2_Fregata in ca\water2\fregata\
CAWheeled in ca\wheeled\, Arma2_Ka52 in ca\air2\ka52\
CAAir2_ChukarTarget in ca\air2\chukar\
CAHouseBlock_D in ca\buildings2\houseblocks\houseblock_d\
Barn_Metal in ca\buildings2\barn_metal\
CA_Missions_Armory2 in ca\missions\armory\, CA_Missions in ca\missions\
missions_ew in ca\missions_ew\
CAStructures_IndPipe1 in ca\structures\ind_pipeline\indpipe1\
CAStructuresHouse_a_stationhouse in ca\structures\house\a_stationhouse\
CAStructuresInd_Quarry in ca\structures\ind_quarry\
CAweapons_m107 in ca\weapons\m107\, CAWeapons_M1014 in ca\weapons\m1014\
CAWheeled2_LAV25 in ca\wheeled2\lav25\, CAWheeled2_Kamaz in ca\wheeled2\kamaz\
CAWheeled3_TT650 in ca\wheeled3\tt650\, CAAir in ca\air\, HALO_Test in ca\air2\halo\
CA_Anims in ca\anims\, Ind_Tank in ca\buildings2\ind_tank\
Farm_Cowshed in ca\buildings2\farm_cowshed\
Shed_wooden in ca\buildings2\shed_wooden\
ind_silomale in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_silomale\
Ind_Dopravnik in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_dopravnik\
CA_Heads in ca\characters\heads\, CALanguage_missions in ca\languagemissions\
BI_SRRS in ca\modules\srrs\, CA_Modules_UAV in ca\modules\uav\
CA_Missions_AlternativeInjurySimulation in ca\modules\ais\
CAStructuresHouse_rail_station_big in ca\structures\rail\rail_station_big\
CAStructures in ca\structures\, CATracked2_BMP3 in ca\tracked2\bmp3\
Warfare2 in ca\warfare2\, CAWater2_seafox in ca\water2\seafox\
CAWheeled2_VWGolf in ca\wheeled2\vwgolf\, CAWheeled2_MMT in ca\wheeled2\mmt\
CAAnimals in ca\animals\, CA_Animals2_Dogs_Fin in ca\animals2\dogs\fin\
Misc_WaterStation in ca\buildings2\misc_waterstation\
CATEC in ca\buildings2\buildingparts\signs\tec\
A_GeneralStore_01 in ca\buildings2\a_generalstore_01\, CA_Editor in ca\editor\
CA_Missions_Templates_SecOps in ca\missions\templates\secops.west\
CA_Modules_Silvie in ca\modules\silvie\, CARocks2 in ca\rocks2\
CAStructuresShed_Small in ca\structures\shed\shed_small\
CAStructuresHouse_HouseBT in ca\structures\house\housebt\, CAUI in ca\ui\
Utes in ca\utes\, CAWeapons in ca\weapons\, CAWeapons2 in ca\weapons2\
CAAir2 in ca\air2\, CAAir3_Su34 in ca\air3\su34\
CA_Anims_Wmn in ca\anims\characters\config\wmn\
A_Crane_02 in ca\buildings2\a_crane_02\
CABuildings2_Misc_Cargo in ca\buildings2\misc_cargo\
CACharacters in ca\characters\
CAStructuresHouse_HouseV in ca\structures\house\housev\, CAFonts in ca\uifonts\
CAWheeled2_V3S in ca\wheeled2\v3s\, CAWheeled3_M1030 in ca\wheeled3\m1030\
CAAir2_MV22 in ca\air2\mv22\, CAAir3 in ca\air3\
CA_Animals2_Chicken in ca\animals2\birds\chicken\, CA_Animals2 in ca\animals2\
CA_Anims_Sdr in ca\anims\characters\config\sdr\
Misc_PowerStation in ca\buildings2\misc_powerstation\
CABuildingParts_Signs in ca\buildings2\buildingparts\signs\
IndPipe2 in ca\buildings2\ind_pipeline\indpipe2\
Ind_Expedice in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_expedice\
Ind_Vysypka in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_vysypka\, CAMisc in ca\misc\
CA_Modules_clouds in ca\modules\clouds\, CA_Modules_Alice in ca\modules\alice\
CA_Modules_Animals in ca\modules\animals\
CAWheeled_Offroad in ca\wheeled\hilux_armed\, CAAir2_F35B in ca\air2\f35b\
CAAir2_Pchela1T in ca\air2\pchela1t\, CA_Animals2_Sheep in ca\animals2\sheep\
CA_Animals2_Dogs in ca\animals2\dogs\, Ind_Garage01 in ca\buildings2\ind_garage01\
CAData in ca\, CA_Dubbing_Counterattack in ca\dubbing\counterattack\
CALanguage in ca\language\, CA_Modules_ARTY in ca\modules\arty\
CARoads2 in ca\roads2\, A_TVTower in ca\structures\a_tvtower\
CAStructuresHouse in ca\structures\house\, CAWater in ca\water\
CAWater2_Destroyer in ca\water2\destroyer\, CAWater2 in ca\water2\
CAWeapons2_SMAW in ca\weapons2\smaw\
CA_Animals2_WildBoar in ca\animals2\wildboar\
CA_Anims_Char in ca\anims\characters\config\
Shed_small in ca\buildings2\shed_small\
CABuildings2_A_Pub in ca\buildings2\a_pub\, WarfareBuildings in ca\misc3\wf\
CA_Modules_Functions in ca\modules\functions\
CAStructuresBarn_W in ca\structures\barn_w\
CAStructures_Wall in ca\structures\wall\
CAStructures_Railway in ca\structures\rail\railway\, CATracked in ca\tracked\
CAWeapons_Saiga12K in ca\weapons\saiga12k\
CAWheeled2_HMMWV_Ambulance in ca\wheeled2\hmmwv\m997a2_ambulance\
CAA10 in ca\a10\, CAAir2_MQ9PredatorB in ca\air2\mq9predatorb\
A_statue in ca\buildings2\a_statue\
Ind_Mlyn in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_mlyn\
CAData_ParticleEffects in ca\data\particleeffects\, CAMisc2 in ca\misc2\
CA_HighCommand in ca\modules\hc\, CA_Modules in ca\modules\
CA_Missions_AmbientCombat in ca\modules\ambient_combat\
CAStructures_Nav_pier in ca\structures\nav_pier\
CAStructures_Ruins in ca\structures\ruins\
CATracked2_us_m270mlrs in ca\tracked2\us_m270mlrs\, CATracked2 in ca\tracked2\
CAweapons_ksvk in ca\weapons\ksvk\, CAWeapons2_RPG18 in ca\weapons2\rpg18\
CAWheeled2 in ca\wheeled2\
CAWheeled2_M1114_Armored in ca\wheeled2\hmmwv\m1114_armored\
CAWheeled2_TowingTractor in ca\wheeled2\towingtractor\, CA_AH64D in ca\ah64\
Church_01 in ca\buildings2\church_01\, HouseRuins in ca\buildings2\houseruins\
Ind_Shed_01 in ca\buildings2\ind_shed_01\
Ind_MalyKomin in ca\buildings2\ind_cementworks\ind_malykomin\
CAMisc3 in ca\misc3\, CA_HC_Sounds in ca\missions\data\sounds\, CAMusic in ca\music\
CAStructures_Misc_Powerlines in ca\structures\misc_powerlines\
CAStructures_Nav in ca\structures\nav\
CAWater2_fishing_boat in ca\water2\fishing_boat\
CAWeapons_M252_81mm_Mortar in ca\weapons\m252_81mm_mortar\
CAWeapons_Kord in ca\weapons\kord\, CAWeapons_Colt1911 in ca\weapons\colt1911\
CAWheeled3 in ca\wheeled3\, CA_CruiseMissile in ca\air2\cruisemissile\
CA_Animals2_Goat in ca\animals2\goat\, CABuildings in ca\buildings\
Ind_Shed_02 in ca\buildings2\ind_shed_02\
CA_Modules_StratLayer in ca\modules\strat_layer\
CAStructures_A_CraneCon in ca\structures\a_cranecon\
CAStructuresHouse_A_Office01 in ca\structures\house\a_office01\
CATracked2_AAV in ca\tracked2\aav\, CAWater2_smallboat_1 in ca\water2\small_boat\
CAWeapons_DMR in ca\weapons\dmr\, CAWeapons_AK in ca\weapons\ak\
Mods: CA
Distribution: 1465
Exe version: 1.05.62017
This is driving me mad. Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
It refers to an issue with Realtek NIC drivers causing BSOD with NVIDIA cards. The NIC drivers have caused problems in the past - but only for the NIC. Since upgrading to Realtek driver 6235_03102010, I can actually get through the Boot Camp module with the lowest possible graphics options.
I made it through armour training and then CTD with a red scrambled screen, then got into the air with a helicopter (Transport) and the game just froze (no response to keyboard (even capslock) or mouse for several minutes, so I cold booted again to recover.
In every instance the appdata\arma 2\ directory does not contain dumps.
Any suggestions???
BTW: Imperator Pete, do you also have the GTS 250?