Reaction to EQ2

Kaeerwen · Post by **Kaeerwen** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 3:48 pm

Twice now, my machine has rebooted while playing EQ2... my video card is a piece (Radeon9200), and I was wondering if that may have something to do with it... heat maybe? Or is my machine just allergic?

I've taken off the side panel, and put a fan next to it that I turn on while playing in an attempt to fix it. It hasn't done it since... yet.

This sucks!

Post by **Martrae** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 3:54 pm

Mine has done this too. But it hasn't happened to my hub. I personally think I need another fan in there.

Kaeerwen · Post by **Kaeerwen** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:04 pm

I've been told that the game's caused heat problems for others too, which wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. I just want to be sure that's what the problem is, and that I don't have a dying machine on my hands. ><

horendus · Post by **horendus** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:09 pm

Have you added new ram recently?

I had a problem just like that when I added a bad stick on accident. Sometimes things will work just fine, but as soon as it tries to drop some data into the active memory.

Kaeerwen · Post by **Kaeerwen** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:11 pm

No, I haven't changed any internal hardware in a year and a half, unfortunately. My HDD is corrupting itself though, which is... well, not good. Think I've got that more or less contained for now though.

Post by **Lyion** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:31 pm

If it only reboots while playing EQ2, then thats the culprit.

Make sure you have the latest and greatest video drivers.

Kaeerwen · Post by **Kaeerwen** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:35 pm

Thanks... I did update the drivers last night before pulling out the vacuum and leaving the side panel off, just in case... It hasn't happened since then, but I just wanted a second opinion. If it happens again, I'll probably come here to bitch about it.