Hello,
I am getting kind of desperate so I would appreciate any help and assistance you all are willing to give me.
For the last 4 months or so my PC will consistently lock up when I am playing certain games. The computer will completely freeze and lock up. It looks like a fixed screenshot has been placed on my monitor. I can not ALT+TAB, CTRL+ALT+DEL, or anything. The little LED that shows if the PC is working is not flashing. There is no sound playing or looping. I have no choice but to restart. This lock up issue happens at a regular point in the game, depending on the game. I have not bothered to time it but it almost always happens within 5-15 minutes from the launch of the game.
Currently the games that lock up on my PC are:
Half-Life (CS, TFC as well)
Half-Life 2 (DOD:S as well)
GTA 3
Games that are safe:
Metal Gear Solid
These games were working fine awhile ago, I do not know what triggered the issue. The PC runs well and does not lock up when not playing the listed games.
What I have done:
-Updated all drivers and rolled back video drivers to older versions.
-Repeated reinstalls of the games.
-Ran AVG, Spybot, Adaware.
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Version EVEREST v2.20.405
Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/
Report Type Report Wizard
Computer BILL
Generator William DeWhitt
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Date 2007-01-10
Time 16:05
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Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name BILL
User Name William DeWhitt
Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 2533 MHz (19 x 133)
Motherboard Name ECS L4S5MG/651+ (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 2 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset SiS 651
System Memory 512 MB (PC2100 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (02/26/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra (128 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
Monitor Sharp LL-T17A4-B [17" LCD] (3D007426)
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter SiS 7012 Audio Device
Storage:
IDE Controller SiS 5513 IDE UDMA Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive IC USB Storage-CFC USB Device
Disk Drive IC USB Storage-SMC USB Device
Disk Drive IC USB Storage-MMC USB Device
Disk Drive IC USB Storage-MSC USB Device
Disk Drive WDC WD1200AB-16DBA3 (111 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive JLMS XJ-HD166S (16x/48x DVD-ROM)
Optical Drive SONY DVD RW DW-U10A (DVD+RW:2.4x/2.4x, DVD-RW:4x/2x, DVD-ROM:8x, CD:24x/10x/32x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK
Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 114470 MB (97064 MB free)
Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse
Game Controller Microsoft PC-joystick driver
Network:
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (192.168.0.102)
Peripherals:
Printer \\dona\Printer
Printer Auto HP DeskJet 880C on DALE-KBTLK0ET4H
Printer Auto HP DeskJet 882C on DALE-KBTLK0ET4H
Printer Auto HP LaserJet 6L on DALE-KBTLK0ET4H
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open