Computer restarts on me!

[FSFlyer]

My computer always restarts on me when I'm flying. It only happens to FS other games are fine I hope. I was in Full Screen Mode taxing... and PUFF restarts! Any solutions?!

[slarente]

Does this happen frequently? Did you installed any add-on recently? Your computer specs could help too :-)

There are many reasons to cause that to happen. Hopefully, with a little more details, somebody could come up with a solution...

Good luck!

[FSFlyer]

AMD Athlon 2600+ XP
512MB DDR RAM
Motherboard: K7N2 Delta
ATI Radeon 9600 PRO 256MB
Audigy 5.1 Sound

I hope this helps!

[bob5569]

pretty much have to do an orderly job of process of elimination. I just completed resolving the same problem, took about 2 months of dinking with it. Each time I did something, it appeared to help but the problems weren't solved. Even now, I'm knocking on wood with the notion that its really solved...thou the results are the best now compared to ever before. Night before last I ran the defualt c 172 all evening, a first for this computer...never crashed.

So, what worked for me was a replacement of the memory. I was attempting to run a stick of cl2.0 kingston ddr ram (512mb stick). On a whim, I bought another stick, thou the store only had cl 2.5 quality. But the replacement stick appears stable. Could it be some detail within the chipset (nforce 2) that meant it was not able to provide a reliable read/write with cl2.0 memory? Not likely...probably just a hard to detect flaw in the stick.

Bummer is that many other factors could have been the cause. Temps, driver conflicts seem to be the most likely.

Best of luck,

Bob Bernstein

[sclincoln]

I would guess temperature in your case since it always happens a ways into a flight. My CPU temperature goes up considerably when I run FS for any length of time, even with a water cooling system. Try running Motherboard Monitor or something similar to check the temps. You might check your BIOS settings too. I know on my board there is an automatic slowdown once certain temperatures are reached.

[zoynyne]

This is also a common symptom of an inadequate power supply.

[Waltm]

I experienced this once and it turned to be a hardware problem--a bad RAM socket. If it hasn't been suggested already, find yourself some system analysis software (there are some nice freeware utlilities available) and perform a thorough check of your hardware.

-- Walt

[balas]

I had this problem and it sounds very much like a temperature problem. I was up in 70+ C in the processor and 60+ system temp.

Check in the bios conf. right after a restart.

I bought an extra fan and a 360W power supply right after I blew the old one( :-) ) and that took care of the problem.

Try the extra fan first, it cost about nothing.

I've not seen any problems since.

Sindre

[prowler3]

If your OS is Windows XP you might want to turn off the auto reboot on error...to give you a chance to see WHAT the error is:

To specify what Windows does if the system stops unexpectedly
You must be logged on as a computer administrator in order to complete this procedure.

Open System in Control Panel.
On the Advanced tab, under Startup and Recovery, click Settings.
Under System Failure, select the check boxes that correspond to the actions you want Windows to perform if a Stop error occurs:
Write an event to the system log specifies that event information will be recorded in the system log.
Send an administrative alert specifies that your system administrator will be notified.
Automatically reboot specifies that Windows will automatically restart your computer.
Under Write Debugging Information, choose the type of information you want Windows to record when the system stops unexpectedly:
Small Memory Dump records the smallest amount of information that will help identify the problem. This option requires a paging file of at least 2 MB on the boot volume of your computer and specifies that Windows will create a new file each time the system stops unexpectedly. A history of these files is stored in the directory listed under Small Dump Directory.
Kernel Memory Dump records only kernel memory, which speeds up the process of recording information in a log when the system stops unexpectedly. Depending on the amount of RAM in your computer, you must have 50 MB to 800 MB available for the paging file on the boot volume. The file is stored in the directory listed under Dump File.
Complete Memory Dump records the entire contents of system memory when the system stops unexpectedly. If you choose this option you must have a paging file on the boot volume large enough to hold all of the physical RAM plus one megabyte (MB). The file is stored in the directory listed under Dump File.
Notes

To open System, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
You must have at least a 2-MB paging file on the computer's boot volume if you select Write an event to the system log or Send an administrative alert.
If you choose either Kernel Memory Dump or Complete Memory Dump and select the Overwrite any existing file check box, Windows always writes to the same file name. To save individual dump files, clear the Overwrite any existing file check box and change the file name after each Stop error.
You can save some memory if you clear the Write an event to the system log and Send an administrative alert check boxes. The memory saved depends on the computer, but typically about 60 KB to 70 KB are required by these features.
If you contact Microsoft Product Support Services about a Stop error, they might ask for the system-memory dump file generated by the Write Debugging Information option.