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Comp keeps shutting down - by Lucien Ventris

Wed, 25 Jan 2009 12:20:00 +0000

Again this is not hardware, if it was my god my computer just experience the exact same thing daaarn :(

Comp keeps shutting down - by Calleb

Mon, 23 Jan 2009 11:42:00 +0000

I have just posted on the similar thread nest to this one - this is a great resourse if its nvidea card problems

Comp keeps shutting down - by Ahrman Vanaheim

Mon, 23 Jan 2009 11:25:00 +0000

Ok, glad I checked the forums before buying a new vid card.
Same problems and only since RMR and only in EVE. About a week ago it started. PC just turned itself off like the powerplug had been pulled. Refused to restart for 5-8 minutes. Restarted eventually and the same thing happend half an hour later. So, ok I said overheating PC - seemed reasonable its very hot here at the moment. Then, it was ok for a week, but again today, 2 PC shutdowns. They seem to happen after about 2 hours of playing, and generally in graphics intensive situations (opening POS hangars filled with goods or combat).
My card is a ATI Radeon 9550, not the best but i've never had problems with it before.

PS. now on starting the PC I get the message, hardware monotor has found a error, press ** to check power setup

After first crash I ended up with about 60mb of system files self deleting, this is not good at all.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Tamaoti Ipahe

Sat, 21 Jan 2009 01:02:00 +0000

I was running EVE on two computers at the same time, when
the desktop blue-screened and the laptop hung. It was as
if a nasty evil message hit both at the same time.

I was able to restart both and get back in the game. I
was piloting two ships in the same system at the time.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Dan NZN

Fri, 20 Jan 2009 18:39:00 +0000

My laptop with a Radeon Mobility 9000 goes to blue screen EVERY time i speek to an agent. If i do mining..i am ok for 30 mins or so but as soon as i talk to an agent...bamn! blue screen. I have tested this many times.

i have the latest hydravision drivers...and i have tried the Omega drivers which logs me right into a black screen with a mouse cursor...from bad to worse.

the blue screen points me to some ati file...

any suggestions?

Comp keeps shutting down - by Foxtail

Tue, 3 Jan 2009 19:21:00 +0000

This is sooooo not cool.. I am having this issue too Linkage
only since installing RMR. and i have tried all of the suggested things..

*grabs hammer*

This just calls for a celebration! Let's sacrifice Rabbity and eat his flesh!

Comp keeps shutting down - by Darion Bonareth

Wed, 21 Dec 2009 14:13:00 +0000

thanks to all who posted their stories of grief, you helped a great deal !

my notebook rebooted whenever i went into combat with more than one ship. turning off the in-game-sound helped a great deal. i am still on trial, but yesterday was the first evening in a week where i was actually able to game without major problems. (lagging still sometimes)

my honest thanks !!

Comp keeps shutting down - by Maenia Gracilis

Wed, 21 Dec 2009 13:49:00 +0000

Computer crashed here too, never happened before RMR. Nvidia FX5700 on an ASUS mobo, Athlon2400+, 512ram, XP Pro. Ship in station, click on ship/open drone bay - instant shutdown like the powercord had been pulled out the wall.

Did my HDD no end of harm, system files lost needing format and full install. This shows however I now have errors on the disk: you will have to believe me they weren't there before...that is until IMHO click on drone bay piled the heads into the disk platter like a runaway locomotive burning cr4ck.

This is all too much of a coincidence, given the preceding posts.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Jay Phor

Tue, 20 Dec 2009 21:57:00 +0000

comp crashes after starting eve, hardware is fine ( playing couple of hours BF2 ) looks like eve and directx or my nividia drives dont like themselves. This Problem is only while playing eve and since RMR. Got a nividia 6800 GT so pls dont tell me my card is too old:P. Must be definetly EVE and no hardware issue.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Morgit Seebring

Tue, 20 Dec 2009 19:10:00 +0000

I've had this issue too, especially during Exodus. I changed from a FX5200 128Mb to a GeForce 6800 LE Gamers' edition, and it seemed much better. I've not managed to install RMR yet, as I've had some HDD issues and can't get a clean install. My new HDD arrived today, so I hope to be in game with RMR later tonight. The other issue with all of these random dropouts is that it could be causing HDD problems (like mine, strange huh?) as the system cuts out so suddenly, it can't be good for the HDD, surely?

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Comp keeps shutting down - by Stribog

Tue, 20 Dec 2009 13:40:00 +0000

Originally by: Grim Faust
My computer was restarting right after they did all those hotfixes on Sunday/Saturday. It seemed like it happened in combat only, something to do with targetting I think. Anyhow , it shut off on me 4 times in a row so I decided to turn off the clients sound... Never happened again. I'm pretty sure it's not our hardware that's the issue, but rather the client.

Considering the fact that this is the only client I run with a problem like this. All my other games run fine, such as WoW, Counterstrike Source, Halflife 2, FEAR, Battlefield2, DAOC, Quake 4, NFS Underground , among many more just to give you an idea that it's definitely Eve's client. Would be nice if this issue was addressed, playing the game without sound is kind of dull. Then again I can always just play winamp in the background.

This is not just a sound issue.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Grim Faust

Tue, 20 Dec 2009 13:21:00 +0000

My computer was restarting right after they did all those hotfixes on Sunday/Saturday. It seemed like it happened in combat only, something to do with targetting I think. Anyhow , it shut off on me 4 times in a row so I decided to turn off the clients sound... Never happened again. I'm pretty sure it's not our hardware that's the issue, but rather the client.

Considering the fact that this is the only client I run with a problem like this. All my other games run fine, such as WoW, Counterstrike Source, Halflife 2, FEAR, Battlefield2, DAOC, Quake 4, NFS Underground , among many more just to give you an idea that it's definitely Eve's client. Would be nice if this issue was addressed, playing the game without sound is kind of dull. Then again I can always just play winamp in the background.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Stribog

Tue, 20 Dec 2009 12:57:00 +0000

Originally by: Feyd Darkholme
Aha, but on this PC I am using a 128MB nVidia FX5200 and I'm not having the spontaneous reboot problem anymore after uninstalling and reinstalling the game. So what does that say about the theory that it is video card related? I've been playing a lot lately, including two days where I was logged in for no less than 8 hours at a time with no trouble... I'm using the 77.72 firmware drivers. It still bothers me that I don't know exactly what was wrong... I'm not just content that it's working now, I want to know what was causing it to happen in the first place. Why would reinstalling the full client suddenly solve a problem that had been plaguing me for month, that I tried a dozen other things to try and resolve it?

Damn your lucky.
I uninstalled and reinstalled a fresh client, and its as horrible as ever.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Feyd Darkholme

Tue, 20 Dec 2009 09:33:00 +0000

Aha, but on this PC I am using a 128MB nVidia FX5200 and I'm not having the spontaneous reboot problem anymore after uninstalling and reinstalling the game. So what does that say about the theory that it is video card related? I've been playing a lot lately, including two days where I was logged in for no less than 8 hours at a time with no trouble... I'm using the 77.72 firmware drivers. It still bothers me that I don't know exactly what was wrong... I'm not just content that it's working now, I want to know what was causing it to happen in the first place. Why would reinstalling the full client suddenly solve a problem that had been plaguing me for month, that I tried a dozen other things to try and resolve it?
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Comp keeps shutting down - by Builder AlphaOne

Tue, 20 Dec 2009 00:50:00 +0000

Originally by: Narson Solaris
I've noticed the same thing. However, I had my task manager up once, and I started the login screen. My CPU Usage jumped from 2% to 100% and stayed there.... Does this happen to anyone else? Does anyone know how to lower the usage on the CPU?

Pentium IV 2.4 GHz
nVidia GeForce 6600 GT 128 MB RAM
768 MB RAM

your video card can't keep up. When it can't, it asks the CPU to help out, so CPU usage jumps.

I'm running P4 3.2 GHz w/ 1Gb ram
and ATI X700 w/ 512Mb

This supports two iterations of EVE (two accounts) at same time and runs 65% CPU utilization.

I'm afraid you'll need to spend some cash on a video card.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Scots Crusader

Mon, 19 Dec 2009 14:38:00 +0000

Originally by: Matt Steel
Edited by: Matt Steel on 19/12/2005 03:06:15
I am using a FX6200 (i had a FX500 before), and the comp suddenly goes blank and it restarts, after reebooting, a "Windows recovered from a fatal error" appears, i click send report, the web browser opens and loads a microsoft page saying that the problem was caused by a device driver (unspecified), that reinstalling the drivers or newest versions could correct the problem.
I have the latest NVidia drivers installed.
It also mentions that the error is caused because somepart of it gets into some sort of loop and causes the crash
I log back into EVE and after some 5 to 10 minutes, sometimes more sometimes less it happens again.
I think the video drivers are having problems dealing with something on EVE video-wise (incidentaly, if i minimize EVE so that i see my desktop, the crash does not happen.)

That is the exact same problem as me, except I am using a FX5700. Could it be a problem with NVidia graphics cards? I do not really want to be going out and buying a new one at this time of year, Christmas is expensive enough as it is.
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Comp keeps shutting down - by aerionx

Mon, 19 Dec 2009 14:13:00 +0000

make sure your graphics card isnt sharing a power cable with a fan or hard drive.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Shadow Mancer

Mon, 19 Dec 2009 13:46:00 +0000

I'm having the same probs as you Matt Steel. Glad that i'm not alone on this. ;) I do not however advise to reinstall windows tho won't help done that no use :(

CEO and Founder of Warriors of Gods

Comp keeps shutting down - by Matt Steel

Mon, 19 Dec 2009 03:03:00 +0000

Edited by: Matt Steel on 19/12/2005 03:06:15
I am using a FX6200 (i had a FX500 before), and the comp suddenly goes blank and it restarts, after reebooting, a "Windows recovered from a fatal error" appears, i click send report, the web browser opens and loads a microsoft page saying that the problem was caused by a device driver (unspecified), that reinstalling the drivers or newest versions could correct the problem.
I have the latest NVidia drivers installed.
It also mentions that the error is caused because somepart of it gets into some sort of loop and causes the crash
I log back into EVE and after some 5 to 10 minutes, sometimes more sometimes less it happens again.
I think the video drivers are having problems dealing with something on EVE video-wise (incidentaly, if i minimize EVE so that i see my desktop, the crash does not happen.)

Comp keeps shutting down - by VossKarr

Sun, 18 Dec 2009 07:27:00 +0000

I had to reinstall Windows today (took all evening to return my comp to its previous state), because my comp had crashed while playing RMR EVE and when it came back it was missing "system" files. I've only started experiencing these crashes in RmR, first on the SiSi test client, and then on TQ... GG CCP!

Comp keeps shutting down - by Caratacus

Sun, 18 Dec 2009 02:02:00 +0000

to everyone hat is having the problems above-
What graphics card are you using?

i am using an nvidia geforce FX5200 and my comp is crashing. i have had problems in the past and dislike my graphics card but i am unsure what card to get next. does anyone know of a good card at a relatively cheap price?

caratacus

Comp keeps shutting down - by Shadow Mancer

Sun, 18 Dec 2009 00:50:00 +0000

Here's my problem. Since I installed RMR, Eve freezes my computer but not every 30 minutes or 2 like a few peeps here say. It works like charm for about 2 hours than starts to freeze my comp. I turn off the comp go watch movie or do somthing else for about an hour. When I get back I can play for another 2 hours than Eve starts to freeze my comp again. I only have had ramdom automatic reboot 3-4 times.
I petitioned than folowed GM's instructions still nothing happened. I'll play again now and post again if the problem persists.
CEO and Founder of Warriors of Gods

Comp keeps shutting down - by Feyd Darkholme

Sat, 17 Dec 2009 06:53:00 +0000

OK well it seems that uninstalling EVE, then installing the fresh, new RMR full client did the trick for me. I played EVE all day pretty much, and other than times of unplayable lag I had no troubles, and no spontanious reboots. I recommend that people with this problem try that and see if it helps you... Hopefully this doesn't happen again.
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Comp keeps shutting down - by Rhovan

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 23:42:00 +0000

Couldnt Edit my post.

I disabled Sound, played one mission with fights, no PC reset - seems to help.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Rhovan

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 23:19:00 +0000

I although have the problem with the computer reset and i know this things for some years now.

Since this error happens to a lot of people at the same time this is definitly a software problem. No chance that the hardware of some dozend people got crashed at the same time.

I think that all the people having the same problems have similar hardware like same sound card or same graphic card (ati maybe).
Often this is the problem.

My system is completly ok, no overheat or bad ram, no test program shows errors nor any other game or programm.

I will make the test with the sound card and disable the sound.

Maybe this helps, than i will post it here.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Decius Aurellius

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 18:12:00 +0000

Originally by: Grim Starwind
Edited by: Grim Starwind on 16/12/2005 11:14:29
I'll tell ye. I've had this problem now just with eve but with all newish games that take alot of graphical power. Not that it should strain my pc but hey.. that's life! Anyway, Day of Defeat: Source, CS: Source HL2, SWG, EVE... Eve not so much but rare occasions. Mainly Day of defeat, swg and cs. They make my pc restart alot. My problem is my Geforce 4 ti 4700, I've had it in 2 different systems and it's always the same. I'm thinking my monitor isn't good enough for it. 'cause it's an old monitor hehe. Because I have a good pc, it never overheats. I don't have any over clocking. my drivers are up to date. All the jazz. It's my GFX card that's the problem. Dunno about you though hehe. Oh I had CS 1.6 before I got source.. and I never had a problem with that, because it's not graphically challanging in the slightest. And it's not a PSU problem I've had 3 since this problem started and I've bought a completely new system. I mean EVERYTHING. Except a monitor and a new graphics card lol

Is there such a thing as a 4700? I can only find mention of the 4600.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Decius Aurellius

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 18:05:00 +0000

What graphics cards do y'all have? I want to see if that has anything to do with it.

EVE runs perfectly on my system with a Radeon 9700 but not at all on the much better X850 XTPE.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Pvt Stash

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 12:45:00 +0000

Quote:
Not that it should strain my pc but hey.. that's life! Anyway, Day of Defeat: Source, CS: Source HL2, SWG, EVE... Eve not so much but rare occasions. Mainly Day of defeat, swg and cs. They make my pc restart alot.

What's happening here with me is a whole different ballgame. I've played DOD:S and the like with this same case and never had a problem. Swat4, Doom3, HL2, FFXI, pre-RMR...np.

Post RMR is a different story.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Grim Starwind

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 11:13:00 +0000

Edited by: Grim Starwind on 16/12/2005 11:14:29
I'll tell ye. I've had this problem now just with eve but with all newish games that take alot of graphical power. Not that it should strain my pc but hey.. that's life! Anyway, Day of Defeat: Source, CS: Source HL2, SWG, EVE... Eve not so much but rare occasions. Mainly Day of defeat, swg and cs. They make my pc restart alot. My problem is my Geforce 4 ti 4700, I've had it in 2 different systems and it's always the same. I'm thinking my monitor isn't good enough for it. 'cause it's an old monitor hehe. Because I have a good pc, it never overheats. I don't have any over clocking. my drivers are up to date. All the jazz. It's my GFX card that's the problem. Dunno about you though hehe. Oh I had CS 1.6 before I got source.. and I never had a problem with that, because it's not graphically challanging in the slightest. And it's not a PSU problem I've had 3 since this problem started and I've bought a completely new system. I mean EVERYTHING. Except a monitor and a new graphics card lol

Comp keeps shutting down - by Stribog

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 11:08:00 +0000

Originally by: Feyd Darkholme
OK so here's the series of events today... I get my new fans, install them. I wait all day like everyone else for the RMR patch to become available. I download and install the patch and pray. I start playing EVE, go get some skills and whatnot. The game ends up rebooting my PC after about a half hour. I restart and try again, this time it only take about 20 minutes. So I finally bite the bullet. I download the new clietn with RMR, uninstall EVE and install the new client. I just logged off from playing for 2.5 hours straight with no problems... Is the problem fixed? Only time will tell. I'll be playing for a while tomorrow and I will post what happens...

Please get back with the results.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Pvt Stash

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 11:04:00 +0000

Hmm..hopefully it's is something that simple. No idea why I didn't think of it before. Going to start re-downloading the full client now. I guess we'll see if it makes a difference in a few hours eh?

Comp keeps shutting down - by Feyd Darkholme

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 10:52:00 +0000

OK so here's the series of events today... I get my new fans, install them. I wait all day like everyone else for the RMR patch to become available. I download and install the patch and pray. I start playing EVE, go get some skills and whatnot. The game ends up rebooting my PC after about a half hour. I restart and try again, this time it only take about 20 minutes. So I finally bite the bullet. I download the new clietn with RMR, uninstall EVE and install the new client. I just logged off from playing for 2.5 hours straight with no problems... Is the problem fixed? Only time will tell. I'll be playing for a while tomorrow and I will post what happens...
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Comp keeps shutting down - by Pvt Stash

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 09:59:00 +0000

Glad to see I'm not the only one having this trouble. I reformatted during the long update and reinstalled all my old drivers that I had saved to a disk. None of them worked so I started grabbing random drivers from my hardware manufacturers and have had no success.

At first I thought it was a PSU issue as well, but since all my other games/programs are running as they should be and eve was tip top before RMR I'm positive it's a software issue.

Here's to a quick fix.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Decius Aurellius

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 09:06:00 +0000

I think it's a problem with graphics card capability, since the new version appears to work fine on my old computer with a Radeon 9700

Comp keeps shutting down - by Decius Aurellius

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 08:25:00 +0000

*Sigh*

It still crashes. Has CCP even addressed this? I was really looking forward to playing this, but it appears to be a buggy mess.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Decius Aurellius

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 05:29:00 +0000

Edited by: Decius Aurellius on 16/12/2005 05:32:00

Originally by: Feyd Darkholme

I just went over everything with a fine-tooth comb this afternoon when I installed my new cooling fans... no visible problems with anything... Now if I can get this patch downloaded we'll see if this makes any difference. *crosses fingers*

We can only hope. I'm at 45% now, and I'm downloading the new full client just in case. Also, I'll install it on my older computer to see if it's a compatibility problem with my new hardware.

We'll make a deal CCP, you fix this problem, and I'll subscribe to EVE. Deal?

Comp keeps shutting down - by Feyd Darkholme

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 04:31:00 +0000

Originally by: Feeboo
I had the same problem. It started out with just eve. Then
I started getting shutdowns, BSOD, and crashes more frequently as time went on. After getting my computer checkup, I found out that the caps on my motherboard had busted. The caps look like toosie rolls, look at the top of them, if the metal is busted or buckling out or corroded then its time for a new motherboard.

I just went over everything with a fine-tooth comb this afternoon when I installed my new cooling fans... no visible problems with anything... Now if I can get this patch downloaded we'll see if this makes any difference. *crosses fingers*
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Comp keeps shutting down - by Feeboo

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 02:57:00 +0000

I had the same problem. It started out with just eve. Then
I started getting shutdowns, BSOD, and crashes more frequently as time went on. After getting my computer checkup, I found out that the caps on my motherboard had busted. The caps look like toosie rolls, look at the top of them, if the metal is busted or buckling out or corroded then its time for a new motherboard.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Wolf Fang

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 02:56:00 +0000

Also have this problem with eve I will be playing and the machine will go into standby mode and not respond until I cut the power turn off the monitor and wait a few seconds before re-booting at first it was only with eve now like others it is starting to happen with other games. I'm sure we can not all be having hardware problems so the issue must lay in the software I will try and re-install eve and see if that works.
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Comp keeps shutting down - by psylenz

Fri, 16 Dec 2009 02:44:00 +0000

I also had this same problem. It started suddenly after a windows update. I have no idea if this was the cause but I fixed the problem by disabling many of the unnecessary processes that were running in the background.

I wish you luck because it was frustrating.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Decius Aurellius

Thu, 15 Dec 2009 20:06:00 +0000

Originally by: Feyd Darkholme
A third-party cooling fan, even a good one, costs about $10-$15 and is braindead easy to install if you get the right one. I got my graphic card fan and case fan today and installed them, and my PC is like a walk-in freezer now, not that it wasn't already cold... I also checked and triple-checked my RAM and no errors came up. I even cleaned inside again even though I just did it a couple weeks ago. Pulled everything apart and douched the heck out of it and put it back together. Once they get the patch out and servers back up, we'll see if this makes any difference...

It's very unlikely to be a heating problem. I've got 3rd party cooling, so my graphics card stays at a constant 30 degrees, and it still crashes.

Not sure about you, but my problems stop once I uninstall EVE. If it's the same for you, then it's not gonna be a hardware problem.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Feyd Darkholme

Thu, 15 Dec 2009 20:06:00 +0000

Originally by: Rigsta
-I see you bought a cooler for your graphics card. I'm not sure if the GFX card can request the entire system to shut down, but making one component cooler will have a knock-on effect to the cooling of the other components.

Yes it can, and does... it's really not that hard to make that diognosis once you have eliminated other obvious possibilities. I've seen it dozens of times over the years. It can't be my CPU temp because as I stated before I monitor my CPU temp already and it never moves anywhere near the danger zone. Pretty much this is the end of my particular rope. I've checked every other possibility, there is no damage to any hardware that I can see, software and drivers for everything including Bios is up to date, my PC is clean like it just came out of the clean room at the factory both physically and from viruses, trojans and other malware... Once all other possibilities are exhausted and if the problem persists, I'm not sure what I'm going to do next.
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Comp keeps shutting down - by Feyd Darkholme

Thu, 15 Dec 2009 20:06:00 +0000

Originally by: Rigsta
-I see you bought a cooler for your graphics card. I'm not sure if the GFX card can request the entire system to shut down, but making one component cooler will have a knock-on effect to the cooling of the other components.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Rigsta

Thu, 15 Dec 2009 19:45:00 +0000

Excess heat is one of only 2 or 3 things that can cause a PC to cut off out of the blue short of actually losing power (note the difference between this and the PC restarting itself). I've not read every reply so disregard what you're already sure off:

IF THE PC IS CUTTING OUT AND NOT STARTING AGAIN:
-Check power connections. Loose is bad.
-Check your USB ports for damage (a bent pin can short and, and mainboards really don't like that).
-Enter your system BIOS setup program and look for "hardware monitor" or "PC health status" (or something similar - usually under the advanced section). Observe the CPU temperature for 5 minutes - on this screen, 60C is cause for concern and 70C+ is usually cause for immediate heatsink & fan replacement (though check the fan speed settings first). Clean the heatsinks.
-I see you bought a cooler for your graphics card. I'm not sure if the GFX card can request the entire system to shut down, but making one component cooler will have a knock-on effect to the cooling of the other components.
-Run the PC with the side of the case removed. IF it's a laptop/notebook, make sure to play with it on a DESK!

IF THE PC RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY:
-Disconnect all USB devices and try again.
-First: is the problem restricted to EVE? Does it happen when you play other games? When playing movies or DVDs? Playing music? What's running at the same time as EVE?
-Update everything. Update everything. Windows update, directx, video driver, audio driver, and if you feel brave, see if there are updates available for your motherboard chipset and system BIOS.
-Update your antivirus software (that uses a type of driver or service as well), full virus scan and spyware scan. If your PC was pre-built, the manufacturer's website is a good place to check as everything will be in a nice, convenient list.
-Sometimes rolling back drivers helps, but don't do that unless you noticed a definite "hey when I updated my [component] driver stuff starting going funky".

-If all else fails.... remastering is an option.

Oh and someone concluded it is bad RAM. Bit of a fast diagnosis there mate, need details to conclude the difference between likely and definite.
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Comp keeps shutting down - by Feyd Darkholme

Thu, 15 Dec 2009 19:13:00 +0000

A third-party cooling fan, even a good one, costs about $10-$15 and is braindead easy to install if you get the right one. I got my graphic card fan and case fan today and installed them, and my PC is like a walk-in freezer now, not that it wasn't already cold... I also checked and triple-checked my RAM and no errors came up. I even cleaned inside again even though I just did it a couple weeks ago. Pulled everything apart and douched the heck out of it and put it back together. Once they get the patch out and servers back up, we'll see if this makes any difference...
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Comp keeps shutting down - by Decius Aurellius

Thu, 15 Dec 2009 14:29:00 +0000

*Sigh* I wanted to play Eve so badly, but I've never seen a problem this bad in a game. It kills my computer just to install it. As soon as I uninstall it, all my problems cease to be. Why??! Why does it have to happen to me?! *sob*

Comp keeps shutting down - by CorpBlitz

Thu, 15 Dec 2009 13:12:00 +0000

As a tech at a computer repair shop I can tell you ALOT of things can cause this kind of behaviour from a system.

Number 1. Cause of random reboots and lockups is a faulty ram stick.
Number 2. Cause of random reboots and lockups is a faulty video card.
Number 3. Cause of random reboots and lockups is caused by overheating and dust in the sinks.
Number 4. Cause of random reboots and lockups is a bad Power Supply Unit.
Number 5. Cause of random reboots and lockups is a faulty motherboard.
Number 6. At this stage you have a problem... good luck ;)
Unfortunatly it can also be combanations of these things too so you may find one faulty part that reduces the problem but does not totally fix it, in which case start the process again and replace faulty parts as needed.

I suggest you check these things in that order. If you don't have spare 'new' parts lying around to test out the hardware problems I suggest you take the machine to your local computer store for testing and repairing.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Gavtlad

Wed, 14 Dec 2009 16:31:00 +0000

I had this problem with mine, ended up buying a new PSU, still happened, I noticed the fan on my graphics card was knackered, so bought a new one, still happened.

So decided to reformat, downloaded up to date Eve client, installed and no probs at all.

Perhaps it could be that. Just one extra thing to try before splashing out money.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Olenir Theadorvin

Wed, 14 Dec 2009 16:08:00 +0000

Originally by: Stribog
Edited by: Stribog on 14/12/2005 12:13:27
Originally by: Stribog
Originally by: Feyd Darkholme
Well I can tell you what it's not...

I'm in the same boat...

But really, this is most definatly not a hardware-problem, as someone else stated, the problem is isolated to EVE.

Edit: Oops, choose quote instead of edit.

But on the other hand, If it is a client problem, then it's got to be an incompatibility issue with either hardware or other software running in the background. I'm on 3582 and have no problems (and judging by the number of new accounts, compared to the number of users asking about this in the forum, a lot of other people are also having no problems with 3582).

However, if this is now happening in other games (where it wasn't before), but not during other memory intensive activities, assuming these other games have not also been patched ie: they remain a constant, my guess is it could be:

a) The graphics card has been put past it's limits. This would explain why it now happens in other games (ie: it overheated and became permanantly damaged in the process) It would also explain why it doesn't happen running less graphics intensive but equally memory hungry applications

b) A piece of software running in the background. Try Ctrl-Alt-Del and shut down any processes that aren't absolutely necessary. I can't understand why this would only be a problem when running games though.

c) A hardware incompatibility issue. Again though, I can't think why it would suddenly start happening in other games though.

d) One of the other million and one things that could go wrong in computing. I'll get back to you if I think of another one for you

I think we can rule out the PSU, if that was overheating you would only have to wait about 20 minutes to half an hour after start-up without doing anything before the comp switches itself off.

And yes, the comp switching itself off every quarter of an hour is not good for it. Just doing that can kill your CPU and/or GPU, without any nasty software issues you'll get on the drive

"Behold! The pale horse; And the man who sits upon him is Death; And hell followed with him."

Comp keeps shutting down - by Lumens

Wed, 14 Dec 2009 15:37:00 +0000

Edited by: Lumens on 14/12/2005 15:37:55
I had the same problem - running a SB Audigy 2 ZS - and found that if you turn the acceleration down to "none" using dxdiag.exe, most all of your problems will evaporate. Just something else to try out other than turning off the sound.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Stribog

Wed, 14 Dec 2009 12:13:00 +0000

Edited by: Stribog on 14/12/2005 12:13:27

Originally by: Stribog
Originally by: Feyd Darkholme
Well I can tell you what it's not, and what didn't help... It's not a sound issue. I turned the sound off and it still rebooted my PC. It's not CPU overheating. I monitored my CPU temp and it stayed steady right up until reboot. I also tried turning down the in-game graphics settings, which didn't help. It's acting a lot like an overheating issue though,likely the graphics card, but I don't understand why EVE would do it and not other programs and games that are just as, if not more graphics intensive... Unfortunately, aside from buying a third-party temp sensor for my graphics card, I can't think of any way to monitor it... I suppose the next step after that is some sort of third-party cooling harware. I just wish I knew that that was the problem.

I'm in the same boat. Tried every possible software-sollution, and IF i have to buy something new for my computer, i sure as hell wanna know what the fault is, and what to buy.

But really, this is most definatly not a hardware-problem, as someone else stated, the problem is isolated to EVE.

Edit: Oops, choose quote instead of edit.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Stribog

Wed, 14 Dec 2009 12:11:00 +0000

Originally by: Feyd Darkholme
Well I can tell you what it's not, and what didn't help... It's not a sound issue. I turned the sound off and it still rebooted my PC. It's not CPU overheating. I monitored my CPU temp and it stayed steady right up until reboot. I also tried turning down the in-game graphics settings, which didn't help. It's acting a lot like an overheating issue though,likely the graphics card, but I don't understand why EVE would do it and not other programs and games that are just as, if not more graphics intensive... Unfortunately, aside from buying a third-party temp sensor for my graphics card, I can't think of any way to monitor it... I suppose the next step after that is some sort of third-party cooling harware. I just wish I knew that that was the problem.

I'm in the same boat. Tried every possible software-sollution, and IF i have to buy something new for my computer, i sure as hell wanna know what the fault is, and what to buy.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Callistus

Wed, 14 Dec 2009 11:55:00 +0000

Originally by: Spike Firebrand
Originally by: Mav Medicare
You have bad ram, that is the reason ur computer is only crashing when u run eve, the game is using up more of you RAM running into the bad sections of it and shutting down that simple, you need to get hold of mem test run it and i am telling u within 30min u will be getting errors turning up. That is the problem, I know what your asking urself how can he be so sure just trust me i had a world of pain with bad ram when i built this computer.

So why does my problem ONLY happen with EVE and the sound ON but no other game or eve with the sound OFF. I used to have a problem with incompatable ram but thats not been a problem for over 2 years and nothing else cause my PC to randomly reboot. Not even such memory intensive things as converting an AVI to an Mpeg. Guild wars works fine and so did SWG.

Sorry but this isn't your thread, I don't think he was talking to you. Yours was a different problem as it was fixed by disabling the sound. If you read the original posters second post he says it now happens in other games as well, therefore it is quite likely a serious hardware issue. Faulty memory could be one of many possible causes of system failure so checking it with memtest is a good idea. Of course it could just as likely be the powersupply or graphics card causing the problem.

Coreli Corporation Mainframe

Comp keeps shutting down - by Fokus

Wed, 14 Dec 2009 04:16:00 +0000

Yeah, I just started having this problem. I do not have a solution but, it isn't a hardware issue. This is a client issue, the problem is isolated around Eve Online, and seems to be for pretty much everyone who is having it. I dont really think that this is normal for a hardware problem. In any case, it makes the game near unplayable. It wasn't happening for me until today, after they brought the servers back from this weird crash. Unless someone gives us a solution I don't think I can play. That's not a threat, I really want to play..I just don't want to play enough to put up with crashing every 15 minutes. It cannot be good for my comp.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Spike Firebrand

Wed, 14 Dec 2009 00:10:00 +0000

Originally by: Mav Medicare
You have bad ram, that is the reason ur computer is only crashing when u run eve, the game is using up more of you RAM running into the bad sections of it and shutting down that simple, you need to get hold of mem test run it and i am telling u within 30min u will be getting errors turning up. That is the problem, I know what your asking urself how can he be so sure just trust me i had a world of pain with bad ram when i built this computer.

So why does my problem ONLY happen with EVE and the sound ON but no other game or eve with the sound OFF. I used to have a problem with incompatable ram but thats not been a problem for over 2 years and nothing else cause my PC to randomly reboot. Not even such memory intensive things as converting an AVI to an Mpeg. Guild wars works fine and so did SWG.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Callistus

Tue, 13 Dec 2009 23:59:00 +0000

Originally by: Mav Medicare
You have bad ram, that is the reason ur computer is only crashing when u run eve, the game is using up more of you RAM running into the bad sections of it and shutting down that simple, you need to get hold of mem test run it and i am telling u within 30min u will be getting errors turning up. That is the problem, I know what your asking urself how can he be so sure just trust me i had a world of pain with bad ram when i built this computer.

Thought this is not the easiest post to read, this man does have a valid point. Dodgy memory could be the cause of your problems. Memtest can be found here.

Coreli Corporation Mainframe

Comp keeps shutting down - by Mav Medicare

Tue, 13 Dec 2009 23:02:00 +0000

You have bad ram, that is the reason ur computer is only crashing when u run eve, the game is using up more of you RAM running into the bad sections of it and shutting down that simple, you need to get hold of mem test run it and i am telling u within 30min u will be getting errors turning up. That is the problem, I know what your asking urself how can he be so sure just trust me i had a world of pain with bad ram when i built this computer.

Comp keeps shutting down - by George Soros

Tue, 13 Dec 2009 22:45:00 +0000

If your PC crashes just after coming out of warp or just when entering battle it is normally a sound problem. Press when logged on and disable audio in the Audio tab.

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Comp keeps shutting down - by Spike Firebrand

Tue, 13 Dec 2009 20:38:00 +0000

Try Turning off the sound I was haveing a similar problem and that stoped it.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Decius Aurellius

Tue, 13 Dec 2009 20:30:00 +0000

I've been having a similar problem. Shortly after launching EVE, it'll crash and the monitor appears to be in standby mode. I haven't been able to get an error report, but I'm going to try installing an earlier client and patching it up to date. I'll post if it works.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Feyd Darkholme

Sun, 11 Dec 2009 10:48:00 +0000

OK well after trying innumerable possibilities I've gone ahead and purchased third-party cooling hardware form my graphics card, and another fan for my PC. It should be here on Monday and I'm going to install it immediately. I'll post if it makes any difference... That's pretty much the last possible thing it could be on my end. Other than that I'm thinking specific hardware incompatibility issues that CCP isn't aware of. At least if this doesn't work we can eliminate one more possibility for all the people suffering with this issue.
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Comp keeps shutting down - by Feyd Darkholme

Tue, 6 Dec 2009 09:56:00 +0000

Well I can tell you what it's not, and what didn't help... It's not a sound issue. I turned the sound off and it still rebooted my PC. It's not CPU overheating. I monitored my CPU temp and it stayed steady right up until reboot. I also tried turning down the in-game graphics settings, which didn't help. It's acting a lot like an overheating issue though,likely the graphics card, but I don't understand why EVE would do it and not other programs and games that are just as, if not more graphics intensive... Unfortunately, aside from buying a third-party temp sensor for my graphics card, I can't think of any way to monitor it... I suppose the next step after that is some sort of third-party cooling harware. I just wish I knew that that was the problem.
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Comp keeps shutting down - by Narson Solaris

Mon, 5 Dec 2009 20:31:00 +0000

I've noticed the same thing. However, I had my task manager up once, and I started the login screen. My CPU Usage jumped from 2% to 100% and stayed there. I didn't even log in yet. I don't know if this is supposed to happen with any program like this or what, but it doesn't seem normal. Does this happen to anyone else? Does anyone know how to lower the usage on the CPU?

Pentium IV 2.4 GHz
nVidia GeForce 6600 GT 128 MB RAM
768 MB RAM

Comp keeps shutting down - by Sharcy

Mon, 5 Dec 2009 13:33:00 +0000

I've had this once, 2 times on the same evening while playing on my laptop. The laptop was on the couch so I figured the inside was overheating. I put it on the table and it didn't happen anymore. From the fan action I can tell EVE does put a heavy load on the CPU; so I'd advise to check that your 'puter gets enough ventilation and cooling.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Feyd Darkholme

Mon, 5 Dec 2009 10:24:00 +0000

I've had the same problem for months now, and have yet to come to a satisfactory conclusion. EVE was working perfectly, not sure what patch it was, but then it started doing this to me also. I've heard theories ranging from everything from graphic card overheating, CPU overheating, graphic card incompatibilities with MB, turning off sound, updating drivers, etc... I've got the most updated drivers for my PC always, and I never have overheating troubles with anything else. I see this topic discussed quite frequently, so I know I'm not the only one, but I rarely see anyone posting about a resulution to the problem that might help the other people having the same problem. I will promise now that if I do succeed in fixing the problem somehow I will post about it...
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Comp keeps shutting down - by Deimus

Mon, 5 Dec 2009 07:57:00 +0000

This happened to me after i downloaded the current EVE Client. After I installed it, the first 5 min EVE ran then boom, the computer froze then crashed. No Blue screen or anything, just the monitor going into "Suspend" mode and being able to do nothing. After that my comp started to freeze at random instances, I could not use my computer for more than 15 minutes without it happening. I had to reformat my computer and used a previous version of EVE after the format. I explained what I did to make it work on a very recent post I made on this same section. Sucks to lose all those progs and files.

This only started to happen AFTER (right after) I installed the EVE Client (EVE_3582.exe). So i'm pretty sure its the client's fault. My computer has up-to-date drivers, updates, anti-virus, and system specs are above what system requirements were listed. No virus, trojan, mal-ware, etc. Well you get the picture. Basically everything worked perfect.

I just hope CCP does something about this.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Monkeh

Mon, 5 Dec 2009 01:28:00 +0000

Had the same problem a while back, it ended up being a faulty PSU.

Comp keeps shutting down - by Ristilia

Sat, 3 Dec 2009 23:32:00 +0000

Nope, no error. It always seems to happen after 10-15 mins. Now, it's not just Eve, but most of my other games are doing it too, though, Counter Strike 1.6 seems to work fine. I just don't understand.. it's never done this before, my drivers are up-to-date, nothing is wrong with my comp..

Comp keeps shutting down - by Vexy NiLakum

Sat, 3 Dec 2009 19:14:00 +0000

You are probably blue-screening. Due the following thing.

Right-click on My Computer.

Click Properties.

Click Advanced.

Click Properties.

Under Starup and Recovery, click Settings.

Under System Failure, uncheck Automatically Restart

Continue to play Eve, and see if you get a bluescreen. When you do, let us know which Error you are getting.

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Comp keeps shutting down - by Ristilia

Sat, 3 Dec 2009 00:47:00 +0000

Basically, I've been playing Eve for about a week, and now, every 30 mins or so, my comp shuts down, ONLY when playing Eve. My comp specs are higher than the recommended req. for Eve and I've tried changing the graphics etc. but it doesn't seem to change anything. It never does this with any other game apart from Eve. I've tried re-installing, and everything is up-to-date. So now, can anyone tell me what is wrong?