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Garnica
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Joined: 11 Oct 2003
Posts: 4
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Hello.
I read lots of messages about people having my problem but it seems nobody could help till now.
Problem : Random crashes every 5-15 minutes - Gothic 2 stops and return to desktop with always the same message :
" Gothic 2 1.31 has caused an access violation at address XXXXXXXXX by attempting to "read" from address XXXXXXXXX"
My config :
AMD 2500 + Barton
Motherboard Asus A7N8X Deluxe - Chipset Nvidia NForce 2
512 Mo Ram
Radeon 9600 graphic card
Windows 2000 SP4
Sound on motherboard
All latest drivers installed
I never had any problem with my old config - P3600 with Geforce 256 DDR-.
It seems there is a direct link between problems and this new hardware config, since any people suffering them has same main
config (AMD processor, Chipset NForce 2)
It would be really great if anybody could help ....
Thank you
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Sun Oct 12, 2003 9:19 am |
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Angelo
Keeper of the Gates
Joined: 13 Sep 2003
Posts: 108
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It happens to me to. My config:
P4 1700mhz
motherboard Dell with inteli chipset
256 sdr ram
radeon9500np graphic card
windows XP pro
sound card SB Live!5.1
Catalyst 3.7 drivers, directX9.0a, all the windows updates installed
Maybe the problem is in radeon cards  ?
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Sun Oct 12, 2003 2:52 pm |
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Gorath
Mostly Harmless
Joined: 03 Sep 2001
Posts: 6327
Location: NRW, Germany |
@Angelo:
It could be the low amount of RAM or the crappy sound card. SB Live is well known to cause a lot of trouble. Disable the sound card and try again.
@Garnica:
I have an NForce 2 mainboard and an overclocked T-Bread. Zero stability issues.
You should google for an NForce2 installation guide. The drivers are still not mature. Choosing the right driver is vital. If you can read German I can point you to a good guide.
You could try to make the RAM timing slower in the BIOS.
I assume both of you read the whole FAQ?!?
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Garnica
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Joined: 11 Oct 2003
Posts: 4
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Thank you for answers.
Yes I read the whole FAQ, and no I cant read German.
I will try to change the nForce driver. I downloaded and installed the 2.45 one till now.
It would be interesting to compare with your config Gorath since you dont have any problem ... What graphic card are u using ?
As far as I know I have no heat problem ... Never seen more than 45 C for the CPU on Asus Probe ...
And if Angelo has the same problem (exactly same error message - access violation - each time ?), it cannot be a nForce issue ....
Argg I never had any problem with my old P3 600 with Geforce 256, but it was so slow! Now I upgraded and those damn problems every 5 minutes (( |
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Sun Oct 12, 2003 4:26 pm |
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Angelo
Keeper of the Gates
Joined: 13 Sep 2003
Posts: 108
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Garnica, I have exactly the same error issues like you. The game crashes whenever it wants!
Gorath, why do all my other games work normally? Some games like Battlefield and Vietcong work almost perfect on my comp, only G2 is slowly and keeps crashing. I mean, if I buy the game its not my duty to change my whole computer just because of it.
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Sun Oct 12, 2003 4:56 pm |
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Garnica
Village Dweller
Joined: 11 Oct 2003
Posts: 4
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Everything is fine in the end !
Solution ..... ??? .....
Memory.
I had Noname memory. Very bad on a NForce 2 chipset Mobo.
I bought Corsair sticks and now its a dream !!!
Access violation errors ? Change your memory ... sorry its the only way.
Thanks to all who tried to help. |
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Wed Oct 15, 2003 1:51 pm |
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Gorath
Mostly Harmless
Joined: 03 Sep 2001
Posts: 6327
Location: NRW, Germany |
quote:
Originally posted by Garnica
Memory.
I had Noname memory. Very bad on a NForce 2 chipset Mobo.
I bought Corsair sticks and now its a dream !!!
Hey, I was right!
Noname memory is always a bad idea. NForce2 is a special case, but for most chipset it doesnīt matter which memory brand you buy. Samsung, Apacer, Infineon, Nanya, Corsair ... makes no difference regarding stability. I would be suspicious if no manufacturer admits to having produced a module, though. (The module, not the single chips!)
The crux is that the end user doesnīt have the means to prove the RAM _isnīt_ the problem if the PC crashes randomly. 
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