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Lots of BSoD's and crashes

kirschtkirscht Member Posts: 95 Arc User
edited September 2013 in Windows and General: PC, Network, and Other Technical Issues
Since the patch last Monday. Right now it crashed on me and when I try to log back in it tells me there is some sort of cryptic error. Just me?
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  • chogokinchogokin Member Posts: 4
    edited February 2013
    You're not alone, I've been experiencing the same thing. I made sure the graphics card driver was updated yesterday, but I've still been experiencing numerous problems since the latest patch.

    I'm currently using a 'gaming' laptop with an Nvidia 580M graphics card. While I can't say the laptop itself has been error free, I haven't experienced any STO-related specific issues, and I've been playing STO on this rig since May of last year.
  • crownvic2doorcrownvic2door Member Posts: 301 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    I had several BSoDs as well, but I'm very certain it was due to my rosewill card reader malfunctioning, I took it out last night and so far I've been bsod free, be sure to double check your hardware and drivers...
  • blazzinfernoblazzinferno Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    well ever since the newest season came out.... ever time i hit that patch button..... boom blue screened... i already updated my videocard since the first incident and my directx is at its max for now. i have tried every 2 weeks since then and i havent been able to get past the updater. and it happens at random points in the updater. once it got to 97% and boom. just now i didnt even hit 4 mg's and boom. please let me know if there is anything i can do. if you have any helpful info message me please.

    ps: it isnt my account. i can log into my best friends computer just fine.
  • stoutesstoutes Member Posts: 4,219 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    If you got loads of BSOD's, chances are it's your hardware.

    Do you get any kind of feedback? Most of the time you get an error message, this is also logged in your Eventviewer (if you have W7 or lower; start => run => eventvwr.exe). These are usually called STOP codes.

    You get messages like "irql_not_less_or_equal" with an error code like "0xA0000176 0xC0000000".

    If you are able to find these codes you will 99% be able to google for it.
    maxvitor wrote: »
    Nerf is OP, plz nerf
    That's quite the paradox, how could you nerf nerf when the nerf is nerfed. But how would the nerf be nerfed when the nerf is nerfed? This allows the nerf not to be nerfed since the nerf is nerfed? But if the nerf isn't nerfed, it could still nerf nerfs. But as soon as the nerf is nerfed, the nerf power is lost. So paradoxally it the nerf nerf lost its nerf, while it's still nerfed, which cannot be because the nerf was unable to nerf.

    I call it, the Stoutes paradox.
  • sacredlegion21sacredlegion21 Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Guys I need help. When I try to install it blue screens me. After installing and the patch starts, it blue screens after around a minute of the initial patch. HELP!
  • hoovergkmmchoovergkmmc Member Posts: 161 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    sacredlegion21 wrote: »
    Guys I need help. When I try to install it blue screens me. After installing and the patch starts, it blue screens after around a minute of the initial patch. HELP!

    Kinda hard to tell you what is wrong without specific info.

    It's like telling me "my car won't start" and expecting me to be able to tell you exactly what is wrong. It could be a variety of things.

    As has been mentioned, BSOD more often than not will be hardware-related. The BSOD will give you a code that you can look up to tell you what hardware is affected.

    The 3 most common issues from my experience (others may vary) are:
    --Memory poblem
    --Not enough power/dirty power
    --Video card problems (make sure you have the latest drivers).

    However, without that code - it's just a shot in the dark...
  • stoutesstoutes Member Posts: 4,219 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Oh, and if you don't mind..

    Create a new topic with describes your problem. You've necroed this one (you are normally not allowed to threads where the last post is older then 30 days, because that is considered spamming...)
    maxvitor wrote: »
    Nerf is OP, plz nerf
    That's quite the paradox, how could you nerf nerf when the nerf is nerfed. But how would the nerf be nerfed when the nerf is nerfed? This allows the nerf not to be nerfed since the nerf is nerfed? But if the nerf isn't nerfed, it could still nerf nerfs. But as soon as the nerf is nerfed, the nerf power is lost. So paradoxally it the nerf nerf lost its nerf, while it's still nerfed, which cannot be because the nerf was unable to nerf.

    I call it, the Stoutes paradox.
  • legetdumarlegetdumar Member Posts: 263
    edited September 2013
    Well, it's here either way, so might as well use this one. An interesting side note, that I"ve noticed anyway, is ALL of my BSOD's since the last patch have been on my Rom toon, I haven't seen one on my Fed. Also, the lag has been much worse on my Rom than my Fed as well....memory leak within the Rom faction perhaps? :confused:
    Criticism, while never agreeable, is necessary. It is like pain in the body. It brings attention to an unhealthy state of things---Winston Churchill
  • legetdumarlegetdumar Member Posts: 263
    edited September 2013
    Yet ANOTHER BSOD on my Rom toon, pre-empted by lag, AFTER adjusting the in game video settings to favor Speed over Quality....which removed any lag from my fed toon before that. Starting to see a pattern forming here...
    Criticism, while never agreeable, is necessary. It is like pain in the body. It brings attention to an unhealthy state of things---Winston Churchill
  • bullshornbullshorn Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Sorry legetdumar, but a pattern, no.

    You will most likely encounter more graphical lag on your Romulan toon in general. For some reason a lot of players are encountering this issue. I cannot tell you the reason for this, but there are even more people not affected by this.

    It could in its simplest way be hardware failure as said above. I would suggest if you're running a stationary PC, to change Graphic card and PSU and see if you have any damage on your memory cards.
    Drivers are equaly important to keep clean and correct. So one driver, not even seems to be related, can cause the entire computer to fail if it isn't installed correct, out-of-date or damaged by other drivers/programs.
  • bluegeekbluegeek Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Random thoughts on necroposting...

    Search is your friend. Except when it's not...

    That ragepost suddenly sounds familiar...

    "Archived Post" used to know what he was talking about...

    Picard would like to congratulate you for unearthing such a fine relic...

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