Computer crashes after a few mins of 2 boxing

[Samsonite]

I cannot figure it out. I've searched Google, and done a search here, and nothing answers my problem.

What happens is after a few minutes of 2 boxing (two directories), a screech comes out of my speakers and my computer restarts.

My setup is:
2GB Corsair XMS ram
Win XP x64
250gb 7200 RPM HDD
Sapphire X1950XT 512mb vid card
Core 2 Duo E6400 cpu
550W Antec NeoHE PSU

It really irks me and stumps me, because my brother had a lesser computer that ran 2 WoWs very well.

Any help you can provide would be appreciated :)

[Wilbur]

I was having this problem recently as well.

It was my 8800GTS, it was broken. I put my X800 Pro back in and it hasn't happened since. Not sure what the actual problem was, but it did the exact same thing you were describing.

[lille]

I have this exact problem, but i thought it was my hdd, because it only happens when im boxing from one directory.

[moog]

I can't MB with this (main) PC, either... after anything from 1 - 30 mins it BSODs.
I've installed the MS debug tools and analysed the crash dumps and it's always a random DLL that 'appears' to be responsible... sometimes it's the nVidia driver, sometimes the SoundBlaster driver, sometimes a bit of Windows itself.

In the end, I gave up and built a second PC from old parts and now run 1+4.

[spannah]

Could be a number of things. Does it happens when just playing one WoW? Does it happens with other apps or 3D games?

Here is a list of things to do:
1. Check your memory - google for mem86 and use that program
2. Do a full disk scan, schedule to do it at start-up including a sector scan
3. Clean up old your hard-drive - go to the properties and click the clean up button
4. Defragment you hard-drive
5. Update all your drivers - chipset, video, sound, network ...
6. I possible swap the video card out for testing purposes, maybe ask a friend if you don't have an extra video card. Perhaps even try your current video card on a different computer

Items 1-5 are basic maintenance steps which may fix a number of issues, or not ... but it should hurt

if you done everything and still unable to find where the issue is, then back up all your data, reformat the drive and re-install everything. It will take less time then to figure out what is going on, plus you will have a fresh system :-)

[Samsonite]

It never happens with just one WoW or any other 3D game, but I'll try those steps. Thanks :)

[blast3r]

Might check your sound settings as well. I had set mine to "use hardware" and I had random blue screens. I unchecked that and it made a world of difference.

[Samsonite]

I tried what blast3r suggested and it appears to have worked. I played for about 1 hour 2 boxing and I didn't crash once :)

I'll keep up a status report though.

Thanks for all the help

[Zub]

Might check your sound settings as well. I had set mine to "use hardware" and I had random blue screens. I unchecked that and it made a world of difference.
I'm running into the same problem, can i ask you where you change that setting? I've checked what little i know about my sound settings but didnt cross a "use hardware" setting.

Thanks!
-Zub

[Samsonite]

When you go to the sound options menu, it should be on the right side of the menu under the drop down list

[Zub]

ow is it a setting in wow itself ?! i was looking all over my control panel in Xp
/selfbonk

ok thanks, i'll try it tonight

[Zub]

well, made the changes, and some others (separated all wow folders) and haven't had a crash in the last 3 hours.
I used to have a crash eevry 10-30min. so definitely an improvement!

Thanks all :-)

[blast3r]

Glad the sound thing seems to have helped! Glad to help my fellow boxers if I can!