My computer decides to shut down...
nekochanpurr:
Sorry to bother you guys.. but i'm at my wits end. My computer thinks hes an old man.. ;-; Keeps shutting down around 15 minutes of game play (no matter what i'm doing)... The whole computer, not just the game. Heres some info i've posted to other sites, but i might as well post here, too.
I've been having this problem for about a year.. So i'm hoping someone will know how to fix this, though i completely understand if its not possible... ;-; Please bare with me.. My computer knowledge is limited.
It all started before Seasons came out. My graphics card had just started to die, so i decided to upgrade. The problem with this was, i didn't know crap about Power supplies. Mine was a 230W. I got a Radeon X1300, thinking it would at least play. But that was only the beginning of my problems. Soon after installing, it would freeze, at first it was whenever i saved, but then it was after a few moments of playing.. Finally, we figured out it was the power supply, so i upgraded it to a 500W (coolmax V-500). But by then it was too late.
I guess between upgrading the video card and having the old power supply, my whole computer decided to hate me at once. I've had to buy a new fan, motherboard, processor, and the graphics card that started this mess.
But.. No, we aren't done yet. >.< My computer still decides its a good idea to shut down somewhere in between 5-40 mins of game play.. 40 minutes being when opened the side of my case and placed a fan in front of it. I do have downloads, but i have removed the folder and it still happens. I have also bought a new graphics card, thinking that it might have been damaged (along with everything else) but i ended up taking it back because it also decided to shut down after 5 minutes of game play. Ugh.
I have also reformatted my computer.. At least twice. And uninstalled and reinstalled about half a dozen times, lol. I also rerolled the graphics card drivers and downloaded new drivers.
I did take it to a guy and he ended up telling me to take out my sound card.. i guess my mother board is small, so it might be why its having so many problems (i bought it for $75 at Mirco Center ^^*).... I also have a card in my computer for the internet. Thats why we ended up removing my sound card.. it was too close to that and the Graphics Card.
But i cannot be sure anymore.. I'm always wrong
My specs that i know how to look up O.o;
Processor: Pentium 4
CPU: 3.06 GHz
1024 MB Ram
Graphics Card: VisionTek Radeon X1300 512 AGP
Bios: Phoenix Award Bios V. 6.00 PG
Thank you so much for even looking at this! I appreciate it, even if no one can find an answer!
The only thing we could figure out so far to do was to uninstall sims2 and play each one individually... However, when i figure out which one screws it up and makes my computer shut down, would that be a computer problem? Could sims 2 shut down my computer? O.o; Haha, sorry, i'm stupid.
I forgot to add.. speedfan readings.
System: 33 C
CPU: 32 C
AUX: 48C
HD0: 30C
HD1: 33C
Temp: 31C
Vcore: 1.41V
+12V: 10.51 V
AVcc: 3.25V
Ok.. Thats with two windows (including this one) and my running MP3 player.. I don't know if thats good or not, though...
My 'CPU usage' jumps from like 1. something to 6. something.. i don't know how normal that is.. O.o;;
Oh.. And the CPU fan is: 1082 RPM
My computer is not over heating. I've turned it on straight after having it shut off on me and going into bios.. Its only half way to where it needs to be before my computer is suppose to tell it to shut down..
I'd appericate your help! Thank you in advance! :-[
B:
A bad graphics card will often cause shutdowns. If it's still under warranty, you should RMA it post haste. If this is not an option, swap in your old AGP card (unless it is too outdated to run S2) or borrow from a friend and see if that resolves the problem.
eevilcat:
Soundcards (or onboard soundchips) can also be the source of a lot of problems. You could try disabling sound and see if that makes a difference.
Is it only Sims 2 that gives you crashing problems? What about running other games?
nekochanpurr:
Actually, i had to take out my sound card because my graphic card, internet card, and sound card were all too close together. I do remember having some huge problems with my sound though.. (actually, trying to find the drivers now >.<)
Also, its not the graphics card.. i bought another one actually, because thats what i thought it was, too... But it did the same thing. What we've done is reformate using a different XP disk.. When i had reformated before, it kept doing things like freezing during the install.. So i think it goofed stuff up.. Not sure how though.. >.< I will update when i reinstall sims..
And yes, before anyone asks, its not.. Erm.. a how do you say.. bought version of XP..
B:
The fact that your version of Windows is not genuine shouldn't matter. If the OS was causing a shutdown, you'd get a BSOD.
Have you tried replacing the hard drive?
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