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BG2 reboot problem
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:20 pm
by Kambion
First of all, i want to mention that english isn't my native language so it's pretty bad. Don't be scared. ; )
Such situation: i'm playing BG2 and my computer suddenly reboots!
It's not some kind of virus, i'm completly sure. I've tried to reinstall BG2 - no result.
It's not the latest version (patch, i mean) but i played it many times before this! There were no such problems.
Bg2 is my favourite game, so i'll be really happy if you can help me. - )
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:46 pm
by fable
Get the latest patch: that's my best advice. The unpatched game occasionally experienced memory problems.
Be careful about the use of what we call acronyms, in English: abbreviations drawn from a series of words. You used one that's a common vulgarity. (I removed it.) The site owner doesn't allow this. You can find his rules
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:09 am
by Kambion
OK, i see. I'll be carefull.
Thank you.
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:21 pm
by Luis Antonio
It may also be some hardware problem, depending on your machine configuration. I the game overwhelm the Motherboard and cpu the sistem may reboot to avoid bigger damages.
English is not my native language as well, but here you'll learn a bit more, be sure, aye?
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:44 pm
by Kambion
No, it's not hardware problem. I walked through the game two or three times and met no such problems (it was this computer). I think this problem is connected with quicksave - Dan Simmons wrote about it in his walkthrough (it's AWESOME!). But as I said there were no such troubles in previous walkthroughs. (
I reinstalled windows today (not only for BG2 - ) ) and game was fine until I presse "q". Arghhh. ( A pity, yes.
English is not my native language as well, but here you'll learn a bit more, be sure, aye?
I hope i will. ; )
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 7:57 pm
by Arch_Angel
I had exactly the same problem myself and was really pulling my hair out at one stage
However I managed to fix it. Are you by any chance using a motherboard with onboard sound? Upgrade the drivers for your sound chipset to the latest and that usually fixes the problem (did for me). It was a problem for a lot of people out there at one stage until finally someone stumbled across it on the official bg2 forums.
Hope this helps
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:32 pm
by Kambion
Arch_Angel
oh, thank you!
the sound card was the problem!
I have the motherboard with onboard sound as you said. But my drivers are the latest - "what's the problem" i thought?
Because i chose the best quality of sound, i suppose! Now it's "average pc", so there is no a lot of sounds but i've played BG2 for an hour and met no problems (reboots, i mean).
Great, thanks.
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 8:18 pm
by Arch_Angel
Glad I was able to help
I'm not sure what drivers I was using, but I didn't have to turn down any of the effects.......... Mind you, the drivers I did download at the time are probable "old" now. I have them saved on cd so I just install them each time I reformat my computer. So perhaps (if you can be bothered) download some of the slightly older releases until you find what works 100%. Up to you I suppose