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javierdl

02-20-2005, 06:06 AM

For no apparent reason my monitor went totally black, as if off (but it's not off), while playing HL2-DM.
The only thing I can think of would be the ocassional error message I get saying:
"The instruction at "0x2406dd69" referenced memory at "0x0107facc". The memory could not be "read"."
Could the 2 be related? Or what else could it be?

Thanks,

DPC

singularity2006

02-20-2005, 07:13 AM

sometimes when windows cuts off with an error like that, the video card may cut out as well which will produce that blank screen. I would investigate the stop/error message and see if u can find a fix.

Simon

02-20-2005, 01:07 PM

I've been getting that a lot lately.

I think its unrelated to your other error. What video drivers and card are you using.

I find that when doing graphically heavy games it cuts out constantly. But othertimes it doesnt.

It may be to do with your gpu overheating, ...because I get it more at night when my pc has been on all day...

Hazdaz

02-20-2005, 03:00 PM

What kind of monitor and vid card is it?

Is it an LCD?

javierdl

02-20-2005, 07:27 PM

Here are some specs I missed before:

CRT monitor, Cicero 19"
ATI Radeon 9600 pro, 128ram
Video Driver: 6.14.10.6497 (10/11/2004)
AMD Athlon XP (1.5Ghz)
1024 ram

DPC

Simon

02-20-2005, 07:29 PM

Im running a 9800se

It might also be a cpu problem.

I changed my power supply thinking it was causing it.

kex

02-20-2005, 10:30 PM

could be drivers as your both playing games under radeon based cards

Simon

02-21-2005, 08:03 AM

Im on the newest besest omega drivers though. Im assuming hes on catalysts.

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