Far Cry Auto Rebooting

sanddog28 · 11-04-2004, 06:22 AM

I have recently upgraded my system and after a clean install of Winxp and all updates the first game i put back on the system was Far Cry and the most current patch, at this point i am unable to complete the training segment of the game without my system rebooting... i can play for aprox 15-20 minutes then the system simply reboots itself, i have wrangled with possible hardware demons for over a week, monitoring heat levels(36C Idle 44C under load), swapping out ram etc. Last night i installed doom and played for over an hour without problems, both games were set to the medium graphics options by the system auto detect, so at this point i am back to thinking this has to be a game/compatibility problem. My system is an XP3200 with 1gb of ram, video card is geforce5200 running the 61.77 Geforce drivers. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Mcr · 11-04-2004, 07:23 AM

Does it reboot only in games? or does it reboot when its just sittin idel? because that will help narrow down whats causeing it

sanddog28 · 11-04-2004, 08:02 AM

Only in that game, my current load on the hard drive is only about a week old. They system can run idle for hours, complete virus scans surf the net etc.. the only time its rebooting is in Far Cry... and at this time Far Cry and Doom3 are the only games on the system.

Mcr · 11-05-2004, 07:00 AM

hmm thats werid, Well have you tried the basic stuff like uninstalling it and reinstalling it?

TedB · 11-05-2004, 02:39 PM

Patch 1.1 solved a lot of problems, whereas Patch 1.2 created a lot of problems.

I use the same card as you and 1.2 is a real NO NO!
See the Far Cry forum for hundreds of problems and thankfully, some answers

Regards.

11-04-2004, 06:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
sanddog28 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Far Cry Auto Rebooting I have recently upgraded my system and after a clean install of Winxp and all updates the first game i put back on the system was Far Cry and the most current patch, at this point i am unable to complete the training segment of the game without my system rebooting... i can play for aprox 15-20 minutes then the system simply reboots itself, i have wrangled with possible hardware demons for over a week, monitoring heat levels(36C Idle 44C under load), swapping out ram etc. Last night i installed doom and played for over an hour without problems, both games were set to the medium graphics options by the system auto detect, so at this point i am back to thinking this has to be a game/compatibility problem. My system is an XP3200 with 1gb of ram, video card is geforce5200 running the 61.77 Geforce drivers. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

11-04-2004, 07:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mcr Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: brooklyn park, mn Posts: 27 OS: XP	Does it reboot only in games? or does it reboot when its just sittin idel? because that will help narrow down whats causeing it __________________ Whos down to smoke an ounce then go chill at the bar?

11-05-2004, 07:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mcr Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: brooklyn park, mn Posts: 27 OS: XP	hmm thats werid, Well have you tried the basic stuff like uninstalling it and reinstalling it? __________________ Whos down to smoke an ounce then go chill at the bar?

11-04-2004, 08:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
sanddog28 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Only in that game, my current load on the hard drive is only about a week old. They system can run idle for hours, complete virus scans surf the net etc.. the only time its rebooting is in Far Cry... and at this time Far Cry and Doom3 are the only games on the system.

11-05-2004, 02:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
TedB Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Brandon Suffolk England Posts: 1 OS: XP Home SP2	Patch 1.1 solved a lot of problems, whereas Patch 1.2 created a lot of problems. I use the same card as you and 1.2 is a real NO NO! See the Far Cry forum for hundreds of problems and thankfully, some answers Regards.