Call of duty 4 crashes

mcfly · 04-04-2008, 02:38 AM

Hello,
I am ... at least i was a happy COD4 owner for an hour. Installation went smoothly and I was ready to "show 'em hell" but when i tried to run it black screen poped-up for about 3/4 of screen and I get ordinary Windows error.
Then when i try to run it again I get question about safe mode ( yes / no) - doesn't matter what I would choose i always get the same result as mentioned above.
In multiplpayer I pass through activision video to profile creator but then it cashes in the same way as single player.

Here is the list of things I've already tried :

- patch it 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
- to change name of file in miles folder ( extension to *.bak) or even remove it from there.
- new direct x
- newest video drivers
- newest AC 4.03 sound drivers
- turning the sound acceleration to low in dxdiag
- put the mic in.
so far no results... any ideas ?

my conf :
AMD Athlon 4800+ X2
4 GB GEIL ram
9600 gt 512 ram Palit Sonic
motherboard ASUS M2N

hopefully someone knows the answer :/ because I run out of ideas.

**FreoHeaveho** · 04-04-2008, 07:17 PM

What psu do you have?

mcfly · 04-07-2008, 02:24 AM

Chieftec 400W

groudon185p · 04-07-2008, 07:11 AM

Hmm it seems you have an amd cpu
you might need the dual core optimiser. Download
its a little tool that optimises windows and your processor and stuff for gaming it can solve many game start issues and crash issues, for example with most amd dual cores bioshock needs it otherwise it wont start (it comes with it) i was going to get one but i got offered a intel quad, what can i say?
anyway, just try it. it wont hurt anything its made by amd themselves so its nothing as dangerous another thing could be (doubt it though, most times it powers on fans and stuff and thats all) your maxing out your power supply and the video card isnt getting enough, doubt it but, could be rare case though.

**FreoHeaveho** · 04-07-2008, 09:12 AM

You need to upgrade your psu. If this http://www.chieftec.eu/index.php?opt...107&Itemid=305 is your psu then it has 2 x 12V rails at 14A and 15A respectively. The first 12V rail is dedicated to the CPU leaving only 15A for the rest of your system. The 9600 requires 26A. You can look at the PSU Selection link in my sig to help you choose an appropriate PSU, i would suggest the Corsair HX520W.

Dragonsensei · 04-17-2008, 08:09 AM

Hi...I have an similar problem with my COD4. Every time I start the game it works fine but when I have played about 10-15 black screen pops up and I have to reboot my computer. I have patched the game to 1.5 and I checked in system requirements lab that my system should run this game. All though I didn't get to the recommended level but still it was passed. So...any suggestions?

**FreoHeaveho** · 04-17-2008, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragonsensei

Hi...I have an similar problem with my COD4. Every time I start the game it works fine but when I have played about 10-15 black screen pops up and I have to reboot my computer. I have patched the game to 1.5 and I checked in system requirements lab that my system should run this game. All though I didn't get to the recommended level but still it was passed. So...any suggestions?

Hi mate,

IN A NEW THREAD, please download PC Wizard and install (from my sig). Then go to FILE, SAVE AS and click OK. Then save the text file and copy its contents into the new thread.

Also state what PSU make and model you have, and PM me when you have done this with the link. Cheers

04-04-2008, 02:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
mcfly Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP 64	Call of duty 4 crashes Hello, I am ... at least i was a happy COD4 owner for an hour. Installation went smoothly and I was ready to "show 'em hell" but when i tried to run it black screen poped-up for about 3/4 of screen and I get ordinary Windows error. Then when i try to run it again I get question about safe mode ( yes / no) - doesn't matter what I would choose i always get the same result as mentioned above. In multiplpayer I pass through activision video to profile creator but then it cashes in the same way as single player. Here is the list of things I've already tried : - patch it 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 - to change name of file in miles folder ( extension to *.bak) or even remove it from there. - new direct x - newest video drivers - newest AC 4.03 sound drivers - turning the sound acceleration to low in dxdiag - put the mic in. so far no results... any ideas ? my conf : AMD Athlon 4800+ X2 4 GB GEIL ram 9600 gt 512 ram Palit Sonic motherboard ASUS M2N hopefully someone knows the answer :/ because I run out of ideas.

04-04-2008, 07:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,227 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: Call of duty 4 crashes What psu do you have? __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper

04-07-2008, 02:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
mcfly Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP 64	Re: Call of duty 4 crashes Chieftec 400W

04-07-2008, 07:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
groudon185p Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 288 OS: Vista Ultimate Sp1 My System	Re: Call of duty 4 crashes Hmm it seems you have an amd cpu you might need the dual core optimiser. Download its a little tool that optimises windows and your processor and stuff for gaming it can solve many game start issues and crash issues, for example with most amd dual cores bioshock needs it otherwise it wont start (it comes with it) i was going to get one but i got offered a intel quad, what can i say? anyway, just try it. it wont hurt anything its made by amd themselves so its nothing as dangerous another thing could be (doubt it though, most times it powers on fans and stuff and thats all) your maxing out your power supply and the video card isnt getting enough, doubt it but, could be rare case though.

04-07-2008, 09:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,227 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: Call of duty 4 crashes You need to upgrade your psu. If this http://www.chieftec.eu/index.php?opt...107&Itemid=305 is your psu then it has 2 x 12V rails at 14A and 15A respectively. The first 12V rail is dedicated to the CPU leaving only 15A for the rest of your system. The 9600 requires 26A. You can look at the PSU Selection link in my sig to help you choose an appropriate PSU, i would suggest the Corsair HX520W. __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper

04-17-2008, 08:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dragonsensei Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1 OS: XP SP2	Re: Call of duty 4 crashes Hi...I have an similar problem with my COD4. Every time I start the game it works fine but when I have played about 10-15 black screen pops up and I have to reboot my computer. I have patched the game to 1.5 and I checked in system requirements lab that my system should run this game. All though I didn't get to the recommended level but still it was passed. So...any suggestions?