VAIO Gamer Needing Help Bad

[SPONGEBOB]

On some of my games, namely Call of Duty, Joint Operations and Battlefield 1942, my VAIO crashes, and shows a blue screen, then restarts.

This happens shortly after when the "game level" is loaded. The screen locks up, the sound disappears and Mr. Blue Screen appears.

I have a VAIO VGC-V2S, which has the following specs:
- P4 HT 3.2 Ghz
- 512mb RAM
- 230Gb HD
- Nvidia GeforceGo FX5700 128mb
- 20" 16:10 Widescreen TFT Monitor

I also have a Linksys Wireless Router, which may be causing the trouble, however, I don't know how to fix it. I also have the Norton Security running aswell. Disabling that does nothing.

So, I am begging the computer experts out there to help me. Ive spent a fair bit of money on games that won't work on this overpriced PC. Help will be greatly appreciated.

[seb21__]

OMEGA drivers?

[SPONGEBOB]

I don't want to risk it with Omega drivers. Seeing as this is actually my dad's 1 and a half grand computer I am not going to ruin it.

[tonybeard]

Hell you came.. you saw ..you conquered and it still crashes. Yes Punkbuster has been rescripted in an over vealous attempt to bust punks (talentless ****** cheats). As a result some graphics cards especially ATi Radeon cards do not march to the beat of Punkbusters drum. Do a search for 'Punkbuster' and you will find many blogs about this. And yes you are correct that non-PB games are the only alternative but only about 10% of the servers have disabled PB due mainly to game slow downs. Find out what card works with punkbuster and your problem is solved but i think you already knew that. GG

Edited: Profanity

[seb21__]

true

[tonybeard]

Sponge
This might cheer you up :smileygrin:

[SPONGEBOB]

Well, thanks for the help anyway. I can't get a new card because the VAIO I have doesn't allow a new card to be inserted, because it is built much in the same way as a laptop.

I have sorted out the CoD problem but it looks like I will hardly get a decent game of Joint Operations. *cries* And all the bloody money I spent.....

[seb21__]

[kee-lo_]

Ugh that explains it then, it's a mobile chip!
Damn them

One good thing about the RA it's a proper PCIE card

[SPONGEBOB]

This is the exact error for computer minded folk:

*** STOP : 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0x8050ADF1, 0xF14562EC, 0x00000000)

And it seems Punkbuster is a culprit in the case.

I metioned I had a DSL Router, could that have any cause in a crash between itself and PB?

[kee-lo_]

Yeap apparently Doom3 and SC: Pandora Tomorrow is using it.