Sound loop crash?

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While I'm playing a game like Half-Life the sound just loops and the system halts totally - only choice I have in this point is to restart my CPU. Please if you found a solution to this problem, please post it here. I did get the same kind of blue screen saying *****_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, where 2 *.sys files were mentioned and it says:"Dumping physical memory to disk to prevent further hardware damage. I don't get the notice(bluescreen) anymore only a total crash. These crashes seem to happen totally randomly

My system is

p4 - 280
256mb ra
saphire radeon 9600 (with omegacorner drivers, because the ATI radeon Catalyst drivers don't work with Half-Life, atleast in my CPU
SBlive! value (with latest Creative unipack drivers, diagnostics ok
Windows XP home edit
Asus P4S8X-X motherboar

I would really appreciate any help, because I've been struggling with this problem for weeks now. The problem seems to be caused by SBlive! since after installing it the problem occurred. I have reserved IRQ 5 for the soundcard in PCI slot #5 and disabled the motherboard soundcard features in BIOS and Windows, and tried everything I know, so the next step after this would be taking the CPU to a professional repair center. I would not like to do all that, because everything else is working corretly exept Half-Life and other games running a similiar engine.
 
Off the top of my head the error message sounds like a driver issue where
the device is having trouble setting the IRQ Request Level. Have you tried
moving the sound to another PCI slot? Another thing to consider is
updating your motherboard chipset drivers. Fortunately, you are using an
SIS chipset. I remember the Live! card caused a lot of grief for VIA
chipset owners who were running Athlon processors with the KV133 / KT133A /
KT266 chipsets.
 
I have tried to move the sound card to every slot available. I've read that it could be a RAM memory problem: Is my 256mb too little and I know that the ddr333 memory does not come from an ASUS qualified vendor. My memory is 256mb takeMS ddr, so could that be the problem?
 
Good thinking Sam,

1. Test your RAM using: http://www.memtest86.com/memt30.zip
after you extract that zip file, click on the README.txt file for the
instructions on how to create the boot floppy to test your RAM.
If you don't have a floppy drive use Microsoft's new Ramtest CD: http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

2. Dust your fans, vents and components using a 1/4" paintbrush
and a hose vacuum. Use compressed air for hard to reach places.
Set a housefan to blow cold air into your case to expose an over-
heating issue.. If it works add more fans or replace defective ones.
Use this Motherboard Monitor Utility: http://mbm.livewiredev.com

3. A faulty power supply can cause STOP errors, random reboots,
and black screen lockups. One way to test for that is to check the
wattage sticker on your power supply and then calculate your need
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/ (Min. 350 for gaming)

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
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_________________________________________________________

|I have tried to move the sound card to every slot available. I've read that it could be a RAM memory problem: Is my 256mb too
little and I know that the ddr333 memory does not come from an ASUS qualified vendor. My memory is 256mb takeMS ddr, so could that
be the problem?
 
Memtest is no longer being developed by the original creator. Fortunately,
some nice group have taken it on and updated it.

Update your links boys n girls :o)

http://www.memtest.org/


"Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
Good thinking Sam,

1. Test your RAM using: http://www.memtest86.com/memt30.zip
after you extract that zip file, click on the README.txt file for the
instructions on how to create the boot floppy to test your RAM.
If you don't have a floppy drive use Microsoft's new Ramtest CD:
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

2. Dust your fans, vents and components using a 1/4" paintbrush
and a hose vacuum. Use compressed air for hard to reach places.
Set a housefan to blow cold air into your case to expose an over-
heating issue.. If it works add more fans or replace defective ones.
Use this Motherboard Monitor Utility: http://mbm.livewiredev.com

3. A faulty power supply can cause STOP errors, random reboots,
and black screen lockups. One way to test for that is to check the
wattage sticker on your power supply and then calculate your need
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/ (Min. 350 for gaming)

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
Contact
MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

|I have tried to move the sound card to every slot available. I've read that
it could be a RAM memory problem: Is my 256mb too
little and I know that the ddr333 memory does not come from an ASUS
qualified vendor. My memory is 256mb takeMS ddr, so could that
be the problem?
 
Thanks Buzz!

"Buzz" <buzz.at.infidelus.dot.com> wrote in message | Memtest is no longer being developed by the original creator. Fortunately,
| some nice group have taken it on and updated it.
|
| Update your links boys n girls :o)
|
| http://www.memtest.org/
|
|
| "Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
| | Good thinking Sam,
|
| 1. Test your RAM using: http://www.memtest86.com/memt30.zip
| after you extract that zip file, click on the README.txt file for the
| instructions on how to create the boot floppy to test your RAM.
| If you don't have a floppy drive use Microsoft's new Ramtest CD:
| http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
|
| 2. Dust your fans, vents and components using a 1/4" paintbrush
| and a hose vacuum. Use compressed air for hard to reach places.
| Set a housefan to blow cold air into your case to expose an over-
| heating issue.. If it works add more fans or replace defective ones.
| Use this Motherboard Monitor Utility: http://mbm.livewiredev.com
|
| 3. A faulty power supply can cause STOP errors, random reboots,
| and black screen lockups. One way to test for that is to check the
| wattage sticker on your power supply and then calculate your need
| http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/ (Min. 350 for gaming)
|
| --
| Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
|
|
| Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
| Contact
| MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| _________________________________________________________
|
| ||I have tried to move the sound card to every slot available. I've read that
| it could be a RAM memory problem: Is my 256mb too
| little and I know that the ddr333 memory does not come from an ASUS
| qualified vendor. My memory is 256mb takeMS ddr, so could that
| be the problem?
|
|
|
 
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