HL2 Problems (ram issue?)

Raiden1803 · December 21st, 2004

Well Rescently iv been having alot of HL2 problems during gameplay, iv had times where it unexpectedly would freeze during loading. the last issue was the weirdness. After it froze, All i heard My HD do was endlessly beep. It took alot of effort to boot back into windows too. I think it came close to killing my hd. either that or the games just sucking up all my ram causing my computer to freeze. i noteced on the system specs it recomended 512mb which is what i have. what else could be causing hl2 to freeze my pc?

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PiggyFlyer · December 21st, 2004

my first thoughts of your problem could be the DVD-rom drive which reads the disk, if you have 2 readers i would try the other drive.

Second thought is spyware, download ad-aware from lavasoft (search google adaware)

if not then i havent a clue.. but if everything else works fine then it aint ur ram thats for sure.

I do get problems with HL2, such as purple haze in the windows at times.. and when i join a server sometimes it can momentarily freeze for around 10 secs then come back.

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Raiden1803 · December 21st, 2004

Okay... after you install the game you do know that u dont need the discs at all to run the game right? its ran right off the drive

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didamangi · December 21st, 2004

Well no, there's a Securom protection for the retail version of HL2.
The disk has to be in the drive if you want to play it.

I say do a complete scandisk of your drive for bad sectors.

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Raiden1803 · December 21st, 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by didamangi

Well no, there's a Securom protection for the retail version of HL2.
The disk has to be in the drive if you want to play it.

I say do a complete scandisk of your drive for bad sectors.

iv been running it without the disc

its an actual retail copy too.

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didamangi · December 21st, 2004

Actually, me too

I've got the ce edition, can't wait for the new daemon tools to show up

Anyway, about your problem, try deleting the clientregistry.blob on your steam folder and restart steam.

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December 21st, 2004	#1 (permalink)
Raiden1803 ..... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: in a van down by the river Posts: 2,535	HL2 Problems (ram issue?) Well Rescently iv been having alot of HL2 problems during gameplay, iv had times where it unexpectedly would freeze during loading. the last issue was the weirdness. After it froze, All i heard My HD do was endlessly beep. It took alot of effort to boot back into windows too. I think it came close to killing my hd. either that or the games just sucking up all my ram causing my computer to freeze. i noteced on the system specs it recomended 512mb which is what i have. what else could be causing hl2 to freeze my pc? __________________ OS: WinXP (Sp2 Build) CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.39GHz GFX: ATi Radeon X850 PRO 256MB SOUND: SB Audigy 2 ZS Speakers : Creative Inspire T7700 CD/CD-RW: Lite-On DVDRW SOH1213S / Sony CRX 230ED RAM: 1gig DDR HD: 160gig Seagate

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December 21st, 2004	#2 (permalink)
PiggyFlyer NGemu grand Banana Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: uk Posts: 175	my first thoughts of your problem could be the DVD-rom drive which reads the disk, if you have 2 readers i would try the other drive. Second thought is spyware, download ad-aware from lavasoft (search google adaware) if not then i havent a clue.. but if everything else works fine then it aint ur ram thats for sure. I do get problems with HL2, such as purple haze in the windows at times.. and when i join a server sometimes it can momentarily freeze for around 10 secs then come back. __________________ =Best Damn Gaming machine you can get! = DFI NF4 SLI-D A64 3500+ 1GB g.skill pc4400LE 74Gb Raptor 10,000 RPM SATA Enermax 600W Dual 12V+ rail. MSI 6800 GT 400/1120 [ 10mb's cable ]

December 21st, 2004	#3 (permalink)
Raiden1803 ..... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: in a van down by the river Posts: 2,535	Okay... after you install the game you do know that u dont need the discs at all to run the game right? its ran right off the drive __________________ OS: WinXP (Sp2 Build) CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.39GHz GFX: ATi Radeon X850 PRO 256MB SOUND: SB Audigy 2 ZS Speakers : Creative Inspire T7700 CD/CD-RW: Lite-On DVDRW SOH1213S / Sony CRX 230ED RAM: 1gig DDR HD: 160gig Seagate

December 21st, 2004	#4 (permalink)
didamangi Interplay sucks! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,214	Well no, there's a Securom protection for the retail version of HL2. The disk has to be in the drive if you want to play it. I say do a complete scandisk of your drive for bad sectors. __________________ Updated! PC rig : Athlon XP 2500+ Barton, Shuttle AN35[N] Ultra, 1.5GB DDRAM, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB, Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, Compromate Video TV Tuner, LG GDR8162B DVD-Rom, Liteon CDRW 52/24/52, Win XP Home SP2, Maxtor 6Y120L0 120GB. Consoles : Dreamcast (finally!!), PS2, Saturn, SNES Butuh bantuan menginstall ePSXe atau Project 64? Klik aja disini.

December 21st, 2004	#6 (permalink)
didamangi Interplay sucks! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,214	Actually, me too I've got the ce edition, can't wait for the new daemon tools to show up Anyway, about your problem, try deleting the clientregistry.blob on your steam folder and restart steam. __________________ Updated! PC rig : Athlon XP 2500+ Barton, Shuttle AN35[N] Ultra, 1.5GB DDRAM, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB, Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, Compromate Video TV Tuner, LG GDR8162B DVD-Rom, Liteon CDRW 52/24/52, Win XP Home SP2, Maxtor 6Y120L0 120GB. Consoles : Dreamcast (finally!!), PS2, Saturn, SNES Butuh bantuan menginstall ePSXe atau Project 64? Klik aja disini.