epsxe crashes entire computer every 5 minutes

Nordo · June 25th, 2003

I've been using epsxe for a few weeks and about 10 hours worth of total game time and haven't had any problems until now. After playing any game for around 5 minutes my entire computer spontaniously reboots. The only thing that's changed is that now I'm playing with a game pad. Is it possible that adding the game pad is making epsxe do weird things? If anyone else has had computer crashing problems, please let me know how you fixed it.

Thanks,
-Nordo

**I-Chan** · June 25th, 2003

Try again without the pad, it might be the drivers. Is it analogical? Has it force feedback? Analog/ForceFeedback support is still WIP in ePSXe.

Galway no Sora · June 25th, 2003

Hmm, its weird. I never have problem with gamepad. I think what I-Chan said is true, you need to check it.

winter_mute · June 25th, 2003

I`ve never have problems with gamepad in epsxe (or in any other aplication)...

just check did U install your drivers propetlly - wrong drivers instalation can caused verry wierd problems (belive me - I`ve had lots of them when I tested 3rd party drivers on XP)

GKort · July 22nd, 2003

i had that problem w/wc3...i suppose my video card got too hot and just rebooted itself...i just took the door off the side of my box and its just fine now...althought my com is in a desk...while yours might be out in the open and can get hit by something you dont want in there...

WindHydra · July 22nd, 2003

r u using WinXP? If you are, might want to try turning off auto restart.

geeko20 · July 23rd, 2003

hi i have a similar problem except mine crashes when i go to file: run CD Rom. the bios starts to load up and then it says Epsxe has caused an error in EPSXE.EXE? by i am using WindowsME can someone help me???

dazey238 · July 23rd, 2003

geeko, your problem will be WindowsME which is awful for...well just about anything actually. Try and score yourself a copy of Windows 98SE....

I had this problem last night, but it was after having the computer on for about 5 hours playing Xenogears....the computer made a high pitched squeal and then rebooted. It's not really surprising given the HW/SW combination I'm using (Athlon 1800+ on an ASUS board with a Via Chipset, SB Live 5.1, GeForce Ti4200 and Windows 98SE...Yikes!), but 5 hours is a good enough innings for me.

5 Minutes is pretty rubbish tho....Is it a USB gamepad? I know that Windows support for the old Gameport is getting worse with each release. Try it with and without the Gamepad to verify that it's actually causing a problem.....

July 23rd, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by geeko20

hi i have a similar problem except mine crashes when i go to file: run CD Rom. the bios starts to load up and then it says Epsxe has caused an error in EPSXE.EXE? by i am using WindowsME can someone help me???

try a different cd-r plugin; win9x (98, me) can be a huge pain in the ass with some cd-rom plugins.

July 23rd, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nordo

I've been using epsxe for a few weeks and about 10 hours worth of total game time and haven't had any problems until now. After playing any game for around 5 minutes my entire computer spontaniously reboots. The only thing that's changed is that now I'm playing with a game pad. Is it possible that adding the game pad is making epsxe do weird things? If anyone else has had computer crashing problems, please let me know how you fixed it.

Thanks,
-Nordo

if your pad uses force feedback; disable it and see if that helps...

geeko20 · July 24th, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samor

try a different cd-r plugin; win9x (98, me) can be a huge pain in the ass with some cd-rom plugins.

can you suggest some diferent plugins? im kinda new to all this stuff

**Yeloazndevil** · July 24th, 2003

try Peops, xeven, or sapu's cd-r plug-ins

Shadow_Cast · July 29th, 2003

hmmm...try turning of windows messenger service. I know it sounds strange, but those damn ads kept kicking me out of my game and sometimes would overload the CPU and reboot. But it would only happen when I would be using a CPU heavy game (usung onboard sound and USB, so taking power away from processor)

doom_2er · July 29th, 2003

I had the same problem very recently - I played for about 3 or 4 minutes then the computer made a very strange noise and restarted itself. But I found the problem - I was using my graphics card's dynamic gamma adjust - after disabling it the problem was gone. You should check your video card settings and disable the gamma control if you use it. It should help. It worked for me.

June 25th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Nordo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1	epsxe crashes entire computer every 5 minutes I've been using epsxe for a few weeks and about 10 hours worth of total game time and haven't had any problems until now. After playing any game for around 5 minutes my entire computer spontaniously reboots. The only thing that's changed is that now I'm playing with a game pad. Is it possible that adding the game pad is making epsxe do weird things? If anyone else has had computer crashing problems, please let me know how you fixed it. Thanks, -Nordo

June 25th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
I-Chan Ex Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 3,085	Re: epsxe crashes entire computer every 5 minutes Try again without the pad, it might be the drivers. Is it analogical? Has it force feedback? Analog/ForceFeedback support is still WIP in ePSXe. __________________ "I'm living in a dream I can't wake from" Core 2 Duo 6600 FSB 1066 \| 2048 MB DDR2 PC2 6400 800 MHZ \| NVIDIA 8800 GTS \| Sound Blaster Audigy 4 \| Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATAII+WD Caviar 250GB \| Dell 3007WFP-HC 30" Widescreen

June 25th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Galway no Sora ~¤ PanZeR ¤~ idRO Thor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Valhalla, in Odin's throne Posts: 3,145	Re: epsxe crashes entire computer every 5 minutes Hmm, its weird. I never have problem with gamepad. I think what I-Chan said is true, you need to check it. __________________ Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz «» 2048MB DDR2 RAM «» 256MB onboard Graphic Onboard Realtek High Definition Soundcard «» 160 + 40 GB SATA HDD Pioneer DVD±RW «» 15.4" Widescreen LCD «» Windows Vista Ultimate Sucks ha? Yeah, that's a laptop for sure.

June 25th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
winter_mute That Guy from Darkness Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: in Darkness Posts: 873	Re: epsxe crashes entire computer every 5 minutes I`ve never have problems with gamepad in epsxe (or in any other aplication)... just check did U install your drivers propetlly - wrong drivers instalation can caused verry wierd problems (belive me - I`ve had lots of them when I tested 3rd party drivers on XP) __________________ => PSEmu.pl <= PlayStation Emulation

July 22nd, 2003	#5 (permalink)
GKort Banned Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 766	Re: epsxe crashes entire computer every 5 minutes i had that problem w/wc3...i suppose my video card got too hot and just rebooted itself...i just took the door off the side of my box and its just fine now...althought my com is in a desk...while yours might be out in the open and can get hit by something you dont want in there...

July 22nd, 2003	#6 (permalink)
WindHydra Wind, Life, Eternity Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: El Monte Posts: 1,331	Re: epsxe crashes entire computer every 5 minutes r u using WinXP? If you are, might want to try turning off auto restart. __________________ My deviantArt :bounce: We ran like the wind, under the cerulean skies...

July 23rd, 2003	#7 (permalink)
geeko20 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2	hi i have a similar problem except mine crashes when i go to file: run CD Rom. the bios starts to load up and then it says Epsxe has caused an error in EPSXE.EXE? by i am using WindowsME can someone help me???

July 23rd, 2003	#8 (permalink)
dazey238 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 6	Re: epsxe crashes entire computer every 5 minutes geeko, your problem will be WindowsME which is awful for...well just about anything actually. Try and score yourself a copy of Windows 98SE.... I had this problem last night, but it was after having the computer on for about 5 hours playing Xenogears....the computer made a high pitched squeal and then rebooted. It's not really surprising given the HW/SW combination I'm using (Athlon 1800+ on an ASUS board with a Via Chipset, SB Live 5.1, GeForce Ti4200 and Windows 98SE...Yikes!), but 5 hours is a good enough innings for me. 5 Minutes is pretty rubbish tho....Is it a USB gamepad? I know that Windows support for the old Gameport is getting worse with each release. Try it with and without the Gamepad to verify that it's actually causing a problem.....

July 24th, 2003	#12 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,147	Re: epsxe crashes entire computer every 5 minutes try Peops, xeven, or sapu's cd-r plug-ins

July 29th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
Shadow_Cast Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: East LA Posts: 302	hmmm...try turning of windows messenger service. I know it sounds strange, but those damn ads kept kicking me out of my game and sometimes would overload the CPU and reboot. But it would only happen when I would be using a CPU heavy game (usung onboard sound and USB, so taking power away from processor) __________________ 2.8Ghz Pentium D - 1024MB DDR2 RAM - It's been a 7800GT for a while now -- just never updated the sig - 250 GB HDD (7200 RPM) I hate Myspace. I love facebook.

July 29th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
doom_2er Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 6	I had the same problem very recently - I played for about 3 or 4 minutes then the computer made a very strange noise and restarted itself. But I found the problem - I was using my graphics card's dynamic gamma adjust - after disabling it the problem was gone. You should check your video card settings and disable the gamma control if you use it. It should help. It worked for me.

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