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murraynt · 9th Jul 2010, 20:12

Hello Everybody
Im having a problem in Mass Effect.
When i hack thing in Mass Effect the pc Blue screens.
This doesnt happen for any other game i have,Also it only after starting to happen recently
E6750 @3.4 Ghz
Asus P5K
2BG 1066 Ram
ATI 4850
Samsung F1
X-Fi Titanium Pro
Windows 7 64Bit Unlimited
All my drivers are up to date
Thanks

Pete J · 9th Jul 2010, 22:19

Probably a crap guess but how defragmented is your hard drive?

murraynt · 10th Jul 2010, 01:03

4 Percent it defrags them every wed i think

tennisball · 10th Jul 2010, 09:05

You're playing it on a Wii.
That's your problem.

Could it be an unstable overclock maybe?

I know some game can be quite sensitive to overclocking (Crysis)

Try lowering down to stock settings. Other then that, I have no idea.

Matarsak · 10th Jul 2010, 12:24

Interesting that it should crash only when you try to hack; the minigame isn't exactly demanding on hardware. If I had to guess I'd say driver issue--some graphical effect that's crashing.

Need more info to be sure: is there a stop message displayed when it bluescreens? Have you checked error logs?

You could also try simply updating/reinstalling video drivers.

johnnyboy700 · 10th Jul 2010, 14:56

Have you patched the game or are you running it as per loaded from the disk?

First time I played it crashed on me as soon as I tried to run it and the patch fixed it and it works brilliantly. I'm playing it again as a female Shepard and I think its actually better.

murraynt · 10th Jul 2010, 15:45

I have put everything back to stock and my drivers have been updated.Its running through steam so it should be up to date

johnnyboy700 · 11th Jul 2010, 15:42

Does Steam update non Steam games in the same way it updates games like Half Life, Portal, L4D, TF2, etc, etc?

Aterius Gmork · 11th Jul 2010, 16:38

Usually: Yes.

If it's a non-Valve game you're free to patch it yourself anyway, just turn off the auto update function via the 'Properties' tab so Steam won't verify the integrity of the game cache. Then you can do whatever you want to the files, Steam won't interfere. I've modded Titan Quest I got via Steam to hell, a thing Steam didn't like that much until I turned off the auto updater.

Also try to run Mass Effect as Administrator. Can't confirm this myself, but for a friend who had problems running the game via Steam it did wonders.

9th Jul 2010, 20:12	#1
murraynt I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Athlone,Ireland Posts: 3,981	Mass Effect Crash Hello Everybody Im having a problem in Mass Effect. When i hack thing in Mass Effect the pc Blue screens. This doesnt happen for any other game i have,Also it only after starting to happen recently E6750 @3.4 Ghz Asus P5K 2BG 1066 Ram ATI 4850 Samsung F1 X-Fi Titanium Pro Windows 7 64Bit Unlimited All my drivers are up to date Thanks

9th Jul 2010, 22:19	#2
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10th Jul 2010, 09:05	#4
tennisball [Insert witty comment here] Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: York, United Kingdom Posts: 331	You're playing it on a Wii. That's your problem. Could it be an unstable overclock maybe? I know some game can be quite sensitive to overclocking (Crysis) Try lowering down to stock settings. Other then that, I have no idea. __________________ Deathmatch Classic: Source

10th Jul 2010, 12:24	#5
Matarsak Multimodder Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 75	Interesting that it should crash only when you try to hack; the minigame isn't exactly demanding on hardware. If I had to guess I'd say driver issue--some graphical effect that's crashing. Need more info to be sure: is there a stop message displayed when it bluescreens? Have you checked error logs? You could also try simply updating/reinstalling video drivers. __________________ Rig:C2Q Q9550 OC'd to 3.5GHz - Asus Maximus II Formula - 8GB Patriot RAM - OCZ Vertex 120x2 (RAID 0) - WD Caviar Black 1TB + 2x500GB - Samsung Spinpoint F3EG 2TB x2 - Sapphire 5870 Vapor-X - Samsung 245T (24", 1920x1200) x 3. Blag: www.lucidpixels.net

11th Jul 2010, 16:38	#9
Aterius Gmork Veni Vidi Vado Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 1,392	Usually: Yes. If it's a non-Valve game you're free to patch it yourself anyway, just turn off the auto update function via the 'Properties' tab so Steam won't verify the integrity of the game cache. Then you can do whatever you want to the files, Steam won't interfere. I've modded Titan Quest I got via Steam to hell, a thing Steam didn't like that much until I turned off the auto updater. Also try to run Mass Effect as Administrator. Can't confirm this myself, but for a friend who had problems running the game via Steam it did wonders. Last edited by Aterius Gmork; 11th Jul 2010 at 16:44.

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10th Jul 2010, 01:03	#3
murraynt I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Athlone,Ireland Posts: 3,981	4 Percent it defrags them every wed i think

10th Jul 2010, 14:56	#6
johnnyboy700 Ultramodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,223	Have you patched the game or are you running it as per loaded from the disk? First time I played it crashed on me as soon as I tried to run it and the patch fixed it and it works brilliantly. I'm playing it again as a female Shepard and I think its actually better.

10th Jul 2010, 15:45	#7
murraynt I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Athlone,Ireland Posts: 3,981	I have put everything back to stock and my drivers have been updated.Its running through steam so it should be up to date

11th Jul 2010, 15:42	#8
johnnyboy700 Ultramodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,223	Does Steam update non Steam games in the same way it updates games like Half Life, Portal, L4D, TF2, etc, etc?