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    Minecraft causing BSOD's?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by BrokenKeyboard, Aug 13, 2011.

  1. BrokenKeyboard

    BrokenKeyboard Notebook Consultant

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    I've been getting a LOT of blue screens lately whilst playing Minecraft, I'm starting to think it's a problem with overheating, maybe, because I've never have this many BSOD in such a short period of time.

    My GPU drivers: 270.33

    Any tips? Do you think this is something I should ring Dell for?
     
    BrokenKeyboard, Aug 13, 2011
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  2. Rjdeli

    Rjdeli Notebook Geek

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    reinstall drivers using custom install Clean install checked and get rid of 3d vision driver known to cause issues with minecraft
    [​IMG]

    or to find out what exactly causing BSOD
    click Start, go to run and type C:\Windows\Minidump, look for the most recent minidump file & copy it to your desktop.

    You will need a windows debugging tool Microsoft offers one here

    then Download & install Windows Symbol Packages for your OS Here

    run Debugging Tools for Windows.
    Click file=>symbol file path=>What you must do is locate the Symbols folder. The path should by default install to C:\Windows\Symbols. Once located path hit ok.
    Now you drag and drop the minidump file into Debugging Tools for Windows. The file will begin to process. You will now see a !analyze -v in blue. Click that, and Debugging Tools for Windows will now begin to process the minidump so that you can read it.
    The result of the command usually shows the application or driver that caused the crash.
    For more detailed info you can produce a kernel memory dump or complete memory dump instead of the minidump. By right click my computer=> properties=>advanced=> click start up recover settings=> under write debugging information=> select kernal memory dump=> click ok
    Wait for another BSOD and repeat same process for minidump except file will now be called MEMORY.DMP
    Hope this helps
    pm me for any questions good luck
     
    Rjdeli, Aug 13, 2011
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  3. DjId10t

    DjId10t Notebook Enthusiast

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    I had a problem with blue screens and Minecraft and I traced it back to my over clocking. My computer and apps would run fine at 160, but MC was blue screening I had to go to 156 before the blue screens stop. If you are overclocking scale it back a bit and see where it becomes stable.
     
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  4. BrokenKeyboard

    BrokenKeyboard Notebook Consultant

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    I don't think I've got that 3D option installed, but I'll install the latest drivers and see if it stops the BSOD's.

    I'm not overclocking anything. But thanks for the reply.
     
    BrokenKeyboard, Aug 13, 2011
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