Reproducible Shutdowns with FX5600 MyVivo

[kilg0r3]

System
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CPU: AMD 1800+
RAM: 256 Infineon
CHIPSET: VIA266A
- Drivers: 4in1 4.49
SOUND: Hercules Muse LT 4ch
- Latest from M$' site
VGA: Leadtek WinFast MyVivo FX5600
- Drivers: 53.03 Referenztreiber
- WDM Drivers 2.13


Capture Applications
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VirtualDub, VirtualVCR, PowerVCR, UleadVidestudio 7 SE; Mpeg2 capables preferred.

Dear Readers :)

The problem I am facing is the following: I get a lot of nonsensical shutdowns when accessing the capture function of my card. the 'last action' can be anything from closing the preview, over minimizing the application, closing a configuration dialog, to simply saving the captured file (i rarely get that far). It does not make any difference which application i use. However, I had that problem the time before i reinstalled my system. But then it only concerned virtual vcr. Ulead Video Studio worked great.

What I ahve done so far
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Checked for IRQ conflicts. The video card and the sound card have their own IRQs
De- and reinstalled various drivers and directX.
Changed from sound board to onboard sound.

I am completely lost now. So please ...

Note: My Feeling is that it has something to do with the reinitialisation of the overlay in connection with the capture filters/drivers.

Thanks a lot for reading, kilg0r3

[2ZOD.COM]

I would guess it's some kind of driver conflict.

I find that a lot of the time when I update my drivers under windows xp they don't always function properly. If I reformat, and then only install the newer drivers then the stuff works fine.

Have you considered it may also be your power supply? I've dealt with 2 computers that had bad power supplies and would randomly restart. One would be fine for hours unless I did something CPU or video card intensive where it would draw more power. Over time it got to just random restarting every 10 minutes or so.

I would try a reformat, and re-install the latest versions of the drivers. If it still restarts try calling the company that made the video card, they usually know more about weird quirks and stuff like that. If all else fails I would guess the power supply.

[jggimi]

If it happens at different points in the process, I would suspect hardware (such as insufficient cooling, or a problem with a component, such as power supply, motherboard, ram, or CPU). But if its reproduceable at the same point every time, then I'd suspect software.

If the reboot produces a minidump, then you have something that can be possibly traced back. If the dumps are different, then it might be hardware. Just last week, I was getting reboots in a particular application, but not at exactly the same point. However, a quick peek at a few of the dumps showed it to be the same error, and, luckily, showed the error occurring in a file that began with ATI... So I updated my video driver to a newer release, and suddenly, no more problems.

If it's hardware, the most common problem experienced by encoders is heat. And capture with encoding may produce a significant amount of it. If you're overclocking, stop doing it, and see if the problem goes away, If you're not, remove the cover, aim a fan at the open PC, and see if it goes away.

I'm moving this to the PC Hardware/Software forum, where you'll likely get more help for your problem, such as pointers to temperature monitors, stress tests, and other tools that may help.

[kilg0r3]

It wasdefinitely a driver problem. I had to revert from a 53.xx version of the Nvidia Drivers to 45.23 :(

No, however I hav another problem, which I will post seperately. thank you people for your help and time :)