msadler 5 Posted August 13, 2012 Hopefully someone can help me figure this out.I have been playing dayz on my Laptop for a few month with no issues at all,Recently my pc goes to a black screen all of the sudden and my pc freezes while im in game and it now does it after about 2-5 min of game play.Never used to do this and i have tried everything and i me everyting you could do.Can anyone help me figure out why my pc is doing this now? Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor P8400 2.26 GHz | 3 MB L2 Cache | 1066 MHz FSB Chipset Intel® PM45 Express Chipset Display panel 17-inch WUXGA TFT (1920 × 1200) Memory 4096 MB 1066 MHz DDR3 memory (2 × 2048) Operates at 1066 MHz Total slots: 2 slots | Available slots: 0 slots Video controller NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GTS With 512 MB of GDDR3 Discrete Video Memory Audio High definition audio - 2 channel Webcam 1.3 Megapixel HDMI Version 1.3 connector E-SATA port Yes Fingerprint reader No Hard drive 200 GB 7200 RPM SATA hard drive Optical drive 8x Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRW with DVD-RAM and Labelflash™ Write maximum: 8X DVD±R, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 2X DVD-R DL, 2.4X DVD+R DL, 5X DVD-RAM, 24X CD-R and 16X CD-RW discs Read maximum: 8X DVD-R/RW/ROM, 4X DVD±R DL, 5X DVD-RAM, 24X CD-R/RW/ROM discs Modem Integrated V.92 56K modem Network Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter 802.11n wireless LAN Memory card reader 5-in-1 Memory Stick®Memory Stick Pro®Multimedia Card™Secure Digital™xD-Picture CardMiniSD and RS-MMC (when used with adapter that is supplied with card) Interfaces Three - USB 2.0 portsOne - VGA portRJ-11 port (modem)RJ-45 port (LAN)One - E-SATAOne - IEEE 1394Headphone/SPDIF audio out jackMicrophone jackOne - HDMI V1.3 connectorOne - Kensington lock slotPower input Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msadler 5 Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) No dust No over heating at alll.I just revently clean both heatsinks and applied new thermal paste, thought maybe that could be the problem. Edited August 13, 2012 by Sadler13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShigZ 66 Posted August 13, 2012 I was having the same problem as you. I did two things and so far so good. Don't know if will help you though.1- make sure your Arma 2: OA, DayZ mod and Battleye files are updated.2 - update your graphic board drive and (if it allows you to) change the settings for Arma 2 rendering (I changed the FFAX to driver-managed)Lastly, make sure you run the game on updated servers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msadler 5 Posted August 13, 2012 Thank you .Yea i looked into it more and I think its my GPU, Issues with this P-7811fx series of MB having soldering issues for the gpu causing this to happen after awhile with excessive heat.I ordered another MB so hopfully that helps. ;)Thanks for the Info too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diz (DayZ) 35 Posted August 13, 2012 If you get a black screen it's 99% GPU experiencing a catastrophic failure. I have a similar Gateway FX laptop and all I do is keep an object underneath the rear of the machine to give it a little extra airflow. (I use a plastic cartridge holder from a box of Winchester 9mm which would have otherwise been pitched in the recycle bin).Cheaper than a new mobo and worth a shot(pun intended). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msadler 5 Posted August 13, 2012 Nice tip thank you.Yea ive But this MB threw hell from what I have Been Running on it, Surprised its lasted this long lol.Just wasnt sure if that was forsure the case since it just does Blkscreen of death. It also does it playing theArma2 combined ops aswell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imBakedAsBro 0 Posted February 18, 2013 If you get a black screen it's 99% GPU experiencing a catastrophic failureFor real? Having the same issue and have been monitoring temp of my HD6800series and there has been no excess heat. Other games run fine (LoL, Skyrim etc). Also had been playing DayZheaps before this started to happen. Could it have anything to do with latest Arma2 patch? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terminal_boy 860 Posted February 18, 2013 I think the latest ARMA2 patch is to blame.Have had the black screen with 2 GPUs (1 brand new) since the latest patch.Video Memory settings appear to work differently now with Very High giving 80fps and Default giving 20+fps.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imBakedAsBro 0 Posted February 18, 2013 Well at least I can give my PC a pat and let it know it's not really all his fault....Thanks for the news Terminal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AshDeezy 0 Posted December 28, 2013 A little late, but the Gateway P78 series fix for the GeForce 9800M GTS black screen of death is here: http://p7811fx.blogspot.com/2011/07/gateway-p7811-fx-hang-ups-fix-using.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
