Arma Rebooting PC on startup

[Hoot1988 0]

When i launch armed assault my computer reboots every time, i am currently reinstalling Arma to see if this fixes it but i seriously doubt it.

My system spec is

Intel Celeron D 3.5Ghz

1024mb Ram

Radeon 3870 GPU 512ram

I fear it may be hardwear related but I only got my GPU today and other games, like oblivion work fine with everything maxed out.

also i was using a X1300 before and it kept rebooting on that also.

Any help/tips/solutions?

or anyone else got this problem?

[Hoot1988 0]

just thought id update, i reinstalled arma, initial 505 1.04 game worked fine i only visited the main menu however, i proceded to install QG and the 1.08 patch and the problem is back.

[BraTTy 0]

Not enough info's.

What OS? Soundcard? Updated DX etc...

[Hoot1988 0]

OS is XP

sound card is onboard.

620W corsair PSU

1GB ram

3.5GHz Celaron D

3870 Radeon GPU

DX9c

[bigdog632 0]

has OFP and QG ever worked together on your PC?

[BraTTy 0]

And you say that Oblivion works fine and Arma rebooted also with your old video card.

Things I suspect.... dust in cpu heatsink/fan, chipset drivers,soundcard,memory, video drivers

I would clean the cpu heatsink, update chipset drivers,try with sound disabled (within your startup bios)

All fails try diff memory timings, video slot power settings maybe in bios also, upgrade/downgrade video drivers

I also suspect your cd/dvd rom possibly the way its reading it but updating chipset drivers should fix that

[Hoot1988 0]

It worked fine the day i got Queens gambit, I did a few of the mercs missions then went to bed, when i woke up it wouldnt work, figured my GPU had packed in. I got a new one and now it still doesnt work, ArmA works so far as i have tested it on 1.05, downloading the mega 1.08 patch at the moment.

I think its hardwear as It rebooted when i tried the sims and CS: S.

hopefully its Ram as i need to send them back anyway.

[AsRock+SD 0]

Uninstall all video drivers for ATI and nVidia cards and reinstall the drivers to the card you use now.

Overheating could be the issue try using things like Speedfan \ ATI Tool Beta4 to keep a eye on temps.

[gilderan 0]

I suspect that the problem is with the 1.08 patch - ref my post earlier.

Hardware should not be the cause of the issue if ArmA worked prior to 1.08 being installed - that being the only moving part in the equation.

I have mailed 505 last weekend but have not even had an email confirmation of my support request. Being in Australia I might have to call the UK to badger them which really p1sses me off.

I hope ArmA 2 does not contain as many issues as its predecessor. Just as a reference point, EVERY game I own works on my new rig except ArmA with patch 1.08.

[Sedistix 0]

I'm experiencing the same problem.

I'm running a dual core AMD 64X @ 2.4

7600GT 256

3 Gigs ram

Out of the box the game works fine. Once I apply the 1.08 Patch the game reboots my PC upon initialization. So I've essentially purchased "rebooting software".

I can play every other game I own without any problems. However this game is completely non-functional upon patching.