I installed both Arma 2 and Arma 2:OA. However, shortly after startup of the game, the screen will spaz out a bit graphically. Then the screen either goes black or transparent (where I can see my desktop, but not interact with it). I can click ESC, which will then show me my cursor (but the screen will remain black). I can ALT+TAB to return to my desktop and close the game.
I've tried uninstalling both Arma 2 and Arma2:OA from Steam, then reinstalling just Arma 2. However, this did not fix anything. Likewise, I attempted to change the Video settings in-game. Usually it crashes before I can change it, but I did manage to change it to match my computer monitor settings once (to 1920 x Whatever), but that didn't solve the issue either.
I also tried booting the game in windowed-mode, but it still crashes and then tells me the "Display driver stopped responding and recovered". I have the latest display driver though, which is 301.42. Likewise, I don't have this issue with any other game, including BF3.
My computer specs are above and beyond what's needed for this game. They are as follows:
Just an update. I managed to get it working by turning off SLI for just this game in the Nvidia Settings . Of course, that deeply saddens me as I didn't buy 2 graphics cards so that I could just use 1. If anyone knows how to get Arma 2 to work with SLI, please let me know.
[help] black screen and crashing shortly after startup.
in ARMA 2 & OA - TROUBLESHOOTING
Posted · Edited by [FRL]Myke
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I installed both Arma 2 and Arma 2:OA. However, shortly after startup of the game, the screen will spaz out a bit graphically. Then the screen either goes black or transparent (where I can see my desktop, but not interact with it). I can click ESC, which will then show me my cursor (but the screen will remain black). I can ALT+TAB to return to my desktop and close the game.
I've tried uninstalling both Arma 2 and Arma2:OA from Steam, then reinstalling just Arma 2. However, this did not fix anything. Likewise, I attempted to change the Video settings in-game. Usually it crashes before I can change it, but I did manage to change it to match my computer monitor settings once (to 1920 x Whatever), but that didn't solve the issue either.
I also tried booting the game in windowed-mode, but it still crashes and then tells me the "Display driver stopped responding and recovered". I have the latest display driver though, which is 301.42. Likewise, I don't have this issue with any other game, including BF3.
My computer specs are above and beyond what's needed for this game. They are as follows:
Graphics cards:
SLI (x2) EVGA GeForce GTX 570
CPU:
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core
CPU Cooler:
Corsair Hydro Series H60 74.4 CFM Liquid
Memory:
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Motherboard:
ASRock Z68 Professional Gen3 ATX LGA1155
Harddrives:
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5" SSD (for main OS)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM (for Steam, etc.)
Power Supply:
Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V
Monitor:
Asus VW246H 24.0"
OS: Windows 7
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Just an update. I managed to get it working by turning off SLI for just this game in the Nvidia Settings . Of course, that deeply saddens me as I didn't buy 2 graphics cards so that I could just use 1. If anyone knows how to get Arma 2 to work with SLI, please let me know.