Hyper-threading and crashes...

kmcgrat · 03-26-2005, 11:55 AM

Hi,
I have been having a bunch of problems keeping the OOTP running. I would sim just a few games and it would crash. I removed and re-installed the game...turned off sound...turned off directX....etc....etc...but still kept getting crashes. Tried everything...

Then I thought about DISABLING the "hyper-threading" feature in my laptop's Bios...re-installed the game again...and the game seems to be running very smoothly now...I have simmed through several seasons with no crashes!

I was wondering if anyone else out there had a similiar experience?
I may try turning on DirectX and sound to see if the problem is directly related to Intel's HT feature.

Here is the system info:
Dell Inspiron 9100
Intel P4 3.20 Ghz (Hyper Threading DISABLED)
512MB RAM
ATI Radeon 9700 64MB Video Card
Windows XP (5.1 build 2600)
DirectX 9.0c

Thanks,
Kevin

BigCity · 03-26-2005, 12:58 PM

That actually might make sense. Hyperthreading allows two tasks to occur simulataneously - like two CPUs. If something else is running in the background on the 2nd thread while OOTP is doing something in the 1st thread - you can end up with a conflict if both applications try and access the same resource when they don't know about each other.

03-26-2005, 11:55 AM	#1
kmcgrat Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Charleston, WV Posts: 14	Hyper-threading and crashes... Hi, I have been having a bunch of problems keeping the OOTP running. I would sim just a few games and it would crash. I removed and re-installed the game...turned off sound...turned off directX....etc....etc...but still kept getting crashes. Tried everything... Then I thought about DISABLING the "hyper-threading" feature in my laptop's Bios...re-installed the game again...and the game seems to be running very smoothly now...I have simmed through several seasons with no crashes! I was wondering if anyone else out there had a similiar experience? I may try turning on DirectX and sound to see if the problem is directly related to Intel's HT feature. Here is the system info: Dell Inspiron 9100 Intel P4 3.20 Ghz (Hyper Threading DISABLED) 512MB RAM ATI Radeon 9700 64MB Video Card Windows XP (5.1 build 2600) DirectX 9.0c Thanks, Kevin

03-26-2005, 12:58 PM	#2
BigCity All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: South Shore, Great Lakes Posts: 1,386	That actually might make sense. Hyperthreading allows two tasks to occur simulataneously - like two CPUs. If something else is running in the background on the 2nd thread while OOTP is doing something in the 1st thread - you can end up with a conflict if both applications try and access the same resource when they don't know about each other.