September 16, 200718 yr I put this petition to steam support: I wait the answer & solution(s): ERROR = I get the following error when playing Half-Life 2 'The Instruction at 0x####### referenced memory at 0x#######. The memory could not be 'read'... PETITION: - After I made all the solutions in the FAQ, the crash remain again: - updated bios A7V8X-X from 1013 (2003) to 1014 beta (2004) and no more update available, sorry. - updated video drivers nvidia from 93.47 (2006) to 162.18 (2007) and the diag says the new drivers are "old" and tip go back to 91.74 version??? - Deleted all the Steam files and folders, updated Steam = problem remain again? - Used all the -xxxxx options in properties of the games (hl2, dod:s, fa:s, dod and firearms) and nothing changed: the memory error remain? There is no more solution to test: what can I do for to play again my favorites steam games via steam without those crashies? Egidio. PS. I don't know if it's the update of the bios or the new update of the video drivers, but my pc run more fast than before: fast display of internet page and all opened windows now???? Here below, my steam crash test and FAQ solutions. SteamResults2.zip SteamResults2.zipSteamResults2.zipSteamResults2.zip
September 16, 200718 yr A few years ago when I would play a certian game I would get that error. Come to find out thats a sign of a power supply going bad or ram going bad. Watch the numbers write them down and if they are different all the time its the Power Supply, if its the same then its the memory... Yes I know It probably only happens when playing HL2, so did my error when I would play GTA III I replaced my PSU as the numbers where always different, and error went away. Hope this helps BTD.
September 16, 200718 yr Author Always the same adress error, thanks. Tested the ram with the microsoft test memory = no one problems? I shall remove one of the twice 512MB. for to see if the problem remain... Next soon. Egidio.
September 19, 200718 yr Author Devises update from my PC detailled on my link beside here: Memory: 2 GB. (2 * 1GB. PC3200 DDR 400 Mhz.[KVR400X64C3A]) was: 1 GB. (2 * 512 MB. PC3200 DDR 400 Mhz.) With the last steam update, I can play now with 2 ram plugged instead steam typed only one of 512 MB. need... But I have other games & applications who needs more memory: like BF2142... Egidio.
September 20, 200718 yr Author For my son, after he populated with 2 * 1GB. ram same as I, he do to make this: "If Steam continues to crash, try deleting all files and folders in the Steam directory except for steam.exe and the SteamApps folder". And all is alright now. Egidio.
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