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10-12-2006, 06:17 AM
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EvilBill wrote:>> *Please* tell me it's not a hardware fault, I can't afford to> replace the card! Taint yer card, tis yer drivers.
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You sure about that? I update my drivers regularly, and I've been having these problems as far back as Forceware 74.xx. BTW, you can always clear that up by
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switching to the desktop and then switching back.
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Yeah, that fixes that, but it doesn't stop all the 3D games from crashing all the time. 
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Personally I think it's your card. Either heat build-up or bad VRAM. Is it under warranty? Make sure that the case is well ventilated. I don't know what else to say, the only time I've seen that sort of behavior is when a card is failing, often due to overclocking or overheating. Hope I'm wrong.
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Well, one thing I'm glad about : the weirdness depicted in the Master of
Orion screenshot *was* caused by the virus scanner, oddly enough - disabling
it allowed me a long game free of weird colours 
Sadly, it's not under warranty, I've had this rig too long. But I'm going to
open it up and de-dust the case, see if that helps.
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to expect the worst.
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10-12-2006, 08:40 AM
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EvilBill wrote:
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Mickey wrote:> EvilBill wrote:>>>> *Please* tell me it's not a hardware fault, I can't afford to>> replace the card!>> Taint yer card, tis yer drivers. You sure about that? I update my drivers regularly, and I've been having these problems as far back as Forceware 74.xx. BTW, you can always clear that up by> switching to the desktop and then switching back.> Yeah, that fixes that, but it doesn't stop all the 3D games from crashing all the time.
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Personally I think it's your card. Either heat build-up or bad VRAM. Is it under warranty? Make sure that the case is well ventilated. I don't know what else to say, the only time I've seen that sort of behavior is when a card is failing, often due to overclocking or overheating. Hope I'm wrong.
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Well, one thing I'm glad about: the weirdness depicted in the Master of Orion screenshot *was* caused by the virus scanner, oddly enough - disabling it allowed me a long game free of weird colours Sadly, it's not under warranty, I've had this rig too long. But I'm going to open it up and de-dust the case, see if that helps. -- -- * I always hope for the best. Experience, unfortunately, has taught me to expect the worst. Yahoo: evilbill_agqx Web: http://www.evilbill.org.uk
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A shot in the dark here: have you upgraded your motherboard BIOS? I
had a similar problem that was fixed as soon as I flashed my BIOS.
Juan
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10-12-2006, 08:40 AM
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EvilBill wrote:
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Mickey wrote:> EvilBill wrote:>>>> *Please* tell me it's not a hardware fault, I can't afford to>> replace the card!>> Taint yer card, tis yer drivers. You sure about that? I update my drivers regularly, and I've been having these problems as far back as Forceware 74.xx. BTW, you can always clear that up by> switching to the desktop and then switching back.> Yeah, that fixes that, but it doesn't stop all the 3D games from crashing all the time.
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Personally I think it's your card. Either heat build-up or bad VRAM. Is it under warranty? Make sure that the case is well ventilated. I don't know what else to say, the only time I've seen that sort of behavior is when a card is failing, often due to overclocking or overheating. Hope I'm wrong.
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Well, one thing I'm glad about: the weirdness depicted in the Master of Orion screenshot *was* caused by the virus scanner, oddly enough - disabling it allowed me a long game free of weird colours Sadly, it's not under warranty, I've had this rig too long. But I'm going to open it up and de-dust the case, see if that helps. -- -- * I always hope for the best. Experience, unfortunately, has taught me to expect the worst. Yahoo: evilbill_agqx Web: http://www.evilbill.org.uk
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A shot in the dark here: have you upgraded your motherboard BIOS? I
had a similar problem that was fixed as soon as I flashed my BIOS.
Juan
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10-12-2006, 08:58 AM
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Strongfok wrote:
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A shot in the dark here: have you upgraded your motherboard BIOS? I had a similar problem that was fixed as soon as I flashed my BIOS.
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I haven't, actually. I've always been a little nervous of doing so, just in
case I screw my machine up.
Plus the last time I read about doing so, it mentioned using a floppy, and
my PC doesn't have a floppy drive. LOL
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10-12-2006, 08:58 AM
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Strongfok wrote:
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A shot in the dark here: have you upgraded your motherboard BIOS? I had a similar problem that was fixed as soon as I flashed my BIOS.
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I haven't, actually. I've always been a little nervous of doing so, just in
case I screw my machine up.
Plus the last time I read about doing so, it mentioned using a floppy, and
my PC doesn't have a floppy drive. LOL
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* I always hope for the best. Experience, unfortunately, has taught me
to expect the worst.
Yahoo: evilbill_agqx
Web: http://www.evilbill.org.uk
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