Freeze

tenbearsioux · 12-25-2004, 03:51 AM

I have Call of Duty and Rainbow six 3: Raven-Shield installed, however, when I try to play the game the computer freezes before I reach the main minu. The screen has no messages only vertical lines of color. I presently am using ATI's AIW 9800 Pro with 128 Mb, ATI catalyst 4.12, DirectX 9.0c, Windows XP Professional, Audigy 2zs sound card, Intel Pentium 4 2.6 Ghz and 1 GB of Ram.
Ghost Recon and Medal of Honor run perfectly
Can anyone offer some assistance here. I would love to play these games.

Kacperski · 12-25-2004, 03:50 PM

Hmm.....smth like that could happen if you oc'd that card or got the agp voltage wrong.
But first try patching those games and changing drivers (latest are not always the best)

interman · 12-25-2004, 04:11 PM

does this happen in all games?

if it does then I'm reasonably sure the cooler on your vidcard isn't seated properly. changing the agp voltage doesn't help you at all because it affects the bus and not the card itself, but voltmodding the core and/or ram on the card might introduce artifacts like the ones you mentioned.

LoneStrider · 12-25-2004, 05:46 PM

yup, i think i agree with interman, cuz i bought my new pc in september, and after getting all the things up and running my screen just told me 'no video input' after it was turned on.... i was planning to trade the computer with the retailer, till i asked a friend of mine. he said what kind of sound my pc made when i started up. 3 beeps. he said my vidcard wasn't in the socket properly. without breaking the warranty seal (a tie-wrap) i managed to push the card into its place again. it worked. not that it should help you, but just a thought.

about the werid stripes, i had that on my old pc sometimes. rarely. dunno but never fixed it. maybe its a good thing to look into the hardware and check if EVERYTHING is properly connected. it helps. while your're at it, blow some dust you can find of it. that helps too :P

Kacperski · 12-25-2004, 09:43 PM

My 9500 (8xAGP) did smth like that on 4xAGP before windows booted up, once windows started working, all was fine so...

tenbearsioux · 12-31-2004, 12:49 AM

Interman,
Thanks for the comments. It does not do this on all games only the two I mentioned. I have not attempted any modifications on the cards. I feel certain that everything was seated correctly.

01-08-2005, 01:06 AM

I have just the thing you are looking for :thumbup:

http://www.cluboverclocker.com/reviews/coo...ec_spectrum_fc/ :thumbup:

I have one for additional cooling in my Rig, very good :thumbup:

tenbearsioux · 01-08-2005, 05:31 AM

;) Well after much flustration I finally broke down and called the ATI tech service. After trying severall things he concluded that it was the card. I have mailed it back for replacement or repair. In the meantime I purchased a Radeon 9200 SE from Compusa. All games are working great. I do feel that there was probably a heat issue also. Is there a cooling device that is a PCI card that I could insert below the AGP slot.
Thanks for the suggestions and feel sure this has been resolved

12-25-2004, 03:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kacperski is on the 5th circle: Wrath & Sullenness Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,138 Hellbux: 14,565	Hmm.....smth like that could happen if you oc'd that card or got the agp voltage wrong. But first try patching those games and changing drivers (latest are not always the best) __________________ \"Of course this thread is pointless...but heck, we have to post something somewhere \" -KamisoriX Ratzinger - Die neue Panzerkampfwagen Papa ;)

12-25-2004, 04:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
interman Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,951 Hellbux: 82,575	does this happen in all games? if it does then I'm reasonably sure the cooler on your vidcard isn't seated properly. changing the agp voltage doesn't help you at all because it affects the bus and not the card itself, but voltmodding the core and/or ram on the card might introduce artifacts like the ones you mentioned. __________________

12-25-2004, 05:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
LoneStrider is on the 5th circle: Wrath & Sullenness Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hellmond, Netherlands Posts: 1,639 Hellbux: 25,891	yup, i think i agree with interman, cuz i bought my new pc in september, and after getting all the things up and running my screen just told me 'no video input' after it was turned on.... i was planning to trade the computer with the retailer, till i asked a friend of mine. he said what kind of sound my pc made when i started up. 3 beeps. he said my vidcard wasn't in the socket properly. without breaking the warranty seal (a tie-wrap) i managed to push the card into its place again. it worked. not that it should help you, but just a thought. about the werid stripes, i had that on my old pc sometimes. rarely. dunno but never fixed it. maybe its a good thing to look into the hardware and check if EVERYTHING is properly connected. it helps. while your're at it, blow some dust you can find of it. that helps too :P __________________ 'Because the finding of this, finds you incapacitorially finding and/or locating in your discovering the detecting of a way to save your dolly belle ol' what's her face.' - Captain Jack Sparrow

12-25-2004, 09:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kacperski is on the 5th circle: Wrath & Sullenness Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,138 Hellbux: 14,565	My 9500 (8xAGP) did smth like that on 4xAGP before windows booted up, once windows started working, all was fine so... __________________ \"Of course this thread is pointless...but heck, we have to post something somewhere \" -KamisoriX Ratzinger - Die neue Panzerkampfwagen Papa ;)

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12-25-2004, 03:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
tenbearsioux is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3 Hellbux: 405	I have Call of Duty and Rainbow six 3: Raven-Shield installed, however, when I try to play the game the computer freezes before I reach the main minu. The screen has no messages only vertical lines of color. I presently am using ATI's AIW 9800 Pro with 128 Mb, ATI catalyst 4.12, DirectX 9.0c, Windows XP Professional, Audigy 2zs sound card, Intel Pentium 4 2.6 Ghz and 1 GB of Ram. Ghost Recon and Medal of Honor run perfectly Can anyone offer some assistance here. I would love to play these games.

12-31-2004, 12:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
tenbearsioux is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3 Hellbux: 405	Interman, Thanks for the comments. It does not do this on all games only the two I mentioned. I have not attempted any modifications on the cards. I feel certain that everything was seated correctly.

01-08-2005, 01:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
-Deadly- Posts: n/a Hellbux: 0 [Check]	I have just the thing you are looking for :thumbup: http://www.cluboverclocker.com/reviews/coo...ec_spectrum_fc/ :thumbup: I have one for additional cooling in my Rig, very good :thumbup:

01-08-2005, 05:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
tenbearsioux is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3 Hellbux: 405	;) Well after much flustration I finally broke down and called the ATI tech service. After trying severall things he concluded that it was the card. I have mailed it back for replacement or repair. In the meantime I purchased a Radeon 9200 SE from Compusa. All games are working great. I do feel that there was probably a heat issue also. Is there a cooling device that is a PCI card that I could insert below the AGP slot. Thanks for the suggestions and feel sure this has been resolved