ati radeon 9600xt 256

ati radeon 9600xt 256 Newly installed.
MOH pacific assult MP demo freezes frame and reset required
Seems like a sound issue because of looping audio at the time of the freeze.
Also during 3D mark 03 pro test frame rates skyrocket and lockup/ reset 10 seconds into 1st
game test.These are the various drivers Ive tried:

DNA 3.1.4.10b.exe (guru3d.com)
rad_w2kxp_omega_2590.exe
wxp-w2k-8-07-018380E.exe
wxp-w2k-catalyst-8-03-040610a-016126c.exe
wxp-w2k-catalyst-8-062-040929a-018115C.exe
wxp-w2k-ccc-8-051-040825a-017633c.exe
directx_9c_oct04sdk_redist.exe (for the directx.cpl error)(running direct 3D test the cube was so fast it was blurry..I mean FAST!!)

Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 1800MHz 1.8 GHz

Version9.0c Long Version 4.09.00.0904

DirectDraw

Version 5.03.2600.2180

Primary Device RADEON 9600 Series (Omega 2.5.90)

RADEON 9600 Series (Omega 2.5.90) Driver 6.14.10.6490

Description RADEON 9600 Series (Omega 2.5.90)
Manufacturer ATI Technologies Inc. (Omega 2.5.90)
Total Local Video Memory 256 MB
Total Local Texture Memory 502 MB
Total AGP Memory 0 B
Driver File ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.6490
Driver Details 8.07-040915a-018211E-ATI-OMEGA
Driver Date 9-15-2004
Driver WHQL Certified false
Max Texture Width 2048 px

Max Texture Height 2048 px
Max User Clipping Planes 6
Max Active Hardware Lights 8
Max Texture Blending Stages 8
Fixed Function Textures In Single Pass 8
Vertex Shader Version 2.0
Pixel Shader Version 2.0
Max Vertex Blend Matrices 37
Max Texture Coordinates 8
VGA Memory Clock 231.8 MHz
VGA Core Clock 411.8 MHz

Total Physical Memory 1.00 GB
Free Physical Memory 393 MB

Total Pagefile Memory 2.41 GB
Free Pagefile Memory 2.16 GB
Manufacturer Intel Corporation
Model D850GB
Version AAA49507-904
BIOS Vendor Intel Corp.
BIOS Version GATEWA - 20010820
BIOS Release Date 20/08/01
BIOS Properties Plug and Play, Flash, AGP
AGP

Revision 2.0
Rate 1x, 2x, 4x (4x enabled)
Available Rate 0x00000007
Selected Rate 0x00000004
Aperture Size 256 MB
Sideband Addressing supported (enabled)
Fast Write supported (disabled)

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I have tried to give as much info as might be needed.
Any help will be appreciated

i would start by setting your agp aperture size to 128 rather than 256, 128 is the most stable setting for this even know your card is 256 mb it doesn't mean it should be set to that...also try using the real ATI driver from thier site version 4.10 cata......

Originally posted by BIOS@Nov 11 2004, 04:12 AM
i would start by setting your agp aperture size to 128 rather than 256, 128 is the most stable setting for this even know your card is 256 mb it doesn't mean it should be set to that...also try using the real ATI driver from thier site version 4.10 cata......

wxp-w2k-catalyst-8-062-040929a-018115C.exe is the 4.10 cat.
wxp-w2k-8-07-018380E.exe is the 4.11 beta cat
wxp-w2k-ccc-8-051-040825a-017633c.exe is the 4.9 cat

hes tried a lot of versions.. I really don't know what the issue could be. It could be apeture.. but I doubt it.. Im stumped. try to get new INF's, or try disabling AGP acceleration.

Aperature size only adjusts 64 or 256 ....Tried both
Disabled AGP acceleration in directX no change
Started with updated drivers from ATI...
Stumpin Me too ô¿ô

Here's An extra wrench in the works.
Doom3 Demo Works great??

you got the newest INF driver installed? and uhh you could always try reformatting hard drive and fresh install of windows if your about to give up......

could be a driver issue, yah, but I doubt it. to check, go to my computer, software and de-install ALL Ati related things, then do a fresh install with the Catalyst 4.10. If that still does not work, I have no clue what it could be. I first thought of a heat-problem but you said the Doom 3 is running great.
May try re-install your mainboard drivers, but I'm kinda out of ideas. :/ Sorry and good luck though.

ORRRR a bad card?
Is that unheard of?

true..bad card or mobo

Total Local Video Memory 256 MB
Total Local Texture Memory 502 MB
Total AGP Memory 0 B

I had the same problem with my card, but there were some dust in AGP slot, so i took it out and everything works good . I think u have the same prob.

Hmmm, i think it might be a problem with too new drivers(!!). I have Radeon 9600xt 128Mb (Sapphire) and after update of Ait Catalyst above 4.7 (from the installation disc) , such games stopped to work : (!!)
- Medal Of Honor : Pacific Strike (hangs)
- Gun Metal (unsupported graphics card info on start page:/)
- Thief : Deadly Shadows (everything i grey , no menu names in options)
- Splinter Cell : Pandora Of Toomorow (everything white/black , no menus in options) (This game was added to my graphics card!!!)
- Prince of Persia : Warrior Within (demo) (game doesnt work)

After updating to Catalyst 4.10 my beloved Wolfenstein:ET started to dropp while in the game

It was not a problem with DirectX 9.0b or 9.0c

After uninstalling new drivers with Ati Uninstall Drivers software and installing older ones from the disc added to Radeon Box all games work perfectly. Try, maby its the problem?