Locking in Opengl and DirectX in Windows 2000
This is a discussion about Locking in Opengl and DirectX in Windows 2000 in the Windows Hardware category; System Specs: - Athalon 600 - 128 megs ram - Soundblaster Live! - nVidia TNT 2 - Some crappy proprietary Gateway 2000 motherboard (Kodoka?) that does not support agp4x Whenever i play an opengl or directx game (Mostly Half-life TFC and Unreal Tournament) My computer locks randomly.
System Specs:
- Athalon 600
- 128 megs ram
- Soundblaster Live!
- nVidia TNT 2
- Some crappy proprietary Gateway 2000 motherboard (Kodoka?) that does not support agp4x
Whenever i play an opengl or directx game (Mostly Half-life TFC and Unreal Tournament) My computer locks randomly. Sometimes it's within a minute or two. Other times i could be playing for an hour before it happens. I've tried different things like disabling agp 2x with powerstrip, older drivers, etc, but nothing i have tried so far has worked. What can i do to fix this? Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks
[This message has been edited by Slippy (edited 31 July 2000).]
- Athalon 600
- 128 megs ram
- Soundblaster Live!
- nVidia TNT 2
- Some crappy proprietary Gateway 2000 motherboard (Kodoka?) that does not support agp4x
Whenever i play an opengl or directx game (Mostly Half-life TFC and Unreal Tournament) My computer locks randomly. Sometimes it's within a minute or two. Other times i could be playing for an hour before it happens. I've tried different things like disabling agp 2x with powerstrip, older drivers, etc, but nothing i have tried so far has worked. What can i do to fix this? Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks
[This message has been edited by Slippy (edited 31 July 2000).]
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Call Gateway!
A Gateway system might not be as glamorous as some of the other systems, but you have a couple benefits.
1.) Some of the best support in the industry.
2.) More through compatibility testing than piecemeal systems.
Most likely you need motherboard/BIOS updates, but I don't know what those updates would be (I don't use Athlons).
Also, try going to http://www.3dchipset.com/ and downloading the 5.32 detonator drivers.
A Gateway system might not be as glamorous as some of the other systems, but you have a couple benefits.
1.) Some of the best support in the industry.
2.) More through compatibility testing than piecemeal systems.
Most likely you need motherboard/BIOS updates, but I don't know what those updates would be (I don't use Athlons).
Also, try going to http://www.3dchipset.com/ and downloading the 5.32 detonator drivers.
OP
Thanks for your help, but i don't think gateway would help. I did not buy the computer with windows 2000 on it so i doubt they'd give me support for it. Also, i have the most recent bios update they have for my board. I've tried the 5.32 drivers, they crash. Anything else i can do to make sure i do not crash/hang?
