General Help for Windows and Games
Dinki:
Thanks much Yakov, it did help - disconnected the net and closed what I could (though I do it too before loading the game) and it took around 2 hours to defrag the C drive. I`ll try the D tomorrow :)
There was a difference, cause before it was showing 10% right from the start and this time it started normally from 1% :D
I really appreciate your help, I would never figured it out by myself.
FeistyRedhead:
Quote from: beosboxboy;392536
Feisty - I am not certain there will be much that can be done to help. The game has a lot of overhead (hidden things like attractions and such). Maybe decreasing game video settings to the basement may help. I don't know. An ATI Radeon Xpress 200 seems a pretty crappy card for a dual core system =/
HP are bastards... What can I say.. I pm'd you with the specs of the new card and my compudrama :(
Dinki:
I`m back with more :(
My game won`t start and instead of it my computer reboots. It`s like putting CD in cd-rom makes it restart... I tried many times and it`s driving me crazy, the same happens every time plus sometimes it reboots twice or more in a row or shows that emergency mode screen... and I have to take the CD out finally, cause it keeps on rebooting.
It happens with any CD. I can`t load the game!
Somebody please help me before I go crazy...
BeosBoxBoy:
Dinki - it is possible that your computer's DVD/CD-reader is going bad. Another possible problem is that your powersupply has a problem - as you open the door of the DVD/CD-reader there is a power fluctuation that it reads as a reboot impulse. You may also have a bit of dirt on the motherboard - too small for the eye to see easily - so use can of air to spray out the dust.
Last but not least - maybe you have something like a virus that is trying to use the DVD/CD-reader because it thinks it is a hard drive?
Dinki:
Thanks for response :)
It seemed to stop after I used that Jay`s cleaner thingie, but reboots still happen, mainly while the Cd-rom starts to spin the CD
Umm ehm... the dust thing is possible, cause I had some dust producing works here. I`ll clean it.
About virus - I have a good program (pay one) and I hope it`s working ok
How do I know if it`s the power or "going bad" thing? can any other activity cause reboot? how do I check it?
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page