System crash while playing Games using 3d acc.
This is a discussion about System crash while playing Games using 3d acc. in the Windows Games category; Hi, I have some probs with playing games under Win2K, every time I start a game that uses Direct3D or OpenGL the system compeltly crashs after some time (around 10 - 30mins), when the card is running in 2D (eg normal use) it runs smooth with anyproblems, I tryed severl drivers (ELSA drivers, Reference driver 6.
Hi,
I have some probs with playing games under Win2K, every time I start a game that uses Direct3D or OpenGL the system compeltly crashs after some time (around 10 - 30mins), when the card is running in 2D (eg normal use) it runs smooth with anyproblems, I tryed severl drivers (ELSA drivers, Reference driver 6.31, 6.47, 7.17) with DirectX 8 and DirectX8a
maybe some one know a solution.
My Data:
Windows 2k German v. SP 1
example Game: Quake 3 (1.27)
Athlon 550
Gigabyte Motherboard
128 MB SD-RAM
Elsa Erazor III Ultra (TNT2 PRO)
a old Creative AWE 64 (ISA)
USB Mouse (Microsoft Explorer)
standart Keyboard
think that were the most importand info.
Thanx for you help
MysticKnight
I have some probs with playing games under Win2K, every time I start a game that uses Direct3D or OpenGL the system compeltly crashs after some time (around 10 - 30mins), when the card is running in 2D (eg normal use) it runs smooth with anyproblems, I tryed severl drivers (ELSA drivers, Reference driver 6.31, 6.47, 7.17) with DirectX 8 and DirectX8a
maybe some one know a solution.
My Data:
Windows 2k German v. SP 1
example Game: Quake 3 (1.27)
Athlon 550
Gigabyte Motherboard
128 MB SD-RAM
Elsa Erazor III Ultra (TNT2 PRO)
a old Creative AWE 64 (ISA)
USB Mouse (Microsoft Explorer)
standart Keyboard
think that were the most importand info.
Thanx for you help
MysticKnight
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hmm I seemed to have found the answer
I applyed the athlon win2k patch after that no crashs (3 hrs of testing )
http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/athlon-duron/amd_win2k_patch.html
just for completion maybe someone has the same prob.
cya
MysticKnight
I applyed the athlon win2k patch after that no crashs (3 hrs of testing )
http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/athlon-duron/amd_win2k_patch.html
just for completion maybe someone has the same prob.
cya
MysticKnight
Yup, Thats what you gotta do for AMD procs under Win2k.
