Need some advice or Help....Please
Amberyl:
All hacks all downloads are in....and it's doing wonderfully....thank you thank you
phyllis_p:
Yay! ;D
Amberyl:
>:(
Guess what.....it's stopped working.....
here is the easy info....
Your System Game Requirements
Operating System (Get Updates) Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (Build 2600) (refuse to use SP2 due to LAN issues) Windows XP/2000/98/ME
System Memory 512.5 256.0
Processor Speed 1460.8 1000 MHz
DirectX Version (Get Updates) 9.0c 9.0c (newest drivers from Microsoft)
Display Device (Get Drivers) NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 (newst driver from Nvidia)
Display Memory 256.0 32.0
Display Driver 6.14.10.8421
Sound Device (Get Drivers) SB Live! Wave Device (newest driver)
Sound Driver 5.12.01.3509
anybody have any ideas????
Hegelian:
If the computer locks up completely it is a hardware problem. There are several possibilities, none of which can be diagnosed without having physical access to the system.
The motherboard could be defective or going bad (yes, motherboard problems can develop, or become symptomatic, some months after installation).
There could be another defective component, like the video card or one of the RAM modules.
The power supply could be going bad, or the motherboard power connectors are not seated firmly (however, power problems usually result in spontaneous reboots rather than lock-ups).
The CPU could have a problem (less likely than the other options).
nVidia drivers are evil. ;)
A few things to try:
Run with just one RAM module. If you can go a few days with that one, swap it out for the other one and try the same thing. If one works and the other doesn't, you've probably found your problem. If they both work singly, but don't work when installed at the same time, it may be that one of the RAM sockets on the motherboard is bad. Another thing to keep in mind is that some motherboards require RAM to be installed in "banks," so that modules need to be installed in pairs; or if you have more than one module, they may need to go in specific slots not necessarily next to each other. In many cases, each RAM socket on the motherboard is one bank, so this is not always an issue. The motherboad manual is good for this kind of information, but if you don't have one you can usually download a copy from the manufacturer's Web site.
If you have or can get an old PCI graphics board, try running that instead of the nVidia board you're using now. If the PC/game runs fine with that, then there's probably a problem with the graphics board or the AGP (or PCI-E) slot. Also, this is too obvious I know, but if the graphics board has its own Molex power connector, be sure to have a power lead plugged into it. ;D
Do you have the most recent chipset drivers for your motherboard?
When you installed/changed the nVidia drivers, did you completely remove all previous drivers first? I believe nVidia has a driver-removal tool, but unlike ATi's removal tool on its Web site, nVidia's is well-hidden. Or maybe not. You may need to use a third-party driver-removal utility since nVidia's own Uninstall routine is known to be less than thorough. Try one of these:
http://www.3dchipset.com/utilities/nvidia/driver_removal/index.php
Does your motherboard have integrated graphics? If so, is it turned off in the BIOS?
Have you checked the BIOS to see if the RAM timing settings are overly aggessive? Are you overclocking the CPU or memory bus? If any of these are true, reset them to their defaults.
In any case, it is unlikely that a driver problem would cause a hard lockup that requires a manual restart. Except for nVidia drivers, which are notoriously bad.
If you need information about your processor, motherboard, and/or RAM modules and timings, this free tool is quite useful.
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
I don't understand your comment about not using WinXP SP2 for LAN reasons. I've had SP2 since not long after it was released and I've been running a LAN at two different locations with several different machines running a combination of XP Pro, XP Home, and Win98 SE with no problems.
Although some motherboards have specific configuration requirements, it is not true that as a general rule you can't run RAM modules of different capacities. What you do need is RAM modules of the same type (i.e., PC2700 or PC3200; DDR or DDR2, etc.) preferably of the same "grade," that is, with the same timings. It may be possible to mix PC2700 and PC3200 modules on the same motherboard, but some motherboards are more finicky in this regard than others, so it's best to avoid doing this. That said, if you're motherboard is capable of dual-channel memory operation, you probably need two identical RAM modules in the appropriate RAM slots on the motherboard for dual channel to work. If you want 1 GB of dual-channel RAM, you need to 512 MB modules.
The safest approach is to use modules from the same manufacturer, although I have mixed Crucal and Corsair modules in the same machine. Several of the name-brand manufacturers have memory-configurator applets on their Web site that will show you what exactly is compatible with your motherboard; the one at www.crucial.com is easy to use (and Crucial RAM is usually a good value for the money).
Amberyl:
Okay, cpuz...here are the results
CPU-Z Report
CPU-Z version 1.33.1.
CPU(s)
Number of CPUs 1
Name AMD Athlon XP
Code Name Palomino
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1700+
Family / Model / Stepping 6 6 2
Extended Family / Model 7 6
Package Socket A
Core Stepping A5
Technology 0.18 um
Supported Instructions Sets MMX, Extended MMX, 3DNow!, Extended 3DNow!, SSE
CPU Clock Speed 1460.8 MHz
Clock multiplier x 11.0
Front Side Bus Frequency 132.8 MHz
Bus Speed 265.6 MHz
L1 Data Cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Instruction Cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Cache 256 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 1460.8 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 64 bits
Mainboard and chipset
Motherboard manufacturer MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
Motherboard model MS-6330,
BIOS vendor Award Software International, Inc.
BIOS revision 6.00 PG
BIOS release date 12/19/2001
Chipset VIA KT133A rev. 03
Southbridge VIA VT82C686 rev. 40
Sensor chip VIA 686A/B
Graphic Interface AGP
AGP Status enabled, rev. 3.0
AGP Data Transfer Rate 4x
AGP Max Rate 4x
AGP Side Band Addressing supported, enabled
Memory
DRAM Type SDRAM
DRAM Size 512 MBytes
DRAM Frequency 132.8 MHz
FSB:DRAM 1:1
DRAM Interleave 4-way
CAS# Latency 3.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# 3 clocks
RAS# Precharge 3 clocks
Cycle Time (TRAS) 6 clocks
# of memory modules 2
Module 0 SDRAM PC133 - 256 MBytes
Module 1 SDRAM PC133 - 256 MBytes
Software
Windows version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (Build 2600)
DirectX version 9.0c
Power supply is practically new, 400. motherboard is old...still uses DIMM PC 133.
The problem with SP2 is I still have systems in my LAN that use Windows 98.......not 98SE...... :)
The ram I have is correct according to the manual for my motherboard.....
I will try and remove a stick of ram and see what happens.......
Thanks....any help is appreciated....
Amberyl
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