Computer restarts while playing Sims--HELP!
bluecatvon:
Is this supposed to be in the "Oops I broke it" board? I'm not quite sure, but if it is then feel free to move it and sorry for the inconvinience! I saw some posts refering to computer crashes, but figured every computer is different, so I'm writing a new post.
Help! I can't play The Sims 2 for more than 5 minutes! It's driving me crazy! Any Sims-addicted person would understand my frustration...
And just when I bought NL and OFB and am planning to have fun with cars, downtown, businesses, compatibility etc...sob...
It's like this: my computer will restart in the middle of gameplay, even sometimes while i'm online. I know a bit of computer (a bit only haha) but I still need some advice. Please throw in as much guesses you have that might help with my problem. I can't even defragment my drive as I'm afraid that it'll restart again and will screw my pc completely...
I have ATI Radeon 9100, 3.0 GHz, 2 Apacer ram sticks (a 500MB and a 1GB), Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2 I guess, how do i really check?) anymore info I need to give out?
I currently have catalyst 6.14, the original driver I got from the cd. I tried to update my graphics card, but catalyst 6.5 doesn't support my windows (so it says) and the latest 6.9 needs to have microsoft dotnet frameworks 2.0 installed. When I try to install the frameworks it ALWAYS restarts during the process. I've tried it 4 times then gave up.
Thanks so much! I miss my families... :'(
bluecatvon:
Oh and I have to mention that my monitor flickers when the computer's doing stuff (eh...lack of words to describe...) doing stuff like opening programs, copying stuff etc.
This is a formated and newly installed computer. Was thinking of trying out every suggestions I can get before sending it to the shop...I'm seriously lacking Simoleans since I bought Nightlife and Open For Business...
J. M. Pescado:
It sounds like you have some kind of hardware issue. Inadequate power supply or failing power supply would be a possibility. If you're short on money, we recommend selling your ass.
bluecatvon:
Hmm..it's only 2 years old...I guess I'll have to I'll miss my ass...:D
but before i do sell it, are there any other reason? I will try anything! (I think)
J. M. Pescado:
I honestly have no idea. All information hints at hardware problems, if this recently started. If you have no spare parts to randomly replace, then you're just SOL. The shop won't help you either, they'll turn it on, see that it works, declare it working, and charge you anyway for wasting their time.
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