A Few games Freeze on pj64

[cac333]

every now and then when im playing a game, it will just freeze my whole computer and i have to shut the whole computer down, can someone please help me?

[Agozer]

Computer specs please.

[cac333]

windows xp AMD Athlon(tm) 64 processor 3200+
1.99ghz, 512mb

[squall_leonhart]

Video card specs and current driver as well please

plus plugin versions that you are using

edit
even easier, type Dxdiag into RUN and save it as a text file then upload that file.

[cac333]

video plugin: Jabo's direct3D81.6
Audio plugin: Jabo's Directsound1.6
Input plugin: Jabo's Directinput71.6

[squall_leonhart]

are you running your display of a monitor or a TV?

if you have a TV connected try removing it.




Current Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic Television
Monitor Max Res: 640,480

also, try updating your Catalysts to a newer set. im prety sure that ATI make thier catalysts to work on both standard and mobile GPU's.

also update your Sound drivers, they appear to be the basic XP drivers
can get drivers here
ftp://152.104.238.194/pc/ac97/alc650/WDM_A389.exe

[cac333]

nah im not running it on a tv monitor its on my laptop, how exactly do i update the catalyst....thanks for all this though

[squall_leonhart]

you can download updated Catalysts from ATI.com

i was wrong, ATI have separate versions

get the mobility 6.5's from
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=27

[cac333]

that link doesnt seem to be working

[cac333]

o wait i got it

[KingVendrSnatch]

Just go to ati.com/support and it should be pretty self explanitory from there.

edit: I seem to be a tad late....

[cac333]

thanks for all that, i'll get back to you once i check it out

[squall_leonhart]

Just go to ati.com/support and it should be pretty self explanitory from there.

edit: I seem to be a tad late....

don't worry mate, i know my way around most hardware sites quick as :P

[cac333]

thanks for all that, ill let you know if its working once i check it out

[squall_leonhart]

honestly the driver most in need of updating their is the audio driver, it isn'te xposing the AC97's hardware 3d audio channels and 2d channels that i know it does have.

i used to run AC97 myself and its not bad, just some loser companies don't give decent drivers