Running xp here, when I try to play games or do anything that takes good video, my computer is restarting. I've tried even just checking the video in Sandra 2004 and it restarts. I tried running the directx tests from dxdiag and it restarts. So, think it's my vid card (Gf4 mx440) or just a program error. I've already reinstalled DirectX, and got the latest driver from Nvidia, but still get the same thing.
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Same problem with different drivers, probably a bad implemented acceleration function or the card has gone bye bye. I assume that watching a video with media player does the same.
Try the card in another computer and then try a different card in your puter.
Try the card in another computer and then try a different card in your puter.
A.B.Normal
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Could be trying to draw too much power under certain conditions.
catocom
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I had a gf2 mx400, well it still is here in my nephew's comp, but anyway.
I had it running on win98, and all was fine. I went into HalfLife I think it was,
and the resolution change to something the monitor wouldn't handle apparently.
I tried everything to fix that bastich. No Dice. Doing a fresh install, and
reinstalling the drivers, was all that would work. I think, if I remember right though,
that it was just in that game. Even uninstalling, and trying to clean up everything
associated with the game, it still wouldn't work. I think there were some reg settings there,
or something, so when ever I reinstalled it went back to the same settings.
If you change your regular "windows" resolution setting for the desktop, does
it freak out then?
I had it running on win98, and all was fine. I went into HalfLife I think it was,
and the resolution change to something the monitor wouldn't handle apparently.
I tried everything to fix that bastich. No Dice. Doing a fresh install, and
reinstalling the drivers, was all that would work. I think, if I remember right though,
that it was just in that game. Even uninstalling, and trying to clean up everything
associated with the game, it still wouldn't work. I think there were some reg settings there,
or something, so when ever I reinstalled it went back to the same settings.
If you change your regular "windows" resolution setting for the desktop, does
it freak out then?
Changing the resolution doesn't help, doesn't hurt for that matter either. I did do a few more things last night. Went into dxdiag and ran the directdraw and direct3d tests again. It only freaks on the direct3d test. Now, I did make it stop restarting, under system properties, startup and recovery, unchecked the box that makes it restart on an error. Now it just does a bsod. Get an error code too. Forgot to bring that error code with me, but it just says STOP 0x000 something something something.
Are you thinking video memory or system memory? I've switched out the system memory with my wifes pc, thankfully we both use ddr. The vid cards I'll try tonight, she's got a crappy old TNT2 in hers, but we'll see if the problem goes with the card at least. Then I can get HER a new vid card for xmas and all's good!
Raven
Annoying SOB
Video memory....I shoulda clarified, sorry about that /me slaps forehead.
Like I said though, running a movie file would probably stress it as much as a d3d test or running a game
[edit]FUCK! I just remembered!!! I just had a problem with this....I got a BSOD everytime I tried to run a couple of my games, it BSOD'd me and restarted. I had just upgraded to the latest Nvidia drivers (67.something) so I rolled them back and it fixed it.....have you tried that?
Like I said though, running a movie file would probably stress it as much as a d3d test or running a game
[edit]FUCK! I just remembered!!! I just had a problem with this....I got a BSOD everytime I tried to run a couple of my games, it BSOD'd me and restarted. I had just upgraded to the latest Nvidia drivers (67.something) so I rolled them back and it fixed it.....have you tried that?
