> I had a setup once that would crash within 3 laps everytime...turned out
the
> video card wasnt seated all the way.
> > A computer so slow, it runs the program backwards.. oh man, that's gonna
> tie
> > my mind up for a few hours..
> > Mike
> > http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> > > im on a p3 550 with a geforce card.
> > > if your system cant run it then mine should run it backwards.
> > > howdy. im pez :)
> > > pez
> > > > I ditched my 1.4 and KT7a long ago after using it for less than 6
> > months.
> > > > It was nothing but trouble and I vowed never to use a VIA chipset
> again.
> > > > Sorry for the unhelpful reply, but I wasted more time than I care to
> > > > remember on that combo and replaced it with a P4 chip and board.
With
> > all
> > > > other hardware identical and keeping the same Win98 install (!!!)
all
> > > worked
> > > > perfectly from that point forward.
> > > > I am sure somehow your rig could be made to work. If your time is
> > > > worthless, it may be a good idea to pursue it. It more likely is
time
> > to
> > > > upgrade since that chip isn't anywhere near fast enough to run
NR2003
> or
> > > > other new stuff anyway.
> > > > Marc
> > > > > Well i`ve been on the PC scene since about the times when a
P120Mhz
> > was
> > > > the
> > > > > latest bit of kit....( 10 years..? or more ), I`ve always built my
> own
> > > > > computers and even my own race***pits and modified pedals and
> > steering
> > > > > wheels etc... so imaging my hate towards my current computer..
It`s
> a
> > > AMD
> > > > > Thunder Bird 1.4 GHZ,
> > > > > 512Mb of ram,
> > > > > ABit KT7a mainboard,
> > > > > Soundblaster 1024 live,
> > > > > Geforce 4 Ti4600 128mb,
> > > > > etc etc,
> > > > > to put things easy... i`m running XP, i`ve gt the latest Gefore
> > drivers,
> > > > > soundblaster drivers, VIA drivers etc etc... and oddly when ever i
> > play
> > > a
> > > > > racing game i get about 10-15 seconds into the driving bit and it
> > either
> > > > > crashes to desktop, or reboots the computer.
> > > > > Now nothing is overclocked, my Bios settings are something like,
AGP
> > > > 128Mb,
> > > > > 4x enabled, i`ve tried slower setting and still nothing,
> > > > > Yet if i play a 1st person shooter i can play all day ?
> > > > > Now at the mo, i cant play....
> > > > > GrandPrix 4,
> > > > > Nascar 2003,
> > > > > Total Immersion Racing,
> > > > > F1-2002...
> > > > > and about ever other commerical racing game on the planet..?
> > > > > Yet Live for speed works ?
> > > > > All my 1st person games work, all my other style of games work..
> just
> > > not
> > > > > racing games...
> > > > > I`ve tried Direct-x 9, and then gone back to XP standard one.... i
> > even
> > > > done
> > > > > a complete reformat and built it up from scratch but nothing ..?
> > > > > So anyone shed some light my way, or is this going to be a nice
> > present
> > > > for
> > > > > the dustman ??
