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by **Mark** » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00

All of a sudden I can't get TOCA2 to work any more!

I've be playing it without problem since the day it was released over a year
ago and it last worked OK a few days ago. Now when it comes to the track
loading screen, the thing slows to a staggering crawl. The hard disk is
churning away like mad but the progress bar hardly moves. I let it go for
over an hour and the progess bar only got to about halfway then stopped,
although the disk activity continued.

I really can't understand what's changed with the PC. Since I last played
it successfully I upgraded from an AMD K6-2 400MHz to a 500MHz version. As
an experiment I switched back to the 400 but it still didn't work.

Full system is AMD K6-2 500MHz on DFI P5BV3+ mobo (VIA Apollo 598MVP AGP
chipset), 128Mb RAM, SB Live!, nvidia TNT2 M64 graphics with latest
reference drivers. This combination worked fine (with the 400MHz CPU) until
a couple of days ago.

The only other change that I can remember was to install GP3. I tried
repeating this on another PC but TOCA2 worked fine on that one after the
install.

Any suggestions anyone...otherwise I'll have to re-install Win 98 and start
again. Doh!

Cheers...Mark

by **Colin Harri** » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00

The old AMD vs Toca struggle. Took me a year to figure it out, or
thereabouts. Seemed to stump everyone, and the only solution I found was to
buy a util called powertweak at www.powertweak.com or www.powertweaks.com ,
I forget which. There's a 30 day version which will work, too. There's
something volatile in there, and I'm not entirely sure what it is, but
that's yer problem.

--

Colin Harris
ColinHarris in N3/NL and VROC

Bomber Racing: http://fullspeed.to/Bomber
ICQ 25485061

by **Mark** » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Thanks Colin, but I'm not convinced that it's the AMD that's at fault. I
say that because I've been running the game without a hitch since it was
released in April 99 on the same motherboard/CPU combination but in the last
few days fo no reason that I can see it's stopped working. Also there's a
bloke who, by co-incidence, has posted on Mark Rael's TOCA2 site with
exactly the same problem but he's using a Pentium III.

I'll still probably try the trial version of Powertweak though so thanks for
the tip.

Mark

>The old AMD vs Toca struggle. Took me a year to figure it out, or
>thereabouts. Seemed to stump everyone, and the only solution I found was to
>buy a util called powertweak at www.powertweak.com or www.powertweaks.com ,
>I forget which. There's a 30 day version which will work, too. There's
>something volatile in there, and I'm not entirely sure what it is, but
>that's yer problem.

>--

>Colin Harris
>ColinHarris in N3/NL and VROC

>Bomber Racing: http://fullspeed.to/Bomber
>ICQ 25485061

>> All of a sudden I can't get TOCA2 to work any more!

>> I've be playing it without problem since the day it was released over a
>year
>> ago and it last worked OK a few days ago. Now when it comes to the track
>> loading screen, the thing slows to a staggering crawl. The hard disk is
>> churning away like mad but the progress bar hardly moves. I let it go
for
>> over an hour and the progess bar only got to about halfway then stopped,
>> although the disk activity continued.

>> I really can't understand what's changed with the PC. Since I last
played
>> it successfully I upgraded from an AMD K6-2 400MHz to a 500MHz version.
>As
>> an experiment I switched back to the 400 but it still didn't work.

>> Full system is AMD K6-2 500MHz on DFI P5BV3+ mobo (VIA Apollo 598MVP AGP
>> chipset), 128Mb RAM, SB Live!, nvidia TNT2 M64 graphics with latest
>> reference drivers. This combination worked fine (with the 400MHz CPU)
>until
>> a couple of days ago.

>> The only other change that I can remember was to install GP3. I tried
>> repeating this on another PC but TOCA2 worked fine on that one after the
>> install.

>> Any suggestions anyone...otherwise I'll have to re-install Win 98 and
>start
>> again. Doh!

>> Cheers...Mark

by **Colin Harri** » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Actually, mine worked perfectly on the AMD until I ran Norton's "file
optimiser" or whatever it was called. From then on, I had the exact same
problem, and the only solution was as I mentioned earlier. If you get a
definitive answer, I'd love to hear it!!

--

Colin Harris
ColinHarris in N3/NL and VROC

Bomber Racing: http://fullspeed.to/Bomber
ICQ 25485061

by **Eldre** » Thu, 03 Aug 2000 04:00:00

>The old AMD vs Toca struggle. Took me a year to figure it out, or
>thereabouts. Seemed to stump everyone, and the only solution I found was to
>buy a util called powertweak at www.powertweak.com or www.powertweaks.com ,
>I forget which. There's a 30 day version which will work, too. There's
>something volatile in there, and I'm not entirely sure what it is, but
>that's yer problem.

Hmm...I just thought the menus were SLOW... It didn't take as long as the
other person, but it took longer than I expected...

Eldred
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by **Jaso** » Thu, 03 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Are you using Nvidia Driver 5.xx if so this is the problem. I know it's a
pain but the only way I've found is to install Old Video Drivers as there is
a know bug with Toca2 and 5.xx... For now I'm sticking with 5.33 and waiting
for the new Toca Game...

Cheers, Jason

> Actually, mine worked perfectly on the AMD until I ran Norton's "file
> optimiser" or whatever it was called. From then on, I had the exact same
> problem, and the only solution was as I mentioned earlier. If you get a
> definitive answer, I'd love to hear it!!

> --

> Colin Harris
> ColinHarris in N3/NL and VROC

> Bomber Racing: http://fullspeed.to/Bomber
> ICQ 25485061

> > Thanks Colin, but I'm not convinced that it's the AMD that's at fault

by **pjgt..** » Thu, 03 Aug 2000 04:00:00

> All of a sudden I can't get TOCA2 to work any more!

Have you tried re-installing TOCA2?

8-)

*Peter* - http://www.cix.co.uk/~peterpc/home.html

by **Mark** » Thu, 03 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

BTW...what new TOCA game?

Mark

> Are you using Nvidia Driver 5.xx if so this is the problem. I know it's a
> pain but the only way I've found is to install Old Video Drivers as there
is
> a know bug with Toca2 and 5.xx... For now I'm sticking with 5.33 and
waiting
> for the new Toca Game...

> Cheers, Jason

> > Actually, mine worked perfectly on the AMD until I ran Norton's "file
> > optimiser" or whatever it was called. From then on, I had the exact same
> > problem, and the only solution was as I mentioned earlier. If you get a
> > definitive answer, I'd love to hear it!!

> > --

> > Colin Harris
> > ColinHarris in N3/NL and VROC

> > Bomber Racing: http://fullspeed.to/Bomber
> > ICQ 25485061

> > > Thanks Colin, but I'm not convinced that it's the AMD that's at fault

by **Jaso** » Fri, 04 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Sorry, I heard rumour that Toca World Touring Cars was going to be released
on PC, but I've just been told by Codemasters 5 Mins ago(Thought I'd best
check) that they're not going to and it'll only be for the Playstation Now.
Bah!!!

Jason

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