"Marc Goldstein" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:Klep5.21014$[email hidden]...
Hi!
> No, nothing is overclocked. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.
Although, it seems that you have a heat-problem in your computercase, especially with the V3. Try running GPL with an open case and see if that solves the problem. Or, even better, get one of those fans that can be put right into a PCI-slot to cool the V3 with.
I had the same problem and an old Pentium-fan glued onto the cooler of the V3 solved it for me.
Regards
Crash
> I've had GPL for a few months now without problems. Just the
> other day it started to crash a few seconds into my first lap.
[SNIP]
Is your video card overclocked? I have a V3-3000 and had it running at
175 (default is 166). I experienced crashes with Solitude and
Goodwood. Put the card back to 166 and haven't had any crashes since.
-Chris-
**Jesus saves sinners and redeems them for valuable cash prizes**
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
>i've had GPL for a few months now without problems. Just the other day it
>started to crash a few seconds into my first lap.
I have been having the same problem lately too, except the crashes usually
happen after about 20 or 30 minutes of play, and only while I am in the midst
of a race.
I updated to the latest patch, but it did not help either. Sorry but I can't
really help you though. I just gave up, and play it that way, from time to
time.
I've had GPL for a few months now without problems. Just the other day it
started to crash a few seconds into my first lap. I though this might have
been caused by the Solitude track I was racing on, but it happened at other
tracks (original ones from the game) as well. I tried reinstalling twice
(and didn't reinstall the other tracks). The only addon I installed was the
1.2 patch from Papy. The only thing that hasn't been taken out is the player
file from the original, which I would like to keep if possible. The only
changes I made to the system are the wheel drivers from Microsoft (I was
having some problems with the wheel), but I don't see how those would cause
this. Everything works fine for the first 10-15 seconds on each track then
it either freezes the whole computer or just kicks me out to the desktop.
Thanks for any help.
Marc
Hi
Post your pc spec, and I am sure someone can help.
Martin
"Loosay2" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> >i've had GPL for a few months now without problems. Just the other day it
> >started to crash a few seconds into my first lap.
>
> I have been having the same problem lately too, except the crashes usually
> happen after about 20 or 30 minutes of play, and only while I am in themidst
> of a race.
> I updated to the latest patch, but it did not help either. Sorry but Ican't
> really help you though. I just gave up, and play it that way, from time to
> time.
>
>
PC Specs:
Pentium III 500
128 megs ram
Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
TBS Montego II Sound Card
Hope this helps someone figure out what's wrong. I really want to play GPL.
Marc
> Hi
> Post your pc spec, and I am sure someone can help.
> Martin
> "Loosay2" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> news:[email hidden]...
> > >i've had GPL for a few months now without problems. Just the other dayit
> > >started to crash a few seconds into my first lap.
> >
> > I have been having the same problem lately too, except the crashesusually
> > happen after about 20 or 30 minutes of play, and only while I am in the
> midst
> > of a race.
> > I updated to the latest patch, but it did not help either. Sorry but I
> can't
> > really help you though. I just gave up, and play it that way, from timeto
> > time.
> >
> >
>
>
No, nothing is overclocked. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.
Marc
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> > I've had GPL for a few months now without problems. Just the > > other day it started to crash a few seconds into my first lap. > > [SNIP] > > Is your video card overclocked? I have a V3-3000 and had it running at > 175 (default is 166). I experienced crashes with Solitude and > Goodwood. Put the card back to 166 and haven't had any crashes since. > > -Chris- > > **Jesus saves sinners and redeems them for valuable cash prizes** > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.Quoted text (16 lines)
>Hi >Post your pc spec, and I am sure someone can help. >Martin >"Loosay2" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> >i've had GPL for a few months now without problems. Just the other day it >> >started to crash a few seconds into my first lap. >> >> I have been having the same problem lately too, except the crashes usually >> happen after about 20 or 30 minutes of play, and only while I am in the >midst >> of a race. >> I updated to the latest patch, but it did not help either. Sorry but I >can't >> really help you though. I just gave up, and play it that way, from time to >> time.I can give that a try but I'd be surprised if it did anything. I was able to
run GPL fine for months, then this happened out of nowhere. I have no
problems with any other games.
Marc
Hi!
> No, nothing is overclocked. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.
Although, it seems that you have a heat-problem in your computercase,
especially with the V3. Try running GPL with an open case and see if that
solves the problem. Or, even better, get one of those fans that can be put
right into a PCI-slot to cool the V3 with.
I had the same problem and an old Pentium-fan glued onto the cooler of the
V3 solved it for me.
Regards
Crash
Anything new? As in did you install other hardware or software?
Anything right before the problems started? What is in your systray
when you run GPL?
SLG
"Marc Goldstein" <[email hidden]> wrote:
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>I can give that a try but I'd be surprised if it did anything. I was able to >run GPL fine for months, then this happened out of nowhere. I have no >problems with any other games. > >Marc > >Hi! > >> No, nothing is overclocked. Thanks for the suggestion anyway. > >Although, it seems that you have a heat-problem in your computercase, >especially with the V3. Try running GPL with an open case and see if that >solves the problem. Or, even better, get one of those fans that can be put >right into a PCI-slot to cool the V3 with. >I had the same problem and an old Pentium-fan glued onto the cooler of the >V3 solved it for me. > >Regards >Crash > > >
have you tried shutting everything unessential down before running (ctrl alt
del)
I reinstalled the joystick drivers for my Microsoft Precision Racing Wheel
(not FFB), but that's all. There's a lot running in the system tray -
various Norton stuff, Real Player, 3DFX Tools (for my Voodoo 3 3000),
Adaptec CD creator and stuff, and various other things. But all of those
have always been running, and never caused any problems before. What's the
best way to disable a lot of these things just when I am playing a sim?
Although like I said I don't think this is what's causing it.
Thanks.
Marc
Anything new? As in did you install other hardware or software?
> Anything right before the problems started? What is in your systray
> when you run GPL?
On Fri, 25 Aug 2000 21:36:40 GMT, "Marc Goldstein"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
>There's a lot running in the system tray -
>various Norton stuff, Real Player, 3DFX Tools (for my Voodoo 3 3000),
>Adaptec CD creator and stuff, and various other things. But all of those
>have always been running, and never caused any problems before. What's the
>best way to disable a lot of these things just when I am playing a sim?
>Although like I said I don't think this is what's causing it.
Frankly, Marc, I think you've just been lucky up until now. Anytime I
have someone telling me their machine is acting up I check for Norton
junk running in the SysTray. After I remove/deactivate it all, their
system boots faster, runs faster, and seldom misbehaves. Most of
their utilities seem to be devoted to sapping system resources,
destabilizing processes, and informing you of you smart you were to
install them.
Take a look around either zdnet or cnet for "EndItAll", which is a
utility that allows you to quickly and easily punt all of the
extraneous stuff from running in background when you're going to use
your computer for really critical things like GPL. <g>
Regards,
Brett C. Cammack
That's Racing! Motorsports
Pompano Beach, FL
Thanks for the tips Brett. I deactivated anything associated with Norton,
and many other things running in the system tray, but the same thing
happened. This time about 15-20 seconds into the lap it just kicked me out
to the desktop. Very annoying. Any more tips? I really appreciate all the
efforts....
Marc
> On Fri, 25 Aug 2000 21:36:40 GMT, "Marc Goldstein"
> <[email hidden]> wrote:
> >There's a lot running in the system tray -
> >various Norton stuff, Real Player, 3DFX Tools (for my Voodoo 3 3000),
> >Adaptec CD creator and stuff, and various other things. But all of those
> >have always been running, and never caused any problems before. What'sthe
