NASCAR Problem! HELP Please!

Hi there. I'm not sure whether this is the right group to post this question to or not, but I'll give it a shot... When I play NASCAR, it sometimes kicks me out in the middle of a game or replay, to a screen filled with numbers and register contents, and I'm pretty sure it's related to the DOS 4GW thingy since it says something about a DOS 4GW error. Anyway, is there any way to fix this? Is it my computer or the game? Do I need a patch or something? I have a 486 DX2-66 with 12 Megs of RAM, and SB16ASP, and a 1 Meg SVGA video card. I should mention that I get the error more often when I run the game with sounds. Anyway, I hope this is the right place to post this, and I hope to hear from someone who can offer some ideas. Thanks, Jeff Norek Compuserve: 71673,174

;>Hi there. I'm not sure whether this is the right group to post this ;>question to or not, but I'll give it a shot... When I play NASCAR, it ;>sometimes kicks me out in the middle of a game or replay, to a screen ;>filled with numbers and register contents, and I'm pretty sure it's ;>related to the DOS 4GW thingy since it says something about a DOS 4GW ;>error. Anyway, is there any way to fix this? Is it my computer or the ;>game? Do I need a patch or something? ;>I have a 486 DX2-66 with 12 Megs of RAM, and SB16ASP, and a 1 Meg SVGA ;>video card. ;>I should mention that I get the error more often when I run the game with ;>sounds. ;> ;>Anyway, I hope this is the right place to post this, and I hope to hear ;>from someone who can offer some ideas. ;> ;>Thanks, ;>Jeff Norek ;> ;>Compuserve: 71673,174 I have exactly the same problem. I have a 486dx2-66, 2mb trident/vlb/svga, 8mb ram, sb16 (real one).... ANYONE ELSE??? PAPYRUS, ARE YOU LISTENING??? fb | flames.ignored.agreement.expected.questions.considered | | your.mileage.may.vary.do.you.know.where.your.xist.is ? | | or.more.importantly.when.your.xist.is ? |

writes: trident/vlb/svga, 8mb ram, I can duplicate this on my Pentium machine OR not have it happen. When I set the refresh in my bios to the "faster" numbers I can crash the system. If I back them off to the "optimals" as set originally by the MB manufacturer I don't have a problem. Have you been playing around with some of the bios settings?

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>writes: >>;>question to or not, but I'll give it a shot... When I play NASCAR, it >>;>sometimes kicks me out in the middle of a game or replay, to a screen >>;>filled with numbers and register contents, and I'm pretty sure it's >>;>related to the DOS 4GW thingy since it says something about a DOS 4GW >>;>error. Anyway, is there any way to fix this? Is it my computer or the >>;>game? Do I need a patch or something? >>I have exactly the same problem. I have a 486dx2-66, 2mb >trident/vlb/svga, 8mb ram, >>sb16 (real one).... >>ANYONE ELSE??? >I can duplicate this on my Pentium machine OR not have it happen. When >I set the refresh in my bios to the "faster" numbers I can crash the >system. If I back them off to the "optimals" as set originally by the >MB manufacturer I don't have a problem. Have you been playing around >with some of the bios settings?

In my BIOS setup program, I have the option to choose an optimal or fast configuration, or reset to the defaults, is this the same thing? If not, exactly which numbers did you play around with? Thanks, Jeff Norek CIS: 71673,174

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>>writes: >>>;>question to or not, but I'll give it a shot... When I play NASCAR, it >>>;>sometimes kicks me out in the middle of a game or replay, to a screen >>>;>filled with numbers and register contents, and I'm pretty sure it's >>>;>related to the DOS 4GW thingy since it says something about a DOS 4GW >>>;>error. Anyway, is there any way to fix this? Is it my computer or the >>>;>game? Do I need a patch or something? >>I can duplicate this on my Pentium machine OR not have it happen. When >>I set the refresh in my bios to the "faster" numbers I can crash the >>system. If I back them off to the "optimals" as set originally by the >>MB manufacturer I don't have a problem. Have you been playing around >>with some of the bios settings? >In my BIOS setup program, I have the option to choose an optimal or fast >configuration, or reset to the defaults, is this the same thing? If not, >exactly which numbers did you play around with?

Yes, that is the MAIN one. Fist, COPY DOWN ALL of your settings or use an utility that will copy them for you. Then, select optimal settings, reboot, and give it a try. In addition, my AMI bios has some "advanced" settings that allow the memory timings to be selected such as 5-4-4-3 and 4-3-3-2.....don't ask me what all they mean.... If I select a faster (lower numbers) than is selected in the optimal setup, I can duplicate your problem on occassion. Therefore, I stick with what works.

;>writes: ;> ;> ;>>;>question to or not, but I'll give it a shot... When I play NASCAR, it ;>>;>sometimes kicks me out in the middle of a game or replay, to a screen ;>>;>filled with numbers and register contents, and I'm pretty sure it's ;>>;>related to the DOS 4GW thingy since it says something about a DOS 4GW ;>>;>error. Anyway, is there any way to fix this? Is it my computer or the ;>>;>game? Do I need a patch or something? ;> ;>>I have exactly the same problem. I have a 486dx2-66, 2mb ;>trident/vlb/svga, 8mb ram, ;>>sb16 (real one).... ;>> ;>>ANYONE ELSE??? ;>> ;>I can duplicate this on my Pentium machine OR not have it happen. When ;>I set the refresh in my bios to the "faster" numbers I can crash the ;>system. If I back them off to the "optimals" as set originally by the ;>MB manufacturer I don't have a problem. Have you been playing around ;>with some of the bios settings? ;> ;> ;> I haven't played around with them, but the shop that built the system set it up pretty fast (zero wait state in the bios etc.) I am going to change a few things in my bios setup and retry it.. thanks! r.e --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- "I don't practice what I preach, 'cause I'm not the kind of person I'm preachin' to." J.R."Bob" Dobbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------