[plug] 3d problem

[Christian Müller]

At 15:53 27/12/2001 +0800, you wrote:
>You haven't got ACPI enabled in the BIOS have you?

I disabled that a while ago when I found out about this, reinstalled my OS, 
but still the same problem. I also played around with all sorts of other 
settings in the bios, such as the AGP driving strength but this did not fix 
the problem either.

>Because ACPI can wreak havoc with SB Live! sound cards, causes all sorts
>of problems.  It might be fine normally with ACPI on in Windows and
>that, but when you go into games, its probably using EAX (3D directional
>sound) and that might be where it dies...

thanks for the suggestion anyways


>/ Ben
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Christian Müller [mailto:mullerc at iinet.net.au]
>Sent: Thursday, 27 December 2001 3:34 PM
>To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
>Subject: RE: [plug] 3d problem
>
>
>Ben,
>
>My specs:
>
>Full Tower w/ 300 Watt PS
>Abit KT7A-Raid Mobo
>384 MB PC133 SDRam
>SB Live Value
>Geforce 2 MX 400
>2 Hdds,
>CD-writer
>Pioneer DVD
>3Com Soho Network Card,
>Athlon XP 1600+
>
>I read something about the GF 2MX having some problems with the via
>chipset. I might just borrow a card from a computer store to see if that
>
>fixes the problem. I did not have time in the last year to get to the
>bottom of the problem. It does not affect any of the other computer
>stuff,
>just gaming. I don't do much of that anyway, just an hour or two on the
>weekends. SO it is not really a great loss, just very annoying.
>
>I never had any problems due to the CPU overheating, I sometimes run
>things
>on this box over night with 100% CPU utilisation and yet have to
>experience
>a lock up!.
>
>Christian
>
>At 15:20 27/12/2001 +0800, you wrote:
> >Well my T-Bird 1.2 box has an MSI K7T Pro 2 motherboard based on the
> >VIA chipset and I've got a 64Mb DDR Geforce 2 GTS graphics card that I
> >used with the T-Bird 1.2 and I've never had a problem like you guys are
>
> >describing?
> >
> >My main box is now the Athlon XP 1600+ with an MSI K7T266 Pro 2 (VIA
> >KT266A) chipset motherboard still with the same graphics card above.  I
>
> >used to run Win98SE perfectly with that setup (now run Win XP Pro).
> >
> >I know that at first when I had my T-Bird 1.2 box, I had a few lockups
> >due to it overheating during games (high CPU utilization), but after I
> >got some better cooling for it, it ran 100% properly.  For comparison,
> >my XP 1600+ (1.4Ghz) is currently running at 46 degrees idle, and
> >before that, it was at 49 degrees whilst I was playing Counter-Strike
> >online a short time ago.  Now thats in my fairly warm room in Broome, I
>
> >do have some fairly extreme cooling though for it (no, not peltier
> >extreme :p).
> >
> >I personally think that anything over 50 degrees when idle is a tad hot
>
> >for an Athlon (or probably a Duron), unless you're in some pretty damn
> >hot ambient temperatures.
> >
> >Whats the specs on the box that you are running Christian?
> >
> >
> >/ Ben
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Christian Müller [mailto:mullerc at iinet.net.au]
> >Sent: Thursday, 27 December 2001 2:43 PM
> >To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> >Subject: Re: [plug] 3d problem
> >
> >
> >I have exactly the same problem and still have not found a solution for
>
> >it! I went through everything; updating bioses, drivers, exchanging
> >hardware,
> >the same thing always happens. The problem is that the computer freezes
> >at
> >random times during 3d games, sometimes after a few minutes, sometimes
>I
> >
> >can go for more than an hour or so.
> >
> >Christian
> >
> >At 12:04 27/12/2001 +0800, you wrote:
> > >Hi Guys
> > >Sory this isnt a linux related question but this has been bothering
> > >me for months. The problem is that I have a geforce2 MX 400, and when
>
> > >I play 3d games such as quake3, hitman, unreal, .etc it locks up
> > >halfway through gameplay, Ive tried this with Winme and 2000. I
> > >originally thought this could be a cooling problem as the heatsink
> > >was quite small, so I got a blue orb, but alas it still crashes.I
> > >have all the updated drivers for the card and my Motherboard. Below
> > >is my system specs, If anyone has anything that could help it would
> > >be appreciated.
> > >
> > >Aopen AK33 Mobo
> > >Palit Daytona Geforce 22 MX 400 w blue orb
> > >256mb PC133 SDRAM
> > >Duron 950 w Coolermaster dp5-6h51
> > >250W psu
> > >Pioneer DVD
> > >Running Win2k SP2
> > >
> > >Thanks
> > >
> > >Aaron W