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Infidelus · Jun 20, 2005, 09:19 PM // 21:19

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Originally Posted by kuji

im running windows xp pro sp 2 now.... *grumbles at guildwars support for making me install sp2*

I have to say, I don't understand why people moan so much about SP2. As far as I'm concerned, it's the best SP Microsoft could have bought out for the more conscientious user who wants to help stop the ever expanding problem of trojans/viruses/zombie machines out there in the wild.

I'm not saying it's not without it's faults ... but it's a darn site better than XP vanilla flavour.

kuji · Jun 20, 2005, 09:26 PM // 21:26

yah but i still liek sp1 were i control my cpmuter not MS :P

Stayfrosty · Jun 20, 2005, 09:31 PM // 21:31

well SP2 wouldnt affect anything at all.. theres a possibility thats its your PSU, some no name brand ones at a 400 watt rating arent nearly as good/stable as a quality 400 watt PSU, would you consider buying a new PSU to see if it solves your problem? If you would consider this as an option give me your budget and ill try and hunt you down a good PSU.

aja · Jun 20, 2005, 09:32 PM // 21:32

im running a 6600gt agp and my game runs beautifully :/ and i didnt use the new drivers till as of late, and they work fine too. gl though

Principa Discordia · Jun 20, 2005, 09:41 PM // 21:41

Hey kuji, could you possibly take the case off of your PC and check the sticker on the side of the PSU for us? I'd like to know what amperage is written on it for 12v. This is very important with modern hardware. I always suggest 18A minimum, or even better a dual 12v.

kuji · Jun 20, 2005, 09:53 PM // 21:53

i think u might of jst picked up on a slight problem i might have i think mines a 16a if theres such a thing i dont know much about PSU's never had the problem to worry about it. i'll see ifi can find the exact one i have on the net

kuji · Jun 20, 2005, 09:58 PM // 21:58

right ive found the PSU i have im pritty sure any way its the chepest one off overclockers.co.uk i dont really have much choice in useing it i dont have any money. to get a new one.

litraly no money at all not even enuff for food shoping right now :S

http://www.qtec.info/products/product.htm?artnr=13023

kuji · Jun 20, 2005, 10:20 PM // 22:20

so no one no ideas or has every one run off hehe

kuji · Jun 20, 2005, 10:21 PM // 22:21

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Originally Posted by Infidelus

BSoDs are pretty much always driver/hardware related these days.

You didn't mention which OS you were running.

Check for BIOS updates for your motherboard.
Driver updates for your motherboard (including VIA 4in1 updates from via if it's a VIA board.

You might also want to run a test on your PCs memory. Grab a copy of memtest and leave that running for a while.

oh and i cant seem to find bios update for my bios. asus A7V880 VIA KT 880

[update] i turned off the auto reboot. jsut so i could see wht the blue screen was caused by and its deffantly my vid card drivers.
SO.. ive tested it now with a lot of drivers and so far ive found no problem with the 67.03 drivers BUT it still crashes in guild wars . jsut not blue screen . AND i still get this nasty bug were im entring a missions and the spash screen is compleartly scrambled

kuji · Jun 21, 2005, 12:09 AM // 00:09

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Wotdahek · Jun 21, 2005, 02:59 AM // 02:59

Hiya kuji,

Most likely it is a heat related problem, amd chips run hot and if the agp card is near the cpu it could really build up. Does your casing have an extra fan for air circulation?

Try poking a regular electric fan near your cpu to see if it helps.

Hope this helps.

kuji · Jun 21, 2005, 08:52 AM // 08:52

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Originally Posted by Wotdahek

Hiya kuji,

Most likely it is a heat related problem, amd chips run hot and if the agp card is near the cpu it could really build up. Does your casing have an extra fan for air circulation?

Try poking a regular electric fan near your cpu to see if it helps.

Hope this helps.

well infact its NOT a heat problem and sorry amd's dontrun any were near as hot as the p chips i have 4 fans in my cace one on the gfx cand one on the cpu its not a heat problem

Dirkiess · Jun 21, 2005, 09:04 AM // 09:04

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Originally Posted by kuji

well infact its NOT a heat problem and sorry amd's dontrun any were near as hot as the p chips i have 4 fans in my cace one on the gfx cand one on the cpu its not a heat problem

Have you checked your RAM latency timings? If not, you need to see which brand and model number you have and hunt down the latency timings. This is then adjusted in the BIOS.

It could well be a problem with the memory not storing the information correctly if the settings aren't running at there optimal settings and then the information comes from the graphics card and is causing the corruptions to occur.

The only other option i could suggest, is to swap out the card with a spare you may have or borrow a friends card and see if that resolves the problems.

Just remember to uninstall the drivers and use driver cleaner before putting in the new card.

kuji · Jun 21, 2005, 09:25 AM // 09:25

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Originally Posted by Dirkiess

Have you checked your RAM latency timings? If not, you need to see which brand and model number you have and hunt down the latency timings. This is then adjusted in the BIOS.

It could well be a problem with the memory not storing the information correctly if the settings aren't running at there optimal settings and then the information comes from the graphics card and is causing the corruptions to occur.

The only other option i could suggest, is to swap out the card with a spare you may have or borrow a friends card and see if that resolves the problems.

Just remember to uninstall the drivers and use driver cleaner before putting in the new card.

well my cpu isent running the right speed atm its a 1.7 running at 1.1 duflt becuse my mother bored woill not let it run higher i cant do anything to change thatam and thuss teh ram dose the same thing. ive had a technistion look at it and he didnt even know what was wrong so im goning to try and get a new motherbored from the shop i got this from becuse i think its totaly ****ed

Dirkiess · Jun 21, 2005, 09:37 AM // 09:37

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Originally Posted by kuji

well my cpu isent running the right speed atm its a 1.7 running at 1.1 duflt becuse my mother bored woill not let it run higher i cant do anything to change thatam and thuss teh ram dose the same thing. ive had a technistion look at it and he didnt even know what was wrong so im goning to try and get a new motherbored from the shop i got this from becuse i think its totaly ****ed

When you go into the BIOS, what does it say in the CPU settings?

Custom, fixed, By Spd etc etc?

Make a note of all the settings and add them in here for us to look at. We may be able to help you.

Also, what BIOS version are you running?

Addition - I found the BIOS details for your Mobo. Seems the search function doesn't seem to be working properly on the ASUS website. At least I hope that is the problem you were having in trying to find the Bios updates. Here you go.

http://support.asus.com/download/dow...s&model=A7V880

Hope this helps.

kuji · Jun 21, 2005, 03:03 PM // 15:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirkiess

When you go into the BIOS, what does it say in the CPU settings?

Custom, fixed, By Spd etc etc?

Make a note of all the settings and add them in here for us to look at. We may be able to help you.

Also, what BIOS version are you running?

Addition - I found the BIOS details for your Mobo. Seems the search function doesn't seem to be working properly on the ASUS website. At least I hope that is the problem you were having in trying to find the Bios updates. Here you go.

http://support.asus.com/download/dow...s&model=A7V880

Hope this helps.

right first off i flashed my bios not long ago its still uptdate with the latest bios and thats fine apprently.

and secondly heres a list of EVERYTHING in my bios useful or not.

Chipsets:
North Bridge

DRAM TIMING

DRAM clock auto
DRAM TIMAING AUTO BY SPD
DRAM BUS SELECTION AUTO

PRIMAY GRAPHICS ADAPTOR AGP
V LINK 8X SUPPORTED ENABLED
V LINK DATA 2X SUPPORTED DISABLED

AGP MODE AGP8X
AGP READ SYNCHROIZATION DISABLED
AGP FAST WRITE DISABLED
GRAPHICS APERTIRE SIZE 128
AGP MASTER 1 W/S READ DISABLED
AGP MASTER 1 W/S WRITE DISABLED

JUMPER FREE CONFIG

CPU MULTIPLE AUTO
AI OVERCLOCKER TUNER STANDARD
SPREAD SPECTRUM ENABLED
ASYNCHRONOUS FREQUENCY DISABLED
DDR REFERAJCE VOLTAGE AUTO
AGP REFERAJCE VOLTAGE AUTO
VCORE VOLTAGE AUTO

Algren Cole · Jun 21, 2005, 03:13 PM // 15:13

jump your CMOS and restore your BIOS settings to default.....

though I think the problem is the 16a on the 12v for your PSU....

kuji · Jun 21, 2005, 03:15 PM // 15:15

no point jumping my bios really not gonna help due to the fact that ive tryed already meeny meeny meeny times

[update] I found somthing on the ass forums that gave me a tweak to make the newst nvidia drivers work and now i ahve no funny lines on my desktop and stuff BUT my games still crashing and mission splash screens still dont work

kuji · Jun 22, 2005, 12:24 PM // 12:24

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Dirkiess · Jun 22, 2005, 12:32 PM // 12:32

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Originally Posted by kuji

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A couple of things worth trying going by other threads and posters that have had success with these options are as follows.

1. Up the AGP Aperture size to 256 and then 512. Ok, you might be wondering why, but I remember an article I read some time ago, that also said increasing the size to double or Quadruple your Graphics Card memory size can actually help with performance. Also, the guy that did this, had a similar card to yours if I remember right, with 128mb. He increased it and it fixed his problem.

2. The other option is to do with your DRAM timings. You will need to check the make and model of your Ram and then look for the dram timings on the web. Then add these into your Dram Timing options. You will need to change the Timings option from auto to manual/custom and then enter the details in the correct settings given in the Bios.

They are just two options that you can try for now.

Only try one at a time as changing too many things at once, never shows you what was actually the cause of your problem.