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knfevg

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Computer freezes
« on: November 19, 2009, 08:47:11 pm »
Hi everybody.
I'm trying to joing the world of PS. My computer is a DELL laptop D430 with an integrated 954GM intel video chipset. Running WinXP PRO.
When I start the application, my coputer FREEZES couple of minutes after the game started and I have to use the power button to power cycle it. It's never happaned before in any other application.
Any ideas?
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Rigwyn

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Re: Computer freezes
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2009, 09:07:45 pm »
At what point does it freeze ?

  Are you able to get into the game and walk around before it freezes ?
  Are you able to create a character ?

When it freezes

  Do you get a bluescreen ?
  Does the mouse pointer stop moving ?

Whats the last thing you see on the screen when it freezes ?



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Re: Computer freezes
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2009, 08:15:50 am »
Furthermore:

Do you hear your cooling fan speeding up remarkably? - Could the freeze be based on overheating?

Neiter the Laptop design in general, nor intel integrated GPUs, are very recommendable for 3D intense games; and the next version will top that easily.
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knfevg

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Re: Computer freezes
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2009, 02:57:33 pm »
Quote from: Rigwyn on November 19, 2009, 09:07:45 pm
At what point does it freeze ?

  Are you able to get into the game and walk around before it freezes ?
  Are you able to create a character ?

When it freezes

  Do you get a bluescreen ?
  Does the mouse pointer stop moving ?

Whats the last thing you see on the screen when it freezes ?

It freezes when I build a charecter. the mouse simply stops moving. Once (out for ~5) I got a bluescreen
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Rigwyn

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Re: Computer freezes
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2009, 03:24:21 pm »
Bluescreening and freezes like that are usually due to bad hardware, bad ram, or bad drivers.

As a first step I would check dell's site for system updates and install them.

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Re: Computer freezes
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2009, 05:06:33 pm »
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It freezes when I build a charecter. the mouse simply stops moving. Once (out for ~5) I got a bluescreen

When was the last time you ran a check disk then defraged your disk?

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knfevg

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Re: Computer freezes
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2009, 08:13:05 pm »
All of the drivers are up to date (according to Dell's website).
I've defraged the HDD a couple of month ago.
All of other games work fine and no problem with any app....
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Rigwyn

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Re: Computer freezes
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2009, 08:25:58 pm »

Take a look at this link:  http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/smf/index.php?topic=5053.msg46700#msg46700

If you follow the instructions and create a file with the program's output ( debug.txt ) then that might be helpful.


( as shown at the bottom: \\PlaneShift\\psclient.exe -video=opengl -verbose -console -norelight > debug.txt )

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