Silkroad Problems

[Liquiddragon]

My problem is different from the other thread, unlike his, everytime I start Silkroad, my computer and cursor freezes, after about 10 seconds I can move my mouse but that's all. After about 20 seconds my screen goes blank, the computer does not restart. No error or anything, just 1 beep. This problem just started yesterday, before I could run Silkroad fine.

System Specs:
* Power Supply – Enermax 12v
* Motherboard –Intel D865GBF
* CPU – Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.8 GHz
* RAM – Kingston DDR 1.5 MB

* Video Card(s) – Nvidia Geforce 4 Ti 4200 64-MB

* Hard Drive(s) – Maxtor, ATA 200GB

* Operating System - eg: Windows XP

[Indoril Nerevar]

Hi,

Run through the steps listed under "Common Game Issues" in my signature, and post back with results.

[Liquiddragon]

I have trouble reinstalling my Nvidia Driver, I saw the Nvidia Driver Post you made and I want to download that 84.21 but everytime I try to install that or uninstall my current, my computer will not load to desktop, it will just stay at a blank screen after the Windows XP splashscreen.

[Indoril Nerevar]

For your card, try an older version such as the 61.77's. Also, make sure you follow these instructions when installing:

Note on installing drivers

When installing video card drivers, it is very important that you follow the correct procedure, as outlined below. Incorrectly installed drivers will cause just as much trouble as faulty drivers.

1. Uninstall any video drivers you currently have, through Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs.
2. Restart your system, and boot into VGA Mode (tap F8 while the system is starting, and select VGA Mode from the list).
3. Disable any antivirus programs you have.
4. Install the new drivers.
5. Restart your system again.

While not absolutely necessary, using a program such as Driver Cleaner when removing the old drivers is also a good idea.

[Liquiddragon]

I'm afraid it won't work and I have to do a full restore on my computer again, 3rd time today, but I will try it.

[Liquiddragon]

Ok, I tried uninstalling the driver with the steps given but again, after I reboot and the Windows Xp splashscreen loads, my screen goes black.

[Indoril Nerevar]

Did you reboot into VGA Mode? Try Safe Mode instead. If those don't work, continue with the rest of the steps in that Common Issues thread.

[Liquiddragon]

Tried, VGA Mode, Safe Mode, and Last Known Configuration, on the Safe Mode, how long do I have to wait? I waited almost 3 hours and nothing happened still showed all those white letters saying driver things.

[Indoril Nerevar]

Safe Mode only takes a few minutes - three hours is too long. Did you see what the last line it stopped on was?

Continue with the rest of the steps in that thread for now.

[Liquiddragon]

I rea in the Silkroad forums,www.silkroadforums.com, technical center on a threa stating the Q&A's on Silkroad problems and saw this:

COMMON PROBLEMS:

When I play the game (any 3d game), the computer restarts:

Additionally you might see a blue screen with various white numbers if you have made that setting in windows to; not restart the computer during a problem. The above mentioned problem usually caused because:

* Hardware failure

Combining different kinds of hardware doesn't always work, buying a new fresh graphic card and using an old power supply will cause the computer to restart, because it cant supply enough power for the graphic card. New graphic cards requires strong power supplies. If you a rather old computer and decides to upgrade it by buying a new graphic card, this might occur.

Bad ram is another reason, if you have several ram sticks witch doesn't match each other this might happen.

* Driver failure

There's drivers for your graphic card, but there's also drivers or your chip set. If you buy a new graphic card, it might not work correctly with the current installed drivers for your chipset. A common thing which is often seen is people who have an old VIA chipset with a new Nvidia Geforce graphic card, this will often cause a memory leak if the wrong chipset driver is installed.

If you have this issue, try and describe as much as you know about your computer. These errors can be quite troublesome to troubleshot. There's an excellent program called Everest which list which hardware parts your computer contain and who made them.

Everest can be downloaded here:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html


When I play the game (any 3d game), the computer freezes:

This might be caused because of a memory leak, additionally the mouse cursor might freeze and the computer might start begin to make various kinds of beep sounds.

This might be caused because bad RAM or faulty drivers related to your graphic card and chipset.

I think the last one is my problem, except I only have 1 beep when my computer and mouse cursor freeze instea of various kinds of beep sounds. I have finished the steps, instead of number 5, which we are working on right now.