Dragonica keeps DCing

Deleted081209 · 06-21-2009, 08:57 AM

Recently, I've been having disconnecting and lagging issues with an online mmorpg, Dragonica. I tried playing on other computers (in the same household) and it works fine, no dcs or lag spikes whatsoever. I think it's the graphics card that seems to be a problem. I'm using Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family.

Here's my specs:

Toshiba
Portege M400
Genuine Intel(R) CPU
T2500 @ 2.00 GHz
2.00 GHz, 1.99 GB of RAM
2038 MB RAM
Download speed: 17.78 Mb/s
Upload speed: 0.25 Mb/s
Ping: 17ms

**Jason09** · 06-21-2009, 11:22 AM

Have you checked for updates for your video and network cards?

Deleted081209 · 06-21-2009, 08:50 PM

How do I check the updates?

**Jason09** · 06-22-2009, 11:11 AM

Go to My Computer, then system information, then Hardware. Click Device Manager, then under Display and Network click properties, then under the driver tab click update driver for both of them.

Deleted081209 · 06-22-2009, 09:04 PM

There's no updates for both of them.

**Jason09** · 06-23-2009, 09:03 AM

Is it only online that you experience this lag, or is it also offline?

Deleted081209 · 06-23-2009, 08:53 PM

This is the only online game that I've experience lag and disconnecting the wireless net. For other online games (MapleStory) there's no lag or dcs.

**Jason09** · 06-24-2009, 08:46 AM

Was it always like this, or did the disconnecting just suddenly start up?

Deleted081209 · 06-24-2009, 09:33 AM

Well, I've downloaded it recently so I guess all the time? The lags and dcs happens every now and then which makes it unplayable.

(I died a couple of times due to this lag)

**Jason09** · 06-24-2009, 12:37 PM

A GeForce2 graphics card is required for minimum requirements, and I'm not sure if what you have is compatible, so I'm thinking your graphics card may be the problem.

Deleted081209 · 06-26-2009, 10:19 PM

Sorry, offline game (The Sims 2) lag as well. It never happened quite some time ago.

**Jason09** · 06-27-2009, 09:30 AM

Did you always have this graphics card?

Deleted081209 · 06-27-2009, 09:10 PM

Yes I did. Would reinstall win cure the lag problems?

**Jason09** · 06-28-2009, 11:37 AM

It may. Do you have your Windows XP disk?

Deleted081209 · 06-28-2009, 08:51 PM

Yes. Do you have any other solutions before I reinstall?

Mcninjaguy · 06-28-2009, 09:49 PM

Try installing the latest version of your intel graphics driver.
http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/detect.htm

I don't see how formatting is going to help you.

Deleted081209 · 06-28-2009, 11:55 PM

I can't install the latest drivers. I get this error message "The driver being installed is not validated for this computer. Please obtain the appropriate driver from the computer's manufacture". I'm sure I've downloaded the correct driver.

Deleted081209 · 06-29-2009, 12:51 AM

Fixed the error.

Mcninjaguy · 06-29-2009, 01:23 AM

any improvements so far?

Deleted081209 · 06-29-2009, 05:13 AM

Still laggy.

06-21-2009, 08:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Deleted081209 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Dragonica keeps DCing Recently, I've been having disconnecting and lagging issues with an online mmorpg, Dragonica. I tried playing on other computers (in the same household) and it works fine, no dcs or lag spikes whatsoever. I think it's the graphics card that seems to be a problem. I'm using Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family. Here's my specs: Toshiba Portege M400 Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2500 @ 2.00 GHz 2.00 GHz, 1.99 GB of RAM 2038 MB RAM Download speed: 17.78 Mb/s Upload speed: 0.25 Mb/s Ping: 17ms

06-21-2009, 11:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,303 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing Have you checked for updates for your video and network cards? __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.

06-21-2009, 08:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Deleted081209 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing How do I check the updates?

06-22-2009, 11:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,303 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing Go to My Computer, then system information, then Hardware. Click Device Manager, then under Display and Network click properties, then under the driver tab click update driver for both of them. __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.

06-22-2009, 09:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Deleted081209 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing There's no updates for both of them.

06-23-2009, 09:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,303 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing Is it only online that you experience this lag, or is it also offline? __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.

06-23-2009, 08:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
Deleted081209 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing This is the only online game that I've experience lag and disconnecting the wireless net. For other online games (MapleStory) there's no lag or dcs.

06-24-2009, 08:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,303 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing Was it always like this, or did the disconnecting just suddenly start up? __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.

06-24-2009, 09:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
Deleted081209 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing Well, I've downloaded it recently so I guess all the time? The lags and dcs happens every now and then which makes it unplayable. (I died a couple of times due to this lag)

06-24-2009, 12:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,303 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing A GeForce2 graphics card is required for minimum requirements, and I'm not sure if what you have is compatible, so I'm thinking your graphics card may be the problem. __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.

06-26-2009, 10:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
Deleted081209 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing Sorry, offline game (The Sims 2) lag as well. It never happened quite some time ago.

06-27-2009, 09:30 AM	#12 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,303 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing Did you always have this graphics card? __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.

06-27-2009, 09:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
Deleted081209 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing Yes I did. Would reinstall win cure the lag problems?

06-28-2009, 11:37 AM	#14 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,303 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing It may. Do you have your Windows XP disk? __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.

06-28-2009, 08:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
Deleted081209 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing Yes. Do you have any other solutions before I reinstall?

06-28-2009, 09:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing Try installing the latest version of your intel graphics driver. http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/detect.htm I don't see how formatting is going to help you.

06-28-2009, 11:55 PM	#17 (permalink)
Deleted081209 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing I can't install the latest drivers. I get this error message "The driver being installed is not validated for this computer. Please obtain the appropriate driver from the computer's manufacture". I'm sure I've downloaded the correct driver.

06-29-2009, 12:51 AM	#18 (permalink)
Deleted081209 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing Fixed the error.

06-29-2009, 01:23 AM	#19 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing any improvements so far?

06-29-2009, 05:13 AM	#20 (permalink)
Deleted081209 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Re: Dragonica keeps DCing Still laggy.