[SOLVED] ld 2 lock--ups

[warlordfmike]

i post the other one in the wrong place

ok i have vista home basic and it runs better then it did under xp
-i have the settings at the highest at 1280x1024 60hz
-=it locks=up on ever level i get 24 to 30 fps and some times more then
-=-that even- iv updated my sound-=-video drivers video driver v8.1
-=-=iv tryed ever thing that could think of but to no luck so i came
-=-=-here because this sites has fixed 10 to 15 other problems this
-=-=-=the BEST TECHSUPPORT SITE ON THE WEB-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

[koala]

How long into playing does it take before the game crashes? Is it at the same point each time or when there's alot of action on-screen?

Check your voltages and temperatures with SensorsView or SpeedFan at startup with no other programs running. Then again while playing the game. Post back with BOTH sets of figures so we can compare idle and stress values.

Do the keyboard and mouse become unresponsive, and does the caps-lock light work on the keyboard when it crashes?

Do you have the latest patches for BF2, if there are any available?

[warlordfmike]

Its Not Crashing It Just Locksup While Im Playing

[warlordfmike]

can i get some help here if u were playing battlefield 2 and ur flying in a plane and ur
-=-=-going in for the kill and next thing u known ur DEAD ur plane hit a tree that u did not see SO plz HELP me PLZ

[warlordfmike]

ok i have vista home basic and it runs better then it did under xp
-i have the settings at the highest at 1280x1024 60hz
-=it locks=up on ever level i get 24 to 30 fps and some times more then
-=-that even- iv updated my sound-=-video drivers video driver v8.1
-=-=iv tryed ever thing that could think of but to no luck so i came
-=-=-here because this sites has fixed 10 to 15 other problems this
-=-=-=the BEST TECHSUPPORT SITE ON THE WEB-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
its not crashing just freezeing/\lockup

[92b16vx]

What graphics card do you have? memory? power supply? CPU?

Is this single player, or multiplayer? Is the screen freezing, or is it "skipping", for instance as you said, your flying, and then suddenly your in the ground, is it locking up, and then unfreezing, when you hit the ground, or is there any pause between being in one place, then suddenly being in another? I would look to 1) your internet, check the ping on the server, 2) check what process are running while you are playing.

[warlordfmike]

its locking up and skipping

ati radeon x1600 pro 512mb pci-e
antec bpu500 500watt psu
amd 64 3400+ 2.4ghz

[elf]

I have this same problem sometimes, I'll be flying around and my game will randomly crash. I suspect it has to due with heat problems (at least for my rig). So I would definately check that if I were you with a program like speedfan or others (Someone posted a link to a really good one earlier, but I can't find the link to it for the life of me).

Alternatively, you could try turning your graphics down and see if the game will last longer.

It is also possible your power supply could be failing you...hopefully the heat is your problem as it is easily (and cheaply) fixed.

[warlordfmike]

my is NOT crashing its just locking up badly and iv lower my settings that did not work but my graphics card i think over heats but what does that word OVERHEAT apply to 100c 90c 80c 75c. and if is heat thing what do i buy for that and where can buy it
i do not have a compusa or anything else like that here i we have here is bestbuy
walmart target. and so i do not know what to do

[koala]

If you run SpeedFan and post back with the temperatures and voltages during gameplay then we can can tell you if any components are too hot or if your PSU is causing the lockups. We can't do anything else until you post back.

How much free hard drive space is left? Do you defrag regularly?

Is your Vista 32bit or 64bit? The latest Vista 32bit driver for the Radeon X1600 is Catalyst 8.2. This is the 64bit version. Download the correct driver for your version of Vista.

There are 2 options. The first is a full package of display driver and control center, and the second is just the driver.

If you want to install the full package, you need to have Microsoft .NET Framework already installed. Download from here. Install and reboot. Then install Catalyst, following the instructions below.

If you just want the driver, use the Option 2 download link then follow these instructions.....

Go to Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware tab > Device Manager. Click the [+] next to Display Adapters, right click the graphics card entry and select Uninstall.

Close down all windows and programs. Reboot and keep tapping F8 while the computer is starting until you see the Advanced Options menu. Select VGA mode. When Windows has finished loading, the display will look strange. This is only temporary while using the standard VGA driver. Disable your antivirus and install the new driver. Reboot to complete.

Note: If you decide to install just the driver, you can use ATI Tray Tools which does basically the same job as the Catalyst Control Center, but uses less system resources and doesn't require the .NET Framework.

[warlordfmike]

as of 12:53am i have

4.31gb left
vista 32bit

i not so sure that it the driver and someone else told to do f8 and try try try try and nothing plus my bios is f10 im going to leave to vista ati driver installed and install
ati tray tools from guru3d.com http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=733
and the link u gave just in case ill post back

[warlordfmike]

i not so sure that it the driver and someone else told to do f8 and try try try try and nothing plus my bios is f10 im going to leave to vista ati driver installed and install

im sorry i made a mistake my bios is f2 not f10

in my bios it says ega/vga is that right or not i do not know
i a good know how to rebuild a computer but when comes to the
bios setting i do not mess with them because iv horror storys.

installed ati tray tools from http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/V...ay-Tools.shtml

and it still lockups but a little bit more i get up 36 fps

could because i have two sound cards running at the sametime
a onbroad and a pci sound card

[92b16vx]

How much memory do you have? De-frag your hard drive, and do a disk clean-up. Are you running Aero theme? If so run windows classic.

[warlordfmike]

video card 512 memory
system 2g memory

ill do a defrag i cant do it right now its lighting outside plus i have to houston on the feb 16 08 so ill do it asoon as i get home

and yes im running aero theme ill change over to the other

[warlordfmike]

come to find out my mom is not going to houston we did not get up in time ill defrag my
hdd when a get a sec

[koala]

Why are you going into BIOS? F8 is to bring up the Advanced Options menu so you can select VGA mode, nothing to do with BIOS.

Have you installed the Microsoft .Net Framework for Vista?

4.31GB out of 80GB is less than 15% free space, which is the minimum required for Windows to run efficiently. Free some space.

Your symptoms are pointing towards heat, PSU or drivers. I won't mention anything more complicated like RAM timings or BIOS settings until we can see your SpeedFan results. Are you having trouble running it?

Turn off the onboard sound. Running 2 sound devices can cause games to lag.

[warlordfmike]

temp1: 37c
temp2: 44c
temp3: 1c
core: 47c

vcore: 1.53v
+12v: 12.65v
3.3v: 3.26v
vcc: 5.07v
vin2: 0.00v
5vsb: 5.07v
vbat: 0.00v


catalyst control center
gpu 61c


thats just me doing this here

now to the game stuff
keep in mind that i didnot disconnect from the internet


temp1: 38c
temp2: 51c
temp3: 9c
core: 53c

vcore: 1.51v
+12v: 12.59v
3.3v: 3.26v
vcc: 5.07v
vin2: 0.00v
5vsb: 5.07v
vbat: 0.00v

and thats with the side panel off

[koala]

catalyst control center
gpu 61c

Is this during gameplay?

Is your first set of readings taken at startup with no programs running except SpeedFan?

Is the second set taken DURING gameplay, not after (when the values will have returned to normal)?

The +12V is hovering around the upper limits of the accepted range (11.4 to 12.6V) so we need to see what it's like under heavy stress from Battlefield 2.

[warlordfmike]

the first is at the desktop WITH all prograns runing and speedfan

the second is DURING gameplay

[warlordfmike]

i bought the sound blaster X-FI XTREME AUDIO and it works great and the game quit
locking-up but i cant get battlefield 2 to set to X-FI setting in the audio seting thank u very much i do not know why the game quit locking-up just because i bought a new sound card