Warcraft III

[DarkxStrife]

ok so i made the bootable disk and let it run. i let it ran two times, one for each stick of ram and both times it came up with no errors. what do i do next with the ati tool?

also, would it be ok if i installed left4dead on another computer, and then switched my graphics card over to that computer and see if it gives me any errors? cause i have another computer at home, but it uses an 8600 gt, will that be alright for left4dead?

One more thing. Assuming that my video card is defective and not working, would i be able to get another 9800 GTX+ and sli it to the defective one and still have it work? purely hypothetical

[Horusrogue]

Originally Posted by DarkxStrife

ok so i made the bootable disk and let it run. i let it ran two times, one for each stick of ram and both times it came up with no errors. what do i do next with the ati tool?

also, would it be ok if i installed left4dead on another computer, and then switched my graphics card over to that computer and see if it gives me any errors? cause i have another computer at home, but it uses an 8600 gt, will that be alright for left4dead?

One more thing. Assuming that my video card is defective and not working, would i be able to get another 9800 GTX+ and sli it to the defective one and still have it work? purely hypothetical

@SLI
I am not following your logic here...?

You want to basically conjoin a perfectly healthy entity to its out-of-control, seizure-prone and possibly more than borderline mentally disabled brother and see if the result will be agreeable?

I would simply have the current card RMA'D, or if this is NOT AN OPTION then the second card should not be joined into sli with the current one, but rather run on its own.

Did I misunderstand?
@Left-for-dead:

Valve Updates Left 4 Dead Requirements [October 23, 2008]

System Requirements

* OS: Windows Vista, Vista 64, XP,
* CPU: 3.0GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 or AMD64X2 (or higher)
* RAM: 1 GB for XP / 2 GB for Vista
* Disc Drive: DVD-ROM Drive
* Hard Drive: At least 7.5 GB of free space
* Video: DirectX 9 compatible video card (Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9 compatible with support for pixel shader 2.0)
* Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

According to that and the NVIDIA references on the 8600GT, you should be fine.

It is not a more current series of geforce but my friend runs eve-online @ full settings on her setup. The(/her) bottleneck is still the GPU (imho, arguably, regardless) but the complaints about un-playability aren't there. Also its capable of a bit of overclock if you think it will help [fast google ref: http://www.overclock.net/nvidia-driv...ng-8600gt.html ].

@ATI TOOL:
I think it was suggested you run an artefact scan using the settings under which your problems arose. [Artifact scanning mode to test for stability.]

[DarkxStrife]

lol. That cleared it up perfectly. I will not be trying the SLI. And no you did not misunderstand that was exactly what i was going for.

I actually found out that my other computer did not have the 8600 gt, but in fact it uses an onboard mothercard. I was sitting here thinking it did have the 8600 pretty much the whole time ive had it, and checked just recently if it did or did not. And it doesnt, and unfortunately I might have trouble finding a friend whose video card i can borrow.

And as for the ATI tool, do you mean run the artifact scan while im playing left4dead? Because once the problem comes up, i have to restart the computer. For a short while i can play while this problems on my screen, but after a while, when I do something "look around for zombies in left4dead" my computer crashes, the sound loops and i have to restart the computer.

[DarkxStrife]

Ok update. Just now i got a bsod. When my computer restarted the microsoft error report showed up, i reported the problem and it sent me to another page. it said that the error was STOP 0x000000EA THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER (http://wer.microsoft.com/responses/R...9-619e9d120030). Maybe this has to do with my video card problem?

[Horusrogue]

Originally Posted by DarkxStrife

Ok update. Just now i got a bsod. When my computer restarted the microsoft error report showed up, i reported the problem and it sent me to another page. it said that the error was STOP 0x000000EA THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER (http://wer.microsoft.com/responses/R...9-619e9d120030). Maybe this has to do with my video card problem?

@ FORUM REGULARS : I think on this forum they push a specific way of dumping BSOD errors. Can anyone link me to it specifically?

@User: It may very well. Wait for following posts if there are any.

[DarkxStrife]

ok, i finally found my driver cd that came with my video card. I cant install it though, cause it says that it doesnt find any hardware that matches the video card.

and about the BSOD. should i go to another subforum for that?

[Horusrogue]

Originally Posted by DarkxStrife

ok, i finally found my driver cd that came with my video card. I cant install it though, cause it says that it doesnt find any hardware that matches the video card.

and about the BSOD. should i go to another subforum for that?

@ BSOD. Possibly.

@ GFX card issue. Run http://www.gtopala.com/. Go down to video adapter. Does it recognize it? If not, what DOES it say under that heading?

[DarkxStrife]

Property Value
Display Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
Video Processor GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
Video memory size 512 MBytes
Adapter DAC Type Integrated RAMDAC
BIOS String Version 62.92.57.00.05
BIOS Date 08/09/08
Display Drivers nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.11.9062
Driver Date 2009-08-17 07:57:00
Inf File Name oem0.inf
Inf Section Section005

this is what it says under video. unless video adapter is a different category.

[Horusrogue]

Originally Posted by DarkxStrife

Property Value
Display Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
Video Processor GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
Video memory size 512 MBytes
Adapter DAC Type Integrated RAMDAC
BIOS String Version 62.92.57.00.05
BIOS Date 08/09/08
Display Drivers nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.11.9062
Driver Date 2009-08-17 07:57:00
Inf File Name oem0.inf
Inf Section Section005

this is what it says under video. unless video adapter is a different category.

Well Geforce 8600 drivers would not work. Go to Nvidia's website and...NVM.
1. Just go here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_191.07_whql.html
2. UNINSTALL ANY DRIVERS YOU CURRENTLY HAVE FOR THE CARD!!!!
2.5 Restart Computer.
2.x If you want to force having windows recognize it as new hardware, you can try disabling and enabling the device in hardware manager. This is not necessary.
3. Install these NEW DRIVERS. Should now work.

[DarkxStrife]

its worked more or less. it still happens, but with much less frequency. I was getting a few crashes, but this cleared too.

[Horusrogue]

Keep us posted! Mark thread as solved for now then!

[DarkxStrife]

i havent tried playing left4dead at all, so i dont know how it will fare with that. but with warcraft III, the problem is now eliminated. ive gotten this problem twice in the first two days i dled the new driver, and i havent seen the problem occur since. so i guess its solved for now. ill post again if i have any problems, and ill try testing left4dead as well.

[Phædrus2401]

I'd just like to say, Horusque, that for this line:

You want to basically conjoin a perfectly healthy entity to its out-of-control, seizure-prone and possibly more than borderline mentally disabled brother and see if the result will be agreeable?

You win one internet.


Glad it seems to have been sorted out, let us know how L4D plays.

[Horusrogue]

Originally Posted by Phædrus2401

I'd just like to say, Horusque, that for this line:

You win one internet.


Glad it seems to have been sorted out, let us know how L4D plays.

:) Thanks man. Also you kind of misspelled my name. But this too is alright :P