Please Help..!

hits109 · 08-29-2006, 06:55 AM

Hi, im new here, i felt this was the place to post my problem.

When ever i am in the middle of playing a game, all of a sudden the screen goes black for a few seconds and then when the display does come back up, i get this animated fuzzy screen with the game still running. the only way to get it back to normal is to Alt+Tab out of the game and maximize it again. But after a minute or so it comes back again. this happens to most of my games.

I have the very latest Nvidia drivers and still i get the problem.
I know it might be something to do with my graphics card... maybe adjust some settings... i have tried changing the refresh rates.. but didnt work.

Can someone help me? I have uploaded a video if you dont get what i mean.

my system spec:

Amd AthlonXP 2500+
768mb RAM
GeForce4 Ti4200 64mb
120GB harddisk
Win XP SP2

Thanks in advance

dai · 08-29-2006, 11:38 AM

check your tempretures
http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

try an older version of the drivers,sometimes they work better

hits109 · 08-29-2006, 02:47 PM

thanks i got the software.... i dont know how to use though lol. there seem to be a number of fans.. i dont knw which one is the Graphics Card fan... that might be the one overheating....

Myth-UK · 08-29-2006, 03:05 PM

What games are you trying to play?

dai · 08-29-2006, 03:08 PM

just post what you see

08-29-2006, 06:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
hits109 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Please Help..! Hi, im new here, i felt this was the place to post my problem. When ever i am in the middle of playing a game, all of a sudden the screen goes black for a few seconds and then when the display does come back up, i get this animated fuzzy screen with the game still running. the only way to get it back to normal is to Alt+Tab out of the game and maximize it again. But after a minute or so it comes back again. this happens to most of my games. I have the very latest Nvidia drivers and still i get the problem. I know it might be something to do with my graphics card... maybe adjust some settings... i have tried changing the refresh rates.. but didnt work. Can someone help me? I have uploaded a video if you dont get what i mean. my system spec: Amd AthlonXP 2500+ 768mb RAM GeForce4 Ti4200 64mb 120GB harddisk Win XP SP2 Thanks in advance Last edited by dai; 08-29-2006 at 11:36 AM. Reason: link does not work the way it is at the moment classed as spam

08-29-2006, 11:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,775 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	check your tempretures http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php try an older version of the drivers,sometimes they work better __________________

08-29-2006, 03:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,775 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	just post what you see __________________

08-29-2006, 02:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
hits109 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2 OS: xp	thanks i got the software.... i dont know how to use though lol. there seem to be a number of fans.. i dont knw which one is the Graphics Card fan... that might be the one overheating....

08-29-2006, 03:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Myth-UK Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 107 OS: XP My System	What games are you trying to play?