nVidia mx 440

BAMS · 01-11-2006, 01:24 PM

I have this old crap in my pc. Sonn I will buy better but in the meantime I have to play with NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X 64 mb. When I play games sometimes my Pc jams and I have to restart it I think it is my videocards broblem. I have the newes drivers, and driveragent show that it is good for my Pc. What is the answer of this problem????

Last week I reinstalled window xp pro with 2sp. I have all drivers except one VIA Bus Master IDE Controller I installed via driver 4in1 but driveragent show
that it is bad. Can it be the answer??

My Pc:
Celeron 2.6 GHz
Ram 767 mb
Case 350w
HDD 200 GB SAMSUNG

**UncleMacro** · 01-11-2006, 04:36 PM

Things to try:

Disable fast writes and slow AGP down to 4X (or slower): AGP instability can causes freezes or crashes. Slowing AGP down and disabling fastwrites can often fix the problem. This page gives instructions on how to do it.
Make sure it's not overheating: A GeForce4 MX440 isn't likely to be overheating but it's possible. You should check to make sure the heatsink isn't loose. If it's got a fan, then make sure it's still turning. You can try running the machine with the case open and rig a desk fan to blow on the video card. If that fixes it, then you've got an overheating problem.
Make sure your CPU is okay: Your CPU is more heavily loaded in games than almost all other programs. It's a good idea to make sure it can work reliably when stressed. Run Prime95 as described on this page for a few hours.
Run DXDiag to check your drivers: The DXDiag program can generate a thorough listing of your drivers. To do that do the following: Click Start, Click Run, type in dxdiag, click OK, click Save All Information, save the dxdiag.txt file, and then post dxdiag.txt as an attachment to your next post.

01-11-2006, 01:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
BAMS Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10 OS: XP	nVidia mx 440 I have this old crap in my pc. Sonn I will buy better but in the meantime I have to play with NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X 64 mb. When I play games sometimes my Pc jams and I have to restart it I think it is my videocards broblem. I have the newes drivers, and driveragent show that it is good for my Pc. What is the answer of this problem???? Last week I reinstalled window xp pro with 2sp. I have all drivers except one VIA Bus Master IDE Controller I installed via driver 4in1 but driveragent show that it is bad. Can it be the answer?? My Pc: Celeron 2.6 GHz Ram 767 mb Case 350w HDD 200 GB SAMSUNG Last edited by BAMS; 01-11-2006 at 01:25 PM.

01-11-2006, 04:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
UncleMacro TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,133 OS: Vista SP1 My System	Things to try: Disable fast writes and slow AGP down to 4X (or slower): AGP instability can causes freezes or crashes. Slowing AGP down and disabling fastwrites can often fix the problem. This page gives instructions on how to do it. Make sure it's not overheating: A GeForce4 MX440 isn't likely to be overheating but it's possible. You should check to make sure the heatsink isn't loose. If it's got a fan, then make sure it's still turning. You can try running the machine with the case open and rig a desk fan to blow on the video card. If that fixes it, then you've got an overheating problem. Make sure your CPU is okay: Your CPU is more heavily loaded in games than almost all other programs. It's a good idea to make sure it can work reliably when stressed. Run Prime95 as described on this page for a few hours. Run DXDiag to check your drivers: The DXDiag program can generate a thorough listing of your drivers. To do that do the following: Click Start, Click Run, type in dxdiag, click OK, click Save All Information, save the dxdiag.txt file, and then post dxdiag.txt as an attachment to your next post.