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Sgt_Wilson
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      22nd May 2004
Hi All,

Ive tried technical support at Connect 3D but to no avail. So Im sure
you guys (and gals) are far better informed.

Im using Cat 4.5 and MMC 9.0

I shall now explain my problem, in no particular order im afraid, so
here goes

1/ ATI TV - everything works fine except when I come to record the
program stops responding, although it does seem as if it is doing
something as the hard disk light is flashing! I tried reinstalling MMC
but that hasnt solved it.

2/ Main problem (dont know if these are linked)

I can capture video perfectly using either Pinnacle Studio 8 or Ulead
Vid Studio 5 (which I prefer!), however when it comes to render the
sequence and titles, etc., it starts working then after a random amount
of time the monitor goes blank (or even displays 'out of sync'
sometimes) and the hard drive light stops flashing.

I managed to render a 48 minute sequence the other day - no problems,
but then when i tried to do a 5 minute one - system goes the same way -
blank screen etc.

The only way to get out of this is to reboot the whole machine!!

I know that ive read threads on here about this problem, and they say to
untick the 'FASTWRITE' option in the properties thing. Ive tried that
one, and it still has no effect.

Ive tried;
a) The power supply, by hooking up the ATI card to its very own PSU -
even though I have a Thermaltake 480Watt, but that didnt cure it.
b) Quiting all applications and processes (except system ones) as
technical told me - and that hasnt helped.

I thought that it might even be a thermal problem, but the processor was
running a 60 degrees C for the 48 minute render and that worked ok, and
when it was cooler (54 degrees C) it still hung the system, so I dont
think its that either.

There just seems to be no set pattern.

Technical told me to reinstall Win XP - but I only want to do this as a
last resort. Ive only had the system installed for a week, and
everything is running ok apart from this damn video rendering thing. And
ive also activated Win XP and Office, so if I reinstall wont it come up
with a problem when trying to re-activate it after a short period?

HELP and SUGGESTIONS PLEASE!!!

Thanks
A upset ATI user
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GFX: Connect 3D AIW 9800Pro 128Mb
Sound: Audigy Player
MB: Gigabyte GA-7VT600PL
Pro: AMD 3200XP+
Mem: 1024Mb
HD: Seagate 120Mb SATA 150
PSU: Thermaltake 480W
DVD Writer & DVD reader
OS: Win XP SP1 + all updates

 
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JAD
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      22nd May 2004
Again, DirectX version and have you run DxDiag?

"Sgt_Wilson" </'(E-Mail Removed)'/> wrote in message
news:40af67a0$0$652$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi All,
>
> Ive tried technical support at Connect 3D but to no avail. So Im

sure
> you guys (and gals) are far better informed.
>
> Im using Cat 4.5 and MMC 9.0
>
> I shall now explain my problem, in no particular order im afraid, so
> here goes
>
> 1/ ATI TV - everything works fine except when I come to record the
> program stops responding, although it does seem as if it is doing
> something as the hard disk light is flashing! I tried reinstalling

MMC
> but that hasnt solved it.
>
> 2/ Main problem (dont know if these are linked)
>
> I can capture video perfectly using either Pinnacle Studio 8 or

Ulead
> Vid Studio 5 (which I prefer!), however when it comes to render the
> sequence and titles, etc., it starts working then after a random

amount
> of time the monitor goes blank (or even displays 'out of sync'
> sometimes) and the hard drive light stops flashing.
>
> I managed to render a 48 minute sequence the other day - no

problems,
> but then when i tried to do a 5 minute one - system goes the same

way -
> blank screen etc.
>
> The only way to get out of this is to reboot the whole machine!!
>
> I know that ive read threads on here about this problem, and they

say to
> untick the 'FASTWRITE' option in the properties thing. Ive tried

that
> one, and it still has no effect.
>
> Ive tried;
> a) The power supply, by hooking up the ATI card to its very own

PSU -
> even though I have a Thermaltake 480Watt, but that didnt cure it.
> b) Quiting all applications and processes (except system ones) as
> technical told me - and that hasnt helped.
>
> I thought that it might even be a thermal problem, but the processor

was
> running a 60 degrees C for the 48 minute render and that worked ok,

and
> when it was cooler (54 degrees C) it still hung the system, so I

dont
> think its that either.
>
> There just seems to be no set pattern.
>
> Technical told me to reinstall Win XP - but I only want to do this

as a
> last resort. Ive only had the system installed for a week, and
> everything is running ok apart from this damn video rendering thing.

And
> ive also activated Win XP and Office, so if I reinstall wont it come

up
> with a problem when trying to re-activate it after a short period?
>
> HELP and SUGGESTIONS PLEASE!!!
>
> Thanks
> A upset ATI user
> __________________
> GFX: Connect 3D AIW 9800Pro 128Mb
> Sound: Audigy Player
> MB: Gigabyte GA-7VT600PL
> Pro: AMD 3200XP+
> Mem: 1024Mb
> HD: Seagate 120Mb SATA 150
> PSU: Thermaltake 480W
> DVD Writer & DVD reader
> OS: Win XP SP1 + all updates
>



 
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Sgt_Wilson
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      23rd May 2004
DX Version 9.0b with UK Tv Tuner update, and I have just run DxDiag with
no problems found.

Still the search goes on . . . . .

JAD wrote:
> Again, DirectX version and have you run DxDiag?
>
> "Sgt_Wilson" </'(E-Mail Removed)'/> wrote in message
> news:40af67a0$0$652$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>Ive tried technical support at Connect 3D but to no avail. So Im

>
> sure
>
>>you guys (and gals) are far better informed.
>>
>>Im using Cat 4.5 and MMC 9.0
>>
>>I shall now explain my problem, in no particular order im afraid, so
>>here goes
>>
>>1/ ATI TV - everything works fine except when I come to record the
>>program stops responding, although it does seem as if it is doing
>>something as the hard disk light is flashing! I tried reinstalling

>
> MMC
>
>>but that hasnt solved it.
>>
>>2/ Main problem (dont know if these are linked)
>>
>>I can capture video perfectly using either Pinnacle Studio 8 or

>
> Ulead
>
>>Vid Studio 5 (which I prefer!), however when it comes to render the
>>sequence and titles, etc., it starts working then after a random

>
> amount
>
>>of time the monitor goes blank (or even displays 'out of sync'
>>sometimes) and the hard drive light stops flashing.
>>
>>I managed to render a 48 minute sequence the other day - no

>
> problems,
>
>>but then when i tried to do a 5 minute one - system goes the same

>
> way -
>
>>blank screen etc.
>>
>>The only way to get out of this is to reboot the whole machine!!
>>
>>I know that ive read threads on here about this problem, and they

>
> say to
>
>>untick the 'FASTWRITE' option in the properties thing. Ive tried

>
> that
>
>>one, and it still has no effect.
>>
>>Ive tried;
>>a) The power supply, by hooking up the ATI card to its very own

>
> PSU -
>
>>even though I have a Thermaltake 480Watt, but that didnt cure it.
>>b) Quiting all applications and processes (except system ones) as
>>technical told me - and that hasnt helped.
>>
>>I thought that it might even be a thermal problem, but the processor

>
> was
>
>>running a 60 degrees C for the 48 minute render and that worked ok,

>
> and
>
>>when it was cooler (54 degrees C) it still hung the system, so I

>
> dont
>
>>think its that either.
>>
>>There just seems to be no set pattern.
>>
>>Technical told me to reinstall Win XP - but I only want to do this

>
> as a
>
>>last resort. Ive only had the system installed for a week, and
>>everything is running ok apart from this damn video rendering thing.

>
> And
>
>>ive also activated Win XP and Office, so if I reinstall wont it come

>
> up
>
>>with a problem when trying to re-activate it after a short period?
>>
>>HELP and SUGGESTIONS PLEASE!!!
>>
>>Thanks
>>A upset ATI user
>>__________________
>>GFX: Connect 3D AIW 9800Pro 128Mb
>>Sound: Audigy Player
>>MB: Gigabyte GA-7VT600PL
>>Pro: AMD 3200XP+
>>Mem: 1024Mb
>>HD: Seagate 120Mb SATA 150
>>PSU: Thermaltake 480W
>>DVD Writer & DVD reader
>>OS: Win XP SP1 + all updates
>>

>
>
>


 
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