Freeze up

how can you tell if its the videocard causing the freeze up.
It happens when playing warcraft3. only game it happens i get the blue
screen and have to reboot. I can play NFS HP2 and underground with no
problems. also happens somtimes when i have too many windows open. Is this
even a video card problem.
TIA

sys specs
1.7 celeron. via chipset, i know ewww
256 ddr 266
saphire 9100 128 with cat 3.9.

Ill try going back to 3.8omega, it started happenining about the same time
but i doubt thats it

I would put it down to either your drivers or the game Warcraft 3 itself,
have you tried obtaining a game patch for warcraft 3? If you can play NFS
underground with no lockups i would say your system is very stable as this
is graphic intensive so no way i can see your video card the cause.

Later.

On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 00:01:31 -0500, "Brad" <00brad@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>:>how can you tell if its the videocard causing the freeze up.
>:>It happens when playing warcraft3. only game it happens i get the blue
>:>screen and have to reboot. I can play NFS HP2 and underground with no
>:>problems. also happens somtimes when i have too many windows open. Is this
>:>even a video card problem.
>:>TIA
>:>
>:>sys specs
>:>1.7 celeron. via chipset, i know ewww
>:> 256 ddr 266
>:>saphire 9100 128 with cat 3.9.
>:>
>:>Ill try going back to 3.8omega, it started happenining about the same time
>:>but i doubt thats it
>:>

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Lee.

Thanks
"Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I would put it down to either your drivers or the game Warcraft 3 itself,
> have you tried obtaining a game patch for warcraft 3? If you can play NFS
> underground with no lockups i would say your system is very stable as this
> is graphic intensive so no way i can see your video card the cause.
>
> Later.
>
> On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 00:01:31 -0500, "Brad" <00brad@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> >:>how can you tell if its the videocard causing the freeze up.
> >:>It happens when playing warcraft3. only game it happens i get the blue
> >:>screen and have to reboot. I can play NFS HP2 and underground with no
> >:>problems. also happens somtimes when i have too many windows open. Is
this
> >:>even a video card problem.
> >:>TIA
> >:>
> >:>sys specs
> >:>1.7 celeron. via chipset, i know ewww
> >:> 256 ddr 266
> >:>saphire 9100 128 with cat 3.9.
> >:>
> >:>Ill try going back to 3.8omega, it started happenining about the same
time
> >:>but i doubt thats it
> >:>
>
> -----
> Lee.

"Brad" <00brad@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:srWwb.13530$dt2.961077@news20.bellglobal.com...
> how can you tell if its the videocard causing the freeze up.
> It happens when playing warcraft3. only game it happens i get the blue
> screen and have to reboot. I can play NFS HP2 and underground with no
> problems. also happens somtimes when i have too many windows open. Is this
> even a video card problem.
> TIA
>
> sys specs
> 1.7 celeron. via chipset, i know ewww
> 256 ddr 266
> saphire 9100 128 with cat 3.9.
>
> Ill try going back to 3.8omega, it started happenining about the same time
> but i doubt thats it

Go back to omega 3.7 - catalyst 3.8 is prone to similar problems as 3.9

Tony

Well what do ya know i went back to cat 3.8 and problems went away
"Brad" <00brad@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> how can you tell if its the videocard causing the freeze up.
> It happens when playing warcraft3. only game it happens i get the blue
> screen and have to reboot. I can play NFS HP2 and underground with no
> problems. also happens somtimes when i have too many windows open. Is this
> even a video card problem.
> TIA
>
> sys specs
> 1.7 celeron. via chipset, i know ewww
> 256 ddr 266
> saphire 9100 128 with cat 3.9.
>
> Ill try going back to 3.8omega, it started happenining about the same time
> but i doubt thats it
>
>