Hi Danny,
That's become a recent problem as more and more people are opting out of
installing floppy drives on their systems. If you don't have a floppy drive use
Microsoft's new Ramtest CD:
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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| I have tried everything on ur list from previous posts.
| The only test i cant do is the memory test as i dont have
| a floppy drive! Still no luck! Any more ideas? plz?
|
| Danny
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Danny,
| >
| >By crashing, do you mean freezing?
| >
| >Hardware issues can cause freezing, black screens and
| other
| >errors. Also, your drivers should always be kept up to
| date.
| >
| >Try the following steps one at a time to try and resolve
| the issue.
| >I hope this helps. Please post back if you have any
| questions!
| >
| >1. Update DirectX and your Chipset, Sound, &Video
| Drivers:
| >For all Video / DirectX / Game and Hardware Issues, I
| have a
| >Checklist of Solutions at:
http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
| >
| >2. Dust your fans, vents and components using a 1/4"
| paintbrush
| >and a hose vacuum. Use compressed air for hard to reach
| places.
| >Set a housefan to blow cold air into your case to expose
| an over-
| >heating issue.. If it works add more fans or replace
| defective ones.
| >Use this Motherboard Monitor Utility:
|
http://mbm.livewiredev.com
| >
| >3. A faulty power supply can cause STOP errors, random
| reboots,
| >and black screen lockups. One way to test for that is
| to check the
| >wattage sticker on your power supply and then calculate
| your need
| >
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/ (Min. 350 for
| gaming)
| >
| >4. Test your RAM using:
|
http://www.memtest86.com/memt30.zip
| >after you extract that zip file, click on the README.txt
| file for the
| >instructions on how to create the boot floppy to test
| your RAM.
| >
| >--
| >Cheers, Windows XP MVP
| Shell / User
| >Jimmy S.
|
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| >Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
|
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| >MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=sz;en-us;top
| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
| confer any rights.
| >_________________________________________________________
| >
| >
| message | >| hi, i have been playing delta force - black hawk down,
| >| but my machine keeps crashing. I have been reading all
| >| the feedback from this newsgroup and have tried
| >| *everything*, updated all drivers, chipset, bios etc
| but
| >| to no avail! Please help as i'm getting very frustrated
| >| not knowing what is causing this!
| >|
| >| Many thanks!
| >|
| >| Danny
| >
| >
| >.
| >
