Continous game lockups

[JB007 0]

Hello! How is everybody doing!

I've recently built an AMD system with the following specifications:

[*]Motherboard: DFI AK76-SN Rev. A+

[*]Processor: AMD Athlon 1.33 GHz @ 266 MHz FSB

[*]CPU Fan: GlobalWin WBK38 ( Noisy! )

[*]Memory: 256MB DDR PC2100 SDRAM unbuffered

[*]Hard Drive: Western Digital WD200 ( 20.0 GB, ATA 100, 7200RPM )

[*]Graphics: Creative 3D Blaster GeForce2 Ultra

[*]Sound: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy

[*]Modem: USR PCI HARDWARE Modem OEM model 2977

[*]300W Power Supply

[*]Windows 2000 Professional

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The problem is, whenever I try to play a 3D Accelerated game ( e.g. Half Life , Flight Simulator 2000 ) The system hangs and reboots automaticlly. It displays a blue screen before restarting ( it says something about dumping the physical memory ).

I've checked the IRQ settings and found that SB Audigy shares IRQ with GeForce2 Ultra.

 

Thanks in advance.

[kgeissler 0]

Have you downloaded the patch for the AMD/Geforce combo?

 

See this link:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q270/7/15.ASP

[Xiven 0]

Also make sure you have Service Pack 2 installed (contains some important VIA chipset fixes).

 

The sharing of IRQs is very rarely a problem on a Win2k ACPI machine compared to a non-ACPI machine (where preventing IRQ sharing can be crucial).

[JB007 0]

Thanks Guys!

The problem was fixed using the instructions listed on Microsoft's website about the AMD/GeForce Combo.

[JB007 0]

Well I ran the Hazard course in Half Life to test it, it went without problems however, the main game still crashes at some point at the beginning.

Flight Simulator runs fine.

[Brian Frank 0]

http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/athlon-duron/amd_win2k_patch.html

Here. Try this

[JB007 0]

Brian, this registry file performs the modification listed on the previous Microsoft's page.

Now, even some applications like CDRWIN lockup the computer.

[Palos 0]

Did you buy the PC somewhere in Hawalli by any chance?