Sensei 0 Posted April 18, 2000 Lately, I've been getting random lockups in Counter-Strike (maybe in HL in general, but I don't play anything but Counter-Strike). I'll just be going along and then my screen freezes and the sound just loops over and over. This has been a problem with any driver later than 3.66 (3.69 and 3.78 locked my computer at the desktop). I can go back to 3.66, but I lose a lot of performance. Has anyone figured out a way to keep from locking up? I've noticed this problem running UT in D3D, but like I said, it happens in CS in OGL. So, it's not an API specific thing. My system specs are: Athlon 650 Gigabyte 7IX 160 MB PC100 Guillemot Xentor 32 Windows 2000 Professional Pete Share this post Link to post
F*ckFAce 0 Posted April 19, 2000 hmmm i got also problems with de 5.13 drivers. But the 3.78 drivers worked just fine under Counter-strike. But when i play Soldier Of Fortune with 5.13 drivers there are no lockups and the strange thing is both of the games use the Quake2 enginge so it must be an Halflife issue but i think it is fixed in the next halflife patch that is comming up soon Greetz [H-F]-****FAce Meet ya at QuickNEt Share this post Link to post
HarU 0 Posted April 19, 2000 Have you guys tried using the drivers that the card manufacturer uses???? I used the nvidia drivers for a long time on my geforce (3dprophet) and i had random lockups also....but, i went to Hercules' site and got there drivers....and so far, not a problem. Share this post Link to post
spacey 0 Posted April 20, 2000 CS works like a charm under the 5.13 drivers for me... Share this post Link to post
Ryo-Ohki 0 Posted April 21, 2000 I've installed the 5.14 drivers after using the 5.13 drivers for a while, and I've had no problems running CS with them. Specs: Diamond Viper 770 Ultra Intel Pentium II 400 Tyan Tsunami 1830S/SL 256MB PC100 Share this post Link to post
ParaDoX 0 Posted April 22, 2000 I'm playing Counterstrike. It hasn't lockedup with the 5.14 drivers, but I get texture glitches (like the blood, bullet holes, etc) ------------------ P2 400@448 - ABit BX6 2.0 Creative TNT2 Ultra 192MB Ram WD 8.4GB - WD 1.6GB - WD 30.7GB Win2000 Pro Share this post Link to post
Brain Stew 0 Posted April 22, 2000 Counterstrike is an add-on for Half Life! Therefore all graphic performance is dependent on Half-Life! Share this post Link to post
r0cko 0 Posted April 23, 2000 I have a problem with Q3A and the 5.14 drivers. when i play regular single player my framerate is great no problem but when i play a mod my framerate drops to 2FPS any ideas? Share this post Link to post
ParaDoX 0 Posted April 23, 2000 Brain Stew: No, really?! *Doh* That wasn't the point Share this post Link to post
r0cko 0 Posted April 23, 2000 I went back to the 5.13 drivers and my framerate is normal when i play Q3 TF mod but with the 5.14 drivers i get 2fps in the Q3 TF mod or any other mod. Single player is fine with both drivers only problem is 5.14 and mods. also there is a new BIOS for geforce and TNT1/2 cards the link is on www.3dgpu.com [This message has been edited by r0cko (edited 23 April 2000).] Share this post Link to post
crunchyjedi 0 Posted April 27, 2000 Where can you find the 5.14 driver? The 3.78 keeps freezing my system. Share this post Link to post
BigFootX 0 Posted April 27, 2000 it should be @ www.nvidia.com ------------------ I feel the need, the need for speed Share this post Link to post
RattDawg 0 Posted April 27, 2000 Actually 5.14 are betas and you wont find them at nvidia's site you can find them at reactorcritical.com Good Luck Share this post Link to post
ParaDoX 0 Posted April 28, 2000 But. Anyone who knows how to fix the texture problems with 5.14 (and 5.13) and Half-Life? Blood, logos etc. flickers ------------------ P2 400@448 - ABit BX6 2.0 Creative TNT2 Ultra 192MB Ram WD 8.4GB - WD 1.6GB - WD 30.7GB Win2000 Pro Share this post Link to post
crunchyjedi 0 Posted April 28, 2000 Thanks Rattdawg. I got the drivers and everything works like a dream now. No freezes, no crashes. I also got some voodoo2 drivers for my #2 pc and now I've got fragfests running on Win2000. Share this post Link to post
RattDawg 0 Posted April 28, 2000 Not a problem. Glad I could help someone I know Ive scoured these pages in the last couple of months trying to solve driver issues with Win 2K and I only have one issue left "Happy Day!" ------------------ Dont be afraid to face the unknown!! Share this post Link to post