could someone help me please...

[kieronw4]

hi
i am new on here and have a very annoying problem
i have a asus g4ti 42oo td
on a kt7a v1.3 mb
it wont let me play any of the newer games i.e gta3 ,rally trophy

unreal works fine but am worried i wont beable to play ut2003 when its out

i have read about the bios update for my motherboard which solve a g4 problem but i am not sure if it is that problem what i got

can anyone help me please:confused: :confused: :cry:

[CrystalMethod]

What operating system do you have? And do you have the latest version of the drivers and DirectX?

[kieronw4]

i have xp and me running
have tried several different dets and have no luck in either xp or me
game will start to play then crash big time freezing everything

[CrystalMethod]

I'd try flashing the bios. It may clear the problem up. Couple more uestions. Is your system overclocked? Are you absolutely certain that it's the graphics card that is causing the lock ups? I'm pretty sure it is, but in general I never rule out any possibility. I've seen too many weird things, that cause systems to not function properly. Oh yeah, forgot to mention something...

... Welcome to the Forums!

[kieronw4]

THANKS
HAVE NOT OVERCLOCKED MY SYSTEM AT ALL YET
THINK I WILL FLASH THE BIOS TOMORROW
SYSTEM WAS OKAY ON OLD VID CARD GF2MX
I ALSO HAD A LOCK OUT WHEN XP REBOOTED IT SAID THE FAULT WAS MY VID DRIVER BUT I HAVE TRIED MANY DIFFERENT DETS AND NO DIFFERANCE
THANKS THE THE REPLY

[richardwalker73]

I would say this could be a driver issue.I have not tried the games yyou mentioned but it might be worth visiting the games website to see if there is a patch for it. Also you dont say what the problem actually is (error message, system crash, screwy visuals etc) as that will help diagnose the problem.
Let me know.

[kieronw4]

when the system crashes it basically freezes everything no way back into windows
forcing me to do a hard reset
yet it doesnt crash in 3d mark iving me around 8800 score
have tried det 29 30 40
but couldnt use 40 due to some missing file

please help

[UnWishedLegacy]

You could try DxDiag to see if there is any problems with your display drivers and and other gaming related items.

I'm assuming you are a total noobie so forgive me if i sound patronsing.
click START > RUN and type "dxdiag", it will tell you if something isnt working right.

These forums have been a big help to me, and almost everyone- i'm sure we wont let you down... WELCOME TO THE FORUM

[kieronw4]

hi thanks for the reply
i have just tried dxdiag and all seems okay there
could it be the driving value needs setting in the bios differently
also if i turn off fast write i think it is in the bios i have no problem with 3d mark but the games still dont work

[kieronw4]

could the fact i have side band enabled aswell have anything to do with it how would i disable side band if it was the cause

[shadowdr]

i know the a9 for the version 1.0 has a fix for the gf4 tixx00 cards so i am assuming that the 1.3' latest version has this as well.

[RedDeathDrinker]

I'd:

Flash your mobo BIOS to the latest version.

Install lastest mobo drivers

Use Detonater Destroyer from www.guru3D.com and delete all trace of existing drivers.

Install fresh set of drivers (30.82's?)

In your BIOS, set AGP to 4*, aperture to 128MB, sidebanding and fastwrites off.

If that doesn't clear the problem, get back to us:)

[Wommalong]

Just want to know what size power surply you have?

[kieronw4]

i have a 300w power supply which came withthe case i purhased

thanks for all your replies guys i will try them soon as i get chance

[kieronw4]

i think it is the 4* agp option in the bios as i managed to get it working by booting the bios in safe mode
will need to check further
any idea how much performance will be lost by disabling the 4* agp

[kieronw4]

hi all
have got the system working now
updated bios no luck there
changed drivers 20 + times no luck there
turn off agp *4
hey presto can play my games all night long

just a quick question how much performance will i lose now i have gone from 4* to 2*


thanks

[Wommalong]

Originally posted by kieronw4
hi all
have got the system working now
updated bios no luck there
changed drivers 20 + times no luck there
turn off agp *4
hey presto can play my games all night long

just a quick question how much performance will i lose now i have gone from 4* to 2*


thanks

Hey at least it is working as for the performence drop... very little. I think it is not even noticable:D

[kieronw4]

cheers guys
thanks for all the suggestions
no doubt i will be back with another problem soon enough:)
:beer: