| Game crashes or freezes [message #6876] |
Sun, 16 March 2003 11:18  |
SuperCain
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when i play renegade online it crashes or freezes. i have more then enough system resources. i have direct x8 installed and my video card is geforce4 ti 4200. can someone please help me out.
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| Game crashes or freezes [message #7159] |
Mon, 17 March 2003 07:19  |
tHz2
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I'm not at home right now but as far as I can remeber Renegade requires DirectX 8.1 or higher. You say it only crashes when you play online though. Possibly your modem is using your PC's processor and memory, causing your computer to lockup due to lack of resources. To be honest it could be one of a million things though.
Here are some things that every tech department will tell you to try:
Make sure you have the latest drivers for your hardware (including your modem) For example: latest graphics card drivers, sound card drivers, modem drivers, motherboard drivers.)
Get DirectX 8.1 (or 9)
Install the your operating system's latest service pack. I think XP is on SP1, and I know that Win2k is on SP3.
Reinstall the game, and when you install make sure you have all the latest patches.
dont install any mods, cheats, cracks, dodgy serials, or anything tha didnt come with the game, or from Westwood/EA
defragment your hard drive, and scan it for errors
Make sure nothing is running in the background
Ensure that Renegade is set to pass all firewall ports
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Um, I'm sure I've probably missed something out there, but if I have I'm sure someone else will point it out.
WOL Nick: tHz2
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| Game crashes or freezes [message #7410] |
Tue, 18 March 2003 10:28 |
Bearxor
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This is more than likely a heat problem. I have the same problem occasionally.
What kind of processor do you have, what speed and what cooling system?
When renegade crashes, immediately restart your computer, go into your BIOS and see what tempature it is reporting for your processor.
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| Game crashes or freezes [message #7565] |
Tue, 18 March 2003 21:52 |
Bearxor
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I would just like to update this. The random crashes to desktop, etc was happening alot to me today. I pulled my computer out to change the CPU fan, unscrewed the powersupply and pulled it out and damn near dropped it because it was so hot. Then I noticed it says 'Max output 160W'. Well damn, I said... that works great for a GF2GTS, but for a 9500 Pro, its not going to work that great. So I went out and bought a new case with a decent 420W PS (an upgrade for my future hammer system too  , and haven't had a hiccup since...
the point is: you could have a cheap power supply.
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