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I get little different colored squares all over my screen when i play games, and eventualy it restarts my pc, i have updated all my drivers, and my pc meets the requirements for all the games i own. its realy irritating, because i just got a new game, and can only play for like 5 mins, before it happens and i cant see anything, and it restarts, please help :)
i just downloaded direct x 10 from microsoft, and before that i had 9c and the same thign was happeningi just downloaded direct x 10 from microsoft, and before that i had 9c and the same thign was happening
thanks, but i also tryed that, all the way from just one notch down to non, and it still happend, i have heard of other people having the same problemthanks, but i also tryed that, all the way from just one notch down to non, and it still happend, i have heard of other people having the same problem
the game is Black & White 2 and my computer passes the specs with ease, il have a look at the logsthe game is Black & White 2 and my computer passes the specs with ease, il have a look at the logs
description: CRT invalid display typei found the log, the error is as follows:
Date: 8/2/2007
Time: 10:13:23 PM
type: Error
Source: ati2mtag
Category: CRT
description:
CRT invalid display type
mine is the radeon x800 XL , and thanks for all your help, i think we are close, and also i need to sleepmine is the radeon x800 XL , and thanks for all your help, i think we are close, and also i need to sleep
managed to get it working, thanks for the help, it was i didnt update my chipset and bios, so the graphics card wasnt realy doing much, and my power supply wosnt helping either, but i have a 550 now, cheers for the helpmanaged to get it working, thanks for the help, it was i didnt update my chipset and bios, so the graphics card wasnt realy doing much, and my power supply wosnt helping either, but i have a 550 now, cheers for the help
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If its not direct x, it could be your computer doesn't like your hardware acceleration level.
Try this: 1)Right click on my computer and go to properties. 2)Click on the settings tab, then advanced. 3)Once you are in the advanced window for your video card click the troubleshoot tab. 4)Move the slider for hardware acceleration down one notch. 5)Click apply, then ok. 6)Then ok again.
Try your game, and see if this helped. If it didn't go back to step 4 and move the acceleration slider down one or two notches.
If your problem hasn't been rectified by now I would guess its your video card's memory thats the problem.If its not direct x, it could be your computer doesn't like your hardware acceleration level.
Try this:
1)Right click on my computer and go to properties.
2)Click on the settings tab, then advanced.
3)Once you are in the advanced window for your video card click the troubleshoot tab.
4)Move the slider for hardware acceleration down one notch.
5)Click apply, then ok.
6)Then ok again.
Try your game, and see if this helped.
If it didn't go back to step 4 and move the acceleration slider down one or two notches.
If your problem hasn't been rectified by now I would guess its your video card's memory thats the problem.
May I ask what games this happens in? And try looking under the system and application logs and see if they have any errors around the time that the computer restarts.May I ask what games this happens in?
And try looking under the system and application logs and see if they have any errors around the time that the computer restarts.
I'll look into this for you but right now I need to go to bed. In the mean time check for any game updates &/or patches which might resolve the issue. I can already see form glancing over forums people with the ati Radeon 9500 have been having graphical problems in the game right before the system restarts on them. I see you have an ati card but is it the same card that these people have been having trouble with - the ati Radeon 9500?I'll look into this for you but right now I need to go to bed.
In the mean time check for any game updates &/or patches which might resolve the issue.
I can already see form glancing over forums people with the ati Radeon 9500 have been having graphical problems in the game right before the system restarts on them.
I see you have an ati card but is it the same card that these people have been having trouble with - the ati Radeon 9500?
What voltage is you computers power supply? I'm reading here that you need at least a 450w power supply as the radeon x800 XL draws a lot of power especially when it comes to graphically intense games like black and white 2 is.
Its quite possible this is your problem, once you have installed the lastest game patches/updates, try this solution I lifted from a form.
Black and White 2 is a very graphically intense game. As such, your graphics card will draw a lot of power from the power supply in your machine, especially if it is a PCI-Express card.
Having an insufficient power supply can cause the computer to hang and crash under high loads, like those experienced when playing the game. Additionally, if the PCI-E card's power usage level is set too low in the BIOS, similar results can be seen.
Try increasing the slot power to 'Heavy' or equivalent in the BIOS if you are experiencing problems with it.
Not having the latest drivers for either graphics card or motherboard chipset can result in the game's performance deteriorating over time. It is recommended that you update these drivers if you experience problems with the game.
Try what is suggested here and let me know how it goes.What voltage is you computers power supply?
I'm reading here that you need at least a 450w power supply as the radeon x800 XL draws a lot of power especially when it comes to graphically intense games like black and white 2 is.
Its quite possible this is your problem, once you have installed the lastest game patches/updates, try this solution I lifted from a form.
Black and White 2 is a very graphically intense game. As such, your graphics card will draw a lot of power from the power supply in your machine, especially if it is a PCI-Express card.
Having an insufficient power supply can cause the computer to hang and crash under high loads, like those experienced when playing the game. Additionally, if the PCI-E card's power usage level is set too low in the BIOS, similar results can be seen.
Try increasing the slot power to 'Heavy' or equivalent in the BIOS if you are experiencing problems with it.
Not having the latest drivers for either graphics card or motherboard chipset can result in the game's performance deteriorating over time. It is recommended that you update these drivers if you experience problems with the game.
Try what is suggested here and let me know how it goes.
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Call of Duty 2 Minimum System Requirements
3D hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB hardware accelerator video card and the latest drivers*
English version of Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
Pentium IV 1.4GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1700+ processor or higher
256MB RAM (512MB RAM recommended)
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers
100% Windows 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers
4.0GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 600MB for Windows 2000/XP swap file)
8x speed CD-ROM or 2x DVD-ROM drive
Multi-player Requirements
Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported
Internet play requires broadband connection and latest drivers
LAN play requires network interface card and latest drivers
Supported Chipsets
ATI Radeon 8500
ATI Radeon 9000
ATI Radeon 9200
ATI Radeon 9500
ATI Radeon 9600
ATI Radeon 9700
ATI Radeon 9800
ATI Radeon X300
ATI Radeon X550
ATI Radeon X600
ATI Radeon X700
ATI Radeon X800
ATI Radeon X850
nVidia GeForce 2 Ultra
All nVidia GeForce 3/Ti Series
All nVidia GeForce 4/Ti Series
All nVidia GeForce FX Series
All nVidia GeForce 6 Series **Recommend nVidia GeForce 7 Series or higher
Do your PC support the above hardware requirements?
The most common input no support would be your graphic card is not up to the mark to play the PC games.
Is your graphics card drivers up to date to the latest?
Have you updated your DirectX to the latest version?
the game resolution is not supported by your monitor....this is the reason your screen goes blank....
by the next time if the screen goes blank,
press alt+ctrl+del together and check are you able to see the task manager....
if you can see the task manager, then close the game from that window by selecting end task....
if you cant see the task manager, then press ctrl+alt+del together 2 times and check....
if nothing works, then try by checking with any HD monitors if available with you or with your friends...
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: Windows 2000/XP Procesador P IV 3GHz/AMD Athlon 3000+ (3GHz for Celeron) 1 GB RAM Video card: GeForce 6800/ATI Radeon X800 Sound card DX 9 compatible 700 MB of free space on hard drive DirectX 9.0c
Please note that video cards that do not support hardware pixel shaders
version 2.0 or better do not fully meet the game's minimum spec and
will therefore suffer performance issues. The Game was not tested with onboard graphics cards, including laptops. Supported
video cards at time of release: nVidia GeForce 6600, 6800, 7600, 7800,
7900, ATI Radeon: 9800, X800, X1300, X1600, X1800. X1900
if your system specifications cannot met the games requirements, sorry to say this but you cannot play the game.
If the error message says "Cannot find any compatible Direct 3D devices" it means that you do not have a supported video on your system, and that you need to upgrade your video card.
The Recommended and Minimum System Requirements for the are game mentioned below your system has to meet at least the Minimum System Requirements for the game to launch on your system. Recommended System Requirements: - 3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor - 1GB System Ram - ATI Radeon X800 series, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series or higher video card 1.2. Minimum System Requirements Minimum System Requirements: - Windows XP - 512MB System RAM - 2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor - 128MB Direct3D compatible video card with DirectX 9.0c compatible driver - CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive - 4.6GB free hard disk space - DirectX 9.0c (included) - DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card - Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework for toolset (included) - Broadband connection for multiplayer online play - Keyboard, Mouse 1.3. Supported Video Cards
- ATI Radeon X1900 series - ATI Radeon X1800 series - ATI Radeon X1600 series - ATI Radeon X1300 series - ATI Radeon X850 series - ATI Radeon X800 series - ATI Radeon X700 series - ATI Radeon X600 series - ATI Radeon X300 series - ATI Radeon 9800 series - ATI Radeon 9600 series - ATI Radeon 9500 series - NVIDIA GeForce 7900 series - NVIDIA GeForce 7800 series - NVIDIA GeForce 7600 series - NVIDIA GeForce 7300 series - NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series - NVIDIA GeForce 6600 series - NVIDIA GeForce 6500 series - NVIDIA GeForce 6200 series - NVIDIA GeForce 6100 series - NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 series - NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 series - NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 series - NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 series
i just downloaded direct x 10 from microsoft, and before that i had 9c and the same thign was happening
thanks, but i also tryed that, all the way from just one notch down to non, and it still happend, i have heard of other people having the same problem
the game is Black & White 2 and my computer passes the specs with ease, il have a look at the logs
i found the log, the error is as follows:
Date: 8/2/2007
Time: 10:13:23 PM
type: Error
Source: ati2mtag
Category: CRT
description:
CRT invalid display type
mine is the radeon x800 XL , and thanks for all your help, i think we are close, and also i need to sleep
managed to get it working, thanks for the help, it was i didnt update my chipset and bios, so the graphics card wasnt realy doing much, and my power supply wosnt helping either, but i have a 550 now, cheers for the help
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