HELP! Computer reboots while running 3dMark 2001!

[Krk3561]

I just got a Radeon 9500 Pro and wanted to run some benchmarks on it. When I run 3d Mark during the begining of Car Chase High Detail, my computer will just reboot. Performance is also very slow, better with my Geforce2 Ultra which I upgraded from. How can I fix this problem?

Here are my specs:
Dell Dimension 8100 Case (330w PS) and Mobo
1.5GHz P4
512MB PC800
Seagate Barracuda IV 80GB
DVD-ROM
CD-RW
Floppy
Radeon 9500 PRO 128MB
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
Firewire PCI card
Windows XP Pro

 

[butch84]

Well, im gonna go ahead and give you what most ATers would say, not to instsult your intelligence if you already know this stuff:

1. Did you plug in the aux power connector on the video card?
2. What are your AGP settings? I dont know what options are available in the Dell bios, but just make sure everything is on the level (aka fast writes, agp4x, etc, if options are there)
3. Did you make sure to completely uninstall the old drivers from your GF2 ultra? If you didnt, then your pc will freak out and have stability / performance issues.
4. did you get the newest drivers off of ATI's website? Their drivers are getting better, but you shuold NEVER use the drivers on the cd they send you, as they are not up to date

Thats about it for starters, hope it helps 🙂

Butch

 

[Krk3561]

1. The aux power connector is plugged in
2. Theres no option for those things but im sure its all enabled
3. I unistalled the drivers thorugh windows before installing the card.
4. Using Catalyst 2.5 from ATI

Also I'm using WinXP Pro

 

[DaveSimmons]

Are you overclocking? Your system mght not be as stable at your OC level with the video card change. Try the stability checks that AT uses in mobo reviews (such as Prime95). Also, have you ever used a memory test program? New drivers could mean a change in memory use that has the system trying to use a bad block.

 

[Krk3561]

I'm not overclocking, not possible with a Dell mobo or Radeon 9500 (clock locked in latest drivers).