- Feb 20, 2002
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Hey...first of all This is a coppy of a message I posted in the general forum...I decided to post it here also just for the added replies and I figure it might gut pushed aside there. Anyway I just wanted to tell you so you don't take the time to post twice.
Here is the origional message:
Alright well here's the story: Last night I installed RTCW and set everything up. I was running 1024 w/ about half the details on. I have the 23.11 dets and a Leadtek Geforce 2 Pro 2/ 32mb of ram. Stock this card is (200/365) I was running (210/410). Anyway I got the server list and chose a nice server. I then connected and when the map came up the system locked. So I was like...oh dam...and I rebooted. I knocked the CPU speed back down to stock 1ghz before doing anything. I then booted and the system displayed all the post info but didn't show the windows splash screan (XP) and then hung. I tryed several times to boot into safe mode and last known compatable mode...and nothing helped. I then turned off the power from the PSU and left the box sit for 15 min thinking it could be overheated. When I booted up I got to the splash screan but instead of loading the desktop I only got a blank screan with a little tinly colored underscore in the top left corner. I rebooted and the splash screan came up but this time it was really light and I couldn't see the blue bar going across it. Again I booted and couldn't get anything at all...not even the splash screan. I left the system sit for a while and was able to get the splash screan but no further again. So after trying a few more times with similar results today I decided to take the old rage 128 out of my dad's system and swapped it for my geforce2. Anyway the thing booted without a hitch. XP already had the drivers and I set the rez to 1024 and am now typing this thing to you guys. Basically what I'm asking is...Did I kill the video card? I'm guessing it is a possibility. But would it be able to display the bios and such and not be able to have enough power to get into the desktop? Anyway I was looking for a new video card anyway...and this may be a reason for my parrents to help me out a little money wise...lol. but I really would have liked to use the GeForce2 in my dad's system or in my brothers so he could play some games. I mean I did pay $150 for it back in the day...! (That day was less than a freekin year ago). Is this like a clasic sine of a video card dying though? I mean it does seem that way!
I'll get back with more info and see if I can get the GeForce working in my dad's rig.
Any and all oppinions/responces would be helpful...but please don't give me any suggestions for what video card to get. As it will be a 8500 or possibly a GF4 TI4400...but I don't wish to discuss it now.
Here is the origional message:
Alright well here's the story: Last night I installed RTCW and set everything up. I was running 1024 w/ about half the details on. I have the 23.11 dets and a Leadtek Geforce 2 Pro 2/ 32mb of ram. Stock this card is (200/365) I was running (210/410). Anyway I got the server list and chose a nice server. I then connected and when the map came up the system locked. So I was like...oh dam...and I rebooted. I knocked the CPU speed back down to stock 1ghz before doing anything. I then booted and the system displayed all the post info but didn't show the windows splash screan (XP) and then hung. I tryed several times to boot into safe mode and last known compatable mode...and nothing helped. I then turned off the power from the PSU and left the box sit for 15 min thinking it could be overheated. When I booted up I got to the splash screan but instead of loading the desktop I only got a blank screan with a little tinly colored underscore in the top left corner. I rebooted and the splash screan came up but this time it was really light and I couldn't see the blue bar going across it. Again I booted and couldn't get anything at all...not even the splash screan. I left the system sit for a while and was able to get the splash screan but no further again. So after trying a few more times with similar results today I decided to take the old rage 128 out of my dad's system and swapped it for my geforce2. Anyway the thing booted without a hitch. XP already had the drivers and I set the rez to 1024 and am now typing this thing to you guys. Basically what I'm asking is...Did I kill the video card? I'm guessing it is a possibility. But would it be able to display the bios and such and not be able to have enough power to get into the desktop? Anyway I was looking for a new video card anyway...and this may be a reason for my parrents to help me out a little money wise...lol. but I really would have liked to use the GeForce2 in my dad's system or in my brothers so he could play some games. I mean I did pay $150 for it back in the day...! (That day was less than a freekin year ago). Is this like a clasic sine of a video card dying though? I mean it does seem that way!
I'll get back with more info and see if I can get the GeForce working in my dad's rig.
Any and all oppinions/responces would be helpful...but please don't give me any suggestions for what video card to get. As it will be a 8500 or possibly a GF4 TI4400...but I don't wish to discuss it now.
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