• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

WinXP Lagging and Freezing - Help!

R

RedGuard

Junior Member
This problem has become too annoying for words.

When running Medal of Honour, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and even Baldur's Gate II, my system inexplicably locks up. The video, and sound, stalls for 5-10 seconds before allowing another movement, then stall, etc. etc. The hard drive has activity briefly every 10 seconds before falling silent for another 10, etc.etc.

(Occaisionally Windows will do this as well all by itself.)

If I have the patience to try to get back into Windows from the frozen game, the Task Manager Performance monitor shows the CPU as maxed out at %100. I rarely can get Windows to restart after this and a hard reboot is in order.

System is as follows:

Windows XP Professional
Asus P4S333 mb with 128mb DDRAM
Intel P4 1.6ghz
Maxtor Diamond 30gb 7200rpm with 3 NTFS partitions
ATI Radeon 7500 64mb DDRAM (with most up to date driver from ATI site)
Onboard sound
Logitech Optical Cordless Freedom
4x8x32 CDRW (generic)

I have installed windows updates, flashed the BIOS with most recent, installed SIS AGP update for my SIS 645 chipset.

Can anyone suggest anything? This is driving me crazy!!!!!

 
It could be the Radeon 7500 drivers. Try a cheap NVidia based card and see if it still happens. Make sure you uninstall the ATI drivers though, or reinstall WIndows altogether.

Also, you have very little RAM. Windows XP requires 256 megs, you only have 128. That might be a problem. Another thing possibility might be the onboard sound and the drivers for it. Try disabling the sound first and see if it still happens. Try searching for updated 7500 drivers and see if it happens then. I'd go for at least another 128 meg stick of RAM if you can afford it, whether it's the problem or not.

GL
 
Sorry,

Wasn't thinking when I wrote it. I do have 256mb DDRAM.

What about IRQ sharing with the ATI Card? I have heard it is a problem. Currently my IRQ 11 has both my Radeon and my network card. But I can't change the resources! How?
 
Don't think this is the problem. Uninstalled the network card and still have the problem.

Any other suggestions?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top