Re: FS2004
From: Jimmy S. (Private)
Date: 02/14/04
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Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 10:50:18 -0500
Hi,
"Trevo" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1013501c3f249$9020f800$a501280a@phx.gbl...
| I'm on a laptop. I dropped the graphics down to minimal,
| all drivers are up to date, and I have a sound card. Any
| other ideas. Thanks for your suggestions by the way.
| 2.6ghz I also reinstalled the game. Same thing is
| happening, sound only kicks in when I crash.
The first thing I would do in your situation is visit the website
of the laptop's manufacturer, and update all system drivers,
in particular the drivers for Chipset, Sound, and Video.
Driver installation instructions should be provided at the web
site, or start from Step 2 of my desktop video driver install
instructions: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
Plug in your laptop for the best results when gaming.
OVERHEATING is the #1 cause of various laptop problems!
Be certain that you're not blocking the laptop's air vents,
and that they are free of dust. Look for signs of overheating
by running your hand along the sides and bottom of the laptop.
If you notice your laptop is running hot, and the fans are all
working properly, one trick that I've used with my old laptop
was to sit it on a clean flat box (similar to a medium pizza box),
in which I kept several cooler ice packs from the freezer. ;-)
Of course, you could order a professional cooling mat instead.
If you feel that your laptop is overheating way too much, you
should contact the manufacturer to see what they suggest. In
some cases they may need to replace the CPU heating fan, or
recommend the ideal Power Settings to use while gaming.
-- Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights. _________________________________________________________ | | >-----Original Message----- | >This sounds to me like the graphics are set too high and | >the computer is taking all it's time just to pruduce the | >pictures and has no Cpu cycles left for the audio, which | >only kicks in when you crash and the frame rates slow to | >nothing.. | > | >I would try backing off the graphic quality a little and | >see if that helps.. if it does.. great.. if not, just | set | >it back where it was and look for something else that | >could be causing it.. | > | >Your drivers all up to date ? | > | >I suspect your using the on-board sound rather than a | >seperate audio card, if it was a seperate card it would | >probably run fine.. | > | >Good luck | > | >>-----Original Message----- | >>Volume Control: | >> | >>The volume is not working for this game. Volume | settings | >>are working on my computer, and actually, if I crash a | >>plane into the ground, the volume actually kicks in. It | >>just won't make sound until I do this. Anyone? Very | >>strange. | >>. | >> | >. | >
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