Re: Age of Empires III display problem

Jimmy,
This is a completely brand new system I built this past weekend.
1. DirectX is latest version
2 Fans are all clean
3. PSU is brand new Thermaltake 680 Watt, I've check all voltage
4. RAM was tested.

I played AOE last night and it last for 5 minutes before freezing up in
the game.
I then rebooted and decided to try Call of Duty. No problems, no display
issues, no freezing.

Could it be Windows XP 64bit that's causing the problem?

Joe P

"Jimmy S." <nosp@xxxxx> wrote in message
news:uEiNBKPOGHA.3936@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi news.east.earthlink.net,

Hardware issues can cause freezing, black screens and other
errors. Also, your drivers should always be kept up to date.

Try the following steps one at a time to try and resolve the issue.
I hope this helps. Please post back if you have any questions! :-)

1. Update DirectX and your Chipset, Sound, &Video Drivers:
For all Video / DirectX / Game and Hardware Issues, I have a
Checklist of Solutions at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk

2. Dust your fans, vents and components using a 1/4" paintbrush
and a hose vacuum. Use compressed air for hard to reach places.
Set a housefan to blow cold air into your case to expose an over-
heating issue.. If it works add more fans or replace defective ones.
Use this Motherboard Monitor Utility: http://mbm.livewiredev.com

3. A faulty power supply can cause STOP errors, random reboots,
and black screen lockups. One way to test for that is to check the
wattage sticker on your power supply and then calculate your need
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/ (Min. 350 for gaming)

4. Test your RAM using: http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

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Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any
rights.
_________________________________________________________



news.east.earthlink.net Wrote:
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| I'm having a problem with AOE 3 and display. Here is my system
information
| ASUS A8N-SLI Premium
| 2gb ram
| XFX 7800 GT 256mb PCI-Express video card
| AMD 4400+ X2 Dual Core processor
| 2x 250gb SATA3gb configured as Raid0
| Samsung 21.3" LCD monitor (1600x1200 @60hz native)
|
| Minimum is meet to play the game. When I run the game I've had the
title
| screen lock up, another time it was supposed to go to the main screen
but
| went black and I could hear the music playing still (had to power off
PC).
| But mainly when I do get into the game and I'm sitting at the main
screen I
| see tearing/flickering. I've got the latest NVidia drivers. I've altered
| settings for the graphics but it's always there.
|
| Any ideas?
|
| Joe P
| joepacelli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx




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