quake2 Freezing up!

[reflex]

Hi, I have a problem i have not been able to solve for a long time,
occasionally after playing quake2 for like 15 minutes, my computer will just freeze up and the game will just start repeatedly making a continuous noise, and just lock up. I installed the new TurboGL, but it doesnt seem to help, maybe i installed it wrong? any help would be great, thanks a lot.
-dave

[paulcs]

I think it's International Don't Post Your Specs Day.

Assuming you're using a G400, make sure your board is properly aligned and all the way in the AGP slot. Open your AGP aperture (in your motherboard BIOS) to 256. Make sure your G400 is using IRQ 9 or above. Also, make sure it is not sharing with anything but IRQ Holder for PCI Steering.

Beyond that, you should tell us more about your system configuration.

Also, tell us what drivers you're using. How did you install them? Did you use the inf or did you install using the Setup program in Standard VGA Mode?

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[Greebe]

And are U OCing?

[reflex]

SPECS:
p3 500mhz
g400 32mb
128mb ram,
13 gig
turbo gl 1.0 (the latest) and i used the reg. setup program to install it.

whats OCing?

[paulcs]

Overclocking.

IRQ's are a big issue with the G400. Is it on IRQ 9 or higher? Is it sharing with another device?

What kind of motherboard are you using? Is it an Intel chipset or a VIA chipset? (There are driver issues you should be aware of if you are using a VIA based board.)

Are you using a Soundblaster Live? (If so, update to the latest drivers.)

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[reflex]

the card is on IRQ 11, about the "Chipset" i am not sure, i have a pentium3 processor, but how do i find out about that to tell you?
and im using a pc128 creative soundblaster.

[paulcs]

Is there anything else on IRQ 11? To get a full list of your IRQ's, you can do this:

Start menu>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Information

Click on the little plus sign next to "Hardware Resources." Click on IRQ. Your IRQ assignments will be listed to the right.

Do you know the manufacturer and model of your motherboard. We can look it up if you do. Also, when you open up your case to make sure your board is seated properly, look at the chips on the board. You're looking for Intel or VIA.

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net