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monitor playing games with me ... :-((

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the_fragger Original post #1
Nov 1, 2004 at 12:17 PM
I have a strange issue.My assembled system has got P4-2.4Ghz,DDRAM 512Mb,Intel D845 motherboard,Asus Geforce 4 Ti 4200 and a 17' samsung synchmaster monitor :D .The OS i'm using is Win Me
The issue is that while playing some games the monitor goes completely blank .even the LED on the monitor goes off. have faced this issue while playing games like Midnight club,Command and Conquer generals at a res of 1024X768. If i do Alt+ Tab to move to windows the monitor comes to life again. :x
however for some other graphics intensive games like star wars KOTOR,Evil genius etc there is no issue and they run smoothly. I'm using the latest Nvidia 61.XX drivers.Please do help me as i think my gfx card should be able to handle these games with on a res of 1024X768. Is my monitor spooked or what ?
:?:
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theraven #2
Nov 1, 2004 at 2:14 PM
hmmm i think its a refresh rate problem not a resolution ...
what rate are u tryin to run them at ?
what rates do ur monitor support ?
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technoteen #3
Nov 1, 2004 at 3:22 PM
the problem may be with your drivers
sometimes it is better to go with orignal drivers that came with your card(as it not manufactured by Nvidia) or go to asus website to check if they have launched any uodates for your card

friend by the way after having such machine why are you using me better switch to xp
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the_fragger #4
Nov 1, 2004 at 3:33 PM
i don't think the refresh rate might be a problem ...will try lowering it a bit today and checking again ......
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theraven #5
Nov 1, 2004 at 5:27 PM
then listen to techno teen
hes right .. sometimes drivers are the problem ..
i had problems in my old system with a riva tnt ... screwed up with the new drivers ...
i suggest u use the ones provided by ur GPU manufacturer
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klinux #6
Nov 1, 2004 at 11:40 PM
- try above options
- after that , reduce agp apeture in bios
- reduce agp mode ( eg change to 4x if its running in 8x )
- win me always a pain with games . try xp or 98 , check the games manual or faq for issues with winme
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the_fragger #7
Nov 16, 2004 at 2:00 PM
i tried everything ...
changed from Me to XP ..it didn't helped...
moved back to the original asus drivers bundled with my gfx card..didn't helped either
reduced agp aperture from 256 to 128 .. no luck :(
can sumone please help me out .. i can't play some of my favourite games 'coz of this stoopid issue :( :( :(
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amitsaudy #8
Nov 16, 2004 at 5:54 PM
Try changing the override refresh rate in dxdiag to its default value(mostly 60hz)
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the_fragger #9
Nov 18, 2004 at 9:22 AM
finally managed to resolve the issue..i've learnt that sometimes the simplest solution to the ugliest of problems involves removing and then reinstalling the culprit device.. removed my gfx card ,reinstalled it and now its working fine :) :)