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Windows XP, MX 420 = reboot

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Name: mzealley
Date: November 23, 2002 at 04:57:47 Pacific
OS: Windows XP SP1
CPU/Ram: Athlon 1.1GHz, 256 MB SDR
Comment:

I've recently upgraded my graphics card to the MX420 on AGP. Now my XP system seems to reboot when Im playing games (mostly Warcraft III)

Anyone got any ideas what might be causing this?

Thanks,

M



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Response Number 1
Name: Brian Rignall
Date: November 23, 2002 at 04:58:32 Pacific
Reply:

Got the current drivers?


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Response Number 2
Name: mzealley
Date: November 23, 2002 at 05:02:45 Pacific
Reply:

Upgrade to 3.0.8.2 from the Creative site, but still got problems.


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Response Number 3
Name: fanatic
Date: November 23, 2002 at 08:56:48 Pacific
Reply:

I've experienced something similar. I *was* using 30.82. When I played a game, it would crash back to desktop. I upgraded to 40.72 drivers for my GeForce4 MX 420 64mb card, and now it no longer crashes, but it does reboot if the game is played or left idle for 10mins.

I suspect we'll have to wait for the next driver version and hope that the problem gets fixed.

"Upgrade to 3.0.8.2 from the Creative site, but still got problems."

Don't you mean the nVidia website?


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Response Number 4
Name: frink36
Date: November 23, 2002 at 10:06:00 Pacific
Reply:

yeah, i had a similar problem. Upgrade to 40.72 drivers from nvidia.com . it'll solve all your problems.


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Response Number 5
Name: mzealley
Date: November 23, 2002 at 23:29:18 Pacific
Reply:

OK, I've just put on the 40.72... crossing fingers that I can finish the level of WC3 now...

Thanks for the tips / guidance...

BTW - I bought a Creative branded MX420, hence the creative site. Is there any difference between the NVidia drivers and Creative (Other than a major release version)



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Response Number 6
Name: mzealley
Date: November 23, 2002 at 23:50:09 Pacific
Reply:

O.K. - updated drivers to 40.72, and just had another reboot. Lasted a bit longer this time...

The XP message in the sys event log is;
Error Message: STOP: 0x0000009C (0x00000004, 0x00000000, 0xb2000000, 0x00020151)

Any other thoughts..?


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Response Number 7
Name: Sutter Fudge
Date: November 24, 2002 at 01:46:39 Pacific
Reply:

I too am haveing the reboot issuses. but it's not always when i'm playing games..happens when i'm doing just about anything...for no apparent reason. I'm running a KT4 mb with an AMD xp 2000 along with a MX 420. One second i'm in the middle ofdrivers gameing (or even just browsing the web) and the next, out go the lights. i usually get a blue screen of death for a split seccond. I've been checking around and i've heard several reasons why this could happen... insufficient cooling, bad ram, bad power supply, and video . Most people seem to think it's overheating issues. hope that little bit helps. If i figure my situation out i'll let ya know.

Sutter


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