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D I G I T A L
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Posted: 22nd Aug 2004 15:56
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hello people,
i have a 9200 ATI graphics card with 128MB of memory. when i play some games with huge graphics my PC restarts automatically. i dont know whats wrong. as i'm playing and happy i suddenly find the PC restarted. what could be the problem?
thankx in advance.

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indi
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Posted: 22nd Aug 2004 17:29
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check your video cards drivers for the most up to date ones.

check your computers direct x version.

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Teh Go0rfmeister
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Posted: 22nd Aug 2004 23:55
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also go into ur computer's properties and disable "restart on all errors"

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MiR
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Posted: 23rd Aug 2004 03:06 Edited at: 23rd Aug 2004 03:06
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Are you sure the pc´s not overheating due to the strain the cpus going through?


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David T
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Posted: 23rd Aug 2004 03:09
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Most likely you need new directx and drivers, as indi said.

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D I G I T A L
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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 15:35
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well i did update my graphic cards drivers. and i also installed directX 9.0b. the PC just keeps restarting or i find my self suddenly in the desktop whenever im playing in the middle of a game. this is really strange. a grahpic card like that doing all this. i noticed there is no heat fan on it. but there's a metal heat sync. there's no heat on the graphics card. any new suggestions?
thank u for the help.

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Teh Go0rfmeister
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Posted: 25th Aug 2004 19:53
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go to the properties, and see what setting the AGP slot's being use with correct settings. i had the same problem with a few games, and it was because the AGP slot wouldnt activate

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