hehe cheers :)
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hehe cheers :)
Hello friends,
in the last week iv been experiencing random freezes during a game.
The game gets a little stutter y then freezes completely leaving me with no option but to turn the pc off at the wall.
Im not an expert like most of you and im just learning so all iv done is scan for virus etc, system restore. Uninstalled recently installed programs.
can anyone advise me on what actions to take to resolve this issue please.
thank you.
its happened again :( i just want to have a few games....
Tried any other games? Maybe it's not about QL, maybe your PC overheats?
Post here info about your hardware, os, settings, browser, cfg.
Its a very basic set up but i shouldnt have any problems running QL. I often use the mrs notebook and it runs a dream.Quote:
Originally Posted by KROCK
anyway this is my basic info. Let me know if you need ore detailed info. thanks for your help.
Also i have these messages in my even viewer. i dont know if they are related.
Kernal prosesser power......Kernel-Processor-Power Some processor performance power management features have been disabled due to a known firmware problem.
Overall
General
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Central Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
User Name Owner
Graphics
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Video Memory 128.00 MB
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024
Storage
Total Memory 1.50 GB
Free Memory 896.57 MB
Total Hard disk 148.89 GB
Free Hard disk 119.44 GB
I/O
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Keyboard USB Input Device
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Operating System
Computer System
Computer Name OWNER-PC
User Name Owner
Organization N/A
Operating System
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
OS Version 6.1.7601
Service Pack 1.0
Product ID 00359-OEM-9811333-38642
System Up Time 29/08/2012 21:22:44
Internet Explorer Version 9.0.8112.16421
Microsoft DirectX Version 4.09.00.0904
OpenGL Version 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Registry
Maximum Size 682 MB
Current Size 48 MB
Status OK
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Processor MainBoard
Central Processor
CPU Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
Code Name Model 2, Stepping 9
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Current Clock Speed 2788 Mhz
Max Clock Speed 2788 Mhz
Voltage 0V
External Clock 100 Mhz
Serial Number BFEBF9FF00000F29
CPU ID x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9
Socket Designation Socket 478
Internal Cache 20 KB
Internal Cache 20 KB
External Cache 512 KB
External Cache 512 KB
Motherboard
Model SiS-651
Manufacturer
Serial Number
BIOS Name )Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
SMBIOS Version 6.00 PG
BIOS Date 10/02/2003
BIOS Features
ISA is supported Yes
PCI is supported Yes
Plug and Play is supported Yes
APM is supported Yes
BIOS is Upgradable (Flash) Yes
BIOS shadowing is allowed Yes
ESCD support is available Yes
Boot from CD is supported Yes
Selectable Boot is supported Yes
BIOS ROM is socketed Yes
EDD (Enhanced Disk Drive) Specification is supported Yes
Int 13h - 5.25 / 360 KB Floppy Services are supported Yes
Int 13h - 5.25 /1.2MB Floppy Services are supported Yes
Int 13h - 3.5 / 720 KB Floppy Services are supported Yes
Int 13h - 3.5 / 2.88 MB Floppy Services are supported Yes
Int 5h, Print Screen Service is supported Yes
Int 9h, 8042 Keyboard services are supported Yes
Int 14h, Serial Services are supported Yes
Int 17h, printer services are supported Yes
Int 10h, CGA/Mono Video Services are supported Yes
ACPI supported Yes
USB Legacy is supported Yes
AGP is supported Yes
LS-120 boot is supported Yes
ATAPI ZIP Drive boot is supported Yes
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Memory Device
Memory Resource
Total Memory 1.50 GB
Used Memory 630.43 MB
Free Memory 905.13 MB
Memory Usage 41%
Physical Memory
Memory Bank Bank0/1
Description Physical Memory 0
Device Locator A0
Capacity 512.00 MB
Speed NULL Mhz
Manufacturer NULL
Data Width 64 bit
Memory Type SDRAM
Form Factor DIMM
Physical Memory
Memory Bank Bank2/3
Description Physical Memory 1
Device Locator A1
Capacity 1.00 GB
Speed NULL Mhz
Manufacturer NULL
Data Width 64 bit
Memory Type SDRAM
Form Factor DIMM
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Drives
Disk Drives
Name WDC WD1600AABB-56PUA0 ATA Device
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Capability 148.99 GB
Interface Type IDE
Partitions 2
Total Cylinders 19449
Total Heads 255
Total Sectors 312448185
Total Tracks 4959495
Tracks Per Cylinder 255
Bytes Per Sector 512
Sectors Per Track 63
S.M.A.R.T Support Yes
Current Temperature 0C (32F)
CD-ROM Drive
Name HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8481B ATA Device
Drive D:
Transfer Rate -1
Status OK
CD-ROM Drive
Name HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GWA-4164B ATA Device
Drive E:
Transfer Rate -1
Status OK
IDE Controller
Name SiS PCI IDE Controller
Manufacturer Silicon Integrated System
Status OK
IDE Controller
Name ATA Channel 0
Manufacturer (Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status OK
IDE Controller
Name ATA Channel 1
Manufacturer (Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status OK
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Display
Video Adapter
Name NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Video Processor GeForce FX 5200
Manufacturer NVIDIA
Video Architecture VGA
DAC Type Integrated RAMDAC
Memory Size 128.00 MB
Memory Type Unknown
Video Mode 1280 x 1024 x 4294967296 colors
Current Refresh Rate 60 Hz
Driver Version 9.6.8.5
Driver Date 09/10/2006
Monitor
Name Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Height 1024
Screen Width 1280
Status OK
Top
Network
Local Area Connection
Product Name Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
Service Name RTL8023xp
Manufacturer Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
MAC Address 00:0A:E6:8B:9E:42
Other Device
Sound Device
Name USB Audio Device
Manufacturer (Generic USB Audio)
Status OK
Mouse
Name HID-compliant mouse
Manufacturer Microsoft
Buttons 0
Status OK
Keyboard
Name USB Input Device
Description Enhanced (101- or 102-key)
Function Keys 12
Status OK
USB Controller
Product Name SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
Manufacturer Silicon Integrated Systems
Protocol Supported Universal Serial Bus
Status OK
USB Controller
Product Name SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
Manufacturer Silicon Integrated Systems
Protocol Supported Universal Serial Bus
Status OK
USB Controller
Product Name SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
Manufacturer Silicon Integrated Systems
Protocol Supported Universal Serial Bus
Status OK
USB Controller
Product Name Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Manufacturer (Standard USB Host Controller)
Protocol Supported Universal Serial Bus
Status OK
ETA, I have 2gb ram but it only ever shows 1.5
I too have incurred the same issue, however I experienced it before the update.
I have core 2 duo 2.66 and 4 gb ram. Windows XP 64, service patch 2. GTS 250 video card. I used to run this system as a dual video card system.
Previously I experienced this 8 to 10 times while in games, and one time at the load screen. I, too, had to do a hard restart of the cmptr. Upon conferring with a friend, we found I could hit ALT ESC at least twice. Then the game would be in a window. Frozen but in a window. I would then click the quake live tab on the windows taskbar and the game returns.
Thinking I was experiencing a failing v-card. I replaced the v-card with its twin sister. This seemed to fix the issue.
Well yesterday I got the same problem. But the Alt Esc fix didn't work. The Connection Error indicator is seen as well. Hmmmm.
My next "fix" will be replacing the computers ram. I have the latest Nvidia drivers on a clean install. So if this issue persists, well I think the issue lies elsewhere.:(
sigh, this has just started happening again to me all of a sudden: started again yesterday or day before.
I've tried disabling my sound and mouse input to eliminate those factors, and it even happens with no sound while speccing.
Same thing as before: game freezes with sound looping over and over for about 15 seconds and then unfreezes.
I run a real clean ship, xp sp3 no unnecessary background crap. Happens no matter whether I use firefox plugin or qlprism.
gonna test whether it happens in windowed mode.
also noticed that i sometimes get a really long delay when quitting out of quake.
ok happens in windows mode...
BUT
when i switch to an old account (that is regular unlike my premium account, and has FAR less friends) there are no freezes!
So this is something related to my account - maybe i have way too many friends, or maybe some files associated with my account are corrupt. I thought i deleted all the files before reinstalling qlive yesterday, but when i reinstalled qlprism it didn't ask me for my login information (was already saved).
gonna try deleting friends - if that doesn't work i'll try reinstalling everything from scratch properly.
will report back either way.
i hope the ppl up top are listening :p
ok had over 100 friends, deleted about 50 friends and now i freeze MUCH less often. Deleted some more friends, gonna see how that plays out.