Ati & Gta:sa

soulll · Jun 17, 2005, 07:59 PM

hey all

As the title suggest i am having problems with gta. The problem consists of random "types" of crash, these are as follows:

image freeze, music/sound is still playing - requires reboot
screen goes black - monitor light is blinking - requires reboot
screen goes black yet i can go back to menu and resume game but with black screen

ive tried the following to try and fix this problem:

reduce sound to basic accel from dxdiag
tried omega 5.4 from catalyst 5.6
tried to run in win98 comp. mode
tried to turn on fastwrites (causes system crash as soon as boot)
turning down all settings/used defaults
+ ive used a whole bunch of cracks

updated video drivers - motherboard drivers
i havent flashed/updated bios
last sound card drivers i could find were from 2002

ive looked on quite a few forums but alas i must return to ye ol driverheaven for trusty advice!!

Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 4

Motherboard
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 1666 MHz (6.25 x 267) 2000+
Motherboard Name ECS L7VTA (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 3 DIMM, Audio)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8377 Apollo KT400
System Memory 512 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (10/07/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter RADEON 9600 Series Secondary (Omega 2.6.25a) (128 MB)
Video Adapter RADEON 9600 Series Secondary (Omega 2.6.25a) (128 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon 9600 XT (RV360)
Monitor Orion OC-17DB06 (10391)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter Creative SB Live! Player 1024 Sound Card

Storage
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Maxtor 32049H2 (20 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Disk Drive Maxtor 6Y120P0 (120 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Optical Drive ATAPI 52X CDROM (52x CD-ROM)
Optical Drive Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device
Optical Drive Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device
Optical Drive Memorex CDRW/DVD 6424-4

Partitions
C: (NTFS) 117239 MB (65585 MB free)
D: (FAT) 7 MB (7 MB free)
G: (NTFS) 19461 MB (1659 MB free)

Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network
Primary IP Address ********************
Primary MAC Address 74-30-FD-04-88-0F
Network Adapter WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface

Peripherals
Printer EPSON Stylus C84 Series

Problems & Suggestions
Problem Disk free space is only 9% on drive G:.

on a side note the game runs well (graphic wise) on 1024x768 + AA on

soulll · Jun 17, 2005, 08:01 PM

oh foad i posted in the wrong forum :| - then again it maybe sound related issues ;P

sovietdoc · Jun 18, 2005, 09:41 PM

Install the latest catalyst 5.6 and new beta creative drivers.

Jun 17, 2005, 07:59 PM	#1
soulll DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	Ati & Gta:sa hey all As the title suggest i am having problems with gta. The problem consists of random "types" of crash, these are as follows: image freeze, music/sound is still playing - requires reboot screen goes black - monitor light is blinking - requires reboot screen goes black yet i can go back to menu and resume game but with black screen ive tried the following to try and fix this problem: reduce sound to basic accel from dxdiag tried omega 5.4 from catalyst 5.6 tried to run in win98 comp. mode tried to turn on fastwrites (causes system crash as soon as boot) turning down all settings/used defaults + ive used a whole bunch of cracks updated video drivers - motherboard drivers i havent flashed/updated bios last sound card drivers i could find were from 2002 ive looked on quite a few forums but alas i must return to ye ol driverheaven for trusty advice!! Computer Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional OS Service Pack Service Pack 4 Motherboard CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 1666 MHz (6.25 x 267) 2000+ Motherboard Name ECS L7VTA (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 3 DIMM, Audio) Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8377 Apollo KT400 System Memory 512 MB (DDR SDRAM) BIOS Type Award (10/07/03) Communication Port Communications Port (COM1) Communication Port Communications Port (COM2) Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1) Display Video Adapter RADEON 9600 Series Secondary (Omega 2.6.25a) (128 MB) Video Adapter RADEON 9600 Series Secondary (Omega 2.6.25a) (128 MB) 3D Accelerator ATI Radeon 9600 XT (RV360) Monitor Orion OC-17DB06 (10391) Multimedia Audio Adapter Creative SB Live! Player 1024 Sound Card Storage Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive Disk Drive Maxtor 32049H2 (20 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100) Disk Drive Maxtor 6Y120P0 (120 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133) Optical Drive ATAPI 52X CDROM (52x CD-ROM) Optical Drive Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device Optical Drive Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device Optical Drive Memorex CDRW/DVD 6424-4 Partitions C: (NTFS) 117239 MB (65585 MB free) D: (FAT) 7 MB (7 MB free) G: (NTFS) 19461 MB (1659 MB free) Input Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse Network Primary IP Address ******************** Primary MAC Address 74-30-FD-04-88-0F Network Adapter WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface Peripherals Printer EPSON Stylus C84 Series Problems & Suggestions Problem Disk free space is only 9% on drive G:. on a side note the game runs well (graphic wise) on 1024x768 + AA on

Jun 18, 2005, 09:41 PM	#3
sovietdoc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 121 Rep Power: 0	Install the latest catalyst 5.6 and new beta creative drivers. __________________

Jun 17, 2005, 08:01 PM	Thread Starter #2
soulll DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	oh foad i posted in the wrong forum :\| - then again it maybe sound related issues ;P