Radeon 9600XT problem.

Gazz22 · May 22, 2004, 12:25 AM

I have a slowdown problem. I recently bought a new PSU and a Radeon 9600XT. I installed the PSU and 9600XT right. At first everything worked perfectly. I tried a few games and they worked well. Suddenly during one game my computer restarted and when it came back there was terrible slowdown. Icons and taskbars would take forever to come up. I restarted and it is the same. I then tried different games, but everytime the game started loading, my computer would restart. I've tried most of the ATi cats (I am currently using 4.5) but the problem remains.

Is this a driver problem?

Any ideas?

Jalle64 · May 22, 2004, 01:09 AM

Whats Your system? That should help alot if you could tell us!

Gazz22 · May 22, 2004, 03:51 AM

My system is a Packard Bell, i-Media 5067.

riles9262 · May 22, 2004, 07:50 AM

Check your smartgart and dxdiag settings, looks like your agp is down to 0x or all your dx acceleration is unavailable. A reinstall of your mobo agp drivers, directx, and then the catalyst drivers should fix you up.

Gazz22 · May 22, 2004, 07:14 PM

My Smartgart settings are: 4x and fast write on.

And, anyone know where I can find my latest mobo drivers?

Gazz22 · May 22, 2004, 08:43 PM

Here is my system:

P4 2.5Ghz
Sapphire 9600XT
256mb RAM
350W Antec PSU
80GB Hardrive
Windows XP

I also have a SiS chipset.

If I do find my SiS AGP chipset drivers what do I do? Do I need to uninstall old chipset drivers or what?

Thanks.

Chaos · May 22, 2004, 08:48 PM

SiS Chipset Drivers

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 22, 2004, 08:55 PM

ok this is what i'd do... could be a waste of time but this should clean out the cobwebs so to speak.. might solve your problem....

in regedit goto

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager\Memory Management\

goto or add key
ClearPageFileAtShutdown

set the value
1

reboot, reboot again (will take longer).

goback

set the value
0

... then

goto these dir and delete all files in them (it's safe)
c:\windows\prefetch\
c:\windows\temp\

then goto run type chkdsk /f
when it prompts you choose yes and reboot
it'll check the drive let it do it

see if that helps you any

Quote:

Originally posted by Gazz22
Here is my system:

P4 2.5Ghz
Sapphire 9600XT
256mb RAM
350W Antec PSU
80GB Hardrive
Windows XP

I also have a SiS chipset.

If I do find my SiS AGP chipset drivers what do I do? Do I need to uninstall old chipset drivers or what?

Thanks.

http://driver2.sis.com/agp/agp117e.exe

and just install these right over the old ones

Gazz22 · May 22, 2004, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
ok this is what i'd do... could be a waste of time but this should clean out the cobwebs so to speak.. might solve your problem....

in regedit goto

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager\Memory Management\

goto or add key
ClearPageFileAtShutdown

set the value
1

reboot, reboot again (will take longer).

goback

set the value
0

... then

goto these dir and delete all files in them (it's safe)
c:\windows\prefetch\
c:\windows\temp\

then goto run type chkdsk /f
when it prompts you choose yes and reboot
it'll check the drive let it do it

see if that helps you any

http://driver2.sis.com/agp/agp117e.exe

and just install these right over the old ones

Can I keep my current ATi drivers installed while I update my chipset?

Gazz22 · May 22, 2004, 10:59 PM

Here are some screens of my dxdiag settings: http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?lo...splay25896.JPG
http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?lo...splay45697.JPG

I've also got two more questions about updating my AGP chipset driver:

1) Is it 100% safe? What are some problems that could occur? And...

2) Do you think an AGP chipset updating would help my problem? (remember, my setup actually worked the first time I tried it).

So, do I just double-click on the .exe file?

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 22, 2004, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gazz22
Can I keep my current ATi drivers installed while I update my chipset?

yea you just run the install and reboot

Quote:

Originally posted by Gazz22
Here are some screens of my dxdiag settings: http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?lo...splay25896.JPG
http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?lo...splay45697.JPG

I've also got two more questions about updating my AGP chipset driver:

1) Is it 100% safe? What are some problems that could occur? And...

2) Do you think an AGP chipset updating would help my problem? (remember, my setup actually worked the first time I tried it).

So, do I just double-click on the .exe file?

shouldn't hurt anything but nothing's 100%

but i've loaded those on another system with out any problems....

I forget if it's just a installer or that it will unpack to a location and you install from there but yea open the file

Gazz22 · May 22, 2004, 11:40 PM

Its asking me where I want to extract it. Where will I? Anywhere?

Gazz22 · May 23, 2004, 01:29 AM

It worked

Thanks man.

May 22, 2004, 12:25 AM	#1
Gazz22 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Radeon 9600XT problem. I have a slowdown problem. I recently bought a new PSU and a Radeon 9600XT. I installed the PSU and 9600XT right. At first everything worked perfectly. I tried a few games and they worked well. Suddenly during one game my computer restarted and when it came back there was terrible slowdown. Icons and taskbars would take forever to come up. I restarted and it is the same. I then tried different games, but everytime the game started loading, my computer would restart. I've tried most of the ATi cats (I am currently using 4.5) but the problem remains. Is this a driver problem? Any ideas?

May 22, 2004, 01:09 AM	#2
Jalle64 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 231 Rep Power: 0	Whats Your system? That should help alot if you could tell us! __________________ Stalin were so old that he was standing there Le(a)ni´n!

May 22, 2004, 07:50 AM	#4
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 70 System Specs	Check your smartgart and dxdiag settings, looks like your agp is down to 0x or all your dx acceleration is unavailable. A reinstall of your mobo agp drivers, directx, and then the catalyst drivers should fix you up. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

May 22, 2004, 08:48 PM	#7
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	SiS Chipset Drivers __________________

May 22, 2004, 03:51 AM	Thread Starter #3
Gazz22 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	My system is a Packard Bell, i-Media 5067.

May 22, 2004, 07:14 PM	Thread Starter #5
Gazz22 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	My Smartgart settings are: 4x and fast write on. And, anyone know where I can find my latest mobo drivers?

May 22, 2004, 08:43 PM	Thread Starter #6
Gazz22 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Here is my system: P4 2.5Ghz Sapphire 9600XT 256mb RAM 350W Antec PSU 80GB Hardrive Windows XP I also have a SiS chipset. If I do find my SiS AGP chipset drivers what do I do? Do I need to uninstall old chipset drivers or what? Thanks.

May 22, 2004, 10:59 PM	Thread Starter #10
Gazz22 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Here are some screens of my dxdiag settings: http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?lo...splay25896.JPG http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?lo...splay45697.JPG I've also got two more questions about updating my AGP chipset driver: 1) Is it 100% safe? What are some problems that could occur? And... 2) Do you think an AGP chipset updating would help my problem? (remember, my setup actually worked the first time I tried it). So, do I just double-click on the .exe file?

May 22, 2004, 11:40 PM	Thread Starter #12
Gazz22 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Its asking me where I want to extract it. Where will I? Anywhere?

May 23, 2004, 01:29 AM	Thread Starter #13
Gazz22 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	It worked Thanks man.