PC problems PLZ help!

[xagsjoe]

Hey all I have just today installed a G-force 6 series NX-6600 video card so I can play gp3 and 4, v82 ect.

Problem #1 Gp4 playes at about 20% speed! sound and video are perfect just slow as!
#2 I cant get my Logitech Driving force to calibrate in the game or more specificly the game cant see the wheel and if I go through the Logitech control panel that does see the game as ok it wont let the game startup :

I have to reinstall the game after this happens!

Any ideas??

(1) you have the latest drivers from the web right? not of the cd as these could be old. goto nvidia website
are you running anything in the background, like anti virus, see whats taking up the cpu load. have you dropped the settings down to a different resolution, and turned off some graphic settings in the game...

(2) thinking about it..

[xagsjoe]

I turned down the res and was still the same and it comes up with processor occupancy as 240% WTF is it doing that?

[Grechie]

what are the rest of your system specs? cpu etc, also i recommend you download 91.31 drivers from here http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_do...bit_91.31.html

[xagsjoe]

Had a bit of a fiddle and had to slow the frame rate to 15fps!

Sys specs are Intel pent4 3GHz 512mb ram and the video card has got 256MB DDR

[pertuan]

Have you checked your nVidia video properties in the Display Properties group in Windows? There are some accelerator settings in that. Also is the game actually using the acceleration? Check the game settings.

[S3SR]

yeah check that your other setting IE cpu, ram, frequency,etc is higher than the minimum requirements

id also like to say you should have got the 6600GT but theres many reasons why you didnt

240% means something is wrong make sure the computer isnt overclocked - this causes system hang and instablity regardless of machine if it wasnt stock its not garunteed

update your software, close unusedd programs, you might need a format if its worth it, if you no how take your ram out and give the slot and the connectors a clean

ALSO did u plug power into the graphics card? if it needed it or there might be one on the board near the card...check them NOW

problem #2
check out the logitech website - troubleshooting or the help forums????
update the software on that

if all else fails install XPSP2 im guessing your using XP...its not as bad as everyone says it is its more helpful than anything... yeah try that and see what happens

FalconSR

[xagsjoe]

Originally Posted by FALCONSR

yeah check that your other setting IE cpu, ram, frequency,etc is higher than the minimum requirements

id also like to say you should have got the 6600GT but theres many reasons why you didnt

240% means something is wrong make sure the computer isnt overclocked - this causes system hang and instablity regardless of machine if it wasnt stock its not garunteed

update your software, close unusedd programs, you might need a format if its worth it, if you no how take your ram out and give the slot and the connectors a clean

ALSO did u plug power into the graphics card? if it needed it or there might be one on the board near the card...check them NOW

problem #2
check out the logitech website - troubleshooting or the help forums????
update the software on that

if all else fails install XPSP2 im guessing your using XP...its not as bad as everyone says it is its more helpful than anything... yeah try that and see what happens

FalconSR

Yeah I got the XPSP2 ,the card is powered and its hooked up but the GT I dont have the coin for.

Ill go and check Logitech site now and see how I go

Bugger they dont even list my wheel anymore

[S3SR]

tell us your other specs it might give us an idea why it is the way it is.

FalconSR

hows the Hard drive, not suggestion this will solve it, but is it fragmented?

also when you play the game, does the hard drive go mental, and is being accessed all the time... aka making noise constintalty


i also assume it only happens on this game? is that correct

[xagsjoe]

IE cpu, ram, frequency,etc?

Ok im a bit of a dunce here Ill screw an engine together easy but this is ahh?

Is this what you want? "Sys specs are Intel pent4 3GHz 512mb ram and the video card has got 256MB DDR"

Frequency where do I find that?

[xagsjoe]

Originally Posted by ziggee

hows the Hard drive, not suggestion this will solve it, but is it fragmented?

also when you play the game, does the hard drive go mental, and is being accessed all the time... aka making noise constintalty


i also assume it only happens on this game? is that correct

Nah only the fans going so not too bad there and I havnt tried any other games yet other than motorcross madness and it was fine

in the bios.... restart system, and hit "tab" or "del" key either one.... becareful, dont change them aka "exit without saving" or if you do, you can "restore system default"

[xagsjoe]

Ok CPU freq is 200 DRAMfreq is 200MHz and VGA mem size 32mb!

Mean anything 2 you?

I got it a bit better by turning detail right down but look a but junk at 14fps :(

Still havnt got wheel workin yet

[S3SR]

Originally Posted by xyfmtjoe

Ok CPU freq is 200 DRAMfreq is 200MHz and VGA mem size 32mb!

Mean anything 2 you?

I got it a bit better by turning detail right down but look a but junk at 14fps :(

Still havnt got wheel workin yet

oh ok im not sure on whether thats right...you said yourself you didnt know now much about computers...but if thats all correct thats one slow machine bit like a falcon tuned as a dihatsu...

yeah your card and those specs should at least be getting 30-70fps on default settings..

hit del when you turn the computer on to get into the bios, then its usually a blue backdrop with a few colours nothing more, the setting your looking for is load 'optimal' settings, these arent the fastest settings but they WONT destroy your computer either

with the logitech problem if its no drama, uninstall then re-install that software or maybe download the newer version off the net, if your using the game or midi?? port i cant recommend anything if its a USB then try a different USB port as its only 2 external to every 1 internal connector its possible 1 might not be getting enough power....but thats a different story and costs more money so just change the ports if you can

if you still got problems ill take pics of my comp on how to do it that way you know what im talking about

[the_scotsman]

Did you uninstall your previous video card before installing the new one...

It is recommended to completely remove all traces of the previous video driver before instaling the new one.

Download and install a small program called DriverCleaner from http://www.drivercleaner.net/

Uninstall the video card from Device Manager.

Reboot into Safe Mode (it will want to reinstall your vid card...just cancel that).

Run DriverCLeaner Pro and under Cleaning Selection, choose nVidia.

Once done, reboot into windows (cancel the new hardware wizard if it starts again), and run the driver installation.

Worth a try...

[xagsjoe]

Originally Posted by FALCONSR

if its a USB then try a different USB port as its only 2 external to every 1 internal connector its possible 1 might not be getting enough power....but thats a different story and costs more money so just change the ports if you can

Mate you got it! I unplugged the Extreme 3Dpro and changed the USB port and the wheel started working :hihi:

Yeehaaa

But after uninstalling/reinstalling about 20 bloody times it all seems ok for now :1syellow1

Thanx to all and next trouble like this it will be :

[pauljh74]

Originally Posted by xyfmtjoe

Ok CPU freq is 200 DRAMfreq is 200MHz and VGA mem size 32mb!

Does your motherboard have onboard video? Because that video memory amount it's reporting is consistent with a much older or a very basic video card. Onboard video uses system memory and the default setting is usually about 32MB, but can be set to use more.
There'll be a setting in the BIOS somewhere where you can turn the onboard video off, so that now it should use the new card which I believe is more capable than the frame rates you've been getting.

[the_scotsman]

That may be the AGP aperture size...?