Recurring NWN problem... grafx?
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:14 am
Dell Dim 8200, Intel Pen 4 cpu 2.4 Gh, 512 meg RAM
ALL IN WONDER 9600 grafx card
When I first started playing NWN, I started running into this problem where the music would start to repeat itself and the graphics would jerk for about 5-10 seconds, then the music would continue for about 5 seconds, then the game would lock up, with a MSWin error message Window which I'm sure everyone is familiar with. Ten seconds later I'm dumped back into Windows. I could continue playing by rebooting, but the error came more and more frequently, finally corrupting the save files.
So, I upgraded my graphics card to the ATI All in Wonder card. I stripped the hard drive (for other reasons) reloaded NWN Diamond, and all was fine until the same problem recurred in Chapter 2 somewhere. This time, the MSReport came back about a known problem with the SB Live sound card, so I followed directions to update THOSE drivers. At first no success, because the install didn't see my sound card, but after two reboots it was able to install. I even dumbed down the grass graphics. I made it successfully through the rest of NWN.
I am now at the beginning of HotU, and the problem just occurred for the second time, with no response back from MS. The first time was during the graphic-intensive battle cut scene, but the second time, I was just leaving a magic shop (it was raining). Hopefully, someone can give me some insight before I take a vorpal blade and go all post office, but PLEASE don't tell me it was the graphics card!
ALL IN WONDER 9600 grafx card
When I first started playing NWN, I started running into this problem where the music would start to repeat itself and the graphics would jerk for about 5-10 seconds, then the music would continue for about 5 seconds, then the game would lock up, with a MSWin error message Window which I'm sure everyone is familiar with. Ten seconds later I'm dumped back into Windows. I could continue playing by rebooting, but the error came more and more frequently, finally corrupting the save files.
So, I upgraded my graphics card to the ATI All in Wonder card. I stripped the hard drive (for other reasons) reloaded NWN Diamond, and all was fine until the same problem recurred in Chapter 2 somewhere. This time, the MSReport came back about a known problem with the SB Live sound card, so I followed directions to update THOSE drivers. At first no success, because the install didn't see my sound card, but after two reboots it was able to install. I even dumbed down the grass graphics. I made it successfully through the rest of NWN.
I am now at the beginning of HotU, and the problem just occurred for the second time, with no response back from MS. The first time was during the graphic-intensive battle cut scene, but the second time, I was just leaving a magic shop (it was raining). Hopefully, someone can give me some insight before I take a vorpal blade and go all post office, but PLEASE don't tell me it was the graphics card!