Recently I had to switch over to another computer and reformatted its hard drive. Once I installed my directx and video card drivers I installed freelancer. Since then I've been lagging like crazy all ingame, but I've noticed it takes a long time for this hard drive to do even the most simple tasks, I believe it might be to old. The problem with my other hard drive is during a reformat I lost power to the computer. From there every time I placed my Windows Xp CD into the computer to reformat, the installation reads there is no CD in the hard drive(Windows 98, 2000, Xp, etc). I really need to get my other computer up and running this computer is driving me nuts, I can't even play freelancer on the lowest settings without lagging up.
Computers are like people in the sense that, they are not entirely dependable. Sometimes they have times where they run very well, and sometimes they run like complete crap. Mine...seems to always sit in the middle.
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' Wrote:what settings are you using completely everything zero?
That is correct, lagging on 512 ram & 256mb card on freelancer.
I will attempt the other suggestion and reformat not using "Quick" as he obviously pointed out lol. If it works I will post here stating if it did or not.
I can run FL on highest settings with an on-board 32MB video, 10GB H.D.D with 18MB Free space, and a motherboard chipped off in six different places, (faulty) Lag free.
on a 200W PSU (faulty) Lag free.
I'm sure a 256MB video card could probably do it on its own:P
EDIT: How could I forget the Pentium II 550MHz processor and 128MB RAM...
I should run the Discovery server, my rig is so uber...:mellow:
(Its not the rig I play on...btw)
"Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do."
It didn't take long after the reformat ingame the problem started to occur again, and all programs began to respond more glitch like. The hard drive on this computer must be on the edge of its days. If anyone has a solution to the problem I stated above with my other(new) one I would be thankful.
Problem with other:
The hard drive does not read my Windows XP CD as a OS CD(98,2000,etc). The hard drive still has its original software to operate normally. The only thing is it lost power during a reformat and has not been able to read the CD since.
I would say your hard drive, motherboard and RAM are all working together, they sound like they are all on even par with "screwed"
If you can, replace the hard drive with a crap 10GB one, and see if this takes the problem away. If your software and programs are working glitch like, and your lagging graphically in the game, I would think it would be a join issue between your RAM and motherboard.
The RAM is probably faulty. I would say this was the most likely of them all. Because the problem can start from square one. Installing the OS. If you installed it with faulty RAM, flow of data could have varied beyond an acceptable level, corrupting data, and dropping packets of data during transfer, and encouraging bad sectors. This would also explain the glitching programs as well. Files would have been improperly written to the hard drive or when the program is stored in RAM, the data is acting all weird, because the device is faulty.
Motherboard could also be the problem. This is the mother of all your problems and probably the most expensive. (no pun intended)
The North or the South bridge could be faulty, and data could be all over the place. All I can tell you to do here, is listen for high pitched squealing noises, or check for inflated capacitors.
Is the processor new?
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RAM:If there are two sticks of RAM. Take one out, and format again (my way) and re-install windows (No there is no quick way to trouble shoot. (without buying new parts for the computer it will probably take a good part of the day to trouble shoot, and narrow the problem down to a specific part.)
If the same thing happens, insert that stick back in and take the other one out. Simple. (DO NOT put the sticks on the ground, near a magnet or something silly like that. you will charge it with static, ruining the RAM. before making ANY changes to the inside of your computer, have your feet firmly placed on the ground, and tap the power supply and the case a few times, to neutralize yourself with the components, to minimize the risk of static electricity.
Processor: If the CPU is making a high pitched squealing noise, its not a good thing. Often meaning its over heating. A healthy processor never exceeds 75 degrees C. I had mine up to 110dC and it squealing, so check for that. Also in the BIOS, you should come across something called PC health or PC status or hardware health check or something like that. Here you will find all the readings from your motherboard and CPU..ect...ect. If one of them looks a little high to you, or flashing RED, shut down!
Hard Drive: Not much I can tell you to do here either. Take it out give it a shake. if somthing is clanging or loose, its broken from physical damage. The heads on the arm could be miss-aligned, but with hard drives its not often a hardware problem. (I still have my 4.8GB BigFoot :lol:)
The chip might be damaged. Or passed its day. Your going to need a new one regardless, unless you have a steady hand and the chance the heads are miss-aligned, you can try and re-align them.
Also, have you got any other game to try? Any more graphically involved one? My cat could run Freelancer.
Try downloading 3DMark 06. This will benchmark the computer. If your getting lower then the average joe with your specs, then what ever scores the lowest out of all the components, you probably found the faulty one. Again these can vary. So do it maybe a good three times.
Hope this helps!
Cheers:cool:
"Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do."
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