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Title: Random glitch
Post by: alskahawk on July 21, 2009, 11:24:05 PM

 I have been getting random screen lockups, just for a micro sec, not enough to cause real problems but it does happen. Particularly in high traffic situations. Any solutions?

 8800GTX
 GB EP45 UD3R
 4GB DDR2 Ram
 150GB Raptor
 

Title: Re: Random glitch
Post by: wrag on July 22, 2009, 04:06:58 AM

AlacrityPC helps with my system.

Get it install it and use it?

It stops things before you go into AH, and will even clean up your memory first, and then restarts em when your done so if you make a mistake NP as nothing it does is permanent.

That and turn off other plane skins?

Those micro freezes are often your system LOADING the skin... Skuzzy said NO one has enough memory on their system to load ALL the skins.

Title: Re: Random glitch
Post by: alskahawk on July 22, 2009, 07:55:36 AM

 My system is AH specific. No other programs other than that needed for AH. I do have the skins enabled. I'll see if it helps to disable it. Not a big problem, just a minor anoyance right now.

Title: Re: Random glitch
Post by: Denholm on July 22, 2009, 01:39:16 PM

You might also consider performing a defrag of the partition/HD that runs AH. It might help reduce that stutter.

Title: Re: Random glitch
Post by: Getback on July 22, 2009, 06:22:22 PM

Quote from: alskahawk on July 21, 2009, 11:24:05 PM

I have been getting random screen lockups, just for a micro sec, not enough to cause real problems but it does happen. Particularly in high traffic situations. Any solutions?

 8800GTX
 GB EP45 UD3R
 4GB DDR2 Ram
 150GB Raptor
 

Sound card? Also, check processes running and check to see if dxdiag hardware accelerator is at 3/4. That's all I got captain.

Title: Re: Random glitch
Post by: alskahawk on July 22, 2009, 07:56:18 PM

 Soundcard? mmm possibly.. I have been having sound issues. I put a cheap card  SBLive card in and the sound is not good. Good thought.

Title: Re: Random glitch
Post by: Getback on July 22, 2009, 08:28:50 PM

Quote from: alskahawk on July 22, 2009, 07:56:18 PM

Soundcard? mmm possibly.. I have been having sound issues. I put a cheap card  SBLive card in and the sound is not good. Good thought.

Did you delete your old drivers before installing the sblive? There's a program that will get rid of old drivers. I can't remember it's name though.

Title: Re: Random glitch
Post by: Denholm on July 22, 2009, 11:44:20 PM

Driver Cleaner Pro (http://www.afterdawn.com/software/desktop_software/other_tools/driver_cleaner_pro.cfm) will do it for you.

Title: Re: Random glitch
Post by: Getback on July 23, 2009, 01:16:45 AM

Quote from: Denholm on July 22, 2009, 11:44:20 PM

Driver Cleaner Pro (http://www.afterdawn.com/software/desktop_software/other_tools/driver_cleaner_pro.cfm) will do it for you.

Thank you!

Title: Re: Random glitch
Post by: Mulligan on July 23, 2009, 03:22:04 AM

Are you running ch hostas with ch manager?


mulli

Title: Re: Random glitch
Post by: alskahawk on July 23, 2009, 11:51:57 PM

 Ch Manager.

 Disabled skins. problem still there. doing a defrag then I'll try other suggestions.

Title: Re: Random glitch
Post by: Mulligan on July 24, 2009, 06:28:16 AM

If you are using  the ch manager and getting periodic freezes you might try adjusting the character rate, I had this problem.

This setting is in the first tab when you open the map...worked well for me


mulli