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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Fridaddy on February 13, 2003, 11:59:06 PM

Title: Helllppp! Game lockups
Post by: Fridaddy on February 13, 2003, 11:59:06 PM

I love this game.... But

Out of ten times I start the game I get about

5 lockups as soon as the game starts
3 times the game starts and locks up at random times later
2 times the games just ends, it goes black then back to windows

Any, and I mean any info you have will help.

This is my system

BIOS Info
     Name                          : Award
     Version                       : Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
     PNP                           : Plug and Play BIOS
     Manufacturer                  : (Standard system devices)
     CPU Count                     : 1
     CPU Type                      : 949 MHz AuthenticAMD Duron
                                     6 3 1

     RAM                           : 119 MB Total
                                     36 MB Free
     Virtual RAM                   : 1928 MB Total
                                     1807 MB Free

     Operating System              : Windows ME   4.90.3000


     Default Browser               : Internet Explorer
     Version                       : 6.0.2800.1106

     Temp Directory                : C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\
     Size                          : 278 MB

     Video Card                    : S3 Graphics ProSavage
     Video Driver                  : s3_8m.drv
     Driver Version                : 4.13.01.3070

Number of Displays            : 1

     Current Mode (Primary)        : 800x600 32
     Refresh Rate (Primary)        : Adapter Default

Primary display device

     Description                   : S3 Graphics ProSavage
     Manufacturer                  : S3 Graphics, Inc.
     Video Memory                  : 8 MB

     Main Driver                   : s3_8m.drv
     Version                       : 4.13.01.3070
     Provider                      : S3 Graphics, Inc.

     Sound Card                    : VIA AC'97 Audio Controller (WDM)
     Sound Driver                  : viaudio.SYS
     Driver Version                :

     DirectX                       : DirectX 8
     Operating System                Windows ME   4.90.3000

Title: Helllppp! Game lockups
Post by: bloom25 on February 14, 2003, 05:02:30 PM

I don't think your video card has sufficient video memory to run Aces High.  Aces High currently requires at least 16 MB of video memory.  If this is an AGP card the game may run, as AGP allows system memory to be used for video, but performance will suffer badly doing so.  

I think the best solution to your problem is to first be sure your system has an AGP video slot, and if so, pick up an inexpensive video card like a GeForce 2 MX or better if you can afford it.  These will have at least 32 MB of video memory on them.