Computer Problems

The Triumphant Hero · 08-24-2007, 12:20 AM

My computer crashed. It works fine until I try to put the settings above 4 bits of color. Is there anything I can do to fix it?

o_O · 08-24-2007, 03:25 AM

Sounds like a problem with your video card or display drivers. I would update video drivers to the latest available and see if that fixes the problem.

Baloki · 08-24-2007, 12:00 PM

More details about your system and OS wouldn't hurt too ^_^

Namelessfengir · 08-24-2007, 01:06 PM

how old is your machine? i have a ten year old running win95 and the base setting is 16 bit. (im on our xp right for internet) but drivers might do it but if this thing is as old as i think your better off pulling all your files and throwing it off an overpass. you could just pull the hard drive and make it a slave to a better machine then you'll be able to access all your files.

but that can wait right now get us the system info and we'll see

Baloki · 08-24-2007, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by Namelessfengir ^

how old is your machine? i have a ten year old running win95 and the base setting is 16 bit. (im on our xp right for internet) but drivers might do it but if this thing is as old as i think your better off pulling all your files and throwing it off an overpass. you could just pull the hard drive and make it a slave to a better machine then you'll be able to access all your files.

but that can wait right now get us the system info and we'll see

What is it with people just throwing machines away? Old machines run fine, especially for internet browsing and the like, you don't need the latest equipment, fastest processor and top of the range graphics card to have a useable computer, you only really need those things if you're a) a hardcore gamer, or b) a hardware enthusiast.

All this machine probably needs is some tweaking, maybe a part replacing and some alterations to some of Windows settings, can I suggest that if your going to post in a help thread that your suggestion be helpful and not just "throw it away, it's obviously useless even though I actually have no evidence or details to back this up!".

Namelessfengir · 08-24-2007, 02:06 PM

i actually have a machine this old the hard drive is 1.2 gigs and its graphics are 256 i use this only for text. as soon as i can im getting a nice little laptop transferring all the files over and lighting the damn thing on fire!!

but the end part is true we need more info

Baloki · 08-24-2007, 02:33 PM

I have two computers downstairs that are more then 5 years old and they run everything fine, so you shouldn't paint everything with the same brush just because you don't know how to upgrade RAM and add additional HD's?

The Triumphant Hero · 08-27-2007, 03:05 AM

The computer is new. I just got it for christmas a year and a half ago. It is Pentium 4, graphics card is GeForce 7600, and it's newer than the computer - I got it six months ago. I have 1.2 gigs of RAM. I think it's a problem with the card, because I reinstalled the drivers and it didn't work.

The Triumphant Hero Returns Victorious Location: None shall pass!	#1 Computer Problems My computer crashed. It works fine until I try to put the settings above 4 bits of color. Is there anything I can do to fix it?
08-24-2007, 12:20 AM

o_O Site Staff nerd Location: New Zealand	#2 (permalink) Sounds like a problem with your video card or display drivers. I would update video drivers to the latest available and see if that fixes the problem.
08-24-2007, 03:25 AM

Baloki Site Staff Last Exile Location: Dreaming a dream~	#3 (permalink) More details about your system and OS wouldn't hurt too ^_^
08-24-2007, 12:00 PM

Namelessfengir I'm a leaf on the wind... Location: nw Pa	#6 (permalink) i actually have a machine this old the hard drive is 1.2 gigs and its graphics are 256 i use this only for text. as soon as i can im getting a nice little laptop transferring all the files over and lighting the damn thing on fire!! but the end part is true we need more info
08-24-2007, 02:06 PM

Baloki Site Staff Last Exile Location: Dreaming a dream~	#7 (permalink) I have two computers downstairs that are more then 5 years old and they run everything fine, so you shouldn't paint everything with the same brush just because you don't know how to upgrade RAM and add additional HD's?
08-24-2007, 02:33 PM

The Triumphant Hero Returns Victorious Location: None shall pass!	#8 (permalink) The computer is new. I just got it for christmas a year and a half ago. It is Pentium 4, graphics card is GeForce 7600, and it's newer than the computer - I got it six months ago. I have 1.2 gigs of RAM. I think it's a problem with the card, because I reinstalled the drivers and it didn't work.
08-27-2007, 03:05 AM