Graphics cards...

Post by **Kothar** » 06 Apr 2008, 01:08

ok so im on my mom's computer right now and im haveing some problems with this comp over heating and shutting off durin game play.

the comp has a 250GB hard drive, 2.5GB of ram, and a 3.00GHz processor.

the only thing i can think of that is wrong is it is using an onboard graphics card, i have all the texture and detail off and it is still over heating

can anyone help me?

Post by **anihex** » 06 Apr 2008, 01:33

Hi,

1.) buy a real graphic card. OnBoard is far worst ...
2.) place fans in your computer. Maybe your computer is becoming to hot inside. So you need to cool it down.

Greetz
anihex

Post by **Kothar** » 06 Apr 2008, 02:00

well my mom also has a ATI rage pro but it sux (and we don't have drivers for it) that is why we use the onboard one. but the game is old the onboard should be able to handle it

(i think for a while i used onboard in my comp with no problems, before i got a good graphics card so idk what is wrong)

Post by **Kuchcik** » 06 Apr 2008, 10:00

open your computer, get a vaccum cleaner, remove the biggest heaps of dust, now get some of those:

http://acn.waw.pl/rescue/patyczki.jpg

and clean (carefully) the fans of the processor.

when you finish, leave the pc opened for better cooling.

(below instructions are for AWARD BIOS)
also, if it overheats once more, reboot it and press DELETE after it beeps. Keep pressing it, and you will enter the BIOS. Enter "PC HEALTH STATUS" and see what's the hottest thing. After u check, press ESC twice, then press "Y" and Enter, your pc should reboot.

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