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Mad Dog 1169th
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posted 02-23-2000 06:40 AM     Profile for Mad Dog 1169th   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post
Hi Fellows,

does any of u encouter this problem ?

I recently changed to an Athon/ GForce System.

Runs fine and rockstable even with LGBs not TNT bug but when i run campaign and mor than on mission, and I want to get back into main menu afterwards (leaving campaign mode, the system locks up (no matter if online or not).

If i exit after just one mission it usually takes 2-5 secs.

Surprising is there seems to be HDD activity and KEys arent locked as well but u cannot quit by AltF4 nor get into the Task Manger and shut it down or task switch. all possible is reboot.

Any encoutered this and knows advice ?

Mad Dog out


Posts: 29 | From: Unna, NRW, Germany | Registered: Oct 1999  |  IP: Logged
Russ Morrison
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posted 02-25-2000 02:30 PM     Profile for Russ Morrison   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post
I think Ihave the identical problem; screen
freezes up when click on Back button, i.e.,
exiting campaign to main menu...i get TO the
main menu, but then no mouse or keyboard and
cannot "eject"/exit....so nothing to do but reboot...happens about 50% of the time....I've tried everything and conclude it is Nvidia chipset (Viper 770ultra)....never had the problem with previous 3dfx voodoo3000....waiting now to get voodoo5 when it comes out....have had nothing but headaches with tnt....

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Rabnud
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posted 02-25-2000 03:01 PM     Profile for Rabnud   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post
I would suggest waiting. It happens to me all the time. I first thought it was a lockup, and I kept rebooting. One day for some reason I waited a while, and voila, it got back. Now I just wait. It's a pain but it's not a lockup.

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Rab


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Meatball
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posted 02-26-2000 06:26 AM     Profile for Meatball   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post
I had the same problem. Took me months to trace it to the wrong monitor driver. I didn't know that could have anything to do with it. But one day I was checking on the exact monitor model number and found PNP selected the wrong one. Changed it and now the problem is gone.
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ed_1
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posted 02-26-2000 06:44 AM     Profile for ed_1   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post
when I exit for playing campaign, it takes sometimes like 10-20sec to the menu/debrief screen, also same on exit game. menu gets real slow, I thought it was a memory thing, which I am sure is part of it.
Anyway see what happens if you just wait,

Are you useing proper drivers for NV10, it has some problems with certain K7 MB's,but you seem to be allright there if no lockups when acually playing

I can only alt-tab in menu, doesn't work in game/flight(just shuts sound down)

My system C300a@464/64mb/SLI

[This message has been edited by ed_1 (edited 02-26-2000).]


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Russ
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posted 02-26-2000 09:51 AM     Profile for Russ   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post
This bandaid may only work on my pc, but:

As soon as you get back to the main menu, place your cursor over the lower right animated icon. I think its the Viper. Just leave it right over the icon and wait. After a few seconds, the menu should pop-up at top right and the question mark icon at lower left should start to rotate. You should be good to go.


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