I am stumped !! My ATI 8500 LE(Built by ATI) is locking up my system?
When i say locking up i mean the hard drive is not working, everything is frozen and when i move the mouse it makes a zipping clicking type noise.
It is not as bad as the first card i returned but when i go to full screen watching a DVD and right click for menu options the system locks.
When i play UT2K3 it locks up after a few mins.
I have tried : 1. updating Via Chipset Drivers 2. Latest Catalyst video drivers 3.Reinstalled Direct X 8.1 4.Replacing system ram 5.Turned off AGP 4x in the bios
When i installed the card i made sure all remnants of the previous driver were deleted, i used regclean and detonator destroyer.
I tried my old radeon 7500 in place of the 8500 and played UT2K3 for an hour straight with no problems.
I did a 3DMark 2001 benchmark and it scored 5000 which is good considering the old CPU and HD i am using.
The card is not hot to the touch when it locks up so i dont think it is a heat problem, my system and CPU run in the low 30's celsius under load.
Someone suggested it might be a PSU problem ,currently using a 230 watt unit?
Is the radeon 8500 that powerhungry? compared to my 7500.
My system specs are : Win98 SE>Abit KT 20 mobo (kt133)>Duron 950> 128 meg ram> Built by ATI 8500 LE> 10 gig hd> All mobo and Video drivers are the latest
I want to keep this card(when it does run it runs fast) so can anyone suggest anything else?
Any input is greatly appreciated
When i say locking up i mean the hard drive is not working, everything is frozen and when i move the mouse it makes a zipping clicking type noise.
It is not as bad as the first card i returned but when i go to full screen watching a DVD and right click for menu options the system locks.
When i play UT2K3 it locks up after a few mins.
I have tried : 1. updating Via Chipset Drivers 2. Latest Catalyst video drivers 3.Reinstalled Direct X 8.1 4.Replacing system ram 5.Turned off AGP 4x in the bios
When i installed the card i made sure all remnants of the previous driver were deleted, i used regclean and detonator destroyer.
I tried my old radeon 7500 in place of the 8500 and played UT2K3 for an hour straight with no problems.
I did a 3DMark 2001 benchmark and it scored 5000 which is good considering the old CPU and HD i am using.
The card is not hot to the touch when it locks up so i dont think it is a heat problem, my system and CPU run in the low 30's celsius under load.
Someone suggested it might be a PSU problem ,currently using a 230 watt unit?
Is the radeon 8500 that powerhungry? compared to my 7500.
My system specs are : Win98 SE>Abit KT 20 mobo (kt133)>Duron 950> 128 meg ram> Built by ATI 8500 LE> 10 gig hd> All mobo and Video drivers are the latest
I want to keep this card(when it does run it runs fast) so can anyone suggest anything else?
Any input is greatly appreciated