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    M17x - Hang while playing any game

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by MaoMau, Nov 25, 2009.

  1. MaoMau

    MaoMau Notebook Consultant

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    Hi there... I'am having a problem when playing game.. everything was fine.. there was no lag or spike .... And suddenly the whole screen is stuck... i cant alt+tab, alt+ctrl+delete for task manager or alt+f4... I need to restart so fix this problem... I need some help or else i cant play any game.. :(

    EDIT:Now i'am facing another problem as well.. I'am in desktop the screen hang too.... Any help?
     
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  2. MaoMau

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    No one had this problem before?
     
    MaoMau, Nov 25, 2009
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    one time i had this - because of my adsl error. so this hang up my pc hard. maybe you have some hardware error - this cause freez. its maybe not a usual problem - it may be one time per year
     
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  4. MaoMau

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    I'am having this problem everytime i play a game... Any suggestion? CAnt even play a game now..
     
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  5. Avengement

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    My only advice is to call Dell and hopefully they can figure out what is wrong with your system.
     
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    Have you got any overclocking going on? If you do set it back to Default values. I have had hanging when overclocked too high.
     
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  8. MaoMau

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    I've install all the drivers.. =).. yes i overclock my CPU and ok.. i'll give it a try.. maybe its the cause of this.. because i can play the game smoothly at some time then i went and do something so it get hang... Maybe its the overclock problem... 1 Question.. how do u see its stable or not? sorry noob 1 =p
     
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  9. nickbarbs

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    Its stable if it doesnt uh... crash/hang/freeze your computer.. :)

    Just reset everything to stock settings (Auto) in the Bios and see if this behavior continues. If it does, lower your clocks!
     
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    WoW thanks... =)... No hang anymore when i Downclock my CPU... but its still get lag because i'am using P8700... any idea how to overclock in a stable condition to prevent hang?
     
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  11. -l-Z3K3-l-

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    to be honest you just have to tweak the settings in small increments and test on each increase. Once you hit a crash, then you know you've gone too far. What worked for one person may not work for another, so its hard to advise on what settings to use
     
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  12. nickbarbs

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    Unfortunately you did go for the slower CPU with 3MB of l2 cache so... It won't be fast!

    Try to set your FSB and Memory speed the same. IF you're using 1066mhz memory, this might be limiting you from overclocking.
     
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  13. MaoMau

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    yeah i think i'am using 1066mz... i checked the bios and they were the same for both the FSB and the memory speed... Which means i cant overclock it any futher?
     
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    Try to unlink and clock the FSB for the CPU higher but... I dont know. Sounds like either your CPU or Memory (or both) doesnt like the OC settings you're using.

    Try 1150/1150 or something?
     
    nickbarbs, Nov 25, 2009
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    wordtothawise Notebook Geek

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    If you are using windows 7 use the 187.66 driver i uploaded in the m17x win7 forum.

    Alternatively you can find a copy of the driver at www.laptopvideo2go.com

    I was having severe drops in performance will all other drivers when using win 7
     
    wordtothawise, Nov 26, 2009
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