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    Friends Starcraft Daram!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by NeRo45, Nov 9, 2008.

  1. NeRo45

    NeRo45 Notebook Evangelist

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    So me and my friends play Starcraft BW over LAN. It plays fine with my friends comp up until there is more than 5 players including computers. What happens is his comp just shuts down.
    Here are his specs: T2250 @ 1.73ghz, 2gb RAM, Nvidia Geforce Go 7600. Its an HP Pavilion dv8000

    Oh and its also XP x86 SP2
     
    NeRo45, Nov 9, 2008
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  2. NeRo45

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    Anyone could help possibly?
     
    NeRo45, Nov 9, 2008
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    checkmait Notebook Consultant

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    Does it happen in single player or only over the LAN?
     
    checkmait, Nov 9, 2008
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    Probably a software issue, SC is over ten years old, you'd have more luck on an SC channel.
     
    Yenkaz, Nov 9, 2008
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  5. NeRo45

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    It only happens LAN nad only when more than 4 players are on whether they be computers or people.
     
    NeRo45, Nov 9, 2008
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    I really doubt it is your hardware, heck my 9 year old P3 laptop can play it fine. I really dont know what can be the cause, could be connections since it only happens with 4+ people over LAN
     
    660hpv12, Nov 9, 2008
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  7. Signal2Noise

    Signal2Noise Über-geek.

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    So...

    Is 'daram' dyslexic-speak for 'drama'?
     
    Signal2Noise, Nov 9, 2008
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  8. NeRo45

    NeRo45 Notebook Evangelist

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    No amard would be dyslexic for drama....its a typo not backwards =)
     
    NeRo45, Nov 9, 2008
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  9. StormEffect

    StormEffect Lazer. *pew pew*

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    I find it odd that it just shuts down instead of freezing or turning off his internet connection. Normally I'd assume that it is the router that is overloading, but it could also be his network adapter (the ethernet or wifi module in his system) is overloading with work.

    It could also be that his system is overheating, though the fact that there is a shutdown at exactly 5 players makes that seem unlikely. *shrug* Make sure you have all your windows updates. (SP3 is out by now)
     
    StormEffect, Nov 9, 2008
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    it could be overheating. it could also be that you haven't updated starcraft to the latest version. check battle.net for updates
     
    osomphane, Nov 9, 2008
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    Check your facts on Dyslexia.


    And I guess the humour was lost on you. :)
     
    Signal2Noise, Nov 9, 2008
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