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Half Life 2 Ep1 + X1400 crash

Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by a_lega, Jun 25, 2006.

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I've got an Acer 5672WLMi (1Gb RAM) with an X1400 mRadeon running on the latest omega drivers (Omega 3.8.252) and have a problem running Half Life 2 Ep1. Game starts fine but crashes right after the intro and the 1st chapter title screen. I hear a looping sound and occasionally see my energy in the bottom left of the screen in corrupt gfx. I updated my Realtek HD soundchip with the latest drivers but the problem persists. Can anyone help?
By the way, half life 2: deathmatch runs fine. Isn't it the same engine?

a_lega, Jun 25, 2006

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Lil Mayz Notebook Deity

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this happend to me as well when I ran Half Life 2 on higher detail settings and reslutions. Try lowering the detail settings and resolutions and see if that solves the problem.

Have you also made sure that the game has all the latest updates.

Lil Mayz, Jun 25, 2006

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Kloetenheini Notebook Enthusiast

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I don't have any problems running HL2 EP1 with a X1400 (and 2GB RAM) in native resolution (1280x800), all details set to "high" and HDR-mode set to "Bloom". (lightly overclocked to 500/440)

But i don't use crappy omega drivers. I use Mobility Catalyst 6.5 directly from ATI.

Kloetenheini, Jun 25, 2006

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