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    Half Life 2 keeps freezing on my HP!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by billy269, Nov 24, 2004.

  1. billy269

    billy269 Notebook Guru

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    I have an HP Pavillion zx5000 with current video drivers and the game keeps freezing at the same point. Right after Mr. what's hisname says "I could swear it was Gordon Freeman. Why is my laptop doing this?

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    billy269, Nov 24, 2004
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    2.8 ghz pent 4
    512 mb ram
    128 mb vid ram

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    billy269, Nov 24, 2004
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    billy269 Notebook Guru

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    My video card is ATI Mobility Radeon 9600.

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    billy269, Nov 24, 2004
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    what are your specs on this laptop? As in RAM, GPU, Processor?
     
    Andrew Baxter, Nov 24, 2004
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    your post beat me by 3 seconds, LOL! how much RAM do you have for that card? You might want to try playing the game in a lower graphics setting mode to see if that alleviates the problem.
     
    Andrew Baxter, Nov 24, 2004
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    I would start by testing your ram. Freezing should not happen even if your specs are too low but it is true that if you change or lower your graphics settings this may help to prevent it even if it is memory related. A good free test is 3dmark 2003. It doesnt test your ram but it is a reliable tool for testing stability of your chipset. 3dmark 2003 is free. If your laptop doesnt freeze during the benchmark try "hot cpu". It is also a free program in gui that will accurately burn in your ram.
    If you need a reliable third party dos based tester contact me directly and ill send you a utility by email www.geared2play.com
     
    Geared2play.com, Nov 26, 2004
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  7. Jan

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    Hi Abaxter - I'm considering buying a T42 IBM with Radeon 9600 Pentium M 1.7GHz, 512MB. Will I be able to play half life 2 without problems? Doom3?

    Thanks

    Jan
    [ :p]
     
    Jan, Dec 20, 2004
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  8. AJVETT

    AJVETT Notebook Evangelist

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    HL2 runs flawless on my Zx5000

    3.2 Ghz p4
    1GB ram
    80GB 4200 rpm HD
    Winxp home
    128mb 9600

    Try upping the ram see if it helps.
    oh and btw what drivers are u using Omega's?
     
    AJVETT, Dec 20, 2004
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    that looks like it should run fine.... if it was 64mb ram on the vid card it could be the textures, but with the 128 it's probably something else... could be you have it on too high of resolution (whats it set to?), could be bad drivers or could be overheating... use fraps to test your frames per second... if it's high it's likely not the resolution being too high.
     
    cromat44, Dec 20, 2004
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    Got Doom 3, and running it, but it shuts down every so often, and has also locked up once.

    System info below...

    We've downloaded the patch, but is there something we need from HP?

    Steve

    HP zx5000 - P4 3.0HT, XP Home - 15.4" Brightview WXGA - 128mb ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 - 512MB SDRAM (1x512) - 60GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive - DVD/CD-RW Drive - 802.11b/g WLAN & Bluetooth
     
    fishcube, Dec 27, 2004
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by fishcube
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Jan
     
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    Do not download video drivers from HP, they arent ment for playing games, Download the Omega Drivers.
     
    AJVETT, Jan 8, 2005
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    I have tried both drivers, neither work.

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    billy269, Jan 11, 2005
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    Use the Omega drivers. I have a zx5000 and they work great for me, HL2 plays great. If it's not a hardware problem, I'm not sure. However,

    http://downloads.gamezone.com/demos/d11999.htm

    Try installing that HL2 enhancer. I'm not certain but I *believe* it gives you a level select feature when you start a new game. Therefore you can choose say the 2nd level or whatever and hopefully it'll skip over the hiccup you're having, though you might miss some of the game, but it's better than nothing. I'm not certain that's the right tool for it... I have it on mine but I forget where I got it, give that a try and if it doesn't work search around for something similar. Good luck.
     
    voigtrob, Jan 12, 2005
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    that level skip thing is in every source game.

    * Inspiron 8600c * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo * 2x512 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * 60GB 7200RPM HDD *
     
    mathlete2001, Jan 13, 2005
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  17. Daley

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    I was thinking about getting this laptop, how would it run games like HL2, Doom 3 and far cry?

    http://www.tiny.com/packages.php?prodid=13341

    Thanks in advance.
     
    Daley, Feb 5, 2005
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