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    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by selu_99, Nov 13, 2006.

  1. selu_99

    selu_99 Notebook Consultant

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    HI,

    Ive been triing to play lock on on my old laptop (Pentium IV 2,8 ghz, intel 82852) and both games suffer from minimal, microscopic, weird lags or stops, even when they are running at 40-60fps!!!!

    it happens also with my new laptop (core duo, 2ghz, 7600) its with most games, specially simulators.

    anything to solve this problem?
     
    selu_99, Nov 13, 2006
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  2. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Make sure nothing is accessing your HDD while playing.

    Update Drivers.

    Get more RAM.

    Optimize Pagefile
     
    usapatriot, Nov 13, 2006
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  3. gethin

    gethin Notebook Evangelist

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    It sounds like something is accessing the hard drive, check you havent got a anti virus doing something random. Are you playing over a network, cos cheap network hubs/routers have the same effect
     
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  4. Notebook Solutions

    Notebook Solutions Company Representative NBR Reviewer

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    Defrag, defrag and defrag. Defragging can be the easiest solution for such problems. So just defrag a few times (5-6 times) and update all your drivers. Should solve the problem

    Charlie :)
     
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