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    please help!! Xpress 200m problems

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by abc123, Jul 30, 2006.

  1. abc123

    abc123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello everyone! I know there's another thread on what the Xpress 200M can and can't play but I'm confused on my particular situation! I have a zv6000 w/ this card and although I know it's not a strong graphics card I thought it is able to play the sims 2. I am able to play it for a few minutes, but then it freezes. I'm not sure if this is a problem of the graphics card or not, but I did not change any settings as I dont know what to change! any help would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance
     
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    Zero The Random Guy

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    Try downloading new drivers for the graphics. It seems like a software problem.
     
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    thank for the fast reply! um sorry to sound like such a newbie but where do u get all the drivers for the graphics?
     
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    I'd say try the Omega 6.4 drivers, they worked well on the x200M for me. I would personally say that the locking up could be to do with a RAM issue rather than the GPU, 9 times out of 10 I have seen a machne lock up it has always been ram issues.
     
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    great! I'll try downloading those. thanks for all the help! I'm not sure if its a ram problem, i have 1GB would that be a problem?
     
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  9. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Unless you're playing an extremely demanding game (which the X200M probably couldn't handle anyway), then you should be fine. If you notice your hard drive light is always blinking while playing a game, that's an indication that you are using the Page File on the hard drive, and therefore out of physical memory.
     
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