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trying to play CS:S but not working..help plz

Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by boa1121, Mar 22, 2006.

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i don't know if am i posting it in right place..but..help plz..
i just bought a notebook from sony
1.73ghz GeForce Go 6400, 512ram
i installed half life2 and CS:S
every time i tried to play these games
it restarts computer itself.
i see game is loading...but as soon as i see the main page of the
game, computer crashes.
i don't know how to explaine "the blue screen"
it shows the blue screen with white letters and restart the computer...
i tried to install new graphic card driver but
i couldn't do it..computer says
i have no graphic card that fit for the graphic driver.
i tried clean boot but didn't work..
can anybody help me with this???

boa1121, Mar 22, 2006

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Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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Try the video card drivers from www.tweaksrus.com, see if they work for you. You can't install the regular video card drivers from Nvidia's website because you have a mobile video card - those are only for the desktop ones.

Chaz

Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 22, 2006

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pbcustom98 Goldmember

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most likely a driver issue..also, does this happen with every game or just cs:s/hl2?

pb,out.

pbcustom98, Mar 22, 2006

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