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engrbill47   05-27-2005 at 12:49:35 AM

Thanks to all that advised me w/ my recent minor problem. But I still have a question. What causes the video display to momentarily freeze? I would think that 1 gig of 333mHz DDR memory, a 2+ gigHz processor and a really powerful PS would eliminate the problem. Oh, I am using a FX 5900 card w/ 128 megs of ram.

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blackphoenix77   05-27-2005 at 04:26:12 AM
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Stop wearing grape smugglers, that might help.

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scottchen   05-27-2005 at 04:32:17 AM
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Is this a fresh install of windows? Your problem sounds like driver conflicts.

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engrbill47   05-31-2005 at 05:43:39 PM
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If you consider 4 months since installing Win XP Home fresh, yes. But the duration and the period between freezes varies. They are all momentary, but vary from milliseconds to almost a sceond. The latest Nvidia drivers have been installed.

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Kronos   06-01-2005 at 01:00:15 AM
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I was plagued with the same problems on a ATI 9800 PRO. The cure presented itself when I had to reformat to clear up a corrupted OS issue. As stated earlier...it may well have been a multi-driver issue in the windows folders. My PC now runs for hours without a single hiccup even in the warm weather.

I want to die like my Grandfather...in my sleep...not screaming in terror like his passengers.

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