Ok I need peoples help. I have this problem where every time i try to play a game on my comp it crashes. The sound gets stuck in a loop of like 1/10 of a second and nothin happens it completely locks up.
Someone please tell me why this is and how i can resolve it.
Cheers Guys n gals


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Could be MANY things. Is it just when you game? Have you tried stressing each component to check for instability? It's most likely problems from residual drivers, did you fully remove any old drivers (esp gfx) before installing your current ones. A fresh OS install is best esp if you make any significant hw changes. Lots of things you need to rule out here ...

Well if it is Infy Loop here's my usual spin on how to solve it ...
Check your BIOS settings, disabling 'PCI Master Read Cache' is VERY wise as it kills your L2 cache to give the PCI < a 1% boost! Esp bad for Celerons and Durons. Other settings that may help but which will effect perf a little are RAM Latency settings (make them higher), Bank Interleave (try diff settings esp DIS) or even lowering the clock speed of your RAM (sync is usually best esp when t.shooting).
Leave the PCI slot next to the AGP empty, maybe try swapping your PCI devices through different slots or temp removing them (inc disabling o/b stuff). IMHO it's no bad thing to have the PCI blanking plates at the back removed for ventilation so don't be overly concerned if you need to remove some of the plates to try diff slots.
You could try disabling 'PnP OS' from the BIOS if you're using WinXP, apparently WinXP likes to do things itself. On any OS perhaps try setting PnP or reserving resources manually or resetting the PnP. If you do change any BIOS settings, do keep a note so they can be changed back if it doesn't help.
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