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Old 05-09-2002, 07:16 AM
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My PC is installed with the Geforce2 MX.Few weeks ago,my monitor suddenly gone black when I was playing games(the monitor is connected well at that time and the game still continue running).Since then,when I was playing those games that need higher graphic card requirement,my computer will hang not long after the games started running and the screen will sometimes turns black.However,the graphic card is working fine in Windows and those low display requirement games.
So,is it possible that some components of my graphic card spoilt??
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Old 05-09-2002, 11:38 AM
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Hmmm... could be a driver or incompatibility issue. If your graphics card works fine with other games then it's fine, no problems there. It is a little strange, tho, 'cause when I try to crank up games beyond my graphics card's power, the game just crashes or runs reeeeally slowly.

What kind of games are these? Can you give us their titles? Also, a little more info about your PC - CPU type & speed, amount of RAM, which Windows version, etc.

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Sounds like it may be a refresh rate problem...try manually setting the refresh rate to a value that is known to work fo you card/monitior at a particular resoultion. That info should be in the monitor manual.


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