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Posted: May 28th, 2006, 4:32 am
rabidsoccerball
Aggh. I hate my computer it always screws over on me. I'm running a Dimension 8300 512 RAM and whenever I try and run WoW it freezes on me after logging in w/ a char or when I'm trying to log in w/ a char (when it's loading).

I thought that was a problem, but now the monitor is flickering on and off on me every once in a while.

Also, everyonce in a while it'll freeze up for a second or two, beep, then flicker.

Any suggestions? Otherwise I'm going to have to get some more money to buy a new computer.

(This is on-topic, "Here you can post troubles you are having using the current the macro program, and anything else you have in mind.")
Posted: May 28th, 2006, 5:34 am
police01040
1st: Check your monitor (Cables, Inside Stuff)
2nd: Update your VGA Card
3rd: Put a new RAM, maybe your RAM got damaged.
4th: FORMAT (Maybe it will work, but i am not sure)
5th: Nothing worked...buy a new PC
Posted: May 29th, 2006, 11:56 am
rabidsoccerball
Fixed it myself. Lol took a couple hours but now I'm happy.
Posted: May 29th, 2006, 11:43 pm
police01040
nice to hear that :wink:
Posted: May 31st, 2006, 10:57 am
rabidsoccerball
Lol, though it's not doing that when I scroll on the internet it moves down in sort of waves. And WoW is freezing again.
Posted: May 31st, 2006, 10:59 am
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Update your graphic card drivers. Its because you dont have the most current ones. Get the newewst nividia / ati.
Posted: May 31st, 2006, 11:28 am
police01040
yea i already told him to update his VGA Card driver, but i don't know if he did it.

did you update it?
if you are facing some problems in updating it, i can help you


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Posted: May 31st, 2006, 12:01 pm
rabidsoccerball
I updated my graphics driver.
Haven't done anything with VGA.
Now my computer thinks I'm running a fake version of Windows XP. And it's freezing without running any programs.

Can't wait til I get money for a new computer. Even If I do end up fixing this computer again i'll probably only use it til I get the new one.
Posted: May 31st, 2006, 12:10 pm
police01040
Man......

VGA (Video Graphics Array) Driver = Graphics Driver
Ask The Experts... (ME) 8)

It's The Same :lol:

Spywares & Viruses, sometimes freeze the PCs
Posted: May 31st, 2006, 12:27 pm
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What graphics card do you have. Im 90% sure its your card.
Posted: May 31st, 2006, 1:36 pm
rabidsoccerball
Not sure actually. I have the Dell Dimension 8300 if anyone knows what the basic card that comes with that is then that's what I have.
Posted: May 31st, 2006, 1:41 pm
rabidsoccerball
I think I have the Radeon 9800 Pro
Posted: May 31st, 2006, 2:24 pm
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https://support.ati.com/ics/support/def ... olderID=27

Im assuming you have xp
Posted: May 31st, 2006, 2:31 pm
rabidsoccerball
My monitors not even showing anything now when I try to boot.
Posted: May 31st, 2006, 6:39 pm
rabidsoccerball
I can buy new ram tomorrow I guess as well as a new graphics card. What's the point of the link?
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