claviertekky said:What version of Windows do you have?
It's Vista Home Premium 64 bits SP2.
claviertekky said:What version of Windows do you have?
what kind of gpu, and cpu you have?faceless007 said:So Portal 2 is having a fair bit of hitching or stuttering on my system and I'm trying to figure out why. It's actually not just Portal 2; I've had the same problem to varying degrees in lots of games since I moved to Win7x64 (which makes me think it's a system-wide problem), but it's particularly bad with this title. It mostly occurs when the game is calling a new, unique sound, especially dialogue. Any scene where GLaDOS or Wheatley has several lines all in a row, each new line is likely to be started by about a second of the game stuttering and it's DRIVING ME NUTS. It seems like the game can't call it soon enough or the hard drive can't find it fast enough. I don't know how to diagnose this or cut it down though (and no way am I opening the Portal 2 forums to find out).
Hard drive: WD Caviar Black 1.5 TB, just 1 month old. I thought Caviar Blacks were supposed to be fast.
Sound card: Chaintech AV-710 and Asus Xonar DG (tried with both)
Like I said, I've had similar stuttering or sound hitching problems with some other games (Mass Effect, Bioshock, Beyond Good & Evil) but nowhere as bad as this. I thought it might be related to the sound card which is why I bought the Xonar, but it happened with that card too.
faceless007 said:So Portal 2 is having a fair bit of hitching or stuttering on my system and I'm trying to figure out why. It's actually not just Portal 2; I've had the same problem to varying degrees in lots of games since I moved to Win7x64 (which makes me think it's a system-wide problem), but it's particularly bad with this title. It mostly occurs when the game is calling a new, unique sound, especially dialogue. Any scene where GLaDOS or Wheatley has several lines all in a row, each new line is likely to be started by about a second of the game stuttering and it's DRIVING ME NUTS. It seems like the game can't call it soon enough or the hard drive can't find it fast enough. I don't know how to diagnose this or cut it down though (and no way am I opening the Portal 2 forums to find out).
Hard drive: WD Caviar Black 1.5 TB, just 1 month old. I thought Caviar Blacks were supposed to be fast.
Sound card: Chaintech AV-710 and Asus Xonar DG (tried with both)
Like I said, I've had similar stuttering or sound hitching problems with some other games (Mass Effect, Bioshock, Beyond Good & Evil) but nowhere as bad as this. I thought it might be related to the sound card which is why I bought the Xonar, but it happened with that card too.
Mr Nightman said:what kind of gpu, and cpu you have?
Nvidia just released a new driver set on 4/18/2011. Update to those.faceless007 said:C2D E6600 @2.4
Asus P5B Deluxe
Geforce GTX275
4GB RAM
LyleLanley said:I asked this in the stupid questions thread maybe you guys can help me.
I work at a relatively small company based out of Asia, we have an email server set up there that works fine, but it's slow and sometimes problematic for the few of us in America, is it possible to get another server in America that "extends" the original server and if so how? We're thinking of getting a second U.S. Domain but we'd prefer to be able to use the same domain name for all our email accounts.
claviertekky said:What version of Windows do you have? It's listed in the system properties under System Protection in Windows Vista/7.
Also, be sure to empty your Google Chrome cache if you do use it. It tends not to clean up after itself.
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On a side note, this might help out with your situation as I encountered with another person's computer recently.
I was in the process of upgrading a Windows Vista Home Basic computer to Windows 7 SP1, but the upgrade required 16 GB of free space. I looked everywhere by right clicking on folders and displaying details, using ccleaner, and disabling system restore.
Turns out in the AppData\Local folder, the person had shared files with the friend sharing folder feature in Windows Live Messenger. The stuff totaled about 10GB, which is what I needed for the upgrade.
Also a small tidbit info: After the Windows 7 upgrade install, Windows cleared up 8 more GB of memory post installation, which was very amazing.
That's not a bad idea, I'll pass it along. Although I'm not sure how I feel trusting another company with all of our email and such.claviertekky said:Nvidia just released a new driver set on 4/18/2011. Update to those.
For an easy clean install of drivers, Nvidia installations have a checkmark in the installer file under Advanced Setup that you can Clean Install. Check that box.
Has your company considered switching to Google Mail for Business clients? That would solve a lot of things.
http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/gmail.html
Or just get a cheap usb sd card reader if you don't have one that can connect to your PC.Whogie said:See if you can put the memory card in something? Laptops and even older PS3s have memory card ports.
Moppet13 said:As far as I know Graphics Cards can't burn themselves out when they haven't been on/plugged. Help?
Moppet13 said:So I built my computer maybe 5 months ago and it had been working absolutely fine up until a little while ago. There was a 2 week period where I had my computer unplugged and out of the way. Finally when I decided to plug everything back in the monitor was black. Nothing was showing at all.
So I figured it was probably the GPU (460GTX) and I reseated it, made sure it was plugged in, and all that good stuff. My monitor was still blank, so I took the graphics card out so the computer would be running on integrated graphics and everything was working fine.
As far as I know Graphics Cards can't burn themselves out when they haven't been on/plugged. Help?
I can boot without the card, but with the card I can't see anything.Morn said:Can you boot to windows in safe mode with the card plugged in?
Moppet13 said:I can boot without the card, but with the card I can't see anything.
Windows 7 Ultimate I believeMorn said:Not even the bios boot or anything? What version of windows are you running?
They are fine, I will give that a shot in a few. Everything works except when the graphics card is plugged in.Morn said:From a cold boot, hold F8 when starting the computer and see if it goes into safe mode with the card plugged in.
Also, you probably already checked it, but how are the connectors where you plug in the monitor?
I tried the whole F8 thing, nothing still just a blank screen. Pretty sure everything is okay with the PSU but I will double check. Any other ideas?Morn said:Also make sure the PSU connectors on the PSU itself are snug. I've seen that cause the black screen on boot with graphics cards a lot.
Almost certainly a power source problem. It might also be an overheated CPU if you're overclocking. It is the former, you probably added more new components than your current power source can handle without realizing it, or maybe it just went bad. If it is the latter, it could pop at any moment and you should really tune it down to a cooler setting.daoster said:So my computer randomly restarts, and as far as I know, I have no idea whats wrong with it.
I can't seem to find a common cause to the reason of its restart.
And after it restarts, I might not necessarily be able to turn it on right away, though eventually, I'm always to turn it back on. Sometimes I can leave my PC on for a day or two without it restarting, and other times, it'll restart on me when the computer is on for barely 10 minutes!
Consider getting an aftermarket fan for the video cards although that would void your warranty. Generally stock cooling is really crappy.Feep said:So, my happy-go-lucky HD5850 Black Edition's fan started making an annoying humming sound recently. Well above normal fan noise levels. The temperature levels look okay, but I just can't take this shit.
Are there any shut-this-fan-the-fuck up DIY techniques out there? While I got this card from a friend, it came with a double lifetime warranty, so I can use the second of the two, I guess. Should I send it back? I mean, the *card* still works fine.
It's just annoying.
Dice said:Case 1: When I try to run anything in the Windows Live Essentials 2011 collection it flickers black upon mouse movement and renders some boxes and text in false positions.
Example:
http://i.imgur.com/u3hc1.jpg
But then mouse over that bar in the middle and it switches to this.
http://i.imgur.com/0ILWM.jpg
Things really turn into a ridiculous flickering mess if I actually try to put together a video.
Things I have tried:
-Uninstalling and reinstalling.
-Video driver sweep and reinstall
-Change Windows to low-graphics appearance.
Phenom X4 955
ATI Radeon 5850
8GB RAM
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Everything updated to the latest version.
Case 2: When I try to run RadeonPro it says it encountered an unexpected error with this report inside.
-- Begin Report----------
AppProfiles.dll Ver 1, 0, 4, 9
ATI.dll Ver 1.0.0.0
atimgpud.dll
exec.exe Ver 1.0.0.2
ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll Ver 0.85.5
Localization.dll Ver 1.0.0.1
Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.dll Ver 1.0.0.3
Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Shell.dll Ver 1.0.0.3
PSTaskDialog.dll Ver 1.0.0.0
RadeonPro.exe Ver 1.1.0.6
RadeonProSupport.exe Ver 1.0.3.4
RPExtender.dll Ver 1.0.0.1
RPJumpLists.dll Ver 1.0.0.8
RPSupport.dll Ver 1.0.8.9
Start.exe Ver 1.0.3.4
unins000.exe
V8.Net.dll Ver 1, 0, 0, 0
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Can't start program due to an unexpected error.
1 04/27/2011 16:11:25.2499902 Creating FileMap
2 04/27/2011 16:11:25.7900211 Loading AppProfiles
3 04/27/2011 16:11:25.9070278 Checking for failed skin
4 04/27/2011 16:11:25.9070278 Using classic skin
5 04/27/2011 16:11:25.9070278 Creating main window
6 04/27/2011 16:11:25.9180284 BaseForm Enter
7 04/27/2011 16:11:25.9200285 InitializeComponentEx Enter
8 04/27/2011 16:11:25.9200285 InitializeComponentEx Leave
9 04/27/2011 16:11:27.7561335 RegisterFileAssociations Enter
10 04/27/2011 16:11:27.7751346 RegisterFileAssociations Leave
11 04/27/2011 16:11:27.7971359 Creating Remoting Server
12 04/27/2011 16:11:27.8071365 Signaling Start
13 04/27/2011 16:11:27.8101366 Initialization Done
14 04/27/2011 16:11:27.8101366 BaseForm Leave
15 04/27/2011 16:11:28.0611510 Can't create main window
16 04/27/2011 16:11:28.0611510 Opening registry HKCU\Software\RadeonPro for writing
17 04/27/2011 16:11:28.0611510 Registry opened for writing
18 04/27/2011 16:11:28.0611510 Check for InterfaceSkin
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CpuCores: 4
Installed drivers: aticfx64.dll, aticfx64.dll, aticfx64.dll, aticfx32, aticfx32, aticfx32, atiumd64.dll, atidxx64.dll, atidxx64.dll, atiumdag, atidxx32, atidxx32, atiumdva, atiumd6a.cap, atitmm64.dll
Main Device Registry Key: System\ControlSet001\Control\Video\{48D76B45-F720-4A92-96C7-AE4D274DB974}\0000
Main Display Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series
PNPDeviceID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6899&SUBSYS_0B001002&REV_00\4&25B761A6&0&0010
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series 1024 MB
Video Processor: ATI display adapter (0x6899)
Video Driver: Catalyst 11.2 (8.821-110126a-112962C-ATI)
-- End Report ------------
Dice said:Almost certainly a power source problem. It might also be an overheated CPU if you're overclocking. It is the former, you probably added more new components than your current power source can handle without realizing it, or maybe it just went bad. If it is the latter, it could pop at any moment and you should really tune it down to a cooler setting.
No, that works fine, as well as Microsoft Security and other programs. It only happens with programs from the Windows Live Essentials 2011 collection.claviertekky said:I suppose the same thing happens if you use Windows Media Player as well?
Onboard is a lesser Radeon so I doubt it would make a difference in terms of rendering process.I wonder if you can isolate the issue by using a different graphics card (i.e. onboard/integrated).
I don't know, I'm just remembering cases with my brother and friends. They got new power supplies and it fixed the issue.daoster said:Is there anyway I can test it out to find out that its the power source?
Download SpeedFan and see if your CPU temps are high regardless.daoster said:I haven't been overclocking the CPU, so its not that...
Dice said:I also just remembered this time when I used a space heater on the same power strip as my computer and it'd occasionally knock out my computer when it kicked on. Is there anything like that going on that might be sending a power spike through your computer?
Whogie said:Download SpeedFan and see if your CPU temps are high regardless.
bozeman said:Just got a hand me down HP Media Center. I restored it to factory settings to get all the stuff off it, then reinstalled things like Firefox, Open Office, and Microsoft Security Essentials (I deleted the free Norton trial completely from the system).
Problem is that every now and then, the Windows firewall turns off automatically. It stays off for 10-20 seconds and then comes back on. Scan turns up nothing. That Microsoft malware search and destroy thingy finds nothing.
Any suggestions?
Antec Truepower New 23652 TP-650 650-Watt EPS 12V 80Plus Certified SLI Ready Power SupplyAshhong said:What PSU model?
Download CCleaner, go to options, and hit Secure Deletion under Wipe Free Space, then select DOD from the drop down, then select the drive letter that you want to wipe, then go back to Cleaner on the left side and check Wipe Free Space at the bottom of the list, and uncheck everything else. Click run cleaner. It will take a while.Marty Chinn said:Hopefully someone has a good quick recommendation for this. I need to wipe out a hard drive before I send it back in because it's having issues. I'm currently zero writing out the drive now, but upon further reading, apparently that's not good enough. Can anyone recommend a tool to make sure the drive is clean before I send it in? I read there is some government standard for wiping things out. I guess something that complies with that. Thanks.
MrBig said:Download CCleaner, go to options, and hit Secure Deletion under Wipe Free Space, then select DOD from the drop down, then select the drive letter that you want to wipe, then go back to Cleaner on the left side and check Wipe Free Space at the bottom of the list, and uncheck everything else. Click run cleaner. It will take a while.
Before you do this though, delete the partition and create a new one.
Just to make sure though, that was assuming the drive you want to wipe is not connected as your primary.Marty Chinn said:Awesome, thanks.