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| Thread ID: 38050 | 2003-09-25 20:46:00 | Video card reboots my PC | Halwende (3418) | Press F1 |
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| 177906 | 2003-09-25 20:46:00 | Last night I used a software app called "EXPERTool" that came with my GeForce4 Ti 4200 video card to increase it's speed up from "safe" levels to "enhanced". Now, the app says that the enhanced levels are still within "working paremeters", and it's still on the green on it's little gauge things (so it doesn't class the increase as an overclock as such, only a return to normal levels up from "failsafe" levels) - but my point is that it was running fine last night until this morning I went to turn on my PC and it gets only so far (at the Win XP loading screen) before it reboots. Starting in Safe Mode I can see it getting to ...\Mup.sys before it reboots and Last Known Good Configuration does that same thing as a Normal Load, so I'm thinking that when the PC starts to load this EXPERTool (which is set to start with Windows) it tries to up the clock speed to those "enhanced" levels, has a fit and reboots. If I can't fix it I'M going to have a fit (of frustration) because I've had this set up running at those "enhanced" levels for months without any problems and now it suddenly doesn't like it. Any suggestion on how I can stop this EXPERTool from running? I'm thinking of trying that Linux boot CD from PCW (God bless that CD!) and getting rid of EXPERTool that way but any other words of wisdom (including "don't overclock things" and "you're an idiot for doing that") would be appreciated! |
Halwende (3418) | ||
| 177907 | 2003-09-25 21:05:00 | Use MSCONFIG to stop mup.sys from loading and see if that helps on a normal reboot. robo. |
robo (205) | ||
| 177908 | 2003-09-25 21:26:00 | From what you are saying I assume that you can't get into windows at all. If this is the case then you'll have to boot up using your XP cd and when it gets to the setup screen chose the recovery console option. When you get to the command prompt type: enable VgaSave SERVICE_SYSTEM_START then reboot and you will hopefully be able to get back into windows using the standard vga driver. This will allow you to uninstall the offending software. Mike |
pompeymike (4601) | ||
| 177909 | 2003-09-25 21:39:00 | Mate - that's the ticket! I knew a fellow Brit could show me the light! I'll give that a go tonight... I'm kind of hoping it won't work at all so I can have an excuse to go out and buy a Radeon 9800 Pro, he he | Halwende (3418) | ||
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