Video card turns off in Q2

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3 total messages Started by Mad.Mutt Mon, 05 Dec 2005 08:16

#286075

Author: Mad.Mutt
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 08:16

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Hello all,

I thought I'd try picking the brains in here.

I bought Quake4 - no problem there, but since upgrading my videocard 
firmware and DirectX to play Q4 I've been unable to play Q2.

I've put on a fresh installation of Q2 off the Q4 DVD, but when I start 
it the screen immediately goes blank (but I can hear the ID splash 
screen playing). Then my monitor powers off.

I can tell from the audio that I'm in the games menu screen, and once I 
do the 'leave game' sequence of keys (esc, up, enter, y) the monitor 
springs back into life - back in Windows.

My other games are ok - Q3, Q4, D3. So what's up with Q2 and the video card?

TIA

Re: Video card turns off in Q2

#286076

Author: Apathy
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 11:16

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On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:16:05 +1300, "Mad.Mutt" <put.my.name.here@ihug.co.nz> wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>I thought I'd try picking the brains in here.
>
>I bought Quake4 - no problem there, but since upgrading my videocard 
>firmware and DirectX to play Q4 I've been unable to play Q2.
>
>I've put on a fresh installation of Q2 off the Q4 DVD, but when I start 
>it the screen immediately goes blank (but I can hear the ID splash 
>screen playing). Then my monitor powers off.
>
>I can tell from the audio that I'm in the games menu screen, and once I 
>do the 'leave game' sequence of keys (esc, up, enter, y) the monitor 
>springs back into life - back in Windows.
>
>My other games are ok - Q3, Q4, D3. So what's up with Q2 and the video card?
>
>TIA

Maybe it's the refresh rate if you're using an NVidia card.  

Try this, if you haven't locked the refresh rates yet:
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=427
Apathy[AGQx]
Ipsa Scientia Potentia Est>>===> 
Illiterate? Write here for help:
http://www.p0rn0finish.org

Re: Video card turns off in Q2

#286077

Author: Mad.Mutt
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 07:35

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Apathy wrote:

> On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:16:05 +1300, "Mad.Mutt" <put.my.name.here@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hello all,
>>
>>I thought I'd try picking the brains in here.
>>
>>I bought Quake4 - no problem there, but since upgrading my videocard 
>>firmware and DirectX to play Q4 I've been unable to play Q2.
>>
>>I've put on a fresh installation of Q2 off the Q4 DVD, but when I start 
>>it the screen immediately goes blank (but I can hear the ID splash 
>>screen playing). Then my monitor powers off.
>>
>>I can tell from the audio that I'm in the games menu screen, and once I 
>>do the 'leave game' sequence of keys (esc, up, enter, y) the monitor 
>>springs back into life - back in Windows.
>>
>>My other games are ok - Q3, Q4, D3. So what's up with Q2 and the video card?
>>
>>TIA
> 
> 
> Maybe it's the refresh rate if you're using an NVidia card.  
> 
> Try this, if you haven't locked the refresh rates yet:
> http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=427
> Apathy[AGQx]
> Ipsa Scientia Potentia Est>>===> 
> Illiterate? Write here for help:
> http://www.p0rn0finish.org

Yeah, it's nVidia, so I'll give this a try. Thanks.

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