Help please

Aventurine · 08-01-2002, 08:09 PM

Hello everyone

I'm french and I'll do my best in english to explain the problem I'm having. I have installed the aquarium screen saver and I love it. It seems to work out fine, but after 10 minutes the screen saver freeze and the computer also, cause I have to reboot.

I have changer the resolution to 16 bits, and change the sceen display to 800x600 but same results, everything freezes after 10 minutes.

I use Norton anti virus, and I disactivated to test the screen saver, but there again, it freezes the whole computer.

I have window xp and I have a SiS 650 Rev00 video card. I have also check for an update for my card, and I have the latest drivers installed. I also have direct x 8 installed.

Can someone suggest something for me to check on?

Thanks

skypx · 08-01-2002, 11:00 PM

Hello Aventurine and welcome to the serenescreen forum. I would suggest another video card. Either ATI or Nvidia. Even though you did not specify what OS you were using, from what I know and read ATI and Nvidia update their drivers regularly and this sound like a driver issue to me. I hope you found this useful

memilm · 08-02-2002, 12:15 AM

How do you start the screensaver? It start as a screensaver automatically from OS or you start it manually?
Have you probably another screensaver as default setted and this start it after 10 minutes? How about your Energy settings with hibernate option for screen and harddrive?
What another programms are running in background?

Socrates · 08-02-2002, 12:43 AM

An SiS 650 is a pretty new chipset. Keep in mind that the 650 actually is the motherboard Chipset, not jst the video.

You need to make sure that all the drivers for it are installed. This may mean an AGP bridge driver AND a VGA adapter driver.

Freezing could also be a sign of a problem in the hardware accelerator in the motherboard. This would not be anywhere near a first with SiS integrated chipsets.

It would really help if you could tell us the manufacturer and model of the motherboard.

Aventurine · 08-02-2002, 05:53 PM

I tried both ways to start the screen saver. Manually and by its own. There is no other screen saver as default at the same time.

My motherboard is Gigabyte 8simlp4titan- sis650-961ac97vide

I found on the web site of gigabyte the driver SIS 650 VGA Driver and SIS 650 AGP Driver. I have download and install them.

Maybe I'm doing something wrong. I guess I'll have to get someone who knows more about hardware to check my computer out.

I didn't know it was so hard to get that screen saver to work. I saw in the FAQ that the Sis 650 card was ok for the screen saver. Anyways, hope to make it work soon.

Thank you all for your help

08-01-2002, 08:09 PM	#1
Aventurine Registered Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: France Posts: 2	Help please Hello everyone I'm french and I'll do my best in english to explain the problem I'm having. I have installed the aquarium screen saver and I love it. It seems to work out fine, but after 10 minutes the screen saver freeze and the computer also, cause I have to reboot. I have changer the resolution to 16 bits, and change the sceen display to 800x600 but same results, everything freezes after 10 minutes. I use Norton anti virus, and I disactivated to test the screen saver, but there again, it freezes the whole computer. I have window xp and I have a SiS 650 Rev00 video card. I have also check for an update for my card, and I have the latest drivers installed. I also have direct x 8 installed. Can someone suggest something for me to check on? Thanks

08-02-2002, 12:43 AM	#4
Socrates Sage Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 1,529	An SiS 650 is a pretty new chipset. Keep in mind that the 650 actually is the motherboard Chipset, not jst the video. You need to make sure that all the drivers for it are installed. This may mean an AGP bridge driver AND a VGA adapter driver. Freezing could also be a sign of a problem in the hardware accelerator in the motherboard. This would not be anywhere near a first with SiS integrated chipsets. It would really help if you could tell us the manufacturer and model of the motherboard. Bat rays? We don't need no stinking bat rays!

08-01-2002, 11:00 PM	#2
skypx Dual Xeon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Grovetown, GA Posts: 93	Hello Aventurine and welcome to the serenescreen forum. I would suggest another video card. Either ATI or Nvidia. Even though you did not specify what OS you were using, from what I know and read ATI and Nvidia update their drivers regularly and this sound like a driver issue to me. I hope you found this useful

08-02-2002, 12:15 AM	#3
memilm Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: germany Posts: 259	How do you start the screensaver? It start as a screensaver automatically from OS or you start it manually? Have you probably another screensaver as default setted and this start it after 10 minutes? How about your Energy settings with hibernate option for screen and harddrive? What another programms are running in background?

08-02-2002, 05:53 PM	#5
Aventurine Registered Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: France Posts: 2	I tried both ways to start the screen saver. Manually and by its own. There is no other screen saver as default at the same time. My motherboard is Gigabyte 8simlp4titan- sis650-961ac97vide I found on the web site of gigabyte the driver SIS 650 VGA Driver and SIS 650 AGP Driver. I have download and install them. Maybe I'm doing something wrong. I guess I'll have to get someone who knows more about hardware to check my computer out. I didn't know it was so hard to get that screen saver to work. I saw in the FAQ that the Sis 650 card was ok for the screen saver. Anyways, hope to make it work soon. Thank you all for your help