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oOSniperOo
February 19th, 2000, 11:47 PM
I wonder if you guys could help me out?

My Myself, my brother and next door neighbour have a network installed purely for gaming purposes. Since (And only since) the network was installed my brothers computer has done nothing but crash... sometimes often during a gaming session and sometimes not. Me and my next door neighbour do not seem to have ANY problems and very very rarely crash and when we do it is just normally to the desktop... his crashes seem to me a mixture of "back to desktop" crashes and full system halts.

All systems were built by me but.... like I said only him with the problem.

I am hoping some/all of you could help me???? Please....

Here is the specifications for the machine...

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SYSTEM
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AMD K6/2 3D 450Mhz
128MB Ram
MSI 5169 - 512k cache (Latest IDE & AGP Drivers)
Creative Labs Riva TNT Ultra Gamer (Latest NVIDIA Drivers)
Creative Labs Encore 6x DVD Kit (DXR3 Decoder Card)
Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live (1024) (Latest Creative Drivers)
D-Link DFE 540TX Pro Fast 10/100 Network Adapter (Latest Drivers)
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Running Windows 98 Second Edition

Oh... Pine Network Solutions 10MB network Hub

Thats about all I can tell you....

Other than the games we play are:

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear (Latest Patch 2.05)
Unreal Tournament (Latest Patch 405)

and a few others too... but these are the main games and what he always seem to crash whilst playing....

I await a response with bated breath pleeeeeeeeeeeease help me out here guys... please?

Regards,

oO$n!perOo

RGK01
February 20th, 2000, 11:43 AM
JUST A THOUGHT

Check you brothers computer for excessive heat!! Is it located in a well ventlated area or enclosed. Might need to install additional exhaust fan.

oOSniperOo
February 20th, 2000, 02:35 PM
Thanks will take a look!