I was gonna try a different card. As mentioned, they're brand new. But I've
seen a lot of "new" stuff be broke...

"bluestringer" > wrote in message
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> "JZach" > wrote in message
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> > Been around a few years wih this stuff but this is driving me crazy!
> >
> > Fresh install of W2k w/SP4
> > New:
> > Amptron M7NCD-A02 motherboard
> > AMD Athalon XP 2600
> > 400 DDR RAM - 512MB
> > Power supply
> > GForce MX 440 - 8X
> > Sound Blaster Live
> > DirectX 9.0C
> >
> > The thing will go about 1 lap into a race and then it crashes every
time.
> > Haven't tried using the onboard sound but that shouldn't matter. I think
> > it's a video card issue maybe, drivers or something. I am using the
latest
> > nVidia drivers from their site - 6177. Didn't have any luck with some
> older
> > drivers either. I do have the latest drivers for the nForce chipset
> > installed for the MB.
> >
> > No virus software installed. Just been to a few sites for drivers, etc.
> Box
> > should be fine.
> >
> > Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! I've done countless installs of
> the
> > Papy sims through the years and have never ran into anything this
wacked!
> >
> >
>
>
> Sounds like your card may be overheating. I had the same problem with a
PNY
> brand MX440.
>
> bluestringer
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