Re: [LUG] Stability Problems

[Lee Quick <leequick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Johnson wrote:

> Alex Charrett wrote:
>
> > > I am using the latest drivers, and I find that as soon as I do 
> > > anything graphics intensive, the driver over-clocks the graphics 
> > > card and causes a hard-lockup.
> > > I did find a solution once in the Nvidia Linux forum 
> > > (http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=14).... 
> > > but I've reinstalled since and can't remember what it was or where 
> > > to find it again :-(
> > > You had to somehow tell the driver the use a lower clock speed using 
> > > an option in your XF86Config file.
> > >
> > > I'd imagine the driver is fine if you have a card with one of the 
> > > faster GPU's (which the driver was obviously written for), but it's 
> > > impossible to use it with my TNT2.
> > >
> > > David.
> > >   
> >
> >
> > That is curious then, as I have a TNT2 also and I've never had any such
> > issues.
> >
> > Alex
> >  
>
> The reason the machine crashes is because the graphics card 
> over-heats. So, if you have a nice cool machine, you won't be affected.
> That is of course another solution to the problem.... just throw a few 
> more fans in there.
>
>
> David.
>
>
>
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Or of course you could use NVclock and underclock the mem/core clock 
speed,there may also be issues with the Agp setup and twiddling with the 
settings could help.
Zalman do a nice Large chipset heatsink for a few quid which is also an 
option, then again TNT is never going to set the world on fire.

shame :(

lee



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