Geek Week(end)
Yep another weekend spent troubleshooting my PC. It's been hanging a lot and I could not really pinpoint what caused it to happen. I reformatted my harddrive and reinstalled the OS, but then suddenly my game had no ambient music and then I realised something must be wrong with the soundcard.
Suspicions were confirmed when I got a BSOD (blue screen of death - for readers who are lesser geeks) that pointed to an IRQL error (a conflict in the interrupt request line). Switching to another PCI slot didn't help either, the thing hung midway through the "Rapture" test (nothing cheem here was just playing the mp3). So I had to remove the whole soundcard, a first generation Audigy and now I'm relying on the mainbaord's soundchip for my aural pleasures. And I'm not going to pay $453 for an Audigy 4!! I could've gotten a Sony PSP for that amount!!
It's either I reduce my geekiness and get a cheaper Audigy 2 or wait til Audigy 4 drops in price. Alternatively I think I can live with the current onboard C-media chip.
Yep another weekend spent troubleshooting my PC. It's been hanging a lot and I could not really pinpoint what caused it to happen. I reformatted my harddrive and reinstalled the OS, but then suddenly my game had no ambient music and then I realised something must be wrong with the soundcard.
Suspicions were confirmed when I got a BSOD (blue screen of death - for readers who are lesser geeks) that pointed to an IRQL error (a conflict in the interrupt request line). Switching to another PCI slot didn't help either, the thing hung midway through the "Rapture" test (nothing cheem here was just playing the mp3). So I had to remove the whole soundcard, a first generation Audigy and now I'm relying on the mainbaord's soundchip for my aural pleasures. And I'm not going to pay $453 for an Audigy 4!! I could've gotten a Sony PSP for that amount!!
It's either I reduce my geekiness and get a cheaper Audigy 2 or wait til Audigy 4 drops in price. Alternatively I think I can live with the current onboard C-media chip.
seems like a slew of IT related problems have been hitting many pple I know! Are the machines finally ganging up against us?!
Posted by
Unknown |
Friday, May 20, 2005 12:31:00 AM
well... i finally got my comp up n running... changed the graphics, motherboard, processor... hey the blue screen and IRQL err u got could be due to spyware or viruses.. mine got the same prob after installing all my new hardware.. hen i reformatted my hard disk and put in an antivirus prog...now it's running smoothly... juz a thought
Posted by
Anonymous |
Friday, May 27, 2005 12:29:00 AM
wow thats some serious overhaul for your PC, brudder. Looks like your last investment was no good. Anyway glad your PC is up n running, game for a game someday? ;-)
Posted by
Unknown |
Saturday, May 28, 2005 11:35:00 PM
hehe no prob man... currently hooked on WOW :) been waiting a looooooooooooooong time to get on it! FINALLY!
Posted by
Anonymous |
Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:23:00 PM