My computer freezes with some games...

DogeRone · July 7th, 2003

I have Final Fantasy 8, 9 +Tactics, Chrono Cross and Breath of Fire 4... Tactics and Chrono Cross works perfectly but the others makes my computer freezes always in same parts of games... FF9 after the first possible saving point in the movie, FF8 in cd2 after a 2nd fight with that weird vehicle from missile base, and BoF4 after first possible place when going on world map to get the spare parts...
I use EPSXe 1.52, Pete's D3D 1.70 (with different options), some plugin to have no sounds and either SAPU's cd-rom plugin 1.0 or P. E. Op. S. cd-rom driver 1.3 (with different options)...
My hardware:
AMD K6-2 400 Mhz, 96 Mb, 7,1 Gb, Creative TNT2 m64, Soundblaster 16 (yeah, I know... crappy as hell but....)
Please... help!

**Demigod** · July 7th, 2003

I'm guessing the games are freezing up on you because of some CD-ROM I/O error (as they always freeze at the same spot). When the game freezes press the escape key and check the debug window (AKA DOS box). If an error has occurred in the game it should display it there. If it is indeed a read error (it should say something like error reading sector something) then try cleaning the CD or making an ISO (CD image) of it.

DogeRone · July 8th, 2003

It's not just the games that freezes, my computer freezes totally in those parts so I really can't look what makes them to do so....

Thanatos · July 9th, 2003

Check the CDs. Make sure that they are as flawless as possible as far as scratches and such go. Be meticulous.

I was playing Grandia, and had just defeated a boss, and it froze shortly after that, in the exact same spot, every time. I took the CD out and noticed a tiny smudge of dirt that was probably obstructing the read laser of my PSX. After a good cleaning, ran smooth as butta.

DogeRone · July 9th, 2003

I did check 'em but still..... Mayby it's just my computer... this isn't the first time i got problems with it...

**n_w95482** · July 9th, 2003

Well if you have enough hard drive space, try making an ISO of the game. Not only will it run faster, it will hopefully solve you problem.

DogeRone · July 10th, 2003

I just tried it and.... nope.... I even tried another emulator and still doesn't work... it must be because of my computer....
I have been researching from the web and found out everybody else would have got them working by now...

July 7th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
DogeRone Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: On earth Posts: 10	My computer freezes with some games... I have Final Fantasy 8, 9 +Tactics, Chrono Cross and Breath of Fire 4... Tactics and Chrono Cross works perfectly but the others makes my computer freezes always in same parts of games... FF9 after the first possible saving point in the movie, FF8 in cd2 after a 2nd fight with that weird vehicle from missile base, and BoF4 after first possible place when going on world map to get the spare parts... I use EPSXe 1.52, Pete's D3D 1.70 (with different options), some plugin to have no sounds and either SAPU's cd-rom plugin 1.0 or P. E. Op. S. cd-rom driver 1.3 (with different options)... My hardware: AMD K6-2 400 Mhz, 96 Mb, 7,1 Gb, Creative TNT2 m64, Soundblaster 16 (yeah, I know... crappy as hell but....) Please... help!

July 7th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,811	Re: My computer freezes with some games... I'm guessing the games are freezing up on you because of some CD-ROM I/O error (as they always freeze at the same spot). When the game freezes press the escape key and check the debug window (AKA DOS box). If an error has occurred in the game it should display it there. If it is indeed a read error (it should say something like error reading sector something) then try cleaning the CD or making an ISO (CD image) of it. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66 Ghz (Yorkfield) Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 2048 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 PCIe w/ 1024 MB GDDR3 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 300 MB Maxtor & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) OS: Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)

July 9th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
Thanatos I have a twitch Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 91	Check the CDs. Make sure that they are as flawless as possible as far as scratches and such go. Be meticulous. I was playing Grandia, and had just defeated a boss, and it froze shortly after that, in the exact same spot, every time. I took the CD out and noticed a tiny smudge of dirt that was probably obstructing the read laser of my PSX. After a good cleaning, ran smooth as butta. __________________ Specs: 2.6 Ghz P4 w/ HT, 800 mhz FSB 512 MB dual channel DDR-SDRAM @ 400 mhz ATi Radeon 9800 PRO, Catalyst 4.1 drivers NEC 4/2.4/12x DVD+R/RW, 24/10/40x CD-RW Maxtor 80 GB 7200 RPM HDD, 8 MB buffer 18.1" Dell 1800FP LCD Windows XP Professional, SP1

July 9th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
DogeRone Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: On earth Posts: 10	Re: My computer freezes with some games... I did check 'em but still..... Mayby it's just my computer... this isn't the first time i got problems with it...

July 9th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
n_w95482 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,684	Re: My computer freezes with some games... Well if you have enough hard drive space, try making an ISO of the game. Not only will it run faster, it will hopefully solve you problem. __________________ Main PC: DFI LAN Party nF4 SLI-DR Expert w/406-bta BIOS, AMD Opteron 165 (CCBBE 0615 EPMW) @ 3 GHz (334x9), 1.55v w/D-Tek Fuzion WB; 2x1 GB OCZ PC4000 EB Plats @ 250 MHz, 3-3-2-8, 3:4, 2.7v; ATi Radeon X1900XT 512 MB @ 668/855 w/DD Tyee WB, 150 GB WD Raptor, 4x500 GB WD RE2 (RAID 10), SB Audigy 2 ZS, 700w OCZ GameXStream, CM Stacker 810, Windows XP Pro

July 8th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
DogeRone Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: On earth Posts: 10	It's not just the games that freezes, my computer freezes totally in those parts so I really can't look what makes them to do so....

July 10th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
DogeRone Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: On earth Posts: 10	Re: My computer freezes with some games... I just tried it and.... nope.... I even tried another emulator and still doesn't work... it must be because of my computer.... I have been researching from the web and found out everybody else would have got them working by now...

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