XP resests while encoding using Tmpeg

[glokebrothaman]

anyone else have this problem?

[next]

Just a guess but if your system resets it could be a hardware problem. I don't think Tmpeg would necessarily be the cause of the problem. Most likely your ram. I've noticed in both XP and win2k that the demand of the operating system can cause some hardware stress that is ram related. It has happened to me. Setting more conservative ram settings in the bios solved the problem for me - or swapping ram modules that were more compatible with the mainboard worked as well.

[bbb]

Download and install XP update (makes system more stable).
Install busmaster drivers (to enable DMA on your HDs).
For Via chipsets, install 4in1 drivers.
Install the latest motherboard bios, use default settings.

[pacoreguenga]

Guess you have less than 128 Mb Ram or you are not using the proper memory modules for your motherboard. XP is a memory eater, more than any prior Microsoft OS.

[mh2360]

Try right clicking on Tmpgenc, select properties/compatabilty, and select windows 98. Just a thought...

[glokebrothaman]

I have 256 megs of standard PC 133 SDRAM
which perfectly suite my motherboard. My memory dump could be the issue. Im going to mess with my BIOS and you guys know.

Thanks
-Gloke

[Phibes]

My computer resets too, not only using TMPEG but using any program. Sometimes it resets once a month and sometimes twice a day. Even if I'm doing nothing. It usually happend too in win98. I don't understand. A friend said it's a Windows problem with some specific hardware.

[mh2360]

@ Phibes

A little hardware info would be useful...

[alkieman]

I had exactly this problem. In the end I tracked it down to the video drivers. I was using generic NVidia drivers from the NVidia website. I installed the latest ones for XP from the Hercules website and no more shutdowns. Just goes to show, generic drivers may not always be the best option.

[C-Dub]

I have captuerd,encoded, and converted many movies,videos, etc and I have done this using every os from 98 se to date and I use tmpgenc and its never reset my system but maybe it has to do with your graphics card and its IRQ I would go that route as oposed to wasting time thinking it might be the encoding software because I also own alot of different encoding software and for some reason I still use Tmpgenc. Probably because its the shit.

[glokebrothaman]

Well guys, the memory was not the problem. Now to check the video drivers...

thanks for all the help
-Gloke

[glokebrothaman]

The video Drivers werent the problem either. I got the Update from the Windows Update site. (ATI Rage XL AGP 2x)
Any other ideas?

-Gloke

[Computer User]

Shut downs can be a b**ch. Try removing everything that you can remove from the system, printer, sound card, zip drive, completely disconnect or remove from inside pc, basically to get it to its most basic configuration, MB, Ram, Video, CPU, Mouse, KeyBoard, CD, and Floppy. (I have never known cd floppy mouse or keyboard to casue shut down problems) Then disable all devices from device manager that you removed. Now out of whats left, its just a process of elimination, use a friends pc to change out as many parts as possible, video, ram, cpu, and power supply, try the video in another slot, try removing all ram but 1 chip then trying the next, if your able to change out all those components and it still happens then its the motherboard, but chances are, you cant change out all those devices.

have you tried a clean reinstall of Windows, how long has this been going on, can it be traced to about the time of any hardware or software, trying going on a seek and destroy machine for the latest drivers of every single device, not to forget bios for motherboard or firmware for video cards and cd roms.

Download a diagnostics, PC Troubleshooter is a good one, Dell has one that will work on any machine too, its pretty good, also, vendors of hardware may have special diags that they use on there devices.

Does it shut down if your not doing nothing, but up in dos and see if it does the same thing, stressed about the thought of a lean install, make a ghost image of your drive then do a clean install, dont work you can put your ghost image on.

Disable any power management features in bios AND windows, restore Bios to Default settings, making sure PCI Latency is 32, overclocking, try not to over clock for a while. Does it Restart or Shutdown, most shutdowns are cpu motherboard and power supply related, most restart are motherboar memory and vga related.

Thats plenty of info to help you try a few things. Enjoy

[Computer User]

P.S. Depending on the device, it may have a manufactuers driver, a chipset makers driver, or a Windows Update driver, despite popular belief, these are all different drivers, make sure to try each for various drivers.

Example, I have an Asus Nvidia Geforce video card, Asus is the manufactuer, it has a driver, Nvidia is the chipset on the video card, and Microsoft released a Microsoft approved driver, and these are all different.

Good Luck

[glokebrothaman]

I went to the AMD wbsite and downloaded the chipset drivers; It gave me a list of what drivers had been installed what needed. The only one i didnt have was the EIDE drivers. Intsalled those and so far so good. My system seems to be lagging now though (Slower Start Up, Lagging in XP)
BTW I have the AMD 751/756 Chipset!!! I am going to try a 2 hour framserving from VDub. I will let you know my results!

Thanks for all your help
-Gloke