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Scorpyn
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Posted - 2004.03.09 13:12:00 -
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Edited by: Scorpyn on 21/04/2004 14:19:05
Good post 
Some things to add (copied from a post i made in another thread) :
1. DirectX can be found here (or at Windows Update)
10. One thing many ppl don't do is update the drivers to the motherboard chipset. Do that.
VIA Chipset (download the Hyperion 4in1 Drivers)
nForce chipset (platform/nforce drivers -> unified driver -> your os)
If these don't work, install the ones from your motherboard manufacturer. Visit their homepage and download from there, don't install the ones on the CD as they are always old.
11. Try updating your gfxcard drivers :
ATI Radeon official drivers - Seems to work fine for me
Nvidia Geforce drivers
Omegacorner.com - Unofficial (?) Drivers for many gfx cards
12. Another thing to remember is to always uninstall the old drivers prior to installing new ones. Look in add/remove programs for them.
13. Turn off AGP fastwrite, as that causes problems in some cases.
14. Make sure the components don't get overheated. If that doesn't help, remove all overclocking and try underclocking.
15. In some cases, a memory module might be broken - there are memory testing programs at http://memtest86.com/ and http://www.memtest.org/ that might help locating a broken module.
16. I noticed that I couldn't start EVE when removing some memory. I usually run EVE with 512MB ram, but in this case I tried it with 256MB and it wouldn't start.
17. Not connecting the extra ATX power cord (2xyellow + 2xblack) from the PSU to the motherboard might cause stability issues, maybe the computer won't even start (all motherboards don't have this).
18. New flavours of windows are set to automatically restart instead of showing a bluescreen. You can either see what caused the restart by viewing the system log (win2k: control panel -> administrative tools -> event viewer) or you can change it so that windows doesn't automatically reboot (win2k: right-click my computer -> advanced -> startup and recovery -> uncheck automatically reboot). The bluescreen will give you (or a person who knows more than you about this issue) a clue to what caused the bluescreen.
19. Make sure that you have the latest patch applied. Sometimes there is a volontary client-patched released. If the patcher fails with a checksum error while patching the .stuff-files, you can try downloading them from here. If that doesn't do the trick, a reinstall might be necessary - but first try to download the patches again with another program, like GetRight or mozilla.
20. Don't connect to the test server (Chaos) with your main EVE program. Copy the whole folder to a new location and run from there. Don't connect to the main server (Tranquility) with a version of EVE that is patched for Chaos.
21. Make sure that your computer is grounded, and if it's on a network make sure that all computers on the network are grounded. In some rare occations, turning the powercord upside down (switching places between ground and phase) helps (does not apply to all kinds of electrical outlet, only those where you can push the powercord in in 2 ways - all outlets don't look that way).
22. Avoid interference to the modem line and/or network cable by making it avoid the powercords as much as possible. Shielded cables might be an option in some cases. If you have a lot of equipment plugged into the phoneline, the signal will get worse - it might be good to disconnect some when you're playing (if you connect with a modem).
23. Some recommended D3D settings :
* Enable fog table emulation : On
* Mipmap detail level : Highest
* Vertical Sync : Always On (You will get a higher framerate if this is off, but there will be graphical errors as the image is updated in the gfxcard memory at the same time as it's updated on the monitor).
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Scorpyn
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Posted - 2004.03.09 13:23:00 -
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Edited by: Scorpyn on 11/03/2004 09:21:22
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thanks for the feedback and good response
np m8
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Scorpyn
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Posted - 2004.03.09 13:34:00 -
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Edited by: Scorpyn on 09/03/2004 13:36:14
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yea update the BIOS of your motherboard...ecspecially if its a new one which will mean you will see a new bios probably not long after luanch...maybe even two or three updates....as in..if your motherboard is newer then you will see a BIOS revision sooner as the board gets into the market and people see the issues and they write new updates....
Just make sure that you know what you do - do it wrong and your computer won't start.
My motherboard must be VERY new - I already had the latest bios...
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Scorpyn
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Posted - 2004.03.11 09:20:00 -
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Edited by: Scorpyn on 05/04/2004 17:59:02
24. Firewall settings:
Open port 26000 tcp and 26001 udp to and from 157.157.139.10 and it should work.
More connection problem info here.
25. Supplied by Joshua Calvert (moved higher up so that ppl can find it easier) : "This utility combined with this guide improved my graphical performance for ATI Radeon 9800 Pro."
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Scorpyn
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Posted - 2004.03.16 12:35:00 -
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If packets are dropped (for example if the signal is too weak), eve will disconnect. It shouldn't be able to make your computer crash though, so something else must be wrong aswell...
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Scorpyn
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Posted - 2004.03.25 17:02:00 -
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maybe you could just add the line instead of edit an existing line?
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Scorpyn
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Posted - 2004.04.12 01:55:00 -
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Edited by: Scorpyn on 12/04/2004 01:57:02
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Comment from Bingo
when i "clear my cache", i delete the following items (without loosing my bookmarks):
...EVE/cache/macho*.*
...EVE/cache/map/*.*
...EVE/cache/temp/*.*
...EVE/capture/gamelogs/*.*
I believe deleting everything in che cache folder except prefs.ini and the Settings folder will make your bookmarks stay in their folders, but I have not tested it...
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Scorpyn
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Posted - 2004.06.18 13:57:00 -
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I believe that Flaze just mixed up dual channel and hyperthreading. I used to mix those up myself a bit some time ago 
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Posted - 2004.06.23 13:00:00 -
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Originally by: Samia
So in a word, PC with Hyper-threading... Need to disable it or not??
If you use an os that doesn't support it, you should disable it. I believe windows 2000 has problems with it, while it works fine with windows xp.
If your computer is stable with it on, you shouldn't have to turn it off just to play eve.
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Scorpyn
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Posted - 2004.08.05 08:00:00 -
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Originally by: TAKI OKAWA
Hey Flaze i would like to know how to clear my cache directory?? I really have no idea!
Go to the directory where you installed EVE. In it, there is a folder named cache. Delete everything except the settings folder and prefs.ini (if you want to keep the settings). It's safe to delete everything in the cache folder, but you will lose your bookmark folders (the bookmarks will still be there but not in folders) and some other settings, but those other settings aren't too hard to configure again.
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Scorpyn
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Posted - 2004.08.05 08:00:00 -
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Originally by: TAKI OKAWA
Hey Flaze i would like to know how to clear my cache directory?? I really have no idea!
Go to the directory where you installed EVE. In it, there is a folder named cache. Delete everything except the settings folder and prefs.ini (if you want to keep the settings). It's safe to delete everything in the cache folder, but you will lose your bookmark folders (the bookmarks will still be there but not in folders) and some other settings, but those other settings aren't too hard to configure again.
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Scorpyn
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Posted - 2004.08.25 08:44:00 -
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Edited by: Scorpyn on 25/08/2004 08:46:02
Yes, could be a heat problem... the fact that POST fails indicates that some hardware is bad/overheated, and since it usually works it seems more like a heat problem than a faulty hardware problem.
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Scorpyn
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Posted - 2004.08.25 08:44:00 -
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Edited by: Scorpyn on 25/08/2004 08:46:02
Yes, could be a heat problem... the fact that POST fails indicates that some hardware is bad/overheated, and since it usually works it seems more like a heat problem than a faulty hardware problem.
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Posted - 2005.01.05 14:45:00 -
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Originally by: BlackHole Bob
By the way this is Flaze....
wb
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Posted - 2005.02.07 11:03:00 -
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Originally by: Marietta
I've been having a huge problem lately. Whenever I play EVE or any other online game like War of Warcraft my computer restarts and gives me an error (Hardware device failure reported by the CPU). Only started doing it a few weeks ago and I reformatted my computer, run memory test (all OK) but still does it. Its Athlon 64, 512mb, Nvidia FX5500 256mb graphics card, win XP home.
Any ideas would be greatly apreciated.
Thanks
Sounds like some hardware is broken or about to get broken very soon 
Since it says it's reported by the CPU I assume that the CPU is about to go boom, but the only way to know for sure is to replace it and see if the problem goes away.
Try to diagnose it by removing as much stuff as you can and still use the system, if that doesn't help then you need to find a similar computer to lend parts from to test with. Unless the error message means something different, but I wouldn't hope for too much... 
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Posted - 2005.02.07 11:06:00 -
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Originally by: Hortas
Edited by: Hortas on 24/01/2005 23:52:14
I am crashing 5 to 5 minutes... (crash to windows desktop, no error message displayed... no blue screen, no system error, nothing!!! One second i am looking at Eve screen, the next second i am looking to windows desktop)
No matter if i am warpping, marketing, minering, etc...
I did everything from ClockMon to full OS reinstall... Now i dont have any VirusScan or Firewall, and any other software installed... only EVE... And the 5 minutes crash is still here!!!! I unnistaled my sound card, etc. etc. etc. and the problem is still here!!!!
I can play SWG, WoW and EQ2 all day long with no problem !!!!
EVE-support told me they could not help due to massive support demmand ATM...
Anyone can help me??? Please !!!!
P.S.: HI,
If I keep ALT+TAB to Internet Explorer, i never crash...
Install all windows updates, uninstall chipset drivers, graphics drivers and sound drivers, then download the newset chipset, graphics and sound drivers and install them. You didn't specify what hardware you were using so I can't help you with any links.
If that doesn't help, I'd try a BIOS upgrade. If you do that, don't forget to load bios defaults after upgrading.
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Scorpyn
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Posted - 2005.02.22 12:51:00 -
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When it comes to ogg, you're probably looking for this, but I don't really see how that could help if the sound is turned off...
Regarding AMD64, I've had some problems with the Cool&Quiet feature a while ago, might be good to test to disable it if you're having problems.
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Scorpyn
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Posted - 2005.02.22 13:03:00 -
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Hortas, what's your graphics card? And what windows are you running?
Anyway...
1. Download and install the via Hyperion drivers from here. If that fails, try the old ones from the ASUS page that can be found here. (uninstall any chipset drivers before installing the new ones)
2. Try to disable the soundcard in your bios, not just uninstall it in windows.
3. If you have fraps running, close it and run EVE without fraps for a while to see if it helps. Actually, try closing as many apps as possible, and see if it helps.
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Scorpyn
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Posted - 2005.03.14 15:42:00 -
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Edited by: Scorpyn on 14/03/2005 15:47:10
Originally by: KenshinHimura
I have problems when i warp into the vacinity of certain stations. I know this is wierd and i Petitioned it and they told me that it was most likely my graphics card. This angers me because I have just bought this computer, Dell 4700, in August 2004 and it still isnt good enough. I was wondering if any of yall have any idea besides investing in a several hundred dollar graphics card on a game that I already have to pay for. My graphics card type is named Intel(R) 82915G Express Chipset Family made by the INtel COrporation and has the chip type Intel(R) 82915 Family Graphics Controller. DAC Type Internal Approx. Total Memory 128.0 MB. I hope all the numbers and names that mean nothing ot me help yall in helping me .
By the way great post everyone, excpet shcoky, has helped greatly I believe.
The answer to that question is probably because your gfx card doesn't support hardware T&L, as stated here. In fact, I'm surprised the game even starts without it, but I suppose that it's doing some kind of software T&L. Maybe the check for hardware T&L is only done when certain objects are displayed, such as some stations as you mentioned. In any case, the game requires hardware T&L, as stated here.
I'm not sure, but I'd guess that you have a graphics card that's build into the motherboard. Those are usually a bit crappy and not really meant for games.
Drivers and stuff for your card can be found here.
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