having some problems with x1700 laptop

frrx · Apr 11, 2008, 02:43 PM

first of all excuse my poor english cause im not from US

i have an asus g2p notebook, im having problems during running apps that involve the gpu, from an emulator like snes to call of duty 4, my laptop get really slow and dunno if its a problem caused by the drivers (i have updated them and used the modder tool) or if its a virus or something if someone can give me a hand

Thx !

fiish · Apr 13, 2008, 01:53 AM

Hi, welcome to the forums.

Regarding your slow performance in running games, have you closed all other running programs and defragmented your hard disk? Also, are you getting this slow performance in PC games as well?

Your reported slow performance is with an emulator, and CoD4 even in its native PC version is quite demanding; and emulated games tend to run a LOT more slowly.

frrx · Apr 14, 2008, 01:15 PM

it occurs every time i open a game or any app that use the gpu, the emulator was only an example... i used to play with the emulator and it didnt give me any problem, but now any game, nfs, cod4, ps6 get slow but so slow that i cant even use it... and the rest of my laptop too.. thats why i dunno if its the graphic, the drivers, a virus

fiish · Apr 15, 2008, 02:49 PM

Have your antivirus and antispyware scans turned anything up? (I'm assuming that since you suspect a virus you have scanned your computer with an up-to-date program)

You could also try uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers and see if that helps. If you're still having problems, try the Omega drivers as well.

frrx · Apr 19, 2008, 10:24 AM

which omegadriver can i use for mobility radeon??? win vista 32... :S

fiish · Apr 20, 2008, 02:27 AM

There are no Omagadrivers for Windows Vista yet.

You'll have to live with modding the ATI official Catalysts. Have you tried the new 8.4 drivers?

Trost · May 1, 2008, 12:56 PM

Yesterday I fixed this same problem on my machine. For over a year it had been terrible in games and very hot. OS and other programs were fine, but even low-end games were terrible! CNC3 has been unplayable.

2 days ago I did a few things -

- Checked the BIOS, ensured DMA was active
- Cleared some things off D: (but had done this before)
- Uninstalled and reinstalled the sound card (had done this before)
- Uninstalled and reinstalled CCC with drivers (8.33 - the old ones)
- Ran a Battery configuration

I don't know precisely what solved the problem, but it was great to see C&C in all its glory and actually be able to play a full level and a skirmish...

How would I find out the most recent config changes to determine what might have been the solution?

In the meantime, I would suggest trying a few of these things, one at a time, to see if anything changes.