I have an Athlon XP 1800+ with a GeForce 2 MX 400 and Detonator 40 drivers installed. I'm trying to play Soldier of Fortune II : Double Helix but it locks up (and I mean a hard lock).

If I set the resolution at 640 x 480, it freezes in the load screen and if I set the reso to 800 x 600, it freezes after 5 to 30 minutes.

I don't want to move up to 1024 x 768 because I like my refresh rate to stay at 85 Hz.

Thanks!

Re: SOF II game keeps locking up

Hi there,

You can download a utility called Refresh Lock which would use the optimal refresh rate that your monitor/video card can support in games. So you can change to a resolution of 1024 x 768 and still enjoy a good refresh rate. Refresh Lock can be found @ the following URL:

http://www.pagehosting.co.uk/rf/

I hope this helps :)

Re: SOF II game keeps locking up

Yeah, thanks, but it still locks up.

I have a feeling it might be due to hardware rendering problems, because when I play AvP2 in software rendering, it does not lock up but if I play it in hardware rendering, it does.

Are there any proggies that can help have software rendering in all games yet don't sacrafice all the performance of hardware rendering?

Thanks :P

Re: SOF II game keeps locking up

Sorry,

In the previous post, I meant Refresh Force as opposed to Refresh Lock. There is however a utility called Refresh Lock which you can find a link to it from the Refresh Force website.

I hope this helps :)

Re: SOF II game keeps locking up

Hi there,

Have you tried updating to the latest Detonator drivers? You can download them from www.nvidia.com

The latest version is the Detonator 40 drivers if I am not mistaken.

Good luck :)