System locks up in VF2.0

steveh wrote on 9/19/2001, 2:45 PM
I have just started experiencing this problem today.
I create a new project.
Add a captured .avi file to the projects timeline.
When I either play the video, or select a small range and play it, or attempt to render a selected portion, about every other time the program locks up. I then need to alt-ctrl-del and try to shut down the process, or reboot.
I've rebooted, ran checkdisk, and there are no disk problems.
The system is an AMD Athlon 1.3ghz with 512 meg, using a FIC az11e motherboard; source file on 30gb 7200rpm drive, rendering to 100gb 7200 rpm drive.
running windows 98 2nd ed, vf 2.0a build 90.
Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.
I know I need to clean up the 100gb disk - down to about 7.5 gb free. Too much captured video for a special project with no easy way to archive it...
which is a separate question - anyone actually backup their systems with tape? cd's just don't cut it when you have 4 gb files...
Thanks
steve

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routerguy99 wrote on 10/2/2001, 11:52 PM
I am having the Same Problem I have VF2a bld 91 with ASUS A7v133 Via Patches installed AMD 1.333 IBM 30 g 7200 RPM hard drive adn a 20 g IBM 5400 RPM Hard drive, I still get the locks up too.. As I speak I am rendering to the same drive but still no go, If there is any one who know about this please help I dont want to pay for support, I have download Uleads trial Video Studio 5. but I dont like how it does still images it look weard but I have had problems with that program. I hope SOnic can help other wise I will give my serial numer away and buy Video studio 5. and maybe I can get free support for 30 days to get the still images so they dont scew,, they can keep aspect ratio..
wvg wrote on 10/3/2001, 12:36 AM
I too had the same problem with a AMD 1200 Mhz. Drove me nuts since only Video Factory locked up.

Just curious, you both using DDR memory like I am?

Anyway I solved my problem by lowering the clock speed a tad. Don't really make much sense to me as to why, but it worked and VF hasn't hung since. If you can adjust the clock speed on your CPU through your BIOS, (many ASUS cards, others, you can) maybe worth a try. I dropped down form 1200 to 1166 and everything is rock solid ever since.
steveh wrote on 10/3/2001, 9:40 AM
I'm using pc133 Ram - (2) 256 meg Dimms.
The problem has mysteriously gone away for now - may have been related to hard disk being close to full.
routerguy99 wrote on 10/3/2001, 11:53 AM
I only have a problem if I render MPG. AVI works just fine..
I am running 655 Meg Memory PC133..
Clock is set to Normal I dont over clock..
IBM Harddrives Could this be the Problem ? or is it memory or the AMD ? Any help Please
routerguy99 wrote on 10/4/2001, 12:16 PM
Why do AMD and P4 Users have to Underclock there Machine, to Render ? Is it becouse of bas memory ?
How much do you have to underclock ? do you have to underclock the Bus, Memory , Or Processor ?
wvg wrote on 10/4/2001, 3:11 PM
As to why I had to underclock... I have no idea. I tried just about everything beforehand and nothing else worked. For me, it was just a minor drop from 1200 to 1166 Mhz. That effects the CPU and the FSB, so yes the memory is a tad slower also. Perhaps there could be some issue with both DDR memory, so far limited to AMD boards or the RAMBUS memeory the P4's use. I just don't know. Just guessing. :-)

On the A7A266 ASUS motherboard I'm using there are many changeable parameters, I was lucky in that the first preset I tried worked. Could be only certain settings are stable if you push the machine and doing video editing pushes your PC which may be why every other application I had worked OK at the default settings. Another possibility is that this motherboard has software that monitors the CPU temp, fan speed, etc.. Just maybe there could be paging conflicts which lock up the machine at certain frequenices before Windows can throw that dreaded blue screen of death. Like I said, I just don't know, but at least I fixed it doing what I said. Why it works, can't help you.
routerguy99 wrote on 10/4/2001, 4:11 PM
Black Screen of Death Ok here is an answer about the Intels and black screen see message below this , But what about AMD. They dont use any of the below..

Do you think that support really reads this forum ?


CHIP GIANT INTELhas warned of a problem using its Active Monitor and the ATA storage driver, version 6.10 and above, when installed on a P4 system running Windows 2000.
In an urgent note to its customers, it said that an "intermittent black screen" which means the system will not post, can occur when a machine is switched on.

Intel claims the problem is a timing issue with the SM Bus driver in the Intel Active Monitor.

Here's what you have to do to get rid of the black screen of death. You have to unplug the power for 15 seconds or more, and the system should then start to boot normally.

Uninstall Active Monitor 1.13 and earlier, and replace it with Active Monitor 1.14 or later.

Then thou shalt verily see thine Pentium 4 system booting without being faced with a very black screen of death. And thou shalt be happier thereof than thou wert before.

Intel is offering an upgraded prog download of Active Monitor