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Same thing with my Canopus total 3d (V1000).  Tonight I got pixel dust
screens repainting over and over, very slowly.  The hard drive light was
also blinking.

J. Redmond wrote:

> In article <363d740e.0@d2o62.telia.com>,
> peter@listserv.dicom.no-spam.com (Peter Nilsson) wrote:
> >In article <363D1881.C126BB10@custom.net>, CrashMaster
> <anorton@custom.net>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> The game will freeze after running for about 10 min. but the sound
> will
> >> continue on. I can use the windows key on my keyboard to exit the
> game
> >> then I have to  ctrl-alt-del to get into the "close program box"
> and
> >> close the papy window, I have to do the same to gpl in the "close
> >> program box" to get out of the program completely.
> >>
> SNIP
>
> >Overclocking the Voodoo 2 made GPL lock up in a couple of
> seconds/minutes. I'm
> >now running the V2 at 90 Mhz. No probs.
> >
> SNIP
> >
> >/petern
>
> I have the same problem, my V2 is not overcloked and the game freezes
> after a
> few minutes of play, but it looks that ONLY the display is freezing,
> because
> the sound will reflect exactly what I'm doing up to the moment at wich
> I'll
> hit a wall or break. And I can terminate the program with Alt Ctrl Del
> and
> then restart the game. No need to reboot
>
> And the same problem occurs with Monaco Grand Prix Racing but with
> this one
> the whole thing freeze (sound image and all) and I must reboot.
>
> I did not find any solution yet.
>
> John



