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by cpmajor2002

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computer only locks up when I try to play a game cd in my cd-rom drive, the cd-rom drive was just replaced, boots to the restore, and plays music cds, I have tried a cd-rom clenaing kit, and re-installing the drivers what could be the problem

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by power design technologies

As the other post said, check on the game's website to check for a patch or update. The video card could also be a problem, either the resolution of the game is set to high, or the card can't handle the game, as such details games today as Thief and Quake. If you also might want to try is shut everything down that is running in the task manager. This should free up your RAM and might be what you need. You could also add some more ram, if your coin situation premits.

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by b_yu

You didn't say much about your operating system. If you are using Windows 9x give this one a try. Go to your Device Manager. Open up the Properties of you CD-ROM drive. There should be a check box for DMA. If it is checked.. uncheck it to see if it makes any different. I remember that was the fix for some of the "old" K6/K6-2 systems.

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