Geforce 6200 question

[cman900]

I bought a XFX Geforce 6200 256MB AGP video card and send it to a friend. He said the card works ok except for his cpu running at 100%.

Here is his note: "The card work ok,, the only problem is each time i change a setting in the card or my desktop setting, it run my cpu at 100% from 30c up to 80c for 10min without stoping, and i have to reboot. Once i reboot it is ok I update the driver,but no change. thank again kool"

Any suggestion why his system acts the way it does?




SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: i848P-627HF
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 01/05/2005
Drives Memory Modules c,d
80.02 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
63.51 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

PLEXTOR DVDR PX-716A [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Generic USB CF Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 2
Generic USB MS Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 4
Generic USB SD Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 1
Generic USB SM Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 3
WDC WD800BB-55JKA0 [Hard drive] (80.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMAMD1425388, rev 05.01C05, SMART Status: Healthy 640 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 512 MB
Slot 'A1' has 128 MB
Slot 'A2' is Empty
Slot 'A3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 26.21 GB 10.71 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 0) 53.80 GB 52.80 GB free

Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
jaya 5/19/2006 7:40:32 PM (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never


Marks a disabled account; Marks a locked account EPSON Stylus C43 Series on USB001
Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Driver on Microsoft Document Imaging Writer Port:

Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers (2x)
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x) NVIDIA GeForce 6200 [Display adapter]
JEN JD144 [Monitor] (13.5"vis, s/n 7031DB002155, July 2000)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D7
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE
Intel(R) 82801EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24DD ESS 1969 PCI AudioDrive (WDM)
Pinnacle DV/AV
Standard Game Port
Communications Other Devices
Motorola USB Modem


1394 Net Adapter
Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
Dhcp Server: none responded
Physical Address: 00:01:29:FE:09:60
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Root Hub (5x)
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Realtime File Scanning On

[DanU]

Go into your task manager and find out which exact process is eating up the CPU cycles. Post back here with your findings.

[carl33p]

Here is his note: "The card work ok,, the only problem is each time i change a setting in the card or my desktop setting, it run my cpu at 100% from 30c up to 80c for 10min without stoping, and i have to reboot. Once i reboot it is ok I update the driver,but no change. thank again kool"

Are those temps? And of the CPU or GPU?
I doubt his temps jump that extreme.

[cman900]

Here is some more info on my friend graphics card problen

nvidia support......

CPU usage is at 99% (rscmpt.exe)

Question
After installing the display drivers, my CPU usage is at 99%. The
file
'rscmpt.exe' seems to be the cause. When this file is removed, my
total
video memory is lower than what it should be. How do I fix this?


Answer
The file "rscmpt.exe" is not part of the NVIDIA Forceware unified
driver
package. This file has been found packaged with drivers for other
graphic
card vendors. The file doubles the amount of video memory reported by
Microsoft Windows and consumes around 99% of a computer's CPU. We do
not
know the source of this file but if it was installed on your system, it
should be removed. If your graphics card video memory drops from specs
listed by your graphics card manufacturer, please contact the retailer
where
you purchased your graphics card.

New Problem
i could not find the file so i reinstall windows xp it is ok now...but
it is freezing up every minute with a buzzing sound in the speaker
when i try to open some of my programs .
I put my old video card in and the programs open up not has pretty as
the new card but with no freezing up.
I am still using the new card it is faster and the graphic is pretty,
when it freeze i just reboot every time ( kool )

Any suggestion

[DanU]

Are you using the latest drivers from Nvidia's web page?

Have you also updated your motherboard's chipset drivers?

You may be overheating. Check the temp of your CPU using Everest Home. Also check the temp of your graphics card. It should be in your graphics card control panel.

Do you meet the power supply requirments for the 6200? What is the brand and wattage of your power supply?