Ps6 & W2K

[puk]

I'm having some prob with PS6 on this machine:
Asus P3BF
P3 450
256Mb
G400
Win2k pro SP2
Up to date drivers(I guess so)

The prob is that randomly freezes to the point that the only solution is to unplug it, no Ctrl+Alt+Del,no power button nothing working!

Anybody w/similar config has experienced the same? What should I do to fix it?
Thanks
Puk

[KenKun]

Hmm ...did you do the usual ... scan, defrag, virus scan, reinstall PS ...
Also, setting up the physical memory usage to less than 50% in PS could help (considering that you have 256MB only) ...
Check in Device manager if any proggy is hogging the CPU or memory in the background, before you open PS ...

Good luck

Regards

[NDC]

What size are these images that you're working with?

[puk]

KenKun

Hmm ...did you do the usual ... scan, defrag, virus scan, reinstall PS ...

yes it was a clean install on "safe mod"

Also, setting up the physical memory usage to less than 50% in PS could help

set it up to 35%

Check in Device manager if any proggy is hogging the CPU or memory in the background, before you open PS

disabled firewall & norton

NDC

What size are these images that you're working with?

<1Mb for now

It seems weird that I can work for a while and then when try to rotate, resize, change colors or whatever it freezes!
Sometime it freezes during the splash screen when loading reading either fonts or styles.
Could some corrupt file or hardware issue?
All I want is to be able to help my gf with some color correction on some scans she has to work on ( these are realy big files <35MB)

[NDC]

Ok, then it's definelty not an issue where there isn't enough physical memory or the memory usage setting in Photoshop...

Here is a simple test I would like for you to perform...

Try booting into VGA-MODE by pressing F8 at system bootup and then try editing the image as you would in normal mode. Let me know if the system stil locks up..

[puk]

NDC

Try booting into VGA-MODE

Well I got this "Photoshop requires at least 256-color display to run" ?!

[NDC]

Oh, that's right! Sorry about that... I'm wondering if your video card driver is causing the problems you are having. I have seen problems where this was the case... Have you also tried loading a different version driver for your G400?

[puk]

It seems that the culprit could be the motherboard

Additional Information

The electrical problem on the affected motherboards is triggered by computer operations that use the pathway (called a bus) between the processor and the RAM for an extended number of microseconds. This problem can be triggered by the operating system or other applications; however, it often appears when using Photoshop because few other applications move memory as rapidly as Photoshop does.


This problem occurs with Dell Optiplex GX1 computers and ASUS P2B-F and P3B-F motherboards and may also occur with other motherboards.

This is from http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/2256a.htm

Well...I will have to rely on my gf PS5 on her Mac.

Thanks for your input.

Puk

[NDC]

Sorry to hear that the culprit was something more serious..

[fatal xception]

Eeeew...forced to use a MAC!!

Hey MAC users, doesn't that make about 15 users total now.

[NDC]

Well, MAC and Adobe Photoshop as well as other graphic applications from Adobe go like peas and carrots, so.... No PC can match the performance you get using Photoshop on a MAC...

[fatal xception]

I was only kidding...NDC.

[Daft_Ghosty]

I had the same board.. its pretty old.. and I use to have random freezes too.. I later upgraded to a P3v4x from asus.. as I found out that there were some probs with the chipsets on the p3bf.. I also ran photoshop on it too, when Iwas having problems..

[puk]

fatal xception

I dont have a prob using MAC it just that instead of using two machines you're using only one so productivity is low!

EURIKA!

It loos like there is a work around:
-moved "extension" folder out of the reach of loading and no more freezes but it is a litl slow!!

tia
puk

[fatal xception]

Man...you MAC freaks go no sense of humor.

I meant "freaks" in a nice way!"