Silent Hill 4 Freezes

[GLH]

And there is the problem.
Notebook graphic drivers aren't updated very often.

The one for my notebook (Targa Visionary XP-210 with ATi 9600 mobile) is from 01-09-2003 !!! The way using DH MobilityModder Tool V2.0b to make the normal Catalyst Driver installable on mobile GPU don't really work, because of more and more crashs.

[gemini413]

i have emailed ati for drivers, however i dont believe that that is my problem since i can get past the menu screen and see the opening videos. could my problem be with securom? wouldnt it keep it from working at all if it was, and not just freeze up when i try to play the game? futhermore i am still able to acess the options menu even after the game freezes on a white screen, i just cant get to the actual game
please help me someone!!!!!!!!

[Grumpy]

Maybe you need to defrag your harddrive?

[gemini413]

ill try it, and no offense but what does that have to do with anything?

[Grumpy]

it will make your system run faster and smoother!
Most game readme's will tell you to defrag your system before you play.

[Tipstaff]

One thing you should remember is that the ingame graphics can be a seperate issue to the menus. The menus can be running at a default resolution (640x480@60hz or in some cases your desktop rez), while the ingame graphics would run at the resolution you set, plus the frequency you picked or that of your desktop. Laptops have an "optimal" desktop resolution (most times 1280 by 768/1024), and the ingame graphics could be either beyond your laptops capable resolution (and that can go either way), or just not syncing correctly. Try to set your desktop rez to the rez you are picking for the game, or vice versa.

[gemini413]

thanks for the help, but its still not playin......
anyone else have an idea?