Internal driver Error IDirect3DDevice9::Present()

This error comes up Internal driver Error IDirect3DDevice9::Present()

My computer specs are:

Microsoft windows XP
Media Center Edition
Version 2002
Packard Bell
Intel(R)
Penthium(R) 5 CPU 2.66Hz
2.66Hz, 1.00Gb of RAM

Can anybody help please??

[Deadly Furby]

If you can get to the splash screen, go to your Video-advanced options and change any values to ones that are pre-marked with an asterisk.

If you can't even get to the splash screen then put '-w 800 -h 600' in your launch options. This forces the game to be played in 800x600 resolution.

What is splash screen???and after how do i go to the video advanced???
Sorry but im a bit of a noob in computer maters.

Thank you so much for your help

[Deadly Furby]

Originally Posted by promethium

What is splash screen???and after how do i go to the video advanced???
Sorry but im a bit of a noob in computer maters.

Thank you so much for your help

When you start FF, are you able to get it up where it shows the initial screen?

If so, you'll see the following
FIND SERVERS
CREATE SERVER
OPTIONS
CROSSHAIRS / TIMERS
QUIT

Select OPTIONS

You'll see the following tabs

Select the VIDEO tab and select ADVANCED
This screen will appear:

Use the drop down box under each selection box and select the option that has an asterisk beside it.
(Model detail, Texture detail, Shader detail, Water detail, Shadow detail, Color Correction, Antialiasing mode, Filtering mode, Wait for vertical sync and High Dynamic Range)


Select OK and OK again.

Now try to play.

Did not have to do wat u said cos everything was ok just like the splash screen u sent on u reply.
Model detail-High*
Texture detail-High*
Shader detail-High*
Water detail-reflect world*
Shadow detail-High*
Color Corection-Enabled*
Antialising mode-4x MSAA*
Filtering mode-Trilinear*
Wait for vertical sync-Disabled*
High Dynamic Range-Full (if available)*
Hardware DirectX level - Direct v9.0

Anyway try a go on a server it started to load the map,stoped in sending client info and after 6 mins stoped and came back to the screen of the servers

This error is something to do with the mod not your computer. I've got all my settings as * and tried windowed which doesn't work properly because everything goes out of sync and looks retarded.

I was getting a hang before which occured within minutes of joining a game if not right away in seconds, but I completely removed all my vid drivers reinstalled (were already latest) and I can usually play for 10minutes or so before it goes now giving me the error in topic of this thread. Then if I go back in again I get a hang at "Sending Client Info" and have to restart my computer.

[~kev~]

What kind of video card are yall using? And do you have the latest drivers?

There has been more ATI users having problems then Nvidia users.

[4est]

Originally Posted by ~kev~

What kind of video card are yall using? And do you have the latest drivers?

There has been more ATI users having problems then Nvidia users.

Which is a bit ironic since Valve teamed up with ATI.

Nvidia GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS

I have the same crash a few minutes into a game.

ATI 9600
XP
2.6 Gig intel

I play in 1024*768 and I have all the asterisks settings selected.

[SomeOldGuy]

Google this error and you will see loads of entries and possible fixes... and they are not related to FF but are associated with HL2/Source games:

a few suggestions that I've found:

http://www.ocs.clanservers.com/forum...opic.php?t=423

After all updates and scans still got no results, updating all other drivers and related software,(directx, Omega drivers, etc.) only after deleting and re-installing steam and apps, lowering all my vid and audio settings to medium, and at first I thought running the game in just window and not full screen worked, but after making all the other settings and going back to full screen did I realize that the other things I had done worked. Setting the screen to window did nothing.

I also uninstalled a program I had that was conflicting with either steam or source. It is called K-Lite, it is an audio pack.

I no longer get this error--> Internal driver error in IDirect3DDevice9::Present()

There are a large number of suggestions and links at this URL dating from 2005 thru 2007:

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=72866

FYI, I put my advanced video settings to one notch lower than the recommended settings and I no longer crash.

how do i do that Blashy?

It did not work the second time I tried to play.

But it did work for playing all of EP1.

You go into Video settings for FF, advanced and then lower all the settings in that area one less than recommended (recommended is the one with the *).

Another trick is to go into task manager (ctrl-alt-del) and end the process by the name of ccc.exe that is the catalyst control center and for some it has resolved their issue.

I am going to try playing in 800*600 and see what that does.

The error is simple in nature, it is the GPU being overloaded in times of high demand (big spaces, lots of explosions).

All source games pretty much cause this, obviously they have to work on this from their end as well as ATI.

[Deadly Furby]

Are you running in window mode?

I'm screwed, no go.

Just crashed 5 minutes into a game.

Originally Posted by Deadly Furby

Are you running in window mode?

No, that would be worse, right?