Problems with BF2 and my beautiful laptop.

FeralBanana · 15th July 2006

Here's the setup:

My laptop can run BF2 on everything lowest graphics, and get an average FPS of 60 on a 16 player single player server, thus no problems there. No other programs open, so no problems there.

However, no matter what graphical settings I put it on, it constantly sort of 'freeze-frames', ie, kinda lags but not really.

It happens when I try and use the mouse/keyboard the input seems messed up... It has delay issues, AND sometimes goes 'further' than I want, I.e, it keeps turning the tank turret even after I've stopped moving the mouse...

Help!

TG · 15th July 2006

Errr... stop playing BF2 on yer lappie?

FeralBanana · 15th July 2006

But... But... What about when I go to Pringle bay and I don't have my main comp?

Seriously, sometimes I go to friends houses and want to play there... so a bit of advice would be wonderful!!

EDIT: *real* advice

**gus** · 15th July 2006

What specs are your laptop, specifically, CPU, memory, graphics card and hard drive rotation speed.

FeralBanana · 15th July 2006

A 'Short' Summary of this computer...

I just Copy/Pasted from a computer scanning program, and I can't be bothered to dig through and cut bits out etc....

enjoy

Thanks, eh

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professionnal 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
Report Date: Saturday 15 July 2006 at 15:03

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<<< System Summary >>>
> Mainboard : Dell Inc. (0J4020)
> Chipset : Intel i910/915PM
> Processor : Intel Pentium M 740 @ 1733 MHz
> Physical Memory : 512 MB
> Video Card : ATI Technologies Inc Mobility Radeon X600
> Hard Disk : TOSHIBA (80 GB)
> DVD-Rom Drive : SONY DVD+-RW DW-Q58A
> DVD-Rom Drive : JJ3334Q HFU462U SCSI CdRom Device
> DVD-Rom Drive : JJ3334Q HFU462U SCSI CdRom Device
> DVD-Rom Drive : JJ3334Q HFU462U SCSI CdRom Device
> DVD-Rom Drive : JJ3334Q HFU462U SCSI CdRom Device
> Network Card : Broadcom Corp BCM5750A1 NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
> Network Card : Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
> Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professionnal 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
> DirectX : Version 9.0c

<<< Mainboard >>>
> Manufacturer : Dell Inc.
> Mainboard : Dell Inc.
> Bios : Dell Inc.
> Chipset : Intel i910/915PM
> Physical Memory : 512 MB DDR2-SDRAM
> LPC bus : Yes
> PCI Bus : Yes
> Bus PCI-Express : Yes
> USB Bus : Yes
> SMBus/i2c Bus : No
> Bus HyperTransport : No
> Bus CardBus : Yes
> Bus FireWire : No

<<< Processor >>>
> Processor : Intel Pentium M 740
> Frequency : 1733 MHz
> Support : mPGA-479M
> Cache L1 : 64 KB
> Cache L2 : 2048 KB
> Voltage : 1.308 V
> Processor Temperature : 46 °C
> Processor Fan : 0 rpm
> FPU Coprocessor : Present
> Processor activity : : 10%

<<< Video >>>
> Number of monitor : 1
> Monitor Type : Default Monitor
> Video Card : ATI MOBILITY RADEON X600
> Current Display : 1680x1050 pixels at 60 Hz in True Colors (32-bit)
> OpenGL : Yes
> GDI Plus : Yes

<<< IO Ports >>>
> Port installed : Conexant D110 MDC V.9x Modem
> Port installed : Communications Port (COM1)
> Port installed : Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2658
> Port installed : Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2659
> Port installed : Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265A
> Port installed : Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265B
> Port installed : Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 265C

<<< Drives >>>
> Number of Hard Disk : 1
> Number of CD-ROM Drive : 1
> Drives Letters : C:\ D:\ E:\ H:\ I:\ Q:\ U:\ V:\ Z:\
> Floppy Disk : 3½" HD (1.44 Mo)
> Drive C: (Hard Disk) : 4 GB available on 38 GB
> Drive D: (Hard Disk) : 6 GB available on 41 GB
> Drive E: (DVD-Rom) : 0 KB available on 704 MB
> Drive H: (DVD-Rom) : 0 KB available on 570 MB
> Drive I: (Network Drive) : 0 KB available on 0 KB
> Drive Q: (Network Drive) : 0 KB available on 0 KB
> Drive U: (DVD-Rom) : 0 KB available on 0 KB
> Drive V: (DVD-Rom) : 0 KB available on 1 MB
> Drive Z: (DVD-Rom) : 0 KB available on 576 MB

<<< Printers >>>
> Default Printer : EPSON Stylus Photo R200 Series
> Printer installed : Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
> Printer installed : Fax
> Printer installed : EPSON Stylus Photo R200 Series
> Printer installed : Epson Stylus COLOR 740 ESC/P 2 (Copy 1)
> Printer installed : \\arch\Printer - Print Room (HP4350)
> Printer installed : \\arch.DC-Domain.dc.wcape.school.za\Library Printer (HP4000)
> Printer installed : \\arch.DC-Domain.dc.wcape.school.za\Printer - J1 Lab (HP4350)
> Universal Driver : Not Installed

<<< Devices >>>
> Type of mouse : HID-compliant MX518 Optical Mouse
> Type of mouse : Alps Touch Pad
> Type of keyboard : Logitech PS/2 Keyboard
> Joystick : None
> Modem : Conexant D110 MDC V.9x Modem
> Modem : Standard 33600 bps Modem
> SCSI Host #0 : 1 Device(s)
> SCSI Host #1 : 1 Device(s)
> SCSI Host #2 : 4 Device(s)
> PC Card (PCMCIA) : Generic CardBus Controller
> SCSI Controller : SCSI/RAID Host Controller

<<< Multimedia >>>
> Device Audio : 82801FB ICH6 AC'97 Audio Controller
> Audio Playback : SigmaTel C-Major Audio
> Audio Playback : Microsoft Sound Mapper
> Audio Recording : SigmaTel C-Major Audio
> MIDI Output : Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth
> MIDI Output : Microsoft MIDI Mapper
> Mixer Device : SigmaTel C-Major Audio
> Device multimedia : AVIVideo
> Device multimedia : CDAudio
> Device multimedia : Sequencer
> Device multimedia : WaveAudio
> Device multimedia : MPEGVideo
> Audio Compression : Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC
> Audio Compression : Microsoft ADPCM CODEC
> Audio Compression : Microsoft CCITT G.711 A-Law and u-Law CODEC
> Audio Compression : Microsoft GSM 6.10 Audio CODEC
> Audio Compression : DSP Group TrueSpeech(TM) Software CODEC
> Audio Compression : Microsoft G.723.1 CODEC
> Audio Compression : Windows Media Audio
> Audio Compression : Sipro Lab Telecom ACELP.net audio codec
> Audio Compression : Indeo® audio software
> Audio Compression : Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (advanced)
> Audio Compression : MSN Messenger Audio Codec
> Audio Compression : Microsoft PCM Converter
> Video Compression : Cinepak Codec by Radius
> Video Compression : Intel 4:2:0 Video V2.50
> Video Compression : Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2
> Video Compression : Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2
> Video Compression : Intel Indeo® Video 4.5
> Video Compression : Intel IYUV codec
> Video Compression : Microsoft RLE
> Video Compression : Microsoft Video 1
> Video Compression : Microsoft YUV
> Video Compression : Microsoft YUV
> Video Compression : Toshiba YUV Codec
> Video Compression : Microsoft YUV
> Video Compression : Microsoft H.263 Video Codec
> Video Compression : Microsoft H.261 Video Codec
> Video Compression : Indeo® video 5.10
> Video Compression : DivX® 5.2.1 Codec
> Video Compression : Fraps Video Decompressor
> Speech Recognition : Yes
> Windows Media Player : 9.00.00.3250
> QuickTime : 7.00.04.0080
> DivX : Yes

<<< Network >>>
> Network : Yes
> RAS Connection : Yes
> Winsock32 : v2.02
> Network Connection : Local Area Connection 2
> Network Connection : LAN
> Network Connection : Wireless Network Connection
> Network Connection : Hamachi
> Network Connection : Greg's Dodgy Friends
> Network Connection : Greg Home
> Remote Access : Greg's Dodgy Friends
> Remote Access : Greg Home
> Network Card : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
> Network Card : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
> Local Group : Administrators
> Local Group : Backup Operators
> Local Group : Guests
> Local Group : Network Configuration Operators
> Local Group : Power Users
> Local Group : Remote Desktop Users
> Local Group : Replicator
> Local Group : Users
> Local Group : Debugger Users
> Local Group : HelpServicesGroup

<<< Power Status >>>
> Power Status : Yes
> Battery : Yes
> Supply : Main supply
> Active Power Scheme : Maximum Performance (QuickSet)

<<< Voltage, Temperature and Fans >>>
> Monitoring Chip : SMSC
> CPU Core : 0.99 V
> Processor Temperature : 46 °C
> Hard Disk Temperature TOSHIBA MK8026GAX : 37 °C

**Bass** · 15th July 2006

Ummmm Feral ... as much as I would like to be able to help, I'm afraid I haven't come across anything that might make a diff ...

I would first start looking at drivers with this kind of problem, generally, but one is a lot more contrained with a laptop, so unfortunately you'll probably find that there isn't anything you can do.
I trust I am wrong on this one - has just been my experience with laptops so far - they obviously aren't built for gaming, so these kind of issues do tend to crop up more often than on desktops ...

Please let us know if you do find the problem though ....

Edit: TG posted a link to a program that sets bus latencies a few months ago - maybe take a look at that ..

**gus** · 15th July 2006

Your hardrive is a 5400 rpm unit and with only 512M memory, the HD will be accessed a lot more and with the HD being slower than normal PC drives, the hardrive accesses will probably be nasty "lag" spikes for you as memory pages are swapped to and from the drive. Best approach is probably to try to get more memory, if possible. Also, try to close as many resident programs as possible. That little tray on the bottom right of the screen should be as empty as possible. Get rid of themes or anything else that gobble memory.