Spartan Problem - Blinking Screen?

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Shuffle
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Spartan Problem - Blinking Screen?

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I have Spartan and I've downloaded the patch and stuff. The game seems to be working perfectly except that every few seconds the screen blinks (flashes black very quickly) which is really getting on my nerves :/

I'm playing on Vista btw. Any solution for this please?
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Post by IainMcNeil »

It is likely to be a graphics card driver issue so check you are up to date and if it doesn't help post a dxdiag.
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Post by Shuffle »

I've never posted a DxDiag before so i'm not sure how much you need. Anyway here's the system information and display devices...

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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/10/2010, 16:05:03
Machine name:
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100218-0019)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Acer
System Model: Aspire 5735
BIOS: Ver 1.00PARTTBL
Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4200 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 2972MB RAM
Page File: 1708MB used, 5655MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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Display Devices
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Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
DAC type: Internal
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A42&SUBSYS_01761025&REV_09
Display Memory: 1294 MB
Dedicated Memory: 64 MB
Shared Memory: 1230 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: igdumdx32.dll,igd10umd32.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.0010.1527 (English)
DDI Version: 10
BGRA Supported: Yes
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 7/11/2008 19:17:00, 536576 bytes
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Post by pipfromslitherine »

Are the 2008 drivers the latest you can find?

Cheers

Pip
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Post by Shuffle »

I've pretty much fixed the problem now. Seems that playing music on iTunes was causing the blinking :?

Cheers for the help anyway.
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