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Computer memory
Ok, so a while ago I put WoW (World of Warcraft) on my laptop, and for a while now while I'm moving, my screen will go black. I think it is because of not having that much computer memory. I have used 100 GB out of 147 GB. Is that a lot used? And I've been trying to delete some stuff so that I can have more memory...but even though I delete some stuff, it is still not working that well...what all should I delete to make the screen stop turning black? Or what else should I do?
Thanks a bunch!
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This might seem silly, but it could be something to do with the screensaver. Sometimes when i'm playing games on my computer the screensaver kicks in. If this is the case then jiggling the mouse a bit should bring it back, and turning off the screensaver will get rid of the problem. I've not played WoW so i don't know if this might be a problem but it can't hurt to check.
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Alin75 is correct, the amount of space on your hard disk has nothing to do with it and deleting things doesn't help at all.
Here's my guide on computer conversions and system requirements:
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To figure out what your CPU clock speed is and how much RAM you have, go to start, then run. Type this and press enter:
sysdm.cpl
To play World Of Warcraft, you need at least 800MHz CPU and 512MB RAM. You also need a graphics card, which most laptops don't have. To check if you have a graphics card, go to start, then run. Type this and press enter:
devmgmt.msc
Expand "display adapters". If it says anything like NVIDEA or ATI, you have a graphics card. Look up the number for information on how good it is (you need 32MB of video RAM to play World Of Warcraft. If it says SiS or the name of your motherboard(look a little lower in device manager for that), you don't have a graphics card.
If you don't meet the requirements for WoW, you'll need to buy a new computer or components for your computer. Ask me another question for help.
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I am sure that some more computer literate people will offer their opinions on this one. However, this problem should not orginate from a lack of hard-disk memory. Even a lack of ram should not make the game crash assuming that you have the minimum requirements.
I would guess that this is more likely a video card and/ or driver issue. Have you tried updating the drivers on your graphics card for example? Check also that the specs on your labtop fit with the requirements of the game (type of graphics card, ram, processor, direct x version, etc).
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