FFXI disconnecting/error reportingFollow

i log onto FF and everything goes well till i get into the game i can play from 1 minute to maybe like 30 minutes till it finaly just the screen goes black and im at my desktop or it gives me a error report which takes like 10 minutes to freaken send. the graphics are messed up to this all happend like all at the same time. i think i should just deleate my hardrive but im not shure if i should (never did it before).

ill take any help i can get at this point, i havnt been able to play since may and i been playing this game since it came out in america like 3 and a half years ago.

i have the nvidia GeForce FX if that helps, i dont know much about this kind of thing

i dont get what the website in ur post is saying to do in final fantasy config

Edited, Oct 13th 2006 at 2:50pm PDT by TaruUnderoathTaru

Question1:)
What have you changed on the PC since May? Adding new harddrives/devices which required you to open the PC for any reason?
These changes could include:
Updating graphics drivers.
Updating Motherboard drivers.
Changing harddrives.
Adding new devices and mis-connecting powercables inside the PC, so the gfx card nolonger gets the power it needs.

It could be a corrupt file somewhere within FFXI. If you've done any registry editing, .dat swapping, or any other 3rd party programs they can severely ***** up FFXI.

I'm going to assume since you've been playing since the game was released, that your PC is definitely capable of playing FFXI, and meets minimum requirements. Erasing the harddrive is not a magical fix. If something is wrong with your PC such as overheating or some other malfunction, then you're just giving yourself extra work and losing alot of saved files. :)

My first suggestion would be to uninstall FFXI completely, then re-install it. Now is a time where you'll be biting your fingers off if you didn't save the discs and/or the POL booklet, because you -DO- need the registration numbers in the book. SE will not give them to you over the phone, even if you can give proof of who you are. (credit card info, billing info, past bill amounts for the past 3 years-nope. THey clearly state DO NOT LOSE THIS INFORMATION.) Just a heads up.

Go to start:run and type in dxdiag. You should see information on memory, processor, and on the graphics tab. video card information. Please post al of that here.

Also, open your computer case and check for fans that are not spinning. replace any that are not. also blow the dust out of your case. Make sure your PC is not shoved against a wall so the exhasut or intake ports are not running.

edit: specificaly check the video card fan too.

Edited, Nov 4th 2006 at 6:10pm PST by Kaolian

Your card is not the fastest card in the world, but it should be adequate to play with low graphics settings. That card is however very suceptable to fan outages, so I would definitly check that and dust buildup before going much further. If you need helpwith how to check that, or if you have never opened a computer case before let me know.