Intermiten Black Spaces

[Mothball]

I have had this malfunction ever since I have started using FSX. I'm flying along just fine (usually the C172), then I decide that I want to check, for instance, my Garmin (it could be any icon or just changing views), so I click on GPS icon on the (2 D) panel, the GPS screen comes up just fine, and now I have a perfect looking panel and a perfect looking GPS screen. Now here's where the problem is, my outside view is totally blacked out. I can use the hat to look out to the sides and back just fine, but my front view is gone. I have found that if I cycle through the different views several times my front view comes back eventually, but then, when I look to my right and left (in any screen or view) I have some fairly big black squares where my lights should be flashing. This can happen anywhere between 5 - 20 minutes into the flight and usually when I am beginning a decent for a TNG/landing. Anybody else having this malfuction? Anybody know how to clear it? Thanx in advance. Semper Fi, Dave

[jnigeld11]

Cheers! Just my initial thoughts here. If you've had the problem continuously with all aircraft since the first time you used FSX, it sounds like a graphic card issue in that your card isn't rendering or isn't able to render the graphics properly. You may want to put a post in the "hardware forum" to see what other responses you get there. I use a 256mb DX9 Nvidia card with latest drivers installed and I only get some "white-screen-flicker" in front cockpit view every now and then, but not very often. My personal suggestions here would be:

1) Make sure your graphic card drivers are updated and current.

2) Run your systems Direct X diagnostics and make sure all is well with your Direct X.

3) Try cutting the graphic settings in FSX down a bit...maybe try low and medium settings to see what happens.

Sure hope you get some more replies here and in the "hardware forum"!

Regards,
Nigel

[Mothball]

Roger Wilco. When I first read your post, I thought, No way, but on second thought, I think your right on the money. I bought my pc a week before FSX was released about a year ago or so. I didn't know about "gaming computers" at that time, but I was told my pc was top the line at the time. I will recheck my pc's spec sheet, make sure everything is updated and repost in the hardware section, as advised. Thanx Much, Semper Fi, Dave

[jnigeld11]

You're more than welcome! Sure hope you get the problem resolved and get other answers and suggestions.

Nigel