KryanAshford
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The connection issue still hasn't resolved itself. I tried working on the connection and haven't gotten anything to work at this point.
KryanAshford said:The connection issue still hasn't resolved itself. I tried working on the connection and haven't gotten anything to work at this point.
tiny said:Hardware acceleration allows the system to run faster (the clue's in the name). You only need to disable it if it's causing problems.
It won't affect internet dropouts, though, which is the problem the OP has.
tiny said:But... the OP's PC isn't locking up (as far as I know). :dunno:
Hardware acceleration exists to improve the performance of your PC. Buggy drivers or hardware implementations sometimes cause problems with hardware acceleration, which is why you might, "in the unlikely event of a crash" want to disable it if it causes problems. Otherwise, you're just slowing down your PC for no reason.
The first thing I'd do if I had such instability problems would be to check for BIOS/UEFI and video driver updates, uninstall & reinstall the video drivers, and check to see whether other users were having problems and whether there are any solutions or workarounds.
But... the OPs problem is different. And... is disabling hardware acceleration even an option on an Xbox?
KryanAshford said:I don't think so Tiny. I think I might have to call AT&T and see if I can get a renew model router
Slomo said:It only takes a second or two for a network card to reinitialize. Just enough time to cause lag or maybe drop a connection every now and again.
Though I did miss the OP has this problem on an xbox, the problem may still apply. I assume the LAN router the xbox connects with was set up via the PC first. If this is the case, then it will still help to disable the hardware acceleration on the PC, but the OP will still also need to log into his router and verify it is disabled there too (with routers it's usually called NAT acceleration).
Slomo said:Go into windows and turn OFF hardware acceleration.
KryanAshford said:I did, Tiny, and it just stopped the DMZ mode and caused the problem to return
KryanAshford said:I tried the DMZ on the router it's self, but still have lag problems. I'm still thinking I need a new router. I heard from a friend that mine is outdated
tiny said:Using a DMZ in an unnecessary security risk.
I guess it might be worth briefly testing the devices in a DMZ to eliminate any problems caused by UPnP or port forwarding, but otherwise I can't imagine that the OS/game/router could be malfunctioning so badly that you'd need to use a DMZ permanently.
:dunno: