Lady gamer needs help: Mame .61 exits at full screen /trackball hack

[gurnie]

p3 933 mhz (Dell Optiplex GS150)
384 ram
JATON Video-208PCI-128TV GeForce MX4000 128MB 64-bit DDR PCI Low Profile Video Card - Retail

mame .61 with .61 roms

Whenever I input mame 32 to run the games at full screen it exits out of mame.  Not sure why this is since my hardware seems to be efficient.  The games run fine in a window, except the sound stutters (ms pacman, tapper, and new games).  I assume the sound stutter will work itself out when the game runs by itself and not with windows in the visual background (I imagine this takes up too many resources).  Can someone make a suggestion?


Also I have an old logitech mouse (it is an actual trackball mouse, not a mouse mouse.  it has a little red built in spinner ball) i was thinking of using in my cabinet for mouse controls and hopefully as a trackball.  I've been searching the forums but haven't found a "how to guide" yet.  If someone can pin-point me, I'd be very appreciative.

Thanks gentlemen. 

[Kaytrim]

Two things.....

Get the updated drivers for the video card.  Up the ram on the machine.  I am guessing here that you are using Windows XP.

TTFN
Kaytirm

[gurnie]

Yes, I am using XP.

So upgrading the ram will stop the stuttering or prevent mame from closing out on me? 

edit:
I am probably going to upgrade my gaming PC soon, so I will more than likely take the old mobo and processor and put it in a new case and use it in the arcade.  So if there is a way to fix the exiting problem without upgrading, then great.

[Hoopz]

Try updating the video card's drivers first.  That may eliminate the full screen issue.  If so, the sound problem could go away but I would suggest tackling that issue last.

If it does still stutter, more memory may help.  Do you have any other processes running in XP?  That may have some effect also.

[Malenko]

RAM shouldn't be the issue with the stuttering, especially if its games like Ms PacMan.

updated video drivers will fix the full screen problem, and upgrade your direct X as well

[gurnie]

I edited my prior post to reflect that I will be upgrading my gaming rig to better components and moving the parts to the arcade.

The new specs (parts from my old rig) will be a Pen 4 3ghz, 1 gig ram, 256 ati radeon 1600 something-something.

what direct X version should mame .61 be using?

[Ed_McCarron]

My P3 650 stuttered with XP on it.  Using .96 or so Mame.

Replaced XP with 98SE.

No more stuttering.

[Kaytrim]

My P3 650 stuttered with XP on it.  Using .96 or so Mame.

Replaced XP with 98SE.

No more stuttering.

That is what I would suggest.  Downgrade your OS for your old system.  The new gaming rig should be able to use the current version of MAME with no issues as long as you stick with XP.

TTFN
Kaytrim

[Zebidee]

Sound stutter could be related to the triplebuffer setting.  Leave it off/disabled by default.

Some games work better with it enabled, but you can set that in their individual .ini files.

[gurnie]

I want to thank everyone for helping me with the arcade problems I was having.  I am now able to run the games VIA a window outside of XP 

I'll make a post about the trackball when I take a gander and see what brand it is.

Oh and the tripple buffer setting are switched off, but i'll put the computer back into the arcade tonight and see if I am still having sound issues.