Max quits when rendering

[jtroupe]

About 50% of the time when I am rendering, Max just closes. It doesn't give me an option to save or anything, just disappears. I am just rendering test scenes, so nothing huge at all. And it doesn't happen all the time. And no connection I can see between what I am rendering.

 

Any ideas?

[Crazy Homeless Guy]

use your task manager to monitor your RAM usage.

[Crazy Homeless Guy]

i also faced same problem as you. i'm using max 9 sp2 32 bit. i thought it was my mother board problem. ( i'm using asus p5k motherboard, intel core 2 quad 6600 and 4 gb ram. what is you computer spec?).

then i install max 8. and never had the problem after that.

 

 

thanks

harris

http://tukang3d.blogspot.com

-your archvis solution-

 

are you using the 3gb switch, win64, or vista?

 

win xp with basic config can not access the amount of ram in your machine.

[arturito]

check your display drivers, open GL works better than Direct 3D

[mmowry]

check your display drivers, open GL works better than Direct 3D

 

That's for sure! Nothing but crashing w/ Direct 3D - though it seems to be machine specific. Anyone had any luck w/ nVidia's Maxtreme drivers? I've never been able to get them to work better than openGL.

 

-Michael

[jtroupe]

Thank you for all your responses.

 

My computer specs are intel dual quad core processor, 3 gb of ram, xp professional, nvidia quadro fx 3500.

 

What kind of driver would you recommend for the nvidia quadro fx 3500

256 mb??? if you could provide me with a link to that would be great.