Processor Overheating Hi, I have an Intel 3.0GHz Processor with a Desktop Board D865GVHZ. Whenever, I run Microsoft Flight Simulator X or 2004 after about 5 to 10 min. I get a message indicating Processor overheating. The processor zone temperature goes up to 69 degrees Celsius. In normal applications the temperature fluctuates between 49 to 54 degrees Celsius. Are there any experts out there who can help me with this. I have reformatted my system, installed 2GB memory, put in a new 550W power supply, changed the processor fan and also applied new thermal compound.

Maybe. There are many Lenovo desktop PCs. If the PC meets the specifications of the software, then yes it will work. Need to know model number to be more specific.

if you ck the box the game came in you will see that its only 4 win2k and maybe win-xp depending on the time you bought it , it wont run in a windows version that was created long after it was written , now that being said , win 2kpro version does have a backwards compatibility version , but then the other newer software you have loaded will not run stable and is prone to crash"s (blue screen of death)

a possible solution to your problem is something like I've done ,I've taken a old laptop with win xp running on it ,and islanded it (never connects to internet or network) so that m-soft cant ever shut it off this one I load all my great ole games to it (flight sim, trainz ,etc.) and it works just fine

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Also don't know your OS ?
Flight Simulator 2004 doesn't run correctly on Windows 8. It runs on my Windows 8 laptop bought in April 2013. But, none of the aircraft, including any add-ons, show up in the preview window - it is always black. Also, If I download weather and try to save a flight, when I go back to that "saved" flight, it always reverts to the default flight with the Cessna @ the default airport. If anyone knows how to make the flights save, on the Windows 8 platform, please let me know - likewise, with the aircraft previews. Flight Simulator 2004 did quite well on the Windows XP platform for me.

Check that the PC is not overheating as this will cause the processor to shut down. FSX gives the processor a major workload shifting all those graphics about. Also check what temp the processor is allowed to reach in the bios.

You can find all the latest drivers at the following Intel link

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Make sure, that your Joystick is compatible with the version you are having problems with. If not, make sure that it's enabled in the configuration of MCFS. If none of those work, you will most likely have to purchase a more compatible Joystick.

Matt P,
Computer/Gaming Relations Team.

it has a error when you are bout to get one installing

your video card is most likely overheating, either you are overclocking the video card or the video card's fan is stuck, jammed, broken ect...

To see the video part of your flight simulator you must have at least 8 MB of video card in your PC.
If your PC satisfying the requirements then u should try to update the drivers of your Video card or Also u can reinstall the directx and you can also check it by the command dxdiag which will provide you all the info. about your PC.

Open run then type cmd and dxdiag

I hope this is what you need. You will find all the chipset, bios and others drovers here.

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