T60P and World of Warcraft

[Deoge]

I have read the other posts on this subject and have found no help so I am hoping to get some here.

I recently got the T60P model 2613H5U this past week and have had nothing but problems running WoW on it. I know this probably isn't the best gaming computer but I also use it for work and I have long standing with thinkpads and have always loved them in the past. The game, even at almost the lowest settings causes the monitor to go completely black for 5-10 sec allowing me to do nothing until it comes back. Sometimes it just freezes compltly and I have to tun the power off and restart. I have updated the video driver from Lenovo as well as all other updates with no success. I have tried every combination of settings with both the video card and within in WoW without success.

Anyone have any suggestions short of tying a rope around it and turning it into a very expensive anchor?

[{ISV-K}SVX]

I had problems running FEAR, HL2, BF2, and Prey using the default FireGL Drivers. I would highly reommend you install the Omega ATI Drivers as they are tweaked out for gaming:

http://www.omegadrivers.net/ati/win2k_xp.php

Since installation, I have not had any problems. I am using a Z61p which uses the same video chipset.

[Deoge]

Some sites suggest using Driver Cleaner Pro and completely unistall the current driver before installing a new driver. Did you do this before installing the Omega drivers or did you just download and intall them from device manager?

[{ISV-K}SVX]

I used DC Pro first. That is highly recommended!