Please HEEEEELP!

[D@rkLink]

I'm a newbie to the site and was wondering..........
I just built a new PC:
-AMD Athlon 64 3000+
-1 GB Corsair Memory
-Diamond Radeon 9600XT graphics w/ 256 MB
-Integrated sound
-120 GB HDD
It does not matter which type of emulator I use (rockNES, ZSNES, SNES9X), everytime I try to load a ROM my system locks up.
Any ideas as to why?

[alcoatjez]

The problem definately lies in your PC or Windows and not in any of the emus...

[D@rkLink]

any ideas on what to check?

[hagbard]

You can tell us your OS (9x, XP, etc), DirectX version, etc. Perhaps updating your system to latest DirectX, Graphic drivers, etc. helps a bit.

[D@rkLink]

Running WindowsXP Home w/ SP2 (OEM from a .com) with DirectX 9.
I have tried using video drivers from Diamond install cd as well as downloading the newest Catalyst drivers from ati.com and either way, it does not work.
The only other thing I can think of is my resolution setting when running the emus. I use 1280x1024 full screen when playing roms, is that too much?

[hagbard]

I don't think so, that screen res be a problem. How many bpp, btw?
Did you tried DirectX test? I mean: Start->Run->type "dxdiag" (without the ")<ENTER>
Here you have many tabs, just go through every test and tell us what happens.
Good luck