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installation notes: MONSTER 3D 2!!!!

Brya

installation notes: MONSTER 3D 2!!!!

by Brya » Sat, 21 Mar 1998 04:00:00

Man, that upgrade I did to go to an ATX motherboard just paid off.
This card is pretty long.  Almost as long as my Creative Labs Awe32.
Due to having to put the monster near the video card, I hope all of
you non-atx motherboard users don't mind moving your cards around.
You will probably need to if you have one of the Awe cards.  Hardware
installation is a breeze.  Relatively straightforward.  Before
installing my monster 3d 2, I removed the monster 3d from my computer
by using the "add or remove program" under control panel.  ( I found
no instructions for us who already had the original monster on what to
do, and wanted to avoid any conflicts).  Then, I went to the "system"
icon in control panel and went under devices tab, and deleted the
monster 3d.  Original hardware removal completed, and new installation
done, then put cd for monster in and upon startup and detection of new
device tell it to go to X:\win95 (where x is your drive).  The monster
3d 2 directions say X:\drivers, but it is wrong.  After installing
this, I think that was when it prompted me to restart computer.  I
did, and then you must go under system and devices again and then
select monster 2.  Select properties, then under driver tab, you have
to change driver.  Select have disk and do the X:\win95 again.
Restart computer and there you are!!!!!!  Relatively easy.  Now to
start testing on games.  BTW, go to Tom's hardware page
(www.tomshardware.com) for how to maximize the settings for your card.

Bryan

(now how to figure out how to buck up and purchase a second one for
interlacing.......DAMN..............)            :)

Trevor C Thoma

installation notes: MONSTER 3D 2!!!!

by Trevor C Thoma » Sun, 22 Mar 1998 04:00:00


> Man, that upgrade I did to go to an ATX motherboard just paid off.
> This card is pretty long.  Almost as long as my Creative Labs Awe32.
> (now how to figure out how to buck up and purchase a second one for
> interlacing.......DAMN..............)            :)

Brian, please post how the card works for you, I'll be buying 2 of them
soon, been holding off waiting to see what others get from them.

Trev

Brya

installation notes: MONSTER 3D 2!!!!

by Brya » Tue, 24 Mar 1998 04:00:00




>> Man, that upgrade I did to go to an ATX motherboard just paid off.
>> This card is pretty long.  Almost as long as my Creative Labs Awe32.

>> (now how to figure out how to buck up and purchase a second one for
>> interlacing.......DAMN..............)            :)

>Brian, please post how the card works for you, I'll be buying 2 of them
>soon, been holding off waiting to see what others get from them.

>Trev

Trev,
        Well, I was extremely e***d about the monster 3d 2 card when
I brought it home.  Installation went pretty easily, but I couldn't
seem to get it to work.  Finally after about six hours of working with
it unsuccessfully, I decided to try to use my old card (original
monster 3d) with all the new drivers and games that came with the md3
2 and see if they would work.  They did, so that helped me to finally
decide that I had gotten a bad card.  I tracked another new one down
today, and installed it and it worked right away.  I really do like
it, but after all the problems this weekend trying to figure out if it
was my installation or the card that was bad, it has dampened my
enthusiasm somewhat.  I would still recommend getting one, but I would
make sure to get one locally.  The bad one I got I mail ordered so I
will have to pack it up and send it back.

Bryan


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