Voodoo3 2000 AGP card to replace my Matrox Millenium II 2D AGP card, and my
Diamond Monster 3D PCI card (I got tired of 25fps in GPL with only 1/2 detail
on!).
Anyway, here is the dilema:
I followed 3dfx's instructions, (remove all display utilities, change display
adapter to standard VGA 640x480 16 colors, power off PC, remove old cards,
install voodoo3, power on, install drivers from CD, re-install DirectX 6.x from
CD, install 3dfx tools from CD), and, lo and behold, I've still got video when
I reboot Windows. BUT, here's the first problem: my initial windows screen
(Netware client 32 login, not the logo.sys screen) is displayed at 640x480.
Once I log into Windows/NetWare, my desktop is resized properly to 1024x768,
16bit high color.
Problem two is the one I really care about -- I get NO 3D use whatsoever out of
the card. If I go to launch a game that uses 3D, the PC immediately locks up,
and must have the plug pulled out of the back in order to reboot (the power
management even disables the reset and power buttons!). This occurs with
TOCA2, GPL, MGPRS, CPR, and UNREAL, as well as when I try and run dxdiag.exe.
Particulars:
Dell Dimension XPSD300 (PII300)
96MB RAM
AWE64 sound card
3dfx voodoo3 2000 AGP
Dell D1226H monitor
Latest drivers from 3dfx did not make any difference. One final note: I can
use 2D games that use DirectX, (Age of Empires), so I'm pretty sure DX is not
causing the problem.
I know I'm being kinda general in my descriptions here, but this post is
getting too large as it is! If you need specifics, let me know, I'll galdly
fill you in! Does anyone have any thoughts? Possible 'contamination' of 3d
and DX files from old video cards? Hardware incompatibility? I've got a
message sent off to 3dfx, but I'm not going to hold my breath on that one......
Thanks, all!