F1 2001 and Voodoo3 problem

Hi I'm trying to run F1 2001 but it tells me that I need DirectX 8 video drivers. But they are installed, and dxdiag tells me things are ok. I have a Voodoo 3000 with some latest patch. I run XP pro, Athlon 1600+, 256 DDR DIMM, etc . Any idea why I can't run it? Thanks zen

Voodoo3 cards do not have enough texture memory. 16megs won't do anymore. I think It is mentioned in the readme file that V3's are not supported. dave henrie "Zen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:DtYf8.6512$[email hidden]... > Hi > > I'm trying to run F1 2001 but it tells me that I need DirectX 8 video > drivers. But they are installed, and dxdiag tells me things are ok. I havea

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> Voodoo 3000 with some latest patch. I run XP pro, Athlon 1600+, 256 DDR > DIMM, etc . Any idea why I can't run it? > > Thanks > > zen > > >

Hi, Well, I have this flight sim, Il-2 (Ubisof), more recent than F1 2001, better graphics and more details, and it runs smooth as baby's bottom on this V3 although it "only" has 16 megs. It think its another case of a game poorly designed. Thanks! "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:es0g8.1116$e07.222@sccrnsc01... > Voodoo3 cards do not have enough texture memory. 16megs won't doanymore.

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> I think It is mentioned in the readme file that V3's are not supported. > dave henrie > "Zen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:DtYf8.6512$[email hidden]... > > Hi > > > > I'm trying to run F1 2001 but it tells me that I need DirectX 8 video > > drivers. But they are installed, and dxdiag tells me things are ok. I

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> a > > Voodoo 3000 with some latest patch. I run XP pro, Athlon 1600+, 256 DDR > > DIMM, etc . Any idea why I can't run it? > > > > Thanks > > > > zen > > > > > > > >

from EA Sports F1 2001 website, the requirements... Operating System Microsoft Windows 95,98, ME, 2000, XP Processor 333 Mhz or better Intel Pentium II or 100% Compatible Memory 64MB RAM Hard Drive 250MB CD/DVD Drive 4x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive Video card 16MB Direct3D video card (MUST be DirectX 8.0 compatible) Sound Card Direct X 8.0 compatible Game Controllers Direct X 8.0 compatible Multiplayer TCP/IP compliant (2-8 Players) Now, why wouldn't V3 work? "Zen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:DtYf8.6512$[email hidden]... > Hi > > I'm trying to run F1 2001 but it tells me that I need DirectX 8 video > drivers. But they are installed, and dxdiag tells me things are ok. I havea

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> Voodoo 3000 with some latest patch. I run XP pro, Athlon 1600+, 256 DDR > DIMM, etc . Any idea why I can't run it? > > Thanks > > zen > > >

F1 2001 requires DirectX 8.0 compatible video drivers. Since the Voodoo 3 is a 4 year old piece of hardware made by a now defunct company, there aren't any DX8 compatible drivers for it. The last time I checked, taking advantage of the latest hardware and software isn't "bad programming". I could accuse the developers of Grand Theft Auto 3 for bad programming because their product won't run on my Atari 2600 and it's just as relevant. Jason "Zen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<Iw6g8.4$[email hidden]>...

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> Hi, > > Well, I have this flight sim, Il-2 (Ubisof), more recent than F1 2001, > better graphics and more details, and it runs smooth as baby's bottom on > this V3 although it "only" has 16 megs. > > It think its another case of a game poorly designed. > > Thanks! > > > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:es0g8.1116$e07.222@sccrnsc01... > > Voodoo3 cards do not have enough texture memory. 16megs won't do > anymore. > > I think It is mentioned in the readme file that V3's are not supported. > > dave henrie > > "Zen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:DtYf8.6512$[email hidden]... > > > Hi > > > > > > I'm trying to run F1 2001 but it tells me that I need DirectX 8 video > > > drivers. But they are installed, and dxdiag tells me things are ok. I > have > a > > > Voodoo 3000 with some latest patch. I run XP pro, Athlon 1600+, 256 DDR > > > DIMM, etc . Any idea why I can't run it? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > zen > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Ya, you're right, I got excited for nothing. Still, DXdiag tells me the video car is working in directX 8.1, so I don't understand why F1 won't agree with it. But then again, its obviously more complicated than that. Any recommendations regarding which video card I should get and that will last me another 4 years? Zen "jason moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> F1 2001 requires DirectX 8.0 compatible video drivers. > > Since the Voodoo 3 is a 4 year old piece of hardware made by a now > defunct company, there aren't any DX8 compatible drivers for it. > > The last time I checked, taking advantage of the latest hardware and > software isn't "bad programming". I could accuse the developers of > Grand Theft Auto 3 for bad programming because their product won't run > on my Atari 2600 and it's just as relevant. > > Jason > > > "Zen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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> > Hi, > > > > Well, I have this flight sim, Il-2 (Ubisof), more recent than F1 2001, > > better graphics and more details, and it runs smooth as baby's bottom on > > this V3 although it "only" has 16 megs. > > > > It think its another case of a game poorly designed. > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:es0g8.1116$e07.222@sccrnsc01... > > > Voodoo3 cards do not have enough texture memory. 16megs won't do > > anymore. > > > I think It is mentioned in the readme file that V3's are not

supported. > > > dave henrie > > > "Zen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:DtYf8.6512$[email hidden]... > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > I'm trying to run F1 2001 but it tells me that I need DirectX 8video > > > > drivers. But they are installed, and dxdiag tells me things are ok.I > > have > > a > > > > Voodoo 3000 with some latest patch. I run XP pro, Athlon 1600+, 256DDR

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> > > > DIMM, etc . Any idea why I can't run it? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > zen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

"Zen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<hcgg8.6083$[email hidden]>... > Any recommendations regarding which video card I should get and that will > last me another 4 years? Good luck. I've gotten into the habit of buying the 2nd best video card and just replacing it every 6-12 months. Using a Geforce 3 Ti200 now but more than likely going to get a Geforce 4 Ti4600 and try to keep myself satisfied with that for a short while. So, to answer question, I have no idea. =p Jason

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (jason moyer) writes: >Good luck. I've gotten into the habit of buying the 2nd best video >card and just replacing it every 6-12 months. Using a Geforce 3 Ti200 >now but more than likely going to get a Geforce 4 Ti4600 and try to >keep myself satisfied with that for a short while. Ah - continuous consumption based on planned obsolescence... The retailers LOVE you for that... :) Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.