AAAARRRGGGHHH! Computer for a boat anchor, anyone?

Being a system administrator, it's rather embarrassing to have to ask others for help (not that I really mind doing so), but since most (smaller) problems I fix easily, I usually get the problems where I ask all my other computer saavy friends about it and they say... "Geez! Never heard of that one..." So, here's one I've never heard of, nor has anyone at The Pits Crew, and it's got me stumped well and truly... Problem: Get sound of NASCAR3 and/or NASCAR Legends starting up, but NO video/screens whatsoever. Computer does not lock up, but you see the desktop as if nothing has been started. You can hit ESC, ESC, and it will 'exit' the NASCAR sim, so everything seems to work as advertised (no lockups), you just can't see any screens! Background: New computer (to me), previous install of Win98SE, install was 'refreshened' 2 days ago. After refreshen of Win98, DirectX7a and brand new drivers for the video cards were installed. No conflicts on system panel. No other problems detected by Sandra99. Details: P300 (Intel) w/64 meg RAM, Win98SE, DirectX 7a, Video: one Diamond Stealth II S220, two Diamond Monster Voodoo IIs (all with latest drivers) Sound: Creative Labs PCI128 w/latest drivers Requested response: HELP! ;] Solution should response not be available: Computer will be used for bass fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, to hold boat in position while 'pulling in that big one'... Other possible solutions: Computer may be used as a jack stand, paper weight, door stop, or other such immovable lumpy object that requires no interaction... Cheers! ��Jan Kohl�� **The Pits Performance Team** Computer Systems Programmer USAF Air-Ground Operations School Hurlburt Field, FL Castle Graphics - http://www.castlegraphics.com/ The Pits - http://www.theuspits.com/

erm,you did plug the pass through cable into the 'master' v2 ,did'nt you? also if you are using the 2 video cable trick, remember to switch between the voodoos and your 2d card.... sincerely evphelps v2sli+g200 :))

Not slagging Diamond here, but I had severe problems with quite a few apps running the Diamond drivers. Worth giving the 3dfx drivers a go...? Matt Jan Kohl skrev i meldingen <87lg13$avg$[email hidden]>... >Being a system administrator, it's rather embarrassing to have to askothers for help >(not that I really mind doing so), but since most (smaller) problems I fixeasily, I usually >get the problems where I ask all my other computer saavy friends about itand they say... >"Geez! Never heard of that one..." > >So, here's one I've never heard of, nor has anyone at The Pits Crew, andit's got me >stumped well and truly... > >Problem: Get sound of NASCAR3 and/or NASCAR Legends starting up, but NO >video/screens whatsoever. Computer does not lock up, but you see thedesktop as >if nothing has been started. You can hit ESC, ESC, and it will 'exit' theNASCAR sim, >so everything seems to work as advertised (no lockups), you just can't seeany screens! > >Background: New computer (to me), previous install of Win98SE, install was'refreshened' >2 days ago. After refreshen of Win98, DirectX7a and brand new drivers forthe video cards >were installed. No conflicts on system panel. No other problems detectedby Sandra99.

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> >Details: P300 (Intel) w/64 meg RAM, Win98SE, DirectX 7a, > Video: one Diamond Stealth II S220, two Diamond Monster Voodoo IIs > (all with latest drivers) > Sound: Creative Labs PCI128 w/latest drivers > >Requested response: HELP! ;] > >Solution should response not be available: Computer will be used for bass

fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, >to hold boat in position while 'pulling in that big one'... > >Other possible solutions: Computer may be used as a jack stand, paperweight, door stop, or other such

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>immovable lumpy object that requires no interaction... > >Cheers! > >��Jan Kohl�� **The Pits Performance Team** >Computer Systems Programmer >USAF Air-Ground Operations School >Hurlburt Field, FL > >Castle Graphics - http://www.castlegraphics.com/ >The Pits - http://www.theuspits.com/ > >

Well you are one step ahead of me Jan, I built a new system and tried to upgrade the old pig with win98se. The DSIIS220 would only run at loooooow desktop resolutions. I finally put win95 back on. Goodluck dave henrie Matthew Birger Knutsen wrote:

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> > Not slagging Diamond here, but I had severe problems with quite a few apps > running the Diamond drivers. Worth giving the 3dfx drivers a go...? > > Matt > > Jan Kohl skrev i meldingen <87lg13$avg$[email hidden]>... > >Being a system administrator, it's rather embarrassing to have to ask > others for help > >(not that I really mind doing so), but since most (smaller) problems I fix > easily, I usually > >get the problems where I ask all my other computer saavy friends about it > and they say... > >"Geez! Never heard of that one..." > > > >So, here's one I've never heard of, nor has anyone at The Pits Crew, and > it's got me > >stumped well and truly... > > > >Problem: Get sound of NASCAR3 and/or NASCAR Legends starting up, but NO > >video/screens whatsoever. Computer does not lock up, but you see the > desktop as > >if nothing has been started. You can hit ESC, ESC, and it will 'exit' the > NASCAR sim, > >so everything seems to work as advertised (no lockups), you just can't see > any screens! > > > >Background: New computer (to me), previous install of Win98SE, install was > 'refreshened' > >2 days ago. After refreshen of Win98, DirectX7a and brand new drivers for > the video cards > >were installed. No conflicts on system panel. No other problems detected > by Sandra99. > > > >Details: P300 (Intel) w/64 meg RAM, Win98SE, DirectX 7a, > > Video: one Diamond Stealth II S220, two Diamond Monster Voodoo IIs > > (all with latest drivers) > > Sound: Creative Labs PCI128 w/latest drivers > > > >Requested response: HELP! ;] > > > >Solution should response not be available: Computer will be used for bass > fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, > >to hold boat in position while 'pulling in that big one'... > > > >Other possible solutions: Computer may be used as a jack stand, paper > weight, door stop, or other such > >immovable lumpy object that requires no interaction... > > > >Cheers! > > > >��Jan Kohl�� **The Pits Performance Team** > >Computer Systems Programmer > >USAF Air-Ground Operations School > >Hurlburt Field, FL > > > >Castle Graphics - http://www.castlegraphics.com/ > >The Pits - http://www.theuspits.com/ > > > >

[email hidden] (Jan Kohl) wrote in <87lg13$avg$[email hidden]>: >Background: New computer (to me), previous install of Win98SE, install was >'refreshened' >2 days ago. After refreshen of Win98, DirectX7a and brand new drivers for the >video cards >were installed. No conflicts on system panel. No other problems detected by >Sandra99. It sounds like you reinstalled Windows over itself ? I have found this has a tendency to make the system flaky. As much of a pain as it is, a clean install after a reformat will be more stable. -- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C.

I agree, a clean install is an ABSOLUTE must. All kinds of probs with my new system, hd screwups, etc. Clean install is the first step.

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>>Background: New computer (to me), previous install of Win98SE, install was >>'refreshened' >>2 days ago. After refreshen of Win98, DirectX7a and brand new drivers for the >>video cards >>were installed. No conflicts on system panel. No other problems detected by >>Sandra99. >It sounds like you reinstalled Windows over itself ? I have found this has a >tendency to make the system flaky. As much of a pain as it is, a clean install >after a reformat will be more stable.

> To paraphrase Homer Simpson.....DOOOOOH! ;] And to think Homer operates a nuclear power plant...I guess anyone can be a systems analyst ;)