P-166, Matrox Cannot Run ICR!!

Help!!! I just bought a P-166, 32 Megs of EDO RAM, Matrox Millenium (OEM), with a SB 32 PNP, but I cannot run ICR2!!! After a few minutes of racing the screen either locks up, and fills with numeric codes. I have tried it with a boot disk, with and without UNIVIBE, etc. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

>Help!!! I just bought a P-166, 32 Megs of EDO RAM, Matrox Millenium (OEM), >with a SB 32 PNP, but I cannot run ICR2!!! After a few minutes of racing >the screen either locks up, and fills with numeric codes. I have tried it >with a boot disk, with and without UNIVIBE, etc. Any help would be >appreciated. Thanks. Hmm, are you using EMM386 in your config.sys file? I have a similar setup and have had no problems. However, I have a SB16 Value. Clark Archer IVGA #3920

> Help!!! I just bought a P-166, 32 Megs of EDO RAM, Matrox Millenium (OEM), > with a SB 32 PNP, but I cannot run ICR2!!! After a few minutes of racing > the screen either locks up, and fills with numeric codes. I have tried it > with a boot disk, with and without UNIVIBE, etc. Any help would be > appreciated. Thanks. First check the BIOS number on the Matrox, it flashes quickly on the screen when you turn on the machine. The latest Bios is v2.0. Next try using different sound settings such as 8-bit or none at all. Try to narrow the problem down. A patch for ICR2 should be available very soon from Papy, that may help also. Dana Bailes

I had similar problems with my 6x86....turned out to be heat. You could heat a small house with one of these things. That obviously is not the problem if ONLY icr crashes and nothing else. Try deleting the game and re-installing it, but don't forgot to save those setups first!

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> > >> >Help!!! I just bought a P-166, 32 Megs of EDO RAM, Matrox Millenium (OEM), >> >with a SB 32 PNP, but I cannot run ICR2!!! After a few minutes of racing >> >the screen either locks up, and fills with numeric codes. I have tried it >> >with a boot disk, with and without UNIVIBE, etc. Any help would be >> >appreciated. Thanks. >> >>Hmm, are you using EMM386 in your config.sys file? I have a similar setup > and >>have had no problems. However, I have a SB16 Value. > > > >>Clark Archer >>IVGA #3920 > >I am having the exact same problem with my P-166. I had a P-90 that >ran Indycar II just fine and all I did was replace the motherboard. >Everything else has remained the same. I have 32 Mb RAM, a #9 GxePro >Video card and a Sound Blaster 16 Value. After I have played Indycar >II for 10 - 20 minutes it just freezes. I thought it must be the new >motherboard and processor since that is the only thing that changed on >my machine. I do run EMM386 in my config.sys file. > >Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. > > >Don Chapman >

The problem is probably the EMM386 line. I believe that Rick Genter said not to use EMM386. I removed it from my config.sys file and have had no screen freezes since. I can now run 50% length races and have the whole replay at the end. Great for grabbing screenshots of those really unbelievable outbreaking maneuvers! Clark Archer IVGA #3920

Might want to make sure your not running Smartdrive. I know NASCAR doesn't like it. Good luck. Sondog

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> >> >Help!!! I just bought a P-166, 32 Megs of EDO RAM, Matrox Millenium (OEM), > >> >with a SB 32 PNP, but I cannot run ICR2!!! After a few minutes of racing > >> >the screen either locks up, and fills with numeric codes. I have tried it > >> >with a boot disk, with and without UNIVIBE, etc. Any help would be > >> >appreciated. Thanks. > >>Hmm, are you using EMM386 in your config.sys file? I have a similar setup > > and > >>have had no problems. However, I have a SB16 Value. > >>Clark Archer > >>IVGA #3920 > >I am having the exact same problem with my P-166. I had a P-90 that > >ran Indycar II just fine and all I did was replace the motherboard. > >Everything else has remained the same. I have 32 Mb RAM, a #9 GxePro > >Video card and a Sound Blaster 16 Value. After I have played Indycar > >II for 10 - 20 minutes it just freezes. I thought it must be the new > >motherboard and processor since that is the only thing that changed on > >my machine. I do run EMM386 in my config.sys file. > >Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. > >Don Chapman >The problem is probably the EMM386 line. I believe that Rick Genter said not >to use EMM386. I removed it from my config.sys file and have had no >screen freezes since. I can now run 50% length races and have the whole >replay at the end. Great for grabbing screenshots of those really >unbelievable outbreaking maneuvers! >Clark Archer >IVGA #3920

I got the same pb on a p120 with 16megs...with a s3 trio..illl try without emm386 and let u know

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> >Help!!! I just bought a P-166, 32 Megs of EDO RAM, Matrox Millenium (OEM), > >with a SB 32 PNP, but I cannot run ICR2!!! After a few minutes of racing > >the screen either locks up, and fills with numeric codes. I have tried it > >with a boot disk, with and without UNIVIBE, etc. Any help would be > >appreciated. Thanks. >Hmm, are you using EMM386 in your config.sys file? I have a similar setup and >have had no problems. However, I have a SB16 Value. >Clark Archer >IVGA #3920

I am having the exact same problem with my P-166. I had a P-90 that ran Indycar II just fine and all I did was replace the motherboard. Everything else has remained the same. I have 32 Mb RAM, a #9 GxePro Video card and a Sound Blaster 16 Value. After I have played Indycar II for 10 - 20 minutes it just freezes. I thought it must be the new motherboard and processor since that is the only thing that changed on my machine. I do run EMM386 in my config.sys file. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Don Chapman

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>>Help!!! I just bought a P-166, 32 Megs of EDO RAM, Matrox Millenium (OEM), >>with a SB 32 PNP, but I cannot run ICR2!!! After a few minutes of racing >>the screen either locks up, and fills with numeric codes. I have tried it >>with a boot disk, with and without UNIVIBE, etc. Any help would be >>appreciated. Thanks. >I had similar problems with my 6x86....turned out to be heat. You >could heat a small house with one of these things. That obviously is >not the problem if ONLY icr crashes and nothing else. Try deleting the >game and re-installing it, but don't forgot to save those setups >first!

You just said what I was going to say, it sounds like a heat problem. If you don't have a heat sink and/or cpu fan on your Pentium, get one. Or if you want to try and diagnose the problem before spending any $$, take the case off of your computer and point a small household fan in the processor's direction. If your crashing problems go away, you've found the culprit.

All dos games seem to have this problem on my machine after a period of time, so it definitely sounds like a heat problem. However, I do have a cpu fan and it seems to be working fine. I will try the household fan technique. Thanks for the advice. Don Chapman