~~~New Computer: Can't get univbe to work..Help!!!

Probably cause AGP ISN'T SUPPORTED BY ANTHING!!! I wouldn't buy AGP or anything w/ it for a while since no one supports it and I am sure that is the reason N2 won't work. If it isn't an intergrated motherboard, sell that or keep it for safe keepings, and then go out and by a one slot 3Dfx board like the Hurcules 128 or something. Or you can buy a Rendition V2200 card, and couple it with a Canopus Pure 3D. Jon -- --------- Visit the Pit Stall [link lost in import] If you need something for Nascar 2, where else to go but here? Make sure to vote for us in the Top 10 N2 sites and the soon coming top 5! --------- Visit the NFANFAJG [link lost in import] Isn't it about time to end Driver Bashing? if you aggree, then join us! "I hate to see ya go, I love to watch ya leave!" -John Travolta (or Nicolas Cage's character in John's body), Face/Off

Hi Guys and Gals, OK I finally got my new computer. I'm all e***d to see N2 on this baby and I can't get N2 to run! Arrrggggg! Stats: Dell Pentium II 64 meg ram 6.4 gig HD 24x CD Altec Lansing 495's 19" Dell monitor STB 128 AGP video card NVidia chipset I think Problem: When I install the sim it all goes fine untill the part about installing the univbe drivers. It halts and gives a message saying that an Svga card can't be found!?? I tried running the sim anyhow and the opening screen goes fine but when it kicks over to load the sim-- nothing! a big black screen. So for giggles I tried running the nasrend.bat to see if that might work...nota. PLEASE-- can someone give me an idea of what's going on and how to fix it. I read the read me which stated some video cards won't use univbe and delete two files from the N2 directory. I did as stated and still no luck. Tried reinstalling still the same. I'm cryin here...spent 3k to play N2 and I got a blank screen. I'm sure it's something simple and if I wasn't so e***d could figure it out but I'm having major brain fade at this point. Any help appreciated! R. Faust aka Xducer

Thanks all-- but I got it working! Awesome w/ all cars drawn all graphics on all sounds the whole shooting match... What a difference from my 486/100 w/ stealth 64!!! I'm so happy I could just wet my drawer----ops. ;) I reloaded N2 and when prompted to load univbe I said "no". Who knows, one of them things I guess. At any rate, I'm gone Racin...... R. Faust aka Xducer

Glad you got N2 working! I've got a quick question for you (I was buggin you with this one when you first announced you ordered your computer as well) How are those ACS-495 speakers? I've got my system coming around New Years, and I'm just curious if they will be worth what I paid for them. Also, do you own Cart Precision Racing? Some people with Velocity 128 cards have reported flickering when playing the game, and I'm trying to figure out if the latest drivers (released 11-25) have fixed the problem..... Thanks, and have fun with that new system!!! Mike McCloskey C.P.R. Playground http://www.msu.edu/user/mcclosk6/cart/cart.htm

Univibe sucks... Dell is good

>Glad you got N2 working! I've got a quick question for you (I was buggin >you with this one when you first announced you ordered your computer as >well) How are those ACS-495 speakers? I've got my system coming around >New Years, and I'm just curious if they will be worth what I paid for them. Open my mouth another time but I have to get some info. I, like many simracers, ordered a Dell for X-mas. The mail truck is supposes to come in about 3hours (very e***d of trowing off my old P100). I also wonder about the ACS-495. They look like extreme speakers (Dolby Surround) but are they REALLY good ? Worth the price ?. Yes Randy Magruder also had the same systems as our 4. He had some problems with I think (AFAIK) with C:PR. But hey rememer the Velocity drivers are pre-pre-pre-alpha still, so hey what a great future our AGP card :). Francois Menard

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> Hi Guys and Gals, > OK I finally got my new computer. I'm all e***d to see N2 on this baby and I > can't get N2 to run! Arrrggggg! > Stats: > Dell Pentium II > 64 meg ram > 6.4 gig HD > 24x CD > Altec Lansing 495's > 19" Dell monitor > STB 128 AGP video card NVidia chipset I think > Problem: > When I install the sim it all goes fine untill the part about installing the > univbe drivers. It halts and gives a message saying that an Svga card can't be > found!?? > I tried running the sim anyhow and the opening screen goes fine but when it > kicks over to load the sim-- nothing! a big black screen. So for giggles I > tried running the nasrend.bat to see if that might work...nota. > PLEASE-- can someone give me an idea of what's going on and how to fix it. I > read the read me which stated some video cards won't use univbe and delete two > files from the N2 directory. I did as stated and still no luck. Tried > reinstalling still the same. I'm cryin here...spent 3k to play N2 and I got a > blank screen. > I'm sure it's something simple and if I wasn't so e***d could figure it out > but I'm having major brain fade at this point. > Any help appreciated! > R. Faust > aka Xducer

Hey Xducer, I had the exact same problem with a Viper 330 AGP card! What I did was yank out that beastie and slam in the old reliable Intergraph Intense 3D 100 on the PCI bus. N2 runs great on my new PII/300 with the old Rendition card. I'm planning on buying either a Hercules Thriller 3D AGP card or a Jazz Multimedia Outlaw 3D AGP 8meg (you read that right!) card. Both should be available in January. Good luck, all the best, Mike Davis -- Michael S. Davis Creative Media-Works Computer/Audio/Video Convergence "from Creative minds spring Creative solutions." http://www.creativemedia-works.com

Well guys for one thing the version of Univbe that came with nascar2 doesn't support the new video cards. But on the upside they are already or should be VESA 2.0 compliant so the univbe is worthless anyway so don't even try to load it because it won't work or degrade your video card.