3DFX Problems

I've got a P200MMX, 48mb RAM, S3 Virge DX (2mb) and a Maxi Gamer 3DFX. I have a problem when I run some Direct 3D (or DDraw) games. When the game starts up it asks which display device to use. I choose 3DFX and the game tries to run, but instead the screen goes blank. There is NO Hard Disk activity, and the keys do nothing. If I soft-reset, the computer boots with a blank screen. If I soft reset again, it fixes itself. The games in question are International Rally Championship, Tomb Raider II, Incoming and others. How can I fix this problem? Thanks in advance, David Cane

oh, and this affects CPR too.

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>When the game starts up it asks which display device to use. I choose 3DFX >and the game tries to run, but instead the screen goes blank. There is NO >Hard Disk activity, and the keys do nothing. >If I soft-reset, the computer boots with a blank screen. If I soft reset >again, it fixes itself. >The games in question are International Rally Championship, Tomb Raider II, >Incoming and others. >How can I fix this problem?

I had this problem (with Toca Touring cars, and Ubisoft F1RS). After playing around (installing/removing drivers, installing/removing Directx, installing/removing the card....) for a few (increasingly annoying days), I took the card back to where I bought it from - having concluded something was wrong with it. After spending 3 hrs going over everything I'd already tried and then trying the card in 2 other systems, the guy said "uh, must be something wrong witht the card". So I got another one, and it's been running fine for the last 2 weeks. (the first one 'died' after 2 days). So, methinks you should perhaps try the card in someone elses system and/or just take it back and say it don't work no more Hope this was of help. R

Nah, the card is fine. It works perfectly on Native 3dfx stuff, and 50% of the DIrect 3d stuff. It's a software thing I reckon, but I just can't work out what. David Cane

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>>When the game starts up it asks which display device to use. I choose 3DFX >>and the game tries to run, but instead the screen goes blank. There is NO >>Hard Disk activity, and the keys do nothing. >>If I soft-reset, the computer boots with a blank screen. If I soft reset >>again, it fixes itself. >>The games in question are International Rally Championship, Tomb Raider

II,

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>>Incoming and others. >>How can I fix this problem? >I had this problem (with Toca Touring cars, and Ubisoft F1RS). After >playing around (installing/removing drivers, installing/removing Directx, >installing/removing the card....) for a few (increasingly annoying days),

I >took the card back to where I bought it from - having concluded something was >wrong with it. >After spending 3 hrs going over everything I'd already tried and then trying the >card in 2 other systems, the guy said "uh, must be something wrong witht the >card". So I got another one, and it's been running fine for the last 2 weeks. >(the first one 'died' after 2 days). >So, methinks you should perhaps try the card in someone elses system and/or just >take it back and say it don't work no more >Hope this was of help. >R

I dont know much about the maker of the 3dfx card you are using, but you want to make sure that you have the latest patches for the games in question, and the latest drivers for the video card you are using, and the sound card as well(you never know). Then, i would completely unintstall directx and reinstall with directx 5.2 so you know you have the latest version.

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>I've got a P200MMX, 48mb RAM, S3 Virge DX (2mb) and a Maxi Gamer 3DFX. >I have a problem when I run some Direct 3D (or DDraw) games. >When the game starts up it asks which display device to use. I choose 3DFX >and the game tries to run, but instead the screen goes blank. There is NO >Hard Disk activity, and the keys do nothing. >If I soft-reset, the computer boots with a blank screen. If I soft reset >again, it fixes itself. >The games in question are International Rally Championship, Tomb Raider II, >Incoming and others. >How can I fix this problem? >Thanks in advance, >David Cane

Firstly, make sure you have the latest drivers for your card (the latest 3Dfx reference drivers will do). Also, make sure you get the patch that is needed when using the Voodoo with some S3 Virge cards. It's available at http://www.3dfx.com and also http://www.orchid.com Regards Andrew

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> I've got a P200MMX, 48mb RAM, S3 Virge DX (2mb) and a Maxi Gamer 3DFX. > I have a problem when I run some Direct 3D (or DDraw) games. > When the game starts up it asks which display device to use. I choose 3DFX > and the game tries to run, but instead the screen goes blank. There is NO > Hard Disk activity, and the keys do nothing. > If I soft-reset, the computer boots with a blank screen. If I soft reset > again, it fixes itself. > The games in question are International Rally Championship, Tomb Raider II, > Incoming and others. > How can I fix this problem? > Thanks in advance, > David Cane

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Try downloading the last Glide drivers (ver 2.4 I think) from www.3dfx.com Fix the problem for me. -- NOTE: Remove the "remove" from E-mail address to reply. Nigel of Lakewood Motorsports (Memeber of the Nascar Offline Racing Series) Nascar Coruba & Coke Chevy Hamilton New Zealand