3dfx card need help to get it to work

Hello, On my parents computer, I put in an old voodoo1 card (diamond) to compliment their AMD 350. It all installs correctly, loads the drivers, can change settings everything, but no games recognize it, no programs to select a d3d device or opengl device recognize it and when i go to device manager and click on computer to see the IRQ, i think it is using IRQ 9 (no others on it) but it is saying it is an unknown device there, doesnt say it is my 3d card. Ive gotten the new drivers also, still wont work. Any ideas? Jesse

From my old DOS days, I hated IRQ 9. It was shared with IRQ 2 (if that makes sense to you :-). I have my second ethernet card on IRQ 9 and it works fine, but the Monster might not like it. Try changing the IRQ to 10, 11 or 12 using CONTROL PANEL / SYSTEM / DEVICES. (Oops I'm on NT Workstation now so I can't remember the exact choices). Of course change the IRQ to one that is not conflicting with any current devices. To test the card, Diamond has a test program to verify everything is working -- try that before any games. Jason.

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> Hello, > On my parents computer, I put in an old voodoo1 card (diamond) to compliment > their AMD 350. It all installs correctly, loads the drivers, can change > settings everything, but no games recognize it, no programs to select a d3d > device or opengl device recognize it and when i go to device manager and > click on computer to see the IRQ, i think it is using IRQ 9 (no others on > it) but it is saying it is an unknown device there, doesnt say it is my 3d > card. Ive gotten the new drivers also, still wont work. Any ideas? > Jesse

-------- Jason Monds "My other car is a Ferrari" http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

>From my old DOS days, I hated IRQ 9. It was shared with IRQ 2 (if that makes >sense to you :-). At the risk of starting a "tech-war" (but this IS important info) IRQ 2 is actually "cascaded" to IRQ 9. The original XT only had 8 IRQs. When the AT came out they added 9-15. To "get to" the higher IRQs, they used IRQ 2 to "point to" 9 allowing access to the upper IRQ's. I agree that it's GENERALLY a bad idea to use either 2 or 9. I ALWAYS try to force cards into the upper IRQs whenever possible - you never know when you're gonna get a card that WON'T support higher IRQ's (8bit boards). Generally: 3 = Com 2 and 4 4 = Com 1 and 3 5 = LPT2: and sound card 6 = floppy (?) 7 = LPT1: (printer) 8 = RTC (open on some computers) 9 = redirector from 2 10 = NIC 11 = video card 12 = PS/2 Mouse 13 = open 14 = open 15 = 2nd IDE Channel. If you use an old IDE CD on the secondary channel, it needs IRQ15. "Gunner"

I moved my card around making sure it had no conflicts with the slots, same thing. This is gettin on my nerves. Jesse >From my old DOS days, I hated IRQ 9. It was shared with IRQ 2 (if that makes >sense to you :-). >I have my second ethernet card on IRQ 9 and it works fine, but the Monster might >not like it. Try changing the IRQ to 10, 11 or 12 using CONTROL PANEL / SYSTEM >/ DEVICES. (Oops I'm on NT Workstation now so I can't remember the exact >choices). Of course change the IRQ to one that is not conflicting with any >current devices. >To test the card, Diamond has a test program to verify everything is working --

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>try that before any games. >Jason. >> Hello, >> On my parents computer, I put in an old voodoo1 card (diamond) to

compliment >> their AMD 350. It all installs correctly, loads the drivers, can change >> settings everything, but no games recognize it, no programs to select a d3d >> device or opengl device recognize it and when i go to device manager and >> click on computer to see the IRQ, i think it is using IRQ 9 (no others on >> it) but it is saying it is an unknown device there, doesnt say it is my 3d

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>> card. Ive gotten the new drivers also, still wont work. Any ideas? >> Jesse >-------- >Jason Monds >"My other car is a Ferrari" >http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups >(Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

I think I found the problem. When I thought it was assigning it IRQ 9, it really isnt giving it an IRQ at all. I looked at the resources and it has a memory range but no IRQ. The number 9 IRQ gives you some sort of vague thing like, something is here but we dont know what which, since i didnt see the monster anywhere else, I assumed it was there. So this is just more info, I dont know if it will help diagnose. Jesse >From my old DOS days, I hated IRQ 9. It was shared with IRQ 2 (if that makes >sense to you :-). >I have my second ethernet card on IRQ 9 and it works fine, but the Monster might >not like it. Try changing the IRQ to 10, 11 or 12 using CONTROL PANEL / SYSTEM >/ DEVICES. (Oops I'm on NT Workstation now so I can't remember the exact >choices). Of course change the IRQ to one that is not conflicting with any >current devices. >To test the card, Diamond has a test program to verify everything is working --

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>try that before any games. >Jason. >> Hello, >> On my parents computer, I put in an old voodoo1 card (diamond) to

compliment >> their AMD 350. It all installs correctly, loads the drivers, can change >> settings everything, but no games recognize it, no programs to select a d3d >> device or opengl device recognize it and when i go to device manager and >> click on computer to see the IRQ, i think it is using IRQ 9 (no others on >> it) but it is saying it is an unknown device there, doesnt say it is my 3d

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>> card. Ive gotten the new drivers also, still wont work. Any ideas? >> Jesse >-------- >Jason Monds >"My other car is a Ferrari" >http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups >(Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

Well now that I look at my computer, my voodoo2 12MB also doesnt have an IRQ but this one works, its just my parents' computer doesn't seem to want to recognize it for the games, it recognizes it to add hardware though. Jesse >I think I found the problem. When I thought it was assigning it IRQ 9, it >really isnt giving it an IRQ at all. I looked at the resources and it has a >memory range but no IRQ. The number 9 IRQ gives you some sort of vague >thing like, something is here but we dont know what which, since i didnt see

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>the monster anywhere else, I assumed it was there. So this is just more >info, I dont know if it will help diagnose. >Jesse >>From my old DOS days, I hated IRQ 9. It was shared with IRQ 2 (if that >makes >>sense to you :-). >>I have my second ethernet card on IRQ 9 and it works fine, but the Monster >might >>not like it. Try changing the IRQ to 10, 11 or 12 using CONTROL PANEL / >SYSTEM >>/ DEVICES. (Oops I'm on NT Workstation now so I can't remember the exact >>choices). Of course change the IRQ to one that is not conflicting with

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>>current devices. >>To test the card, Diamond has a test program to verify everything is >working -- >>try that before any games. >>Jason. >>> Hello, >>> On my parents computer, I put in an old voodoo1 card (diamond) to >compliment >>> their AMD 350. It all installs correctly, loads the drivers, can change >>> settings everything, but no games recognize it, no programs to select a >d3d >>> device or opengl device recognize it and when i go to device manager and >>> click on computer to see the IRQ, i think it is using IRQ 9 (no others

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>>> it) but it is saying it is an unknown device there, doesnt say it is my >3d >>> card. Ive gotten the new drivers also, still wont work. Any ideas? >>> Jesse >>-------- >>Jason Monds >>"My other car is a Ferrari" >>http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups >>(Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

hi dont think the voodoo1 cards use an interupt.... but i had trouble with an old v1(diamond also) loaded latest drivers and changed the memory range manually (voodoo under sound video and game controllers with my drivers) in resources uncheck use automatic settings double click on memory range and select a range that is 2-3 settings from any other device) hope this helps :) >Hello, >On my parents computer, I put in an old voodoo1 card (diamond) to compliment

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>their AMD 350. It all installs correctly, loads the drivers, can change >settings everything, but no games recognize it, no programs to select a d3d >device or opengl device recognize it and when i go to device manager and >click on computer to see the IRQ, i think it is using IRQ 9 (no others on >it) but it is saying it is an unknown device there, doesnt say it is my 3d >card. Ive gotten the new drivers also, still wont work. Any ideas? >Jesse

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> Hello, > On my parents computer, I put in an old voodoo1 card (diamond) to compliment > their AMD 350. It all installs correctly, loads the drivers, can change > settings everything, but no games recognize it, no programs to select a d3d > device or opengl device recognize it and when i go to device manager and > click on computer to see the IRQ, i think it is using IRQ 9 (no others on > it) but it is saying it is an unknown device there, doesnt say it is my 3d > card. Ive gotten the new drivers also, still wont work. Any ideas? > Jesse

Jesse, I still use a Diamond Monster 3dfx voodoo l with my new AMD K6-2 350. And my system recognized the board just fine. Make sure that the new drivers you installed are for the Voodoo l and not the 2. I use the 2.43 versions,and everything works great. I don't upgrade unless I need to. "Don't fix-it,if it ain't broken..". The installation is plug and play,but make sure that there aren't any conflicting programs or files 1lst. Joel Willstein

Hi Wosco, One more thing. If you are using the original voodoo1 drivers from the installation disk -- they do not support DirectX 6.x. I assume you are using DX6, so get the current voodoo1 drivers from http://www.diamondmm.com. Jason.

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> Hello, > On my parents computer, I put in an old voodoo1 card (diamond) to compliment > their AMD 350. It all installs correctly, loads the drivers, can change > settings everything, but no games recognize it, no programs to select a d3d > device or opengl device recognize it and when i go to device manager and > click on computer to see the IRQ, i think it is using IRQ 9 (no others on > it) but it is saying it is an unknown device there, doesnt say it is my 3d > card. Ive gotten the new drivers also, still wont work. Any ideas? > Jesse

-- -------- Jason Monds "My other car is a Ferrari" http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

It installs fine, drivers load fine, no conflicts, games wont use it though. Jesse >> Hello, >> On my parents computer, I put in an old voodoo1 card (diamond) to compliment >> their AMD 350. It all installs correctly, loads the drivers, can change >> settings everything, but no games recognize it, no programs to select a d3d >> device or opengl device recognize it and when i go to device manager and >> click on computer to see the IRQ, i think it is using IRQ 9 (no others on >> it) but it is saying it is an unknown device there, doesnt say it is my 3d

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>> card. Ive gotten the new drivers also, still wont work. Any ideas? >> Jesse >Jesse, > I still use a Diamond Monster 3dfx voodoo l with my new AMD K6-2 >350. And my system recognized the board just fine. Make sure that the >new drivers you installed are for the Voodoo l and not the 2. I use the >2.43 versions,and everything works great. I don't upgrade unless I need >to. "Don't fix-it,if it ain't broken..". > The installation is plug and play,but make sure that there aren't >any conflicting programs or files 1lst. >Joel Willstein