Thriller Help.. Please!

Hi all, I have a Herc Thriller that was working great in my 233MMX machine. I just built a 300A Celeron system and it is up and stable at 450 and 2.0 volts. However, I encountered an error (also happened at 300/66) that says "PC DISPLAY SETUP NOT CORRECT." Then if I try to go to properties, it gives me a blue screen (fatal exception error). I found the error on the Thriller FAQ on Herc's website, but it says to remove the old drivers, then reinstall them. Well, the drivers that were there were ALREADY Herc drivers. I've uninstalled them and reinstalled them to no effect. Still keeps happening. I swapped the hard drive from my old MMX to the Celeron. I forgot to switch to VGA before swapping it out. But I am using the same Thriller adapter that I was in the old machine. The drivers are the same, and Windows found them when PnP kicked at bootup of the new hardware. Any ideas anyone?? -_Dave -- Dave Schwabe The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

Have you tired to increase the core. voltage to 2.1 or 2.2 volts ?? That *might* cure it... -- All the best, Edwin Solheim **remove spamguard in address to reply** Drop by "The Paddock - a legendary site....." for some cool GPL stuff! http://home.c2i.net/thepaddock

On Fri, 26 Mar 1999 16:52:52 +0100, "Edwin Solheim" >Have you tired to increase the core. voltage to 2.1 or 2.2 volts ?? No, he said it's happening at 300/66 too. >>I swapped the hard drive from my old MMX to the Celeron. I forgot to >>switch to VGA before swapping it out. But I am using the same Thriller >>adapter that I was in the old machine. The drivers are the same, and >>Windows found them when PnP kicked at bootup of the new hardware. Your PC would probably be a lot happier if you do a clean install of Windows. Just swapping motherboards and letting plug and play do it's work *usually* results in a functional machine, but sometimes it's not functional and sometimes it's non-optimal. After the full de-install/re-install of the video drivers (as per Hercules' instructions), which you've done already, that would be my advice. I've done it both ways; I built a C300A/Thriller this fall with the old HD, then did a clean Win95 install when I got a new HD. IT worked both ways for me. YMobviouslyV. Good luck. "But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark

Dave, I had the same problem with my old Vraptor. I had to change the adapter to standard vga, reboot with standard setting. After system was back up, I went back into display setup and changed my adapter. Do not use the adapter that shows in window. Instead select Have Disk and then browse to the folder that contains the Thriller Drivers. If it says you habe a newer version of a file replace them with the older one. This will guarantee that all the driver files installed are compatible. Start:Settings:Control Panel:Disply:Settings:Advanced:(change under the adapter tab)

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>Hi all, >I have a Herc Thriller that was working great in my 233MMX machine. >I just built a 300A Celeron system and it is up and stable at 450 and >2.0 volts. However, I encountered an error (also happened at 300/66) >that says "PC DISPLAY SETUP NOT CORRECT." Then if I try to go to >properties, it gives me a blue screen (fatal exception error). I found >the error on the Thriller FAQ on Herc's website, but it says to remove >the old drivers, then reinstall them. Well, the drivers that were there >were ALREADY Herc drivers. I've uninstalled them and reinstalled them to >no effect. Still keeps happening. >I swapped the hard drive from my old MMX to the Celeron. I forgot to >switch to VGA before swapping it out. But I am using the same Thriller >adapter that I was in the old machine. The drivers are the same, and >Windows found them when PnP kicked at bootup of the new hardware. >Any ideas anyone?? >-_Dave >-- >Dave Schwabe >The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site >http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

Is your Thriller AGP? What motherboard are you using, the Abit BH6? I did a very similar thing , except my Thriller is pci. I moved my existing hard drive, Thriller, etc from my older Dell 233 mmx to the new motherboard/chip. I'm running my 300A at 450, and am not having the problem you are. First thing I would check - if your Thriller is AGP, make sure the agpclk is set to 2/3, not 1/1. Second thing I would check, make sure you have the latest Thriller drivers and bios ( their getting a little dated now) from the Hercules website. If your Thriller is pci and the above doesn't help, try moving it to a different pci slot. In some cases , the Thriller doesn't like pci slot1. Another thought - if you have the Abit board, there is an option in the soft menu to tell the system what where to check for the video card - agp slot or pci slot - make sure this one is set correctly. Hope some of this helps, -- Don Burnette Palmetto Racing Dburn on Ten > Hi all, > I have a Herc Thriller that was working great in my 233MMX machine. > I just built a 300A Celeron system and it is up and stable at 450 and > 2.0 volts. However, I encountered an error (also happened at 300/66) > that says "PC DISPLAY SETUP NOT CORRECT." Then if I try to go to > properties, it gives me a blue screen (fatal exception error). I found > the error on the Thriller FAQ on Herc's website, but it says to remove > the old drivers, then reinstall them. Well, the drivers that were there > were ALREADY Herc drivers. I've uninstalled them and reinstalled them to > no effect. Still keeps happening. > I swapped the hard drive from my old MMX to the Celeron. I forgot to > switch to VGA before swapping it out. But I am using the same Thriller > adapter that I was in the old machine. The drivers are the same, and > Windows found them when PnP kicked at bootup of the new hardware. > Any ideas anyone?? > -_Dave > -- > Dave Schwabe > The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site > http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

Hi Dave, FWIW I'll add my 2 cents. First have a look at [link lost in import: /***ion/] This web site is dedicated to the Rendition chipset and has lots of good stuff and advice. Also try [link lost in import] drivers they provide. Hercules seem to abandoded all updates for their Rendition chip boards but the refference drivers from Rendition are as late as Febuary 1999. Hope you find your answer. Cheers Phillip McNelley