Video Card Problem

Purchased a VooDoo3 3000 in anticipation of playing N3. Prior to that I was running N3 under my Rendition card with the updated drivers. Followed the instructions and installed the VooDoo card. Win98 starts crashing and locking up. Figured, what the hell, reinstall Win98. Formated the harddrive. Start installing Win98 and THAT crashes. Removed the VooDoo, replaced it the the Rendition, Win98 installs fine, no more crashes. Is it possible to have a bad video card? Or, is my hardware (AMD K2 300 with 64 meg) uncompatible with this card? Otis Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

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>Purchased a VooDoo3 3000 in anticipation of playing N3. Prior to that >I was running N3 under my Rendition card with the updated drivers. >Followed the instructions and installed the VooDoo card. Win98 starts >crashing and locking up. Figured, what the hell, reinstall Win98. >Formated the harddrive. Start installing Win98 and THAT crashes. >Removed the VooDoo, replaced it the the Rendition, Win98 installs fine, >no more crashes. >Is it possible to have a bad video card? Or, is my hardware (AMD K2 >300 with 64 meg) uncompatible with this card? >Otis

Is your 3000 an AGP? Make sure it's seated securely in the slot. I called 3DFX Tech Support yesterday because my AGP 3000 wasn't giving me ANY display. In the course of the conversation, the card suddenly started working. I had never used any AGP card before, so I guess it took a couple times installing and removing the card for it to make decent contact...<shrug> Eldred __ Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc If all the world's a stage, where is the audience sitting? remove SPAM-OFF to reply.