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    G400 MAX crashes UT: SF/ Win2K

    I'm having strange problem that recently started upon switching from Windows 9x to Win2K (full HD wipe/install). My Matrox G400 MAX, which had previously performed with no problem in UT:Strike Force now randomly freezes on the Win2K platform. Sometimes UT crashes with a pattern of multi-colored lines (layering on top of each other). Most of the time, however, UT just cold freezes (occassionally the HUD gets very bright in the frozen picture). I am overclocking my system, but this exact same system worked fine under Win98. Also the AGP bus is barely overclocked as I have a Celeron CPU. The G400MAX itself is not overclocked.


    Latest BIOS and drivers.
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    Intel Celeron II 900mhz
    Abit BE6-II
    128MB CL-2 RAM
    Matrox G400MAX
    Diamond MX300

    [This message has been edited by Zuofu (edited 08 December 2000).]
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  • #2
    I'm not an expert on W2K or W2K gaming, but as far as I know, the OS can be a lot fussier about overclocking than Windows 98. Have you tried it with your CPU at spec?

    Paul
    paulcs@flashcom.net

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    • #3
      Relocated to Matrox Gaming forum...
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      • #4
        This isn't a Windows 2000. It's a system problem. UT ran fine in D3D in Windows 2000 with my G400. It could be RAM/processor. Try slowing down ram or underclocking.
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        • #5
          Oh yeah, the problem showed up much faster in win2k than 98 for me too.



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          Unreal Fortress developer

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          • #6
            I get occasional lock-ups with UT in W2K. Not with a G400 however. Removing the OC doesn't help me.

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            800e PIII @ 950 MHz (1.70 V) w/Tennmax P3 TF heatsink, ABIT BE6, (256 + 128 MB) Crucial PC133 + ASUS V7700 GTS DDR and Millenium G200 PCI, CL SB Live, 3COM 3C905C-TX NIC to ZyXEL Prestige 314 Router, IBM Deskstar 34GXP (13 GB, 7200 rpm ATA66 W2K) HD, Adaptec AHA2940 w/uw SCSI, IBM Ultrastar 9ZX 9.1GB 10K UW SCSI HD (WinME), WD Enterprise 4360 4.3GB 7.2k UW SCSI HD, Pioneer 303s SCSI DVD, Plexwriter 8/4/32A, Win2K all in a modified Supermicro SC750A case, also Sennheiser HD-600 headphones, Sennheiser DSP360 Dolby processor, and a Shure FP22 headphone amplifier.

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            • #7
              Could be a Abit BE6 problem. I can run Prime 95 for hours with no problems. BTW, is IO voltage supposed to be 3.5 or 3.3? I have always set it on 3.3V, but I've seen MBs that default to 3.5.

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              Intel Celeron II 900mhz
              Abit BE6-II
              128MB CL-2 RAM
              Matrox G400MAX
              Diamond MX300

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              • #8
                I used to get this in UT too. In my case it was because my G400 MAX was overheating. A temperature sensor on the back of the board behind the G400 chip was reading 50C

                I replaced the HS and fan on my MAX with one from an old PPGA celeron and it works fine now

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