No 3D Display

[Ragnar]

My G400 always switches back to the windows screen instead of displaying the 3Dscreen while starting Games (e.g. Tech Demo). The Diagostice report no errors on DirectX or Bus Mastering.

Spec:
ASUS P3B-F
Intel PIII-450Mhz
256MB RAM
Win98 Rev. 2

Does anyone know a solution???

thanks in advance
ragnar

[KvHagedorn]

to the new forum

[finn]

I have exactly the same problem!!! Not much for help, but at least you know you're not alone...
I have a P3-450 on a MS 6163 with a SB Live! I have tried everything I can think of without result!!!
when I run the DXDIAG.exe it crashes when I try to test Direct3D. DirectDraw works fine, not the Direct3D. Ive tried to reinstall DirectX 6.1 and its still the same problem.
I but i DO have a SCSI host on the same IRQ (11), but does it matter?!?!?! I tried without the SCSI adapter and nothing changed...

does ANYone have a clue of what it might be?! I thought the G400 would be a great choise on Direct3D and a bad one on OpenGL, but so far I think the opposite. At least I still can play QuakeII...

[Scytale]

Finn, better part the SCSI from the G400 IRQ. Being a slow device, you don't want your SCSI to interfere with your video.

[SteveC]

Sounds to me like an IRQ sharing problem or a directx problem.
Check the G400 is not sharing its IRQ with anything else. It doesn't matter if it isn't listed as a conflict.
Have you tried re-installing directx?

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Cheers,
Steve

[finn]

Well, now I've done it (removed the SCSI adapter that is), but nothing changed
Isn't there anybody else how has experienced this kind of trouble?! I can't even play "Expandable" that I got with my G400, on a clean installation of win98. There is something very fishy going on here...
I have downloaded the new drivers, the new BIOS and everything and it still doesnt work.