Please help got my g400 and it wont do any 3d ...

[3putt]

Ok first my specs
cel450a
128megs ram
diamond mx300
btc cdrom
artec cd-rw
g400 32 meg latest drivers ( but not tgl)
oh yeah clean install of windows
ibm deskstar

irq's
0 System timer
1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
2 Programmable interrupt controller
3 Communications Port (COM2)
4 Communications Port (COM1)
5 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
6 Standard Floppy Disk Controller
7 Printer Port (LPT1)
8 System CMOS/real time clock
9 Matrox Millennium G400 - English
9 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
10 Monster Sound II Sound Blaster Pro Emulation
11 Monster Sound II PCI Audio
11 Monster Sound II Multifunction Parent
11 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12 Realtek RTL8139(A/B/C/8130) PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
12 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
13 Numeric data processor
14 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
14 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
15 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
15 Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller

Heres what I have tried so far
1. force agp1x ...no help\
2. Tried all apreture sizes
3. My desktop is set to 16 bit ...tried 32 also
4. Q2 will start but if I change to default opengl it kicks me back to desktop
5. dirx diag locks up on direct x test the spinning cube ... if i disable dir draw it works
6. Oh yeah I did get an error message a couple of time in q2 like gp fault eax like my sound card may be part of the prob.
Q2 will work in software and i set my desktop to 256 colors and then when i tried to go to opengl it just defaulted back to software. I know it has to be 16 or 32 to run opengl I was just pissed off

Ok so ANY!! help would be greatly appreatiated

Man an I thought my tnt was a bi@#h
later

[Rags]

Hi 3putt,

You did not mention which motherboard you are using, but I have some things you can check that you have not listed that you tried.

First, make sure you have your AGP frequency set to 2/3.

Next, try clocking your celery back down to default frequency.

Also let us know what motherboard you are using if you have no success or don't know how.

Rags

[3putt]

duhh sorry :0
I have an Abit BH-6 ( not rev 1 )
Oh and I am at 2/3

[This message has been edited by 3putt (edited 17 March 2000).]

[Rags]

Hi 3putt,

Make sure you have DX6.1 or higher installed as well. There should be no problems running your G400 on the BH6 (I did for many months before I got the BE6). Another thing to try is to put your memory latency settings to 3.

Rags

[3putt]

ok went back to 300mhz no change
I have direct x 7a
cas lat is at 3
??? man i do have a clue
anything else
I have looked at everything I can think of and I cant find any conflics?

[3putt]

oh yeah and when it crashes back to the desktop I have some texture corruption. Like i hit the start button and the textures are all messed up

[Rags]

Have you tried getting your USB on IRQ10, and sb 16 emu. on irq 5?

Rags

Edit: What version of windows are you using?



[This message has been edited by Rags (edited 17 March 2000).]

[3putt]

win 98 se
ill try that

[Rags]

Are you running the latest bios for the bh6? I know there were several issues with previous bios for the BH6 and Win98SE. If you have ACPI enabled in your bios, disable it.

Rags

[3putt]

Acpi is off . I always have it off.
I am running the latest bios nv
Im starting to think its just a bad card

[Rags]

That is possible, but I would do a few more checks. If you have motherboard monitor, monitor to a log your 3.3 v reading and run the game and then look at the log and see where the voltage was at.

Rags

[3putt]

thx for all the help rags .
Im sending the card back for replacement

[Kii]

Have you tried taking out all the cards except the G400?