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#284972

Author: James
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2005 15:44

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Hi All,

In the process of putting together a new computer, (of which my old
computer will be handed down to my offspring), I re-installed my old
Winfast,  GeForce 256. 

Now, it used to run Quake III just fine, but for the life of me, I
can't get it to work.     About the time it normally would pop up the
Menu, it locks the whole computer,  or it sometimes gives a blue
screen with some white text, which only a 5000 wpm speed reader would
be able to read, and then goes into reboot.

I have done the following in Windows XP, It has all the updates.

Set the screen resolution to default
Removed the ATI-9500 video card.
Un installed the ATI-9500 Drivers.
Installed the GeForce card, 
Installed the Winfast Drivers.

Any thoughts on where to go next?

Jim

Re: Video Woo's

#284973

Author: bastaard
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 15:42

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Start off by changing the setting to auto reboot on crash. You can do 
that in the "My Computer" Properties somewhere. It could well be that 
its not a videocard crash afterall. If any other 3d games like MOHAA 
and/or CoD work, the card would be fine.

Also, geforces of that age didnt like video shadowing too much. Check 
the bios and make sure to turn that off too.

James wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> In the process of putting together a new computer, (of which my old
> computer will be handed down to my offspring), I re-installed my old
> Winfast,  GeForce 256. 
> 
> Now, it used to run Quake III just fine, but for the life of me, I
> can't get it to work.     About the time it normally would pop up the
> Menu, it locks the whole computer,  or it sometimes gives a blue
> screen with some white text, which only a 5000 wpm speed reader would
> be able to read, and then goes into reboot.
> 
> I have done the following in Windows XP, It has all the updates.
> 
> Set the screen resolution to default
> Removed the ATI-9500 video card.
> Un installed the ATI-9500 Drivers.
> Installed the GeForce card, 
> Installed the Winfast Drivers.
> 
> Any thoughts on where to go next?
> 
> Jim
>

Re: Video Woo's

#284974

Author: Svingen
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 04:30

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In article <428b6278$0$64558$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>, bastaard
<ptoering@nospam.rendeck.nl> wrote:

> Start off by changing the setting to auto reboot on crash. You can do 
> that in the "My Computer" Properties somewhere. It could well be that 
> its not a videocard crash afterall. If any other 3d games like MOHAA 
> and/or CoD work, the card would be fine.
> 
> Also, geforces of that age didnt like video shadowing too much. Check 
> the bios and make sure to turn that off too.
> 
> 
> 
> James wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > In the process of putting together a new computer, (of which my old
> > computer will be handed down to my offspring), I re-installed my old
> > Winfast,  GeForce 256. 
> > 
> > Now, it used to run Quake III just fine, but for the life of me, I
> > can't get it to work.     About the time it normally would pop up the
> > Menu, it locks the whole computer,  or it sometimes gives a blue
> > screen with some white text, which only a 5000 wpm speed reader would
> > be able to read, and then goes into reboot.
> > 
> > I have done the following in Windows XP, It has all the updates.
> > 
> > Set the screen resolution to default
> > Removed the ATI-9500 video card.
> > Un installed the ATI-9500 Drivers.
> > Installed the GeForce card, 
> > Installed the Winfast Drivers.
> > 
> > Any thoughts on where to go next?
> > 
> > Jim
> >

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