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  • Q3 Demo Test and Q2 lock up for me, can someone help me out?

    My problems started after I installed Q3 Test 1.08 and GLSetup(v108). Now, Q3 Demo Test and Test 1.08 lock up immediately and now my Q2 locks up as well! I haven't tried other games yet, but I will try out Half Life soon.

    My system specs:

    Tyan Thunder 100 BX(bios 1.16a)
    Matrox G400 MAX (default bios, haven't updated it)
    Matrox driver 5.30
    SB Live (I just installed Livewire 3 from a fresh reformat. No >2 versions installed)
    3Com FastEtherlink (3C905B-TX)
    Acer 40x cdrom
    Internal Zip 100
    WD Caviar 6.4 gig

    of course, Q2 is at 3.20 and everything *was* working perfectly before I installed the GLSetup. Do I have to nuke the drive now? > Is there anything I can do so I don't have to nuke my drive?
    Thanks in advance.
    Epox 8RDA+
    AMD XP 2500+ w/ Alpha PAL 8045
    512mb Samsung PC2700 DDR
    ATI 8500 64mb
    Hercules Fortissimo II
    Tekram DC-315U
    Pioneer DVD 303S
    Pioneer DVR-106
    Zip100 Internal
    Logitech MX 500 Mouse
    Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro
    Seagate Barracuda ATA IV 80 gig HD
    Seagate Barracuda ATA IV 40 gig HD
    LG Flatron 795FT+
    Sennheiser HD 570 Headphones
    Altec Lansing 641 Speakers

  • #2
    No, just run the Matrox uninstaller, then reinstall your PD 5.3 drivers.

    If that doesn't work, report back, and we can figure this out without "nuking" your drive.

    Rags

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    • #3
      Thanks Rags. I had tried previously to unistall(but without extracting all the files in the PD uninstall zip. doh!) and it didn't work. Your suggestion got me to extract the file to my mgafolder. Q2 no longer locks up. Q3 Demo test still locks up occasionally, but in the release notes, it does state that Q3 can occasionally lock up due to a incompatibility of some kind. Thanks again. Any ideas on how to get Q3 stable?
      Epox 8RDA+
      AMD XP 2500+ w/ Alpha PAL 8045
      512mb Samsung PC2700 DDR
      ATI 8500 64mb
      Hercules Fortissimo II
      Tekram DC-315U
      Pioneer DVD 303S
      Pioneer DVR-106
      Zip100 Internal
      Logitech MX 500 Mouse
      Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro
      Seagate Barracuda ATA IV 80 gig HD
      Seagate Barracuda ATA IV 40 gig HD
      LG Flatron 795FT+
      Sennheiser HD 570 Headphones
      Altec Lansing 641 Speakers

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