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G400 DH & Windows 98 - my experience
Hello all.
First off, a word of thanks to a large number of people, who posted similar problems and suggested solutions, some of which helped my situation.
Just finished building my new system, a P3-500 (128MB) with a SB Live value and a G400 32MB Dualhead. The G400 came in last, so it went into the configuration last, and I think that was the main problem. I also installed Windows 98 Second edition, which was also a major problem.
Anyway, my main symptom after installing the G400 into my (working) 98SE system were that it wouldn't shut down. This problem has been documented in other posts, and it's not just a matter of "It's now safe to shut down your computer" and hang, it was a black screen and a frozen mouse. Apparently, a 98SE bug for which a patch exists but doesn't do much to fix - at least, it didn't in my case.
Admittedly, I have a RR-G that I was trying to get working at the same time, and that could have figured into the situation, but I think it wasn't shutting down with just the G400.
I was also having huge problems using any application that had to access a CD - instant blue screen of death. And then there were the occasional and unpredictable lockups.
Solution: Remove 98SE. Install Windows 98 first edition.
Seriously, '98 has been stable as a rock since I went to the first edition. I figure unless there's something vital I'm missing, I'm going to stay here for a while...
I have also taken advice to heart of making sure my G400 is on an IRQ that's higher than 8. It was hanging out on 5, but to be truthful, after the switch to 98FE, I didn't have any problems. To get it out of 5 I turned my IRQ selection in the BIOS PnP menu to manual, and made IRQ 5 a Legacy/ISA port. The G400 took IRQ 9 and my SB16 emulation went to 5 - two birds with one stone.
My G400 configuration:
BIOS: 1.5
Powerdesk: 5.30.007
IRQ: 9
Anyway, I know how frustrating it was to get this stuff going, but know it's relatively solid - of course, I haven't fiddled with the RR-G yet.
Thanks again to all with similar problems and solutions.
- Aryko
Configuration:
Intel P3-500
AOpen AX63Pro MB
128 MB RAM
Matrox G400 32 MB DH
Fujitsu 8 GB C:
Fujitsu 20 GB D:
Pioneer 104DS DVD-ROM
D-Tech DE-528 PCI Ethernet
SB Live Value
Windows 98 FIRST EDITION
First off, a word of thanks to a large number of people, who posted similar problems and suggested solutions, some of which helped my situation.
Just finished building my new system, a P3-500 (128MB) with a SB Live value and a G400 32MB Dualhead. The G400 came in last, so it went into the configuration last, and I think that was the main problem. I also installed Windows 98 Second edition, which was also a major problem.
Anyway, my main symptom after installing the G400 into my (working) 98SE system were that it wouldn't shut down. This problem has been documented in other posts, and it's not just a matter of "It's now safe to shut down your computer" and hang, it was a black screen and a frozen mouse. Apparently, a 98SE bug for which a patch exists but doesn't do much to fix - at least, it didn't in my case.
Admittedly, I have a RR-G that I was trying to get working at the same time, and that could have figured into the situation, but I think it wasn't shutting down with just the G400.
I was also having huge problems using any application that had to access a CD - instant blue screen of death. And then there were the occasional and unpredictable lockups.
Solution: Remove 98SE. Install Windows 98 first edition.
Seriously, '98 has been stable as a rock since I went to the first edition. I figure unless there's something vital I'm missing, I'm going to stay here for a while...
I have also taken advice to heart of making sure my G400 is on an IRQ that's higher than 8. It was hanging out on 5, but to be truthful, after the switch to 98FE, I didn't have any problems. To get it out of 5 I turned my IRQ selection in the BIOS PnP menu to manual, and made IRQ 5 a Legacy/ISA port. The G400 took IRQ 9 and my SB16 emulation went to 5 - two birds with one stone.
My G400 configuration:
BIOS: 1.5
Powerdesk: 5.30.007
IRQ: 9
Anyway, I know how frustrating it was to get this stuff going, but know it's relatively solid - of course, I haven't fiddled with the RR-G yet.
Thanks again to all with similar problems and solutions.
- Aryko
Configuration:
Intel P3-500
AOpen AX63Pro MB
128 MB RAM
Matrox G400 32 MB DH
Fujitsu 8 GB C:
Fujitsu 20 GB D:
Pioneer 104DS DVD-ROM
D-Tech DE-528 PCI Ethernet
SB Live Value
Windows 98 FIRST EDITION
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