w2k and d3d problem *stare*

[glarec]

ok, i am totally dumbfounded.

after installing w2k and finally got everything up and running (including solving the media player - thanx pds and got the sblive drivers running), i downloaded homeworld demo and installed it. as soon i as got to the 3d part, screen breaks up hangs! i would go through the usually hardware testing routine if this is a new system, but this system works on win98, win98se, and win-nt! did i miss something about w2k i didn't know about? help please *grumble*

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Glarec
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bp6-(2)433(oc488) celerons, g400max, ibm ultra scsi 9.1g, sb-live value, hitachi ss-753 19", plextor 32x, etc, etc, etc...

[PaulS]

Try the getting the application update from Windows Update, it fixes some dx problems.

Paul

[glarec]

thanx, but i already did that.

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Glarec
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bp6-(2)433(oc488) celerons, g400max, ibm ultra scsi 9.1g, sb-live value, hitachi ss-753 19", plextor 32x, etc, etc, etc...

[glarec]

i temporily solved the problem by switching the agp aperture from 128m to 4m. i am too tired to see if that will slow down my computer some. if there's anyone who has a better solution, please drop me a note

the last time i had the same problem was when i first got my g400max and solved the problem when i called matrox and switch out my card from the 2-wire one to a 3-wire one. it had worked for win98, win98se, and nt4.

anyway, time to go to work. have fun people



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Glarec
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bp6-(2)433(oc488) celerons, g400max, ibm ultra scsi 9.1g, sb-live value, hitachi ss-753 19", plextor 32x, etc, etc, etc...

[Netcop]

I had BP6 with 2 processors and I couldn't run any 3D game at all. I changed Computer type to One Processor and all was fine. I tried the same with Riva TNT2 16MB and It worked with 2 processors. I think it's the problem with matrox drivers.

[glarec]

bummer. thanx for the info. i had to disable bus mastering to get my d3d going. funny though, i didn't notice any lost of performance after i disable bus mastering. does bus mastering matter as far as w2k is concern? can anyone verify this?

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Glarec
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bp6-(2)433(oc488) celerons, g400max, ibm ultra scsi 9.1g, sb-live value, hitachi ss-753 19", plextor 32x, etc, etc, etc...

[DarkSyd]

Shhhh you guys! Gurm's gonna stop in here and start sighing...

Apparently there are known issues regarding multiple procssors and the current drivers.

James