Matrox games crash freeze

[jtk]

I am trying to play games in windows 2000 and xp games like quake3 soldiers of fortune serious sam they freeze randomly
in both win2k and win xp i tried using the the latest drivers from matrox 571.014 both in win2k xp they are very slow my fps in quake3 went down from 95 to 53 with the new drivers at the moment if no solutions are available i will buy new grafic card and it wont be matrox

[Guru]

What makes you think its the graphics card?

Please post your system specs IRQ list etc.

[jtk]

matrox games freezing

Thanks for your reply i have been trying to find a solution to this problem as it dosnt seem to be a operating problem i think it is a
grafik driver problem as i have tried with a navidia 2 card on same op system and pc and everything was ok
here is my system specs for my windows 2000
System Information report written at: 24/09/2001 21:09:02
[System Summary]

Item Value
OS Name Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Version 5.0.2195 Service Pack 2 Build 2195
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name S-1
System Manufacturer D815EA
System Model EA81510A
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~800 Mhz
BIOS Version 06/19/01
Windows Directory G:\WINNT
System Directory G:\WINNT\System32
Boot Device \Device\Harddisk0\Partition1
Locale United States
User Name S-1\JTKeep
Time Zone Romance Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 261,424 KB
Available Physical Memory 144,712 KB
Total Virtual Memory 894,936 KB
Available Virtual Memory 674,544 KB
Page File Space 633,512 KB
Page File G:\pagefile.sys


System Information report written at: 24/09/2001 21:11:39
[Display]

Item Value
Name Matrox Millennium G450 DualHead - English
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_102B&DEV_0525&SUBSYS_0641102B&REV_82\4&5F3 FF6B&0&0008
Adapter Type Matrox G450, Matrox Graphics Inc. compatible
Adapter Description Matrox Millennium G450 DualHead - English
Adapter RAM 32.00 MB (33,554,432 bytes)
Installed Drivers g400d.dll
Driver Version 5.12.01.1220
INF File oem0.inf (IN11.ENG section)
Color Planes 1
Color Table Entries 65536
Resolution 1024 x 768 x 75 hertz
Bits/Pixel 16

Name Matrox G400/G450 DualHead
PNP Device ID ROOT\DISPLAY\0000
Adapter Type Not Available
Adapter Description Matrox G400/G450 DualHead
Adapter RAM Not Available
Installed Drivers Not Available
Driver Version 5.12.01.1710
INF File oem8.inf (G400VH section)
Color Planes Not Available
Color Table Entries Not Available
Resolution Not Available
Bits/Pixel Not Available

System Information report written at: 24/09/2001 21:06:48
[IRQs]

IRQ Number Device
9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
9 Matrox Millennium G450 DualHead - English
9 Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
9 Creative SB Live! Value (WDM)
9 Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442
9 Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2444
8 System CMOS/real time clock
13 Numeric data processor
6 Standard floppy disk controller
12 Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
14 Primary IDE Channel
15 Secondary IDE Channel
10 Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM SMBus Controller - 2443

System Information report written at: 24/09/2001 21:08:07
[I/O]

Address Range Device Status
0x0000-0x0CF7 PCI bus OK
0x0000-0x0CF7 Direct memory access controller OK
0x0D00-0xFFFF PCI bus OK
0x03B0-0x03BB Intel(R) 82815 Processor to AGP Controller - 1131 OK
0x03B0-0x03BB Matrox Millennium G450 DualHead - English OK
0x03C0-0x03DF Intel(R) 82815 Processor to AGP Controller - 1131 OK
0x03C0-0x03DF Matrox Millennium G450 DualHead - English OK
0xD800-0xD8FF Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter OK
0xDF80-0xDF9F Creative SB Live! Value (WDM) OK
0xDFF0-0xDFF7 Game Port for Creative SB Live! OK
0x0A79-0x0A79 ISAPNP Read Data Port OK
0x0279-0x0279 ISAPNP Read Data Port OK
0x0274-0x0277 ISAPNP Read Data Port OK
0x0081-0x0083 Direct memory access controller OK
0x0087-0x0087 Direct memory access controller OK
0x0089-0x008B Direct memory access controller OK
0x008F-0x008F Direct memory access controller OK
0x00C0-0x00DF Direct memory access controller OK
0x0040-0x0043 System timer OK
0x0070-0x0071 System CMOS/real time clock OK
0x0061-0x0061 System speaker OK
0x00F0-0x00FF Numeric data processor OK
0x03F0-0x03F1 Standard floppy disk controller OK
0x03F2-0x03F3 Standard floppy disk controller OK
0x03F4-0x03F5 Standard floppy disk controller OK
0x03F7-0x03F7 Standard floppy disk controller OK
0x0060-0x0060 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
0x0064-0x0064 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
0xFFA0-0xFFAF Intel(R) 82801BA Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 244B OK
0x01F0-0x01F7 Primary IDE Channel OK
0x03F6-0x03F6 Primary IDE Channel OK
0x0170-0x0177 Secondary IDE Channel OK
0x0376-0x0376 Secondary IDE Channel OK
0xEF40-0xEF5F Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 OK
0xEFA0-0xEFAF Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM SMBus Controller - 2443 OK
0xEF80-0xEF9F Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2444 OK

System Information report written at: 24/09/2001 21:09:42
[Memory]

Range Device Status
0x10000000-0xFFEFFFFF PCI bus OK
0xFDA00000-0xFEAFFFFF Intel(R) 82815 Processor to AGP Controller - 1131 OK
0xF1700000-0xF57FFFFF Intel(R) 82815 Processor to AGP Controller - 1131 OK
0xA0000-0xBFFFF Intel(R) 82815 Processor to AGP Controller - 1131 OK
0xA0000-0xBFFFF Matrox Millennium G450 DualHead - English OK
0xF8000000-0xFBFFFFFF Intel(R) 82815 Processor to AGP Controller - 1131 OK
0xF2000000-0xF3FFFFFF Matrox Millennium G450 DualHead - English OK
0xFEAFC000-0xFEAFFFFF Matrox Millennium G450 DualHead - English OK
0xFE000000-0xFE7FFFFF Matrox Millennium G450 DualHead - English OK
0xFD9FFC00-0xFD9FFCFF Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter OK
0xFFF00000-0xFFFFFFFF Intel(r) 82802 Firmware Hub Device OK
0xFFB00000-0xFFBFFFFF Intel(r) 82802 Firmware Hub Device OK
0x0000-0x9FFFF System board OK
0xE0000-0xFFFFF System board OK
0x100000-0xFFFFFFF System board OK

Thanks again jtk

[ayoub_ibrahim]

hmm, have you tried using the MSTU utility to lower your AGP transfers to x1?

[jtk]

agp 1

Yes i have tried to lower to agp 1 - 2 etc but msiu418.exe will not work in windows 2000 or xp i just reverts to agp4 or default which is agp4 jtk

[Greebe]

Try using this MTST Util file.

-------------edit
Forgot to mention, XP isn't supported yet.

[jtk]

Thanks Geebie i have just downloaded and tried this cant change the agp to other than agp4 it seems to be locked fast if i set it to 1 or 2 iit just goes back to agp4 this is in win2k but same in xp
jtk

[Jorden]

jtk, a question. Did you uninstall the old Win2k drivers before installing the new ones? You claim to be using the 5.71 drivers, but your driver information says you're using something called Driver Version 5.12.01.1220 ...

Also, what motherboard are you using?

And last but not least, checking your system clock is probably the last of your worries, but checking it wouldn't be so bad. Living 24 hours ahead of everyone else is kinda weird.

Jord.

[jtk]

Hi yes i did uninstall the drivers first before installing the 571 drivers they dont seem to work for me in win2k i have a intel 815eea motherboard with latest drivers and bios the drivers i used when i did systems info are 532 microsoft approved matrox drivers they seem to work best on my machine i have been able to change my agp to agpx1 agpx2 using powerstrip v3.02 i can only change agp when in powerstrip adaptor info and take tick out of read only then i can change agp.when i change from x1 to x2 agp in powerstrips real time no problems when i change from either 1x 2x to 4x in real time it freezes win2k and have to reboot which makes me think that agpx4 in win2k seems to be a little unstable ?
By the way we are a little strange where i come from we like to be ahead of things thanks for the tip and your reply

[T'kul Bastile]

Couple things to check in your bios. Do you have AGP 4x turned on in your bios? If so turn it off. Second is your AGP aperature size, if you have it set for 256 megs trying lowering it to 128.

[Jorden]

A little strange?

The first person who sees a good use of interpunction in jtk's

Hi yes i did uninstall the drivers first before installing the 571 drivers they dont seem to work for me in win2k i have a intel 815eea motherboard with latest drivers and bios the drivers i used when i did systems info are 532 microsoft approved matrox drivers they seem to work best on my machine i have been able to change my agp to agpx1 agpx2 using powerstrip v3.02 i can only change agp when in powerstrip adaptor info and take tick out of read only then i can change agp.when i change from x1 to x2 agp in powerstrips real time no problems when i change from either 1x 2x to 4x in real time it freezes win2k and have to reboot which makes me think that agpx4 in win2k seems to be a little unstable

gets a free trip to Walibi from me

A little strange he says...

Jord.

[jtk]

Hi reply to Ti kul bastile my motherboard the intel 815eaa is one where you can hardly change anything this means options in bios are pci or agp there is no agp ram option 128- 256 etc very unusual i know in powerstrip it says agp ram 64 mb any ideas would be good thanks for your reply.

As to Jorden thanks for your reply stick to the point instead of finding faults in other non relative things maybe i should reply in Danish Tak

[Greebe]

The AGP aperture size of 64megs is a known issue with Win2K. There isn't a fix for this and shouldn't be the source of your problems.

To me it appears that the MB is the source of problems. At first chance I'd replace it.

[Guru]

Have you updated the bios on your mobo?

[jtk]

Hi again thanks to you guys for sticking with this problem i dont think it is the motherboard as everything worked ok in win98 games wise well as good as win98 can be then i started to use win2k and everything was ok untill the games in opengl then random lock ups i have latest bios 1.6 -29 using dx 8.0 and matrox drivers 5.32.010 which seem to be fastest and best at moment the new 571 matrox drivers suck could it be my pc133 ram i have tested using norton utilities tests ok one block of 256 ram no name thaks again jtk