Does snowstorm = bad card?

[xanadu]

I too am having random snowstorms and lock-ups. Does this mean that my card is defective or is it a bios/drive problem?



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win95, Bios 1.5-22, MVP3 motherboard, AMD K6-2 300, G400 32MB

[Slartibartfast]

Yes.

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[Slartibartfast]

Oh, you wanted a real answer. Hehe.

My feelings on the matter are that massive random intereference (snowstorms) are caused by a defective card. I seriously doubt some magic driver somewhere will cure the problem. If you've already tried IRQ conflicts and the latest BIOS/drivers for your mobo and the card... then trade it in.

- Slarty

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[SteveC]

Snowstorms are usually caused by cold weather. And the lockups could be your pipes freezing too.


sorry!

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Cheers,
Steve

[Buuri]

Yes we have that in Finland a lot!
And sometimes your system can just jam if you stick your tongue on side of a railing at winter.


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[The PIT2]

Most likely you need the new drivers from vias website.

[xanadu]

Ok, i'll try the the VIA MVP3 drivers when i get home, hopefully the AGP driver will do the job. I really don't want to have to send the card back.

[M Ragsdale]

Rather than write this all over again, I will just direct you to this thread. This is a common problem with true AGP cards and SS7 mvp3 boards if the drivers are not installed properly. (and a bios setting is notmade). http://forums.gagames.com/forums/For...ML/002622.html