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| 37302 | 2002-02-27 08:40:00 | I have a computer with 128 MB RAM and a Celeron 700 CPU, the mother board has onboard graphics etc, I purchased a GeForce2 MX 400 64 MB PCI card (no AGP slot) and installed it so I could play games like Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Need for Speed High Stakes. I've returned RAM to the system (no shared) but the games always freeze during the loading screen, required a reboot to unfreeze. What have I done wrong, help support for the graphics card believed the card was faulty and sent a new one, but the second card is doing the same. Is there a problem adding a graphics card to a mother board with onboard graphics, I've disabled the onboard graphics through the Control Panel/System. Any hints please....? | Guest (0) | ||
| 37303 | 2002-02-27 08:58:00 | Hi there, Before you installed the new card did you uninstall the drivers for the onboard video?? Also try newer drivers for the MX, downloadable from nvidia.com. Loading a newer version of DirectX can also help. The card should run best if installed in the first PCI slot and try and leave the next slot empty if possible. Try running any games in a lower resolution or with lower detail settings if possible. Ensure onboard graphics are disabled within the bios. One last scenario is compaq's are known to have issues using a PCI video card on models that have onboard as well. Hope this helps. |
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| 37304 | 2002-02-27 09:03:00 | Hi, you haven't mentioned your motherboard model, perhaps it needs a BIOS upgrade. There may also be updated motherboard drivers available for your system. You may want to allow the integrated graphics to operate if it can't be properly disabled via bios settings. Use the display properties in windows to set your new card as the primary display. Good luck |
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| 37305 | 2002-02-27 09:25:00 | Is the bios the same as cmos? I looked in the cmos and can't find anything about disabling the onboard graphics. Also the manual that came with the mother board doesn't have a web site address or even give a proper name for the board, the manual title shows PC133 System Board, socket 370 M754 series. Also flashing the Bios could ruin things if done wrong, and I haven't done it before. | Guest (0) | ||
| 37306 | 2002-02-27 09:26:00 | Is the bios the same as cmos? I looked in the cmos and can't find anything about disabling the onboard graphics. Also the manual that came with the mother board doesn't have a web site address or even give a proper name for the board, the manual title shows PC133 System Board, socket 370 M754 series. Also flashing the Bios could ruin things if done wrong, and I haven't done it before. Thanks | Guest (0) | ||
| 37307 | 2002-02-27 09:59:00 | first thing to try, enable the ram for the onboard video. if i remember correctly on some motherboards that do not let you disable the onboard graphics (in bios(cmos)or jumber) you have to run both it as a dual video setup. second thing....RTCW uses openGL, try a directx game. you may have an openGL problem. also try running the directX diagnostic tool |
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| 37308 | 2002-02-27 10:45:00 | DirectX diagnostic tool = Click on start, run, then type dxdiag !! | Guest (0) | ||
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