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DirectX on Voodoo2 SLI

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First post, by audiocrush

Posted on 2022-11-06, 18:25

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Hi,

I have a bit of an odd question because it might not make sense to everybody.
So here is the deal:
I managed to obtain 2 3dfx Voodoo2 cards and put them in SLI in a P3.
Now there is also a Geforce 2 GTS as the primary video card in there.
But I'm not interested in playing games on the Geforce, I'd rather like to tell also all the directX capable games to try and run on the Voodoos.
Is there some way to do this?
I mean apparently they support even directx 7 with the fastvoodoo 4.6 package, so technically that should work right?
I just have no clue how to achieve that.

cheers

audiocrush

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Reply 1 of 3, by The Serpent Rider

Posted on 2022-11-06, 18:32

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Old games usually had menu or switch to choose specific accelerator. Later games can be controlled with 3D Control Center.

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Reply 2 of 3, by Meatball

Posted on 2022-11-06, 18:45

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DirectX 7 is only supported by DirectDraw on the Voodoo. If Direct3D for T&L is needed, you'll need the GeForce2. By default, when you install the Voodoo2 (or Voodoo 1), it takes over Direct3D functions. You can modify Direct3D for the Voodoo via registry or use simpler frontend registry update methods like the 3dfx V2 Control Panel update or Voodoo2 Tweaker, both of which are available on this page:

https://3dfxarchive.com/tools.htm