First post, by PoulpSquad
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Greetings,
Those past days I've been trying to set a computer up, with both a Voodoo Graphics (Orchid Righteous 3D) and a Voodoo 3 (3dfx Voodoo 3 3000 AGP).
My goal is to be able to play Direct/OpenGL/Glide games, and Voodoo Graphics-specific games like EF2000.
I have installed the Voodoo Graphics drivers first, then Voodoo 3 drivers, and finally DirectX 9.0c.
All files come from falconfly.
However, most games seem to be using the Voodoo Graphics (I can distinctly hear the relays clicking on the Voodoo Graphics card when it initializes).
In some of them, graphics are corrupted when I manage to use Voodoo 3 (Dungeon Keeper Gold with D3D patch shown corrupted graphics when selecting the secondary display driver).
So I have a couple questions for the VOGONS' community:
Q: I can disable the Voodoo Grapahics in the device manager, and that will fix all problems with games, but what about Windows Voodoo Graphics-specific games?
Q: Those are obviously not going to work with a disabled card. Is there a way to enable it from the command line or through a registry setting (so I can make batch files to mount ISOs and launch games)?
Q: Are DOS games going to work with a disable card in device manager?
A: I just tried with DREAMS to reality, and it doesn't work with the Voodoo Graphics disabled in device manager.
Q: Shouldn't the Voodoo 3 be the primary device?
Is there a way to force Voodoo 3 to become the primary 3D device?
Here are my specs:
CPU: Intel Pentium III @ 1 GHz/133 MHz FSB, downclocked to 500 MHz/66 MHz FSB
Motherboard: AOpen AX63 Pro (VIA 693A/596B) with latest BIOS revision available
RAM: 1x 256 MB ECC SDRAM 133 MHz down clocked to 66 MHz
Video: 3dfx Voodoo 3 3000 AGP and Orchid Righteous 3D
Sound: Sound Blaster AWE32 CT3900 and Roland MPU-401AT
Windows 98SE with SP3
Voodoo Graphics reference drivers 1.07.00
Voodoo 3 reference drivers 3.01.00
DirectX 9.0c
Thank you very much in advance for your help!
-PoulpSquad