First post, by w32u
Hey everyone.
Recently I've bought an old PC (probably the cheapest one in our town) for retro gaming purposes. Here are the specs:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8SR533 rev 2.0 (based on SiS 645 chipset)
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz Willamette
RAM: 1 GB DDR stick from Kingston (works in 333 MHz mode)
GPU: GeForce 2 MX400 64 mb (AGP, 128-bit bus)
PSU: Some chinese "CODEGEN" that has 350w in it (as the title says)
HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 30GB IDE HDD
So, the problem is in the GPU not working properly exclusively in Windows 98 - it works only in 640x480 16 colors mode. I haven't checked it in ME yet, but in Windows XP it works as it's supposed to (I've run 3DMark 2000 succesfully).
If I try to set higher resolution or color mode, either I get an error saying "There is a problem with your display settings. The adapter type is incorrect, or the current settings do not work with your hardware" or it just goes to black screen with a blinking cursor until the next hard reset.
Before the GPU driver installation I've installed SiS AGP Drivers from Vogons Drivers Library and IDE drivers from Gigabyte website. I've tried several GPU driver versions (12.41, 21.83, 45.23), but none of them have worked for me.
What can I do with all of this? Can I get the card working?