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First post, by gravitone

Posted on 2009-08-31, 20:30

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I've recently built a nice little retro system based around a k6-3+, aladdin V based motherboard (gigabyte GA-5AX rev. 4.1). After installing windows 98 SE, and the necessary directx updates, my geforce2 Ultra does not seem to want to cooperate when it comes to direct3d. I obviously installed the last AGP GART driver, but every direct3d application just drops back to the desktop. Is the card dead?, can't the board provide enough power for such a card to begin with? or have other people been running a similar setup without problems? I'd just like some of your thoughts before I dive into a long painstaking troubleshooting session.

Reply 1 of 5, by Old Thrashbarg

Posted on 2009-08-31, 21:29

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Answered in the other thread, but basically, Nvidia cards don't play nice with the old ALi chipsets. There's not much you can do about that. Sometimes they can be made to work, but it's generally a lot easier to just swap it out for a different card that's known to work better with those boards. 3DFX, ATi, etc.

Reply 2 of 5, by gravitone

Posted on 2009-09-01, 06:38

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thnks. I'll mess around with this system a bit first. Im not one to give up easily. 😁 Rivatuner might be able to provide some assistance. But I'll go for a clean format first anyways.

Reply 3 of 5, by gravitone

Posted on 2009-09-01, 09:52

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After a fresh windows install, a bios update, and (much) older nvidia drivers, I have the geforce2 ulra purring like a kitten 😁

Reply 4 of 5, by HunterZ

Posted on 2009-09-01, 14:56

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Don't forget motherboard chipset drivers if you haven't installed them yet.

Edit: Nevermind, I see in the other thread that you already have those. Cheers.

Reply 5 of 5, by MiniMax

Posted on 2009-09-01, 19:09

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gravitone wrote:
(...) I have the geforce2 ulra purring like a kitten 😁

Hmmm. Could be caused by the imbalance of a fan.

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