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Switching 3dfx voodoo 1 cards - best driver practices?

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First post, by 3d_accelerated_beige

Posted on 2026-04-23, 08:23

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Hey everyone

I have a Diamond Monster 3D that I've been running in my vintage Win 98SE PC for the longest time, and I want to try out an Orchid Righteous 3D for fun.

What's the best way to make sure that the switch is clean? Will I need to go through a detailed driver clean process to remove all Diamond Monster 3D stuff before putting in the Orchid Righteous 3D....and if yes what would that process be like?

This might be a fairly common question but I couldn't find a standard tried and tested answer from my search in the forums. Maybe I missed it!

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Reply 1 of 3, by Yoghoo

Posted on 2026-04-23, 09:07

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Never done it with a Voodoo 1 but with a Voodoo 2 you can just swap them and Windows will just reinstall the existing drivers. Didn't have to remove/install the drivers again.

Reply 2 of 3, by kixs

Posted on 2026-04-23, 12:29

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That usually works fine with 3dfx drivers. But there might be some issues with the custom setup from Diamond. Especially if you want to use drivers released by Orchid.

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Reply 3 of 3, by 3d_accelerated_beige

Posted on 2026-04-23, 16:39

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Yoghoo wrote on 2026-04-23, 09:07:

Never done it with a Voodoo 1 but with a Voodoo 2 you can just swap them and Windows will just reinstall the existing drivers. Didn't have to remove/install the drivers again.

I see! Not sure whether it makes a difference, I haven't installed drivers for the Orchid before.

kixs wrote on 2026-04-23, 12:29:

That usually works fine with 3dfx drivers. But there might be some issues with the custom setup from Diamond. Especially if you want to use drivers released by Orchid.

I just want to lightly test the Orchid for functionality (I got one somewhat recently and want to see it work and do the clicky sound), so if I can actually use the existing Diamond drivers on the Orchid that would be great 🤣. It's been over a decade since I changed any hardware driver thing in my Win 98SE machine that I'm worried that by doing Diamond -> Orchid for funsies it makes Windows corrupt its config or something that causes me headache!

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