It sounds like the driver installer isn't working right for some reason. I would try some other versions. Here's a link to drivers from the source.

https://ftp.matrox.com/pub/mga/archive/win_9x/1999/

You can also find their official Powerdesk (drivers) uninstall utility here
https://ftp.matrox.com/pub/mga/utils/

Thank you I’ll download them all and try them one by one ! oh thats where ive been going wrong, they multi isntall - d1,d2,d3,d4 and the exe. Ive just been isntalling the exe. What a bizzard driver arrangment.

tobiasrieper wrote on 2026-07-22, 11:24:

Thank you I’ll download them all and try them one by one ! oh thats where ive been going wrong, they multi isntall - d1,d2,d3,d4 and the exe. Ive just been isntalling the exe. What a bizzard driver arrangment.

The split drivers appear to be sized for loading onto floppies. (d = disk).

The below should be complete driver downloads.
w9x_515.exe
w9x_520.exe
w9x_525.exe
w9x_530.exe
w9x_541.exe

Thank you ! I tried 5.41 after reboot straight black screen this was after installing the 2.80 Intel drivers. Maybe it doesn’t like the lx board?

tobiasrieper wrote on 2026-07-22, 22:15:

Thank you ! I tried 5.41 after reboot straight black screen this was after installing the 2.80 Intel drivers. Maybe it doesn’t like the lx board?

It's not incompatible with 440LX, but it's possible it doesn't like your particular 440LX board. It could also be the G200 card itself. I would get another AGP 2x card of some sort to test if the motherboard is working ok.

swaaye wrote on 2026-07-23, 00:38:

tobiasrieper wrote on 2026-07-22, 22:15:

Thank you ! I tried 5.41 after reboot straight black screen this was after installing the 2.80 Intel drivers. Maybe it doesn’t like the lx board?

It's not incompatible with 440LX, but it's possible it doesn't like your particular 440LX board. It could also be the G200 card itself. I would get another AGP 2x card of some sort to test if the motherboard is working ok.

I have a Abit BE6 Motherboard 440bx on the way so can try with that next week! It’s a weird Vobis one with no AGP configuration options. I’d update the BIOS but can not find a compatible updated one (manufacturer code 25a)

This is why I prefer PCI, no issues with my S3 cards!

tobiasrieper wrote on 2026-07-23, 07:03:

This is why I prefer PCI, no issues with my S3 cards!

AGP on Intel motherboards is usually rock solid. You can count on these video cards having been thoroughly tested on Intel chipsets. There is an issue with some motherboards having inadequate power delivery for some cards though. Matrox G200 shouldn't be a problem. You also can't be sure this ancient hardware is still working properly. Especially relating to capacitors.

I was actually an early adopter of G200 in 1998. I ran it on an Abit BH6 alongside my Voodoo1. I bought the G400 in 1999. These cards had the best image quality by far during those years.

I honestly don’t think this particular board is up to it to be honest. I could recap the board, it’s only some big caps on the VRMs. When I get the BX board I’ll have another go. Until then I’ll just play DOS 😀

tobiasrieper wrote on 2026-07-23, 19:53:

I honestly don’t think this particular board is up to it to be honest. I could recap the board, it’s only some big caps on the VRMs. When I get the BX board I’ll have another go. Until then I’ll just play DOS 😀

By the way, for Matrox card info the Matrox Users Resource Center is the place to do some searching. This was a big discussion forum for Matrox hardware back in the day.
http://murc.ws/forum/hardware/general-hardwar … matrox-hardware

Maybe updating the bios to latest stock intel version (P14 afaik) helps. It is discussed/explained here how to do it for OEM boards:

Re: Need Help Finding What the Latest BIOS for This Motherboard Is
https://web.archive.org/web/20090224233143/ht … 20OEM%20version

Download can be found at https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/intel-al440lx-atlanta

Iirc I once successfully followed the recovery procedure removing the config jumper to update an OEM board.

tobiasrieper wrote on 2026-07-21, 21:02:

I’ve tried intels chipset drivers 2.80 and 3.20 to no avail.

It just occurred to me that you said you installed chipset drivers for 98SE. 440 chipsets do not need any OS drivers for 98SE. It includes drivers for them.

You also don't need any of the unofficial service packs or really any updates aside from whatever DirectX version a game needs.