video card problems

[stant093]

hey everyone
Im having a prob with a pc im working on for someone...i just did a fresh install of win98se on a compaq 5838....
everything went fine but now when i go to install the 3dfx vodoo card, it wont remain the primary video card...when i restart the pc it goes back to a PCI vga display controller, i have to open my computer>properties>display adapters and delete the regular standard vga display adapter to have the vodoo take over, itll remain at the 800x600 display setting untill i shut it down and restart it, then it goes back to the standard pci display adapter....at 640x480...whats going on, ive never ran across this b4 and frankly its got me stumped...
any input is appreciated....

[Vickip]

Are you saying you are trying to install a second video card, but the pci video card keeps reverting back to primary..?

...or are you talking about ONLY the voodoo card and it keeps reverting back to standard PCI Vga controller...?
If this is the case, instead of removing it...right click on the desktop and select Properties...click on the Settings tab, then click on Advanced, click on Adapter, then click on Change...when the Update Device Driver window comes up, click next, then select "Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location....then click next, click "Have Disk" ...and Im sure you know the rest...

Also, are you using the latest driver for this from Compaq? Here's the link just in case it's the old one...(I think the old one had a problem...)
http://www29.compaq.com/falco/sp_det...twareVer=12290


I am guessing that youve already tried this...Please just ignore me if Im telling you stuff you already know!!! Ü

[muno]

Yes, what voodoo? Earlier voodoos were only 3d accelerators incapable of working alone (needed a 2d controller aside).
-M

[nukes]

Well, there were cards like monster 5d which gave you 2d+3d on same cards, but for the most part, that's correct.
Is this a card that came with the compaq or did you buy it seperatley? try getting the latest drivers from voodoofiles or somewhere.

[stant093]

i did the latest driver download already...also its the original one that was in the pc when bought new...

...or are you talking about ONLY the voodoo card and it keeps reverting back to standard PCI Vga controller...?
this is exactly what is happening....ill try your suggestion thoguh and see what happens...


And how the Hell do you get into the bios on these damn machines anyway...i cant seem to for the life of me


update, when i go to change it in the advance propeties tab...it says windows will now use the recommended drivers for this video card..."standard PCI video adapter" what is going on with this thing...man youd think they would make computer with SOME common sense considering what they can do these days it has the oem vodoo card in it and still isnt working...





SiSoftware Sandra

Video Adapter
Model : 3dfx Voodoo3
Hardware Revision : 001

Current Video Mode
Video Mode : 640x480 256 colours (8-bit)
Refresh Rate : Default
Supported Refresh Rates : 60Hz

Video Driver
Model ID : 3dfx16v3.drv
Version : 4.12.01.1225
Supported Windows Version : 0.1024
Video Acceleration : Yes, All Functions
Screen Saver Active : No
Low Power Saving Active : Yes, 15 min timeout
Power Off Saving Active : Yes, 15 min timeout

Supported Video Modes
Windows Video Mode 0 : 640x480 16 colours (4-bit) at Hz
Windows Video Mode 1 : 640x480 256 colours (8-bit) at 60Hz
Windows Video Mode 2 : 640x480 64K HiColour (16-bit) at Hz
Windows Video Mode 3 : 640x480 16M+ TrueColour (32-bit) at Hz

Video i2c Controller 1
Model : Vodoo3 GFX i2c
Bus Speed : 50kHz

Video i2c Controller 2
Model : Vodoo3 GFX i2c DDC
Bus Speed : 50kHz

Video BIOS
Release Date : 07/22/99
Version : 2.15.05

VESA BIOS
Version : 3.00
VESA VBE/PM Version : 1.00
Manufacturer : 3dfx Interactive, Inc.
Video Adapter : Voodoo3 1000 16MB
Adapter Version : 210-0383-00X
OEM Chipset BIOS : 3dfx Interactive, Inc.
OEM BIOS Version : 2.01
Total Video Memory : 16MB
Current Video Mode : 06h

Video Chipset
8-bit Colour Width RAMDAC : Yes
VGA Compatible Controller : Yes
Programmed RAMDAC with Blank Bit : No
Hardware StereoScopic Support : No
Stereo Signalling via VESA EVC : No

Enhanced Video Settings
Animation Effects Enabled : Yes
Full Windows Drag Enabled : No
Font Smoothing Enabled : No
HighContrast Feature On : No
Screen Reader Active : No

Video Mode Characteristics
Physical Screen Width : 169 mm, 7 in
Physical Screen Height : 127 mm, 5 in
Recommended Monitor Size : 12 in
Horizontal/Vertical Resolution : 96x96 dpi
Colour Bits/Planes : 8 / 1 bit(s) per pixel
Colour Resolution : 18-bit(s) per pixel
Brushes : 4294967295
Pens : 16
Device Colours : 20
Pixel Width/Height/Diagonal : 36 / 36 / 51

Video Driver Clipping Capabilities
Can Clip Output to Rectangle : Yes
Can Clip Output to Region : No

Video Driver Raster Capabilities
Supports Banding : No
Supports Fonts Larger than 64K : Yes
Can Transfer Bitmaps : Yes
Supports Bitmaps Larger than 64K : Yes
Supports Device Bitmaps : Yes
Supports DIBs : Yes
DIBs on Device Surface : Yes
Flood Fills : No
Supports Windows 2.x : Yes
Stretch/Compress Bitmaps : Yes
Stretch/Compress DIBs : Yes
Supports Scaling : No
Palette-Based Device : Yes
Saves Bitmap Locally : Yes

Video Driver Curve Capabilities
Can Draw Circles : Yes
Can Draw Ellipses : Yes
Can Draw Pie Wedges : No
Can Draw Chord Arcs : No
Can Draw Wide Borders : No
Can Draw Styled Borders : No
Can Draw Wide, Styled Borders : No
Can Draw Rounded Rectangles : No
Can Draw Interiors : Yes

Video Driver Line Capabilities
Can Draw Polylines : Yes
Can Draw Styled Lines : Yes
Can Draw Wide Lines : No
Can Draw Wide, Styled Lines : No
Can Draw Markers : No
Can Draw Polymarkers : No
Can Draw Interiors : No

Video Driver Polygonal Capabilities
Can Draw Alternate-fill Polygons : Yes
Can Draw Winding-fill Polygons : No
Can Draw Rectangles : Yes
Can Draw Scan Lines : Yes
Can Draw Wide Borders : No
Can Draw Styled Borders : Yes
Can Draw Wide, Styled Borders : No
Can Draw Interiors : Yes

Video Driver Text Capabilities
Supports Stroke Clip Precision : Yes
Supports Stroke Output Precision : No
Supports Character Output Precision : No
Supports 90° Character Rotation : No
Supports Any Angle Character Rotation : No
Supports Independent X-Y Scaling : No
Supports Doubled Character for Scaling : No
Supports Integer Multiples for Scaling : No
Any Multiples for Exact Scaling : No
Can Draw Double-Weighted Characters : No
Can Italicize : No
Can Underline : No
Can Draw Strikeouts : No
Can Draw Raster Fonts : Yes
Can Draw Vector Fonts : No
Cannot Scroll Using BitBlt : No

Performance Tips
Tip 329 : Tip not found!
Tip 314 : Tip not found!
Tip 325 : Tip not found!
Tip 2 : Tip not found!

[Vickip]

Hit F10 to get in to bios...but after reading your last post, I dont think this is gonna help you....am checking on the video prob for you...Vicki

[stant093]

can someone just link me to a 3DFX vodoo3 driver...i cant seem to find one anywahere...and im about to tell these people they're computer is junk.....

[Atomic Rooster]

Here's the Voodoo driver you're looking for.

[stant093]

Originally posted by Atomic Rooster
Here's the Voodoo driver you're looking for.

but i still cant adjust the screen area...its stuck at 640X480....and they have a 20"monitor this goes with....

[Vickip]

Stant,
According to one of the "Experts" at the compaq forum, you should download and install this driver after a new win98 install.

Whether this will actually work or not, is an entirely different matter...

I would try it though, if youre only getting 640x480



http://www2.driverguide.com/uploads/uploads7/11283.html

Good luck! Vicki