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On 30 Jul 2004 19:09:19 -0700, mag180@hotmail.com (Dan_Aykroyd) wrote:
>Hi!
>
>As title says; I'm having this problem that's driving me crazy! I have
>a DFI mobo with VIA chipset and a GeForce 2 Mx 400, which when I try
>to use it in AGP 2x (setting it from the bios), the "accelerated"
>stuff don't work anymore.
>
>Let's say; when I run dxdiag and test the ddraw; it shows the
>rectangles OK.
>When I test the D3D, it shows the cube spinning; but the texture is
>corrupted with stripes. The same when testing at Dx7, 8 & 9. And, of
>course, games run with a black screen, and maybe showing some strange
>textures; which renders them un-playable!
>
>Of course; I tried aperture sizes, formatting, directx (all versions),
>WXp, w98, installing the latest hyperion for via chipset drivers,
>other versions from nvidia, and even changing d3d options with GeForce
>Tweak Utility...
>
>Any idea? It would really be aprecciated; as like I said before; this
>is driving me crazy! Needless is to say that it works perfect in AGP
>1x... :-O
>
>Thanks in advance.
Is your mainboard's BIOS up-to-date? I have a DFI CA64-TN with
a GF2 MX400 at my brother's, and it runs fine. Running WinME, Hyperion
4.51, DX9, and latest detnator drivers.