Poopsie, any idea why there is a conflict between the GeForce2 GTS and the VIA chipset mobos?
When I boot from cold (ie power up rather than reset) it often does the three beep-one beep (this is no graphics adaptor found noise) and there is no video output but then when I reset it it boots fine. This seems a very odd error as the GF1 is fine and that uses more power than the GF2 so it can't be that. I was woundering if your QA dept. had come across this problem during system testing?



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-Shivoa
http://www.sacrifice.org.uk/
http://www.smgskins.org.uk/
http://www.TRt.org.uk/

I don't think it is a power problem.

I have an athlon 650 on a fic mobo with, I think, a via chipset. I have the same problem you described. Happens pretty rarely and always boots after reset.

I think if it were a problem of the card persistently getting less power than needed or inconsistent power post start up, you'd probably get other problems. I had a power problem on one geforce card (one a p3 600 intel mobo) and got terrible corruption in the display though it booted fine.

However, I don't have a solution, or even a hint of one, for the problem you mentioned. Sorry.

-joby

-joby

got a new computer:
power mac G4 400
192 megs ram
10 gig HD
Mac os 9
dvd-rom
rage 128 pro 16 meg

hope to see a mac version of sacrifice one day!

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Messiah-Québec
http://pages.infinit.net/jimstar
http://pages.infinit.net/jimstar/sacrifice.htm

Poopsie, I think I've found a solution (or at least a way of making it less common). Turn on Wake on LAN in the BIOS. Since I turned that on (I also reinstalled 1004Bios after deciding 1005 wasn't better but this is mobo specific and so won't apply to yours) it has not failed to startup the video card at startup so problem solved AFAIK.



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-Shivoa
http://www.sacrifice.org.uk/
http://www.smgskins.org.uk/
http://www.TRt.org.uk/

CPU:hopefully 800mhz
RAM:64mb possibly 128
HD:16gigs
VIDEO:3d card don't know what yet
SOUND http://forums.voodooextreme.com/redface.gifther
OS:win98
MONITOR:19" pimp monitor http://forums.voodooextreme.com/biggrin.gif
MOUSE:3 button logitech
WHATEVER (anything else you wanna mention):If i win the contest then i won't have to bother buying one in which case you can just insert the specs for that computer above. *first i have to think something up*

CPU: PII 400@412
RAM: 256 Mb
HD: IBM Deskstar 14GB 7200 RPM
VIDEO: Creative Annihilator PRO
SOUND: Montego II (A3D)
OS: Win 98 Sp1
MONITOR:Philips 109B 19"
MOUSE: Wingman gaming mouse
WHATEVER: Microsoft intellitype Internet + USB keyboard

CPU: AMD K6-2 333@367
RAM: 48
HD: 10.2 GB
VIDEO: Voodoo3 3000 AGP
SOUND: No idea
OS: Win 98
MONITOR: ADI 17'
MOUSE: Logitech
WHATEVER: cd writer, 56k modem, TV-card
dam, i hope sacrifice runs in some way...



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SG - http://silvergraphics.gz.ee - peace!

CPU: intel P200
RAM: 64MB
HD: 9Gb, 7200rps
VIDEO: Voodoo Banshee
SOUND: Sound Blaster 64
OS: Windows 98
MONITOR: Hitachi 17inch
MOUSE: Logitech 3-button mouse
WHATEVER (anything else you wanna mention):

What do I win with this? A new CPU (Z80)? RAM (relais)? HD (floppy drive)?

CPU: Intel Pentium III 866 MHz
HD: 30 GB 7200 RPS ATA
Video: Geforce 2 GTS (64 MB)
Sound: Sound Blaster Live! Value
Speakers: Altec Lansing Surround Speakers with Subwoofer
Monitor: 19"
OS: Win 98

(This is the machine I get in about a week)
Right now I have an overclocked 233 POS

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"YOu've got two empty 'alves of coconut an' you're bangin' 'em together!"
-Monty Python

[This message has been edited by charnel_2001 (edited 07-25-2000).]

Charnel_2001, give me back my computer. You bast*rd, you stole my computer while I wasn't looking and are claiming its your own. Are those Altecs 395s or 495s.
Geforce 2 GTS (64 MB) - Which make?



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-Shivoa
http://www.sacrifice.org.uk/
http://www.smgskins.org.uk/
http://www.TRt.org.uk/