Recent content by JimDandy266

Basically, the opening video will run but then I will get an error saying that there was a problem in the graphics engine. It then tells me that Max Payne requires a DirectX 8.0 compatible display adapter. I am running the Detonator 3 version 14.xx drivers, as the 12.41 version kept locking up...

ok nevermind it's the video card. It's a TNT2 Ultra chipset, I'm running the Detonator 3 drivers and I have an MSI K7 master motherboard. let's get it on.

Now, I'm not all too familiar with what happens to a computer when it overheats, but i hear it "locks up". Now, what this refers to exactly I don't know, but what I do know is this: during the course of this night, my computer has simply stopped functioning 3 times. it was like...

When I'm not doing anything processor-intense, I run my cpu at low power mode using HMonitor. It cools the CPU about 30 degrees, and seems to be pretty stable, but it seems too good to be true. Are there any long-term hazards that would result from doing this? Oh, I'm running an Athlon...

Ok, so I have an MSI K7 Master motherboard and I want to update the BIOS, but I'm too stupid to know how to deal with win2k's "too good for DOS" attitude. Please send help.

Now, myself and two of my friends all bought these motherboards, and all of them give us an error message when we try to have it recognize a floppy. It tells us "Floppy failed (40)" or something along those lines. They all boot fine when we don't have it recognize a floppy. Does anyone...

Now, myself and two of my friends all bought these motherboards, and all of them give us an error message when we try to have it recognize a floppy. It tells us "Floppy failed (40)" or something along those lines. They all boot fine when we don't have it recognize a floppy. Does...