Anyone ever see this error before?

[JMJ88]

3DMark2001 Error

I run at 1280x1024, and I also tried going to 1024x768 and that didn't work either. I can get through about 4 tests, then that error pops. up. Running Win2k, SP2, DX8 ("a" I believe, I downloaded it from MS and it was called DX80NTeng.exe), Gainward GF3, Athlon 1.4, KG7 Raid, 512MB Crucial REG-ECC.

TIA if you can offer any insight to this one.

 

[swanky]

Have you tried running through the tests in dxdiag? They will often give you a clue about what the problem is.

swanky

 

[Doomer]

Can anybody else no read the message or is it just me ?

 

[John]

<< Can anybody else no read the message or is it just me ? >>



Are you using AOL compressed graphics?

The error msg reads "3d mark could not initialize your 3d accelerator. Try to downgrade your display settings. DirectX error message. Fatal error: failed to validate material."

 

[JMJ88]

Very weird. I ran all Dxdiag tests and found nothing wrong, everything was in order. I reinstalled directX, rebooted, and 3dmark ran fine. Didn't work doing that yesterday.

 

[JMJ88]

Damn, cancel that. It only ran once, and it won't run again. Same error message.

Any ideas what might cause this?

 

[WHipLAsh13]

What drivers are you running for your GF3. You may wanna try running the dx 8.1 beta it worked for me to solve another problem.

 

[sharkeeper]

Are you using NTFS by any chance?

Cheers!

 

[JMJ88]

Yes! My OS install is on a FAT drive, but 3dmark is on an NTFS partition....is that the problem?