DX8 + OpenGL + Win2K + V5 1.04 = crash?

[TravisBickle]

since I installed the DX8 and 1.04 V5 drivers I get a black screen and a system hang when I try to fire up an OpenGL game. bit of a drawback. anyone know if this is common, and do I just go back to an earlier driver, or is it DX8?
without DX8 I can't run 3dmark2001 blub blub

 

[romtech]

get driver version 4.13 you could get them here

link

 

[romtech]

Q. All of my games lockup with my Voodoo5, what do I do?
Q. My Voodoo5 locks up, even in Windows. What's going on?
There are several possible reasons for either game lockups or just plain lockups in general, consult the list below:


Make sure that the Voodoo5 is firmly seated in the AGP socket.
Make sure that you have an IRQ assigned to the VGA, this can be setup in your BIOS.
Open your case and check to make sure both fans are working.
Try setting your AGP aperture to 16 or less to disable it.
Make sure that you have removed any old drivers from previous video cards.
Try flashing your Motherboard with the latest BIOS.
Make sure that the Voodoo5 is on it's own seperate IRQ. The only thing it can be sharing an IRQ with is the "IRQ holder for PCI steering".
If you are overclocking your Voodoo5 or your CPU then try setting them back to their defaults.
To make sure that the Voodoo5 is getting enough power try unplugging non-essential devices to see if that helps any.
Try running the game in single chip only mode.
Try downloading and installing the latest leaked or beta drivers.
It is possible this is being caused by heat also. Try taking the case off of your computer and seeing how things run. If the lockups stop then you have a heat issue with your case. Time to look into a better case or at least better cooling for your current one.

 

[TravisBickle]

Romtech, are you well meaning or taking the ****? I am smart enough to reference between OS and know about hardware, just not how people program drivers. I thought the 1.04 drivers needed DX8. I hope when I uninstall the driver and use an older one my V5 is going to work right! V5 working well in 9x.

 

[romtech]

sorry for trying to help, you seem to know what you are doing so do it your self and have funnnnnnnn..........................
so now i know not to offer help or some guidance I am not a computer nerd but i taught i could help through my exeriences but you know your stuff so have fun.....

later

 

[TravisBickle]

if you read my post you'd see it wasn't all my games locking up
just use your brain a little and you will get on alright, stop worrying

 

[romtech]

i can no longer help you caz it seems i have no brains and am retarded... so help your self and leave me alone...

ok bye bye have a nice day

 

[romtech]

and just for you info i have played several glide games and not one has given me problems with the new drivers DX8, it may depend on the game you are playing....