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Help !! New Computer Troubles ...

GRCChemical

Junior Member
Hello Eveyone,

Maybe you can help. I got this screaming new computer, are bare bones system. With the following hardware:

1.1 Gig Thunderbird
128 DDR Ram
Geforce 2
Sound Blaster Live
and more top of the line components.

When I first got this machine I need to install some of the hardware including the sound card, vid card, and DSL modem. I had some troubles and had to send it back to the manufature for repait. Well I got my computer back, again installed the cards mentioned above and am having problems once in a while when playing quake.

I have defraged my system, tested it on serveral bench marks systems all which tell me it is running just fine except for one test. When I run the Blaster Controll Untility for my Annihalator 2 Pro it is telling me the following of which I believe is the cause of my problem. Below is the copy from the test I having been running:

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System Information
Date and Time: 03/02/2001 18:41:27
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 1107 MHz
Chipset: AMD-
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG (11/15/00)
RAM: 128 MB RAM
OS: Windows 98 (4.90, Build 3000)
Computer USER
Language: English (United States)
Virtual Memory: 71 MB used, 1849 MB available

100. Gart is not installed. Please install.

List of PCI Devices in System
Bus 0 Device 0: 0x1022700E Class 0x060000 SubSystem 0x00000000 Command 0x6 BAR0 0xD8000008
Bus 0 Device 1: 0x1022700F Class 0x060400 SubSystem 0x00000000 Command 0x7 BAR0 0x00000000
Bus 0 Device 7: 0x11060686 Class 0x060100 SubSystem 0x11060686 Command 0x7 BAR0 0x00000000
Bus 0 Device 10: 0x11020002 Class 0x040100 SubSystem 0x11028061 Command 0x5 BAR0 0x0000E001
Bus 0 Device 12: 0x80865001 Class 0x020300 SubSystem 0x80860001 Command 0x7 BAR0 0x0000E801
Bus 0 Device 14: 0x12745880 Class 0x040100 SubSystem 0x12742000 Command 0x0 BAR0 0x00000001
Bus 1 Device 5: 0x10DE0150 Class 0x030000 SubSystem 0x11021047 Command 0x7 BAR0 0xDC000000

Display Information
Adapter: Creative GB0010 (AGP)
Adapter: Creative GB0010 (AGP)
Adapter: Creative GB0010 (AGP)
Adapter: Creative GB0010 (AGP)
Adapter: Creative GB0010 (AGP)
Adapter: Creative GB0010 (AGP)
Adapter: Creative GB0010 (AGP)
Adapter: Creative GB0010 (AGP)
Adapter: Creative GB0010 (AGP)
Adapter: Creative GB0010 (AGP)
Adapter: Creative GB0010 (AGP)
Adapter: Creative GB0010 (AGP)
Adapter: Creative GB0010 (AGP)

202. Adapter IRQ [10] shared with : [VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller] [VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller] [Intel(R) PRO/DSL 2100 Modem - PPP]

Display Driver Files
File Name Date Time Size Version
bcmhal9x.dll 20/10/2000 09:04:00 0073728 4.04.01.0634
nvdisp.drv 05/10/2000 20:42:00 0091488 4.04.01.0634
nvdd32.dll 05/10/2000 20:42:00 0737792 4.04.01.0634
nvmode.dll 05/10/2000 20:42:00 0048224 4.04.01.0634
nvcore.vxd 05/10/2000 20:42:00 0377469 4.04.01.0634
nvarch16.dll 05/10/2000 20:42:00 0020480 4.04.01.0634
nvarch32.dll 05/10/2000 20:42:00 0006144 4.04.01.0634
nvmini.vxd 05/10/2000 20:42:00 0207566 4.04.01.0634
nvmini2.vxd 05/10/2000 20:42:00 0197315 4.04.01.0634
nvopengl.dll 05/10/2000 20:42:00 1508352 4.04.01.0634
opengl32.dll 08/06/2000 22:00:00 0753808 4.04.01.0634
glu32.dll 08/06/2000 22:00:00 0140224 4.04.01.0634
vgartd.vxd 05/10/2000 20:42:00 0025584 4.04.01.0634
3dbgfw9x.inf 20/10/2000 09:04:00 0049581 4.04.01.0634

Monitor Information
Description: Default Monitor
Max Resolution: <Not Available>
Horizontal Freq: <Not Available>
Vertical Freq: <Not Available>
Horizontal Syn: <Not Available>
Vertical Syn: <Not Available>
EDID: DDC Not Supported


No problems detected.

DirectX Information
Version: 7 or better
DirectDraw: Accelerated
Direct3D: Accelerated

No problems detected.

DirectX Driver Files
File Name Date Time Size Version
ddraw.dll 03/11/2000 19:35:22 0344064 4.08.00.0400
ddrawex.dll 08/06/2000 22:00:00 0036864 4.08.00.0400
d3dim.dll 08/06/2000 22:00:00 0638976 4.08.00.0400
d3drm.dll 08/06/2000 22:00:00 0446464 4.08.00.0400
d3dxof.dll 08/06/2000 22:00:00 0118784 4.08.00.0400
d3dpmesh.dll 08/06/2000 22:00:00 0102400 4.08.00.0400
d3dramp.dll 08/06/2000 22:00:00 0606208 4.08.00.0400
d3dim700.dll 03/11/2000 19:35:22 0872960 4.08.00.0400
d3dref.dll 03/11/2000 19:35:22 0140800 4.08.00.0400

OpenGL Information
Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer: GeForce2 GTS/AGP/3DNOW!
Version: 1.2.1

No problems detected.

OpenGL Driver Files
File Name Date Time Size Version
opengl32.dll 08/06/2000 22:00:00 0753808 4.00
glu32.dll 08/06/2000 22:00:00 0140224 4.00
nvopengl.dll 05/10/2000 20:42:00 1508352 4.00

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Notice the following lines:

1. 100. Gart is not installed. Please install.

2.202. Adapter IRQ [10] shared with : [VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller] [VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller] [Intel(R) PRO/DSL 2100 Modem - PPP]


I am not sure where to go with these instructions? I have been woring within the bois and have noticed this IRQ thing. The test used to say problem with the Adapter IRQ 11 then it swithced to 10.

When I play quake some of the time I have killer preformance but lots of the time it seams jerky....not smooth at all. I scored a 128 frames per second in resalution of 800 x 600 at max visual quality.

Anyone have any ideas on how I can get this dam thing work right ?

thanks Chemical

 
simple. install the VIA 4-1 drivers. you can get them here

Via 4-1 drivers.

If you get a gart error, then I suggest you download and install this one driver has well.

Via Gart driver.


The gart is the AGP driver, that is why you are getting errors.
 
Have you installed the Via 4 in 1 chipset drivers? If not, that's the likely cause of your problem. Go to Via Website to download the latest drivers.

Adul, you're too fast for me! You beat me to the punch.
 
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