Instability with the Abit KT7 and Geforce2 MX

[Paleface]

I built a system last weekend with the Abit KT7 (non-RAID version) and the Asus 7100 geforce2 MX. Everything is perfectly stable under
Windows 98SE, the only problems arrise whenever I try to run any 3D applications. Complete lockups occur sometimes minutes othertimes seconds after initializing any 3D games. Even the game that came with the card - Soldier of Fortune - won't run. I have to do a hard reboot everytime. I have yet to complete a clean run of any 3D app. I have tried all of the recommended Bios settings DA -> EA, and disabling the fast-write. I even disabled AGP x4, and nothing seems to work. I don't know whether it is the mainboard or the graphics card that is to blame, but since Windows and every other 2D application is pretty damn stable, I'm inclined to blame the Card. Has anybody else out there had this same kind of problem?
Are there any known fixes or relavant drivers that could solve the problem?

My setup is as follows:

Duron 600@600 <temp = 34-36C>
Abit KT7 (non-RAID)
ASUS 7100 Geforce2 MX
Teac x40 CD-ROM
NO SOUND CARD
Quantum Fireball 20.5G HD
Antec PP303X 300W power supply

 

[Fireloong]

try new detonator drivers?

 

[RM1]

I had just got a KT7-RAID with a DURON 700. I noticed that everything works fine except for the Creative Voodoo2. Occasionally, the 3d games fail to recognise the drivers saying that it is invalid. Up to this point, I am only able to use the original Voodoo2 drivers. All driver updates will cause the Voodoo2 TAB under Control Panel/Display to dissapear, and then 3D games won't find the glide drivers. The latest 3DFX Voodoo2 drivers gives me BLUE SCREEN of death 100% of the time.

My SB Live! will hang during driver installations if I were to install it after installing the VIA Service Pack drivers. Weird!

Now, I will install all drivers first prior to VIA's drivers. Only Voodoo2 seems to have problems with better drivers. I think it is VIA's drivers that are not 100% compatible with some of these 3D cards.

Of course, I'm using Win98SE with 98lite2.0. I will be getting a Geforce 2 GTS soon, and I hope that I won;t be having these problems.

Although I cannot conclude yet, reducing the performance tweaks in the BIOS (Fast CPU command, SDRAM timings, etc..) seems to make the 3D part work more reliably. I think it is a good place to start to systematically sort our the problems. I still believe it is VIA's drivers that are not 100% compatible with a Turbo BIOS setting.

I'm gonna do a few experiments and then find the root cause.

 

[SmackdownHotel]

Install the latest VIA 4in1 drivers if you haven't already. That will almost certainly fix your problem(s).

 

[Navi]

Per usual...goto Unoffical KT7 faq




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