Is your A7V/T-Bird(Duron)/Geforce/Win2k Truly Stable ???

[lundog22]

Is your A7V/T-Bird(Duron)/Geforce under Win2k Truly Stable ???

My A7V/T-Bird800/Geforce DDR is somewhat stable.

A7V BIOS 1004A
T-Bird 800
256 PC133 CL2 RAM
CL Geforce DDR (Optimal Settings in BIOS AGP4x..)
SB Live!

I have installed :
Win2k Pre-SP2 hot fix for VIA AGP
VIA 4in1 425a driver
Nvidia 6.31 Driver
SB LIve! Base Driver

Games tested:

Q3 ----------------------------- very stable
Diable2 --------- Direct Draw -- very stable
Direct 3D -- lock up everytime
Counter Strike -- OpenGL ------- very stable

IE5 still lock up once in a great while (w/ smooth scrolling off)
Media Player 7 still crash sometimes while playing mp3s
Winamp 2.7 still crash sometimes while playing mp3s

 

[StuckMojo]

there is a patch for win2k and athlon...fixes agp related problems. did wonders for me:

http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/athlon-duron/amd_win2k_patch.html

 

[Dulanic]

The MSIE lockups can be fixes 2 ways..... one way that usually works is going back to BIOS 1003... And then the other is in 1004 to go into the BIOS and change System Performance from Optimal to Normal.

 

[Zerohm]

lundog
I'm having the exact same problems with...

tbird 800
A7V (Bios 1005a) running win2k pro
geforce 2 gts 32MB (ghetto brand)
128 mushkin
numerous patches and fixes

I've read that the video conflicts come from the amazingly brilliant fact that winME and win2k issue every card the SAME IRQ! (usually 9 or 11) There's a way to correct it that I havn't tried yet.
Direct 3d has run crappy on other games too.

Have you figured out how to get diablo 2 with direct 3d stable?
Does direct draw run smooth?

 

[StuckMojo]

set your AGP to 2x. it helps alot. its in the bios under system performance..change from optimal to normal. you dont need agp 4x with a 32MB vid card anyway. it does nothing.

 

[cirrus1]

Zerohm: It's possible to get rid of the IRQ sharing by choosing not to install in ACPI mode. This can be done (when installing) by pressing F5 when it prompts you to press F6. Then choose "standard pc". Now (almost) everything is on it's own IRQ. Please note that the ability to go into standby is lost. But it's still possible to hibernate.

BTW: It's possible to switch between ACPI mode and standard mode without reinstalling. But this involves a reinstall of the drivers and etc. But it can be done. Please let me know if you need it.