Win2k and SP1=3DMark2000 scores zero.

[dkozloski]

I find that when I install service pack 1 with Win2k that 3DMark2000 scores go to zero even though visually there is no difference in performance. I have all the latest drivers installed. Reinstalling the drivers after installing SP1 makes no difference. Has anyone else had a similar experience?

SlotA Tbird 900@1100,256Meg Corsair PC100 ram,ASUS K7M,Adaptec 2940UW,9gig Seagate Cheetahs, Visiontek GF2MX.

 

[Deeko]

So what....how are your games running? Don't bother with 3DMark. At least don't bother with the score, it does make a decent stability test, but as a benchmark, it just sucks.

 

[dkozloski]

I agree 100% that as a benchmark 3DMark2000 is lacking. The stability is fine. I just thought it was strange that SP1 killed it. I did a fresh reinstall and added drivers and such step by step and it is SP1 that is the villan.

 

[vicvon]

It is the way sp1 sets up the ACPI in W2K, if you go into control panels-system-hardware-device manager-computer and change the ACPI driver to standard pc you can veiw your scores properly again, but W2K will autodetect all your hardware on the re-start and ask you for the drivers again(no big deal).

Hope this helps. I will contact MadOnion and let them know what it is so they can track it down more easily.


Victor

 

[Priit]

If everything runs fine, don't worry about random-number-generator-called-3DMark's output...