Screen blank when open D3D games...
Hi, when I tried to run a few D3D games on W2k platform, the screen goes blank. I can still hear the music, but there's nothing displaying. In DXDIAG, I saw that Direct3D is disabled. The option to enable it isn't available.
Hi, when I tried to run a few D3D games on W2k platform, the screen goes blank. I can still hear the music, but there's nothing displaying.
In DXDIAG, I saw that Direct3D is disabled. The option to enable it isn't available.
Can anyone help?
In DXDIAG, I saw that Direct3D is disabled. The option to enable it isn't available.
Can anyone help?
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Actually the Viper II according to Diamond is using the S3 Savage 2000 chipset. Most of the reading I have done regarding that card has not been very encouraging.
http://www.gamespot.com/hardware/video/2d3d/viperii.html http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/reviews/video/diamond_viper2/ http://s3.nextmill.com/articles/viper2_1.html
How to fix the problem of a blank screen? Agreeing with jdulmage, I would start by looking for correct drivers for the card chipset. Most likely these will be available only from Diamond, possibly from S3 unless they are all on the Diamond site. www.diamondmm.com
Ed
http://www.gamespot.com/hardware/video/2d3d/viperii.html http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/reviews/video/diamond_viper2/ http://s3.nextmill.com/articles/viper2_1.html
How to fix the problem of a blank screen? Agreeing with jdulmage, I would start by looking for correct drivers for the card chipset. Most likely these will be available only from Diamond, possibly from S3 unless they are all on the Diamond site. www.diamondmm.com
Ed
http://www.diamondmm.com/default.asp?men...roduct=Viper_II
OR, if you prefer [they are the same page]:
http://www.s3.com/default.asp?menu=suppo...oduct=Vi per_II
-bZj
[This message has been edited by Down8 (edited 31 October 2000).]
OR, if you prefer [they are the same page]:
http://www.s3.com/default.asp?menu=suppo...oduct=Vi per_II
-bZj
[This message has been edited by Down8 (edited 31 October 2000).]
