gforce2 and win2k

SanDRocK · May 30th, 2001

SUp
I've got win2k professional installed with sp2 but for some reason my gforce2 agp card keeps getting installed as a pci card instead of agp one...... anyone know how to fix this?

chp · June 9th, 2001

That's normal on W2K (any version).

In fact W2K consider AGP bus as an extension of PCI. So don't blame your drivers. The most inportant is that your HW is able to reach the manufacturer specs (normaly higher under W2K than Win98/WinMe).

Gam3rX · June 9th, 2001

>>That's normal on W2K (any version).
is it true???
i just upgraded to Win2K Pro and have this prob too and when i check the directx setup , agp texture acceleration is disabled

chp · June 9th, 2001

Ho, Ho....

what version of DirectX you installed? Which version of Detonator drivers you got? How you installed the drivers (manualy or automatic) ? Do you have Hardware DirectDraw / Direct3D opperationnal?

And finaly..... Do you run Netmeeting in background or any 3rd party software who can keep your HW D3D + AGP open?

Gam3rX · June 9th, 2001

directx 7 & 8 return the same result
det 12.60 installed manually
hardware d3d/dd working (both directx)
no netmeeting

Dan · June 10th, 2001

I have never had this problem.. ever.. I have installed Win2k pro on hundreds of diffrent computers, with both agp and pci video cards.... and have never had this problem.. microsoft has mentionof this on thier help database, but only in a few rare cases...

Gam3rX · June 10th, 2001

i don't know
now i'm trying to install sp2 but micro$oft's server is down(i think) coz i've been tring several days to dl it but still can't
if anyone of you have the file,message me please

Dan · June 10th, 2001

I was never able to get the SP to download properly.. i finally downloaded thier multi-os version of SP2.. be warned though, its 110 megs..

June 10th, 2001

It's not 'multi-OS', it's a full install meant mostly for networks. It's cumulative, includes both SP1 and SP2 updates, hence it's larger size...

SanDRocK · June 10th, 2001

i got win2k to install as agp......took me a while but finally got it

Gam3rX · June 10th, 2001

how do you do it?

Gam3rX · June 10th, 2001

Quote:

Originally posted by Gam3rX
i don't know
now i'm trying to install sp2 but micro$oft's server is down(i think) coz i've been tring several days to dl it but still can't
if anyone of you have the file,message me please

its ok guys..i have it now
hmmm...lets see whats the result

Gam3rX · June 10th, 2001

****...
it's still not working
SanDRocK...how did you do it
tell me please

SanDRocK · June 10th, 2001

first i downloaded the 12.41 drivers
then i add/remove program and uninstalled the nvidia display drivers
then i restarted my comp
then i right clicked desktop and when proporties, and when i went to settings in display propertyes win2k detected a display device, then i just pointed out to where i unzipped the drivers, then i installed them
then i restarted and i checked dxdiag to see if agp textureing was availible and it was (also i checked sisoft sandra's opengl settings and it sayed gforce2mx/agp where as b4 it sayed gforce2mx/pci)

Note=i also got the 12.40's to work under agp doin this, altho it did take a couple tries....

Dan · June 11th, 2001

When i said muti-os, i was refering to the diffrent versions of Windows 2000.

Windows 2000 professional, server, advanced server, datacenter server, and workstation edition...

**Betamax** · June 11th, 2001

That being the case then dan the express installion is also Multi-OS then as it will also install on all versions of the win2K family. The difference between express and full is that full downloads everything, whereas exporess detects the version of Win 2k you have and only downloads the relevant files.

Dan · June 11th, 2001

GRRR....

Ok. the express installation is not multi-os, because you can only download it for one specific computer, or if you have an array of computers that are configured exactly the same, then you could use it....

The only way that you could use the SP on more than one OS is to download the large file? C?

so express = one computer, single OS
full = All 2000 OS's

:eyes:

Gam3rX · June 12th, 2001

yay....

got it working
installing det12.41 doesn't do anything other than fully compatible with directx 8.0
what i do is ,as i'm using Asus P3V133 mobo that had a VIA chipset,i decided to install VIA 4-in-1 driver and guess what ...agp acceleration is enabled now...

thanks to everyone helping

May 30th, 2001	#1 (permalink)
SanDRocK StizowneD Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 298	gforce2 and win2k SUp I've got win2k professional installed with sp2 but for some reason my gforce2 agp card keeps getting installed as a pci card instead of agp one...... anyone know how to fix this? __________________ Gaming Rig OS= Vista Ultimate 64Bit CPU = Pent D extreme 3.4GHz w/ HT Mobo = Dell mobo based on intel 955X chipset Ram = 2Gigs 667MHz DDR2 SDRam HDD = 320Gig Raid0 Array (2x 160Gig SATA2 (16meg cache each) 10000RPM GFX = ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum (512Meg DDR3 model) 21" Dell Widescreen LCD Audio = SBlaster X-Fi Fatal1ty on 5.1 Digi suroundsound Faster than a Burning Bud, More Powerfull than a hit from a bong, Able to eat huge amounts of snacks, Look through the smoke.. Its a skunk...... Its a grassfire...... Its.... Its.... GanjaMAN!!! Man of WEED (TM)

June 9th, 2001	#2 (permalink)
chp Bip...Bip... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: on Earth Posts: 966	That's normal on W2K (any version). In fact W2K consider AGP bus as an extension of PCI. So don't blame your drivers. The most inportant is that your HW is able to reach the manufacturer specs (normaly higher under W2K than Win98/WinMe). __________________ If god doesn't exist in our world, then...I will create god with my own hands!

June 9th, 2001	#3 (permalink)
Gam3rX Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia Posts: 251	>>That's normal on W2K (any version). is it true??? i just upgraded to Win2K Pro and have this prob too and when i check the directx setup , agp texture acceleration is disabled Last edited by Gam3rX; June 9th, 2001 at 10:45.

June 9th, 2001	#4 (permalink)
chp Bip...Bip... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: on Earth Posts: 966	Ho, Ho.... what version of DirectX you installed? Which version of Detonator drivers you got? How you installed the drivers (manualy or automatic) ? Do you have Hardware DirectDraw / Direct3D opperationnal? And finaly..... Do you run Netmeeting in background or any 3rd party software who can keep your HW D3D + AGP open? __________________ If god doesn't exist in our world, then...I will create god with my own hands!

June 10th, 2001	#10 (permalink)
SanDRocK StizowneD Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 298	i got win2k to install as agp......took me a while but finally got it __________________ Gaming Rig OS= Vista Ultimate 64Bit CPU = Pent D extreme 3.4GHz w/ HT Mobo = Dell mobo based on intel 955X chipset Ram = 2Gigs 667MHz DDR2 SDRam HDD = 320Gig Raid0 Array (2x 160Gig SATA2 (16meg cache each) 10000RPM GFX = ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum (512Meg DDR3 model) 21" Dell Widescreen LCD Audio = SBlaster X-Fi Fatal1ty on 5.1 Digi suroundsound Faster than a Burning Bud, More Powerfull than a hit from a bong, Able to eat huge amounts of snacks, Look through the smoke.. Its a skunk...... Its a grassfire...... Its.... Its.... GanjaMAN!!! Man of WEED (TM)

June 9th, 2001	#5 (permalink)
Gam3rX Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia Posts: 251	directx 7 & 8 return the same result det 12.60 installed manually hardware d3d/dd working (both directx) no netmeeting

June 10th, 2001	#6 (permalink)
Dan Jedi Knight Join Date: May 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 230	I have never had this problem.. ever.. I have installed Win2k pro on hundreds of diffrent computers, with both agp and pci video cards.... and have never had this problem.. microsoft has mentionof this on thier help database, but only in a few rare cases...

June 10th, 2001	#7 (permalink)
Gam3rX Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia Posts: 251	i don't know now i'm trying to install sp2 but micro$oft's server is down(i think) coz i've been tring several days to dl it but still can't if anyone of you have the file,message me please

June 10th, 2001	#8 (permalink)
Dan Jedi Knight Join Date: May 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 230	I was never able to get the SP to download properly.. i finally downloaded thier multi-os version of SP2.. be warned though, its 110 megs..

June 10th, 2001	#9 (permalink)
CDBuRnOuT Guest Posts: n/a	It's not 'multi-OS', it's a full install meant mostly for networks. It's cumulative, includes both SP1 and SP2 updates, hence it's larger size...

June 10th, 2001	#11 (permalink)
Gam3rX Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia Posts: 251	how do you do it?

June 10th, 2001	#13 (permalink)
Gam3rX Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia Posts: 251	****... it's still not working SanDRocK...how did you do it tell me please

June 10th, 2001	#14 (permalink)
SanDRocK StizowneD Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 298	first i downloaded the 12.41 drivers then i add/remove program and uninstalled the nvidia display drivers then i restarted my comp then i right clicked desktop and when proporties, and when i went to settings in display propertyes win2k detected a display device, then i just pointed out to where i unzipped the drivers, then i installed them then i restarted and i checked dxdiag to see if agp textureing was availible and it was (also i checked sisoft sandra's opengl settings and it sayed gforce2mx/agp where as b4 it sayed gforce2mx/pci) Note=i also got the 12.40's to work under agp doin this, altho it did take a couple tries.... __________________ Gaming Rig OS= Vista Ultimate 64Bit CPU = Pent D extreme 3.4GHz w/ HT Mobo = Dell mobo based on intel 955X chipset Ram = 2Gigs 667MHz DDR2 SDRam HDD = 320Gig Raid0 Array (2x 160Gig SATA2 (16meg cache each) 10000RPM GFX = ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum (512Meg DDR3 model) 21" Dell Widescreen LCD Audio = SBlaster X-Fi Fatal1ty on 5.1 Digi suroundsound Faster than a Burning Bud, More Powerfull than a hit from a bong, Able to eat huge amounts of snacks, Look through the smoke.. Its a skunk...... Its a grassfire...... Its.... Its.... GanjaMAN!!! Man of WEED (TM)

June 11th, 2001	#15 (permalink)
Dan Jedi Knight Join Date: May 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 230	When i said muti-os, i was refering to the diffrent versions of Windows 2000. Windows 2000 professional, server, advanced server, datacenter server, and workstation edition...

June 11th, 2001	#16 (permalink)
Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	That being the case then dan the express installion is also Multi-OS then as it will also install on all versions of the win2K family. The difference between express and full is that full downloads everything, whereas exporess detects the version of Win 2k you have and only downloads the relevant files. __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

June 11th, 2001	#17 (permalink)
Dan Jedi Knight Join Date: May 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 230	GRRR.... Ok. the express installation is not multi-os, because you can only download it for one specific computer, or if you have an array of computers that are configured exactly the same, then you could use it.... The only way that you could use the SP on more than one OS is to download the large file? C? so express = one computer, single OS full = All 2000 OS's :eyes:

June 12th, 2001	#18 (permalink)
Gam3rX Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia Posts: 251	yay.... got it working installing det12.41 doesn't do anything other than fully compatible with directx 8.0 what i do is ,as i'm using Asus P3V133 mobo that had a VIA chipset,i decided to install VIA 4-in-1 driver and guess what ...agp acceleration is enabled now... thanks to everyone helping

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