really nasty FIC / TNT problem

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7 total messages Started by adam newton Fri, 11 Jun 1999 00:00

#49

Author: adam newton
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 00:00

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First of all, sorry for posting before reading around, but, as I'll explain,
I crash every five to ten minutes.

I'm running a FIC 503+, rev 1.1a, k62-300, Creative TNT.

The TNT is new and causes Icon distortion and random crashing (a stall)
every now and again, usually at a really bad time.

I have the latest Bios for both TNT and FIC boards, and have installed the
GART from the FIC website.

This combination has worked before, so why not now? Any help at all,
gratefully recieved.


Anyway, gotta go now, I feel a crash coming on.

TIA
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Re: really nasty FIC / TNT problem

#50

Author: spamiam
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 00:00

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Did you install the IRQ routing patch?

Spamiam

adam newton wrote:

> First of all, sorry for posting before reading around, but, as I'll explain,
> I crash every five to ten minutes.
>
> I'm running a FIC 503+, rev 1.1a, k62-300, Creative TNT.
>
> The TNT is new and causes Icon distortion and random crashing (a stall)
> every now and again, usually at a really bad time.
>
> I have the latest Bios for both TNT and FIC boards, and have installed the
> GART from the FIC website.
>
> This combination has worked before, so why not now? Any help at all,
> gratefully recieved.
>
> Anyway, gotta go now, I feel a crash coming on.
>
> TIA
> Ad.

Re: really nasty FIC / TNT problem

#51

Author: adam newton
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 00:00

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>Did you install the IRQ routing patch?

Yes.


A few times. Still seems to make no difference, though the system seems a
little more stable after I turned off all hardware acceleration for windows
in the display setup box.

Slows it down, though. And I still have the icon problem.


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Re: really nasty FIC / TNT problem

#52

Author: spamiam
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 00:00

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Have you tried a fresh install of Win95/Win98?  This may solve the problem.
Personally when I put a new piece of hardware in I always do a fresh install.

spamiam

adam newton wrote:

> >Did you install the IRQ routing patch?
>
> Yes.
>
> A few times. Still seems to make no difference, though the system seems a
> little more stable after I turned off all hardware acceleration for windows
> in the display setup box.
>
> Slows it down, though. And I still have the icon problem.
>
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Re: really nasty FIC / TNT problem

#53

Author: Marcus Coles
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 00:00

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Have you tried turning off Cache Pipeline, and Read Around Write in
BIOS Chipset Features Setup?

Re: really nasty FIC / TNT problem

#54

Author: adam newton
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 00:00

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spamiam wrote in message <376196FE.4A5979C0@sprint.ca>...
>Have you tried a fresh install of Win95/Win98?  This may solve the problem.
>Personally when I put a new piece of hardware in I always do a fresh
install.


Been there, done that, got the freakin' Teeshirt.

As I think I said, I have reduced the amount of crashing by altering the
graphics hardware acceleration in windows. Still crashes, but way less
often. I even got to check my mail today, crash free!


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Re: really nasty FIC / TNT problem

#55

Author: adam newton
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 00:00

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Marcus Coles wrote in message <3761B49C.32C6AFB1@netcom.ca>...
>Have you tried turning off Cache Pipeline, and Read Around Write in
>BIOS Chipset Features Setup?



Yep. It helped, but I'm still troubled by stalls. Dammit.



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