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SV: nt and tnt

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From: Totte
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 00:00
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Hi,

Sorry can�t help you, but can tell you that i have same problem with my
Viper300 and Winnt4 server SP4!
I have also Win98 and there is no problem at all.
Maybe nt don�t recognize the actual display  (Dell UltaScan 15ES in my case)
I don�t know where to change display settings.

/Totte
David Doherty <angry@lineone.net> skrev i
diskussionsgruppsmeddelandet:YHuc3.4659$LK2.4305@newreader.ukcore.bt.net...
> Anyone had any experience with windows NT and a tnt card?  I've tried a
> viper 550 and creative labs tnt in NT and it won't load.  I have service
> pack 5 installed and it accepts the drivers (latest nvidia, diamond, and
> creative) but when i reboot it's the good old 16 colors (only) and
640x480.
> It has a message displayed that says "new graphics adapter installed, you
> must configure your display settings" or somthing to the effect but the
only
> options are 16 colors and either 640x480 or 800x600.  This is after
several
> complete format's and reinstalls.  I've even tried reinstalled with an old
> s3 card installed and switching to the AGP TNT card but that doesn't help.
> NT accepts drivers for the s3 with no problems.  My system config is:
>     Chaintech 6bdu w/dual pII 450's
>     128 megs of ram
>     scsi cdrom, cdw, and harddrive
>     dual boot setup with win98(installed first on fat16 partition)
>
> Win 98 installs and performs flawlessly.  Without NT howerver (or linux)
> that other cpu is basically a doorstop so any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks for your time, Dave
>
>
>
>
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