Diamond Monster 3DII Problem --- * INCREDIBLY SLOW *

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From: Pete Belknap
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 00:00

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I just bought a diamond monster 3dii PCI with 12 MB of memory on it and
installed it without any problems.  That is, Windows detected it ok and
the software installed.  When I run halflife or quake 2 in OpenGL
640X480 the graphics look good, but it is INCREDIBLY slow, as in maybe
one frame every five seconds.  So, I'm assuming there has to be some
setup problem, but I can't hack it.  Diamond's tech support was totally
useless.  They said I had a defective card, but I don't want to jump to
conclusions.  I tried switching PCI slots to no avail.

Here's my system specs:

Windows 98
Dell Optiplex GX1 PII 400 Mhz with 128 MB RAM
ATI 3D Rage video 64bit 133 Mhz with 4 MB SGRAM

My monitor works fine if I run the games in normal mode or for any
windows stuff....  Any ideas?  Please send them to belknap@stanford.edu
.

Thanks a bunch!
-Pete

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From: Pete Belknap <pbelknap@leland.stanford.edu>
Subject: Diamond Monster 3DII Problem --- * INCREDIBLY SLOW *
Date: 1999/04/02
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