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I could not install my Win98 with my banshee installed PERIOD..no bios fix,
driver fix..NADA. I had to put another card in,then install win98 and then
replace the banshee. I confirmed this to be a windows problem when I got
win98SE..installed just fine.

Leonard F. Agius <lfagius@nospam_mediaone.net> wrote in message
news:3762A007.1AFCA07D@nospam_mediaone.net...
> Well, after two go-arounds with Diamond, it definitely turned out to be a
> defective card.
>
> A couple of points about all of this:
>
> 1) Diamond needs to get their shit together on RMA's. The first card they
sent
> out was as defective as the original card and it was eight days late.
>
> 2) In all this discussion many of us (especially ME) need to remember
something:
> a black screen lock up is almost always hardware related (I said "almost"
so
> PULEAZE don't jump down my throat <grin>) and a blue screen lock up is
software
> related.
>
> Brad Ball wrote:
>
> > Ed Brown wrote in message <37536ce2.0@news.pacifier.com>...
> > >IMHO, there is nothing wrong with the CL Banshee AGP card.  Virtually
all
> > >of the problems that people have had with this card stem from incorrect
> > >setup/installation.  Very often, people do not have and do not seem
> > >willing to download the newest drivers for AGP, their motherboard,
> >
> > <snip>
> > >
> > >Bottom line... I have a CL AGP Banshee in a homebuilt K6-2 300 machine
> > >with a FIC 503+ v1.2a motherboard.  It runs great with zero probs.  The
> > >initial setup was difficult but nothing that most of the people
frequenting
> > >this group could not handle.
> >
> > I agree with you Ed, too many people here blame the video card when they
> > aren't capable of figuring out a setup issue. But I can assue you this
was
> > NOT a setup issue. I've been a computer support tech for many years so I
> > know the importance of updated drives, bios flashing, clean installs,
etc.
> > I'm not saying that there is a problem with ALL Banshee AGP cards. But I
> > have personally experienced 2 situations where the AGP Banshee cards
caused
> > random "black screen lockup" problems on a cold boot. Both systems were
only
> > a few days old. After checking back with the store where one system was
> > purchased, I found they currently had FIVE machines in the shop all with
the
> > EXACT same problem. Putting those Banshee AGP cards into another system
> > proved the cards worked fine. Putting a Banshee PCI card in each
computer
> > proved the computers worked fine. What this did show was a compatibility
> > problem with the Banshee AGP cards and CERTAIN SYSTEMS. I know the
machine I
> > was working on had an Abit BH6 motherboard and I tried flashing the
newest
> > bios with the same result. Windows98 was also installed FRESH.
Furthermore,
> > it was not a CMOS setup problem with AGP settings either. Been there,
done
> > that. And no overclocking was involved.
> >
> > So, just because you have an AGP Banshee working in your particluar
setup,
> > does not mean the card has no compatibility problems. Obviously it does.
> > Like I said, if you doubt what I am saying, go to www.dejanews.com and
try
> > searching for "banshee black screen" or "banshee lockup" and you will
> > discover many people with similar problems. I would advise anyone
looking
> > for a Banshee to get a PCI version just to be safe. If you get an AGP
> > version and it works then great! But please be aware of the possible
> > problem.
> >
> > Brad.
>
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