🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video
Article #283

Re: Creative Labs RivaTNT makes my system freeze up!

#283
From: Britt A. Green
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 00:00
37 lines
1936 bytes
    I looked at the fica.com web site, but couldn't find the drivers. I
don't suppose you know where FIC keeps them? =)

    --Britt


andrew wrote in message <37574097@dnews.tpgi.com.au>...
>The problem is with your motherboard.  Get the latest drivers from the FIC
>site including the AGP mini-port drivers.  Install all and you should be
OK.
>regards
>andrew
>
>Britt A. Green <particle@teleport.com> wrote in message
>news:rEF53.14120$SN3.6094079@news1.teleport.com...
>>     I just installed my Creative Labs Graphics Blaster RivaTNT card and
am
>> having some problems with it. Specifically, its causing WIndows 98 to
>freeze
>> up. Sometimes it'll do it after a minute, other times it likes to wait a
>> half-hour. Obviously, this is extremely frustrating. I downloaded new
>> drivers from CL's web site, but no dice. Prior to this, I had an ATI
>Xpert98
>> that gave me no problems. My system is:
>>
>>     AMD K6-2 300mHz
>>     FIC VA-503+ Motherboard
>>     64Megs Memory
>>     Creative SBAWE64 PNP Sound Card
>>
>>     If anyone knows what's causing this, *please* let me know!
>>
>>     --Britt
>>
>>
>
>
Technical Details
Message-ID: <6CW53.15371$SN3.6599718@news1.teleport.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail
References: <rEF53.14120$SN3.6094079@news1.teleport.com> <37574097@dnews.tpgi.com.au>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: f4bb2,3482929737bb25a8
X-Google-Attributes: gidf4bb2,public
X-Google-Thread: 100291,3482929737bb25a8
X-Google-Attributes: gid100291,public
From: "Britt A. Green" <particle@teleport.com>
Subject: Re: Creative Labs RivaTNT makes my system freeze up!
Date: 1999/06/04
Message-ID: <6CW53.15371$SN3.6599718@news1.teleport.com>
X-Deja-AN: 485794850
References: <rEF53.14120$SN3.6094079@news1.teleport.com> <37574097@dnews.tpgi.com.au>
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3
X-Complaints-To: news@teleport.com
X-Trace: news1.teleport.com 928527874 216.26.33.112 (Fri, 04 Jun 1999 13:24:34 PDT)
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 13:24:34 PDT
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,3dfx.opengl