win2000 How do i get HAL instead of emulation

vincenthimpe · 08-29-2002, 10:15 AM

Windows2000 Service pack 2
DirectX 8.1B
Intel Mobo
Nvidea Geforce 2-MX400

i cant get HAL . the screensaver always defaults to RGB emulation

1280*1024 desktop in 16 bit color

saver version 1.1 demo
i have tried all sorts of things . No go.

feldon34 · 08-29-2002, 10:33 AM

Install the latest drivers for your nVidia GeForce 2 MX400.

http://www.nVidia.com/ under Detonators 2000/XP.

vincenthimpe · 08-29-2002, 12:43 PM

latest nvidia detonator driver
video card is MSI Geforce 2 MX400 with 32 meg ram
direct x 8.1
windows 2000 service pack II
Pentium IV 1.8 Ghz 512 meg ram
Intel 845GB motherboard ( made by intel )

still does NOT work
framerate 2 frames per second.

i also tried all version of the drivers i could find here

feldon34 · 08-29-2002, 12:53 PM

Have you got Microsoft Netmeeting running?

vincenthimpe · 08-29-2002, 01:09 PM

nope.

brand new machine no junk installed besides a CAD application
no officce no excek no word , just internet explorer and DXP ( 10000 $ Cad program )

Jim Sachs · 08-29-2002, 04:39 PM

If the CAD program (or any other program) is using the graphics resources, then the Aquarium won't.

Also, have you tried reducing the resolution to 640x480?

feldon34 · 08-29-2002, 07:12 PM

If the CAD program is running, it may be completely tying up the Direct3D subsystem. I've seen this before in other programs.

vincenthimpe · 08-30-2002, 02:53 PM

cad program is not running
640 by 480 gives me 8 fps.

have you ever seen 640 by 480 running on a 21 inch monitor built to run at 1600 by 1200 ?
it is waaaaaaaaay ugly

feldon34 · 08-30-2002, 03:58 PM

This is madness.

That card should be belting out 100 frames per second easy.

I would reinstall DirectX 8.1 and then reinstall the nVidia drivers then reboot.

Then hit Ctrl-Alt-Del and kill off every task that it will let you kill off. Then run the Aquarium.

We've seen stuff like multi-function printer drivers cause problems with the aquarium before too.

rien · 09-04-2002, 06:42 AM

Hello
Well lets see OS win2000
Looking at your Graphical card and the drivers already installed i am missing 1 critial driver
go to http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2
and downlaod the 4-in-1 driver
Deinstall your current VGA Card and reboot
than install the VIA 4-in-1 driver
This one will update the VGA Port Driver (and other drivers as well) see the documentation.
Than install your graphical driver again
PS Nvidia just released the latest driver for GF4
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=IO_20020828_7569

well that should solve your and a lot of other problems as well

Let me know how it goes

Greetings from Holland

feldon34 · 09-04-2002, 11:31 AM

I didn't know Intel made a VIA chipset board.

08-29-2002, 10:15 AM	#1
vincenthimpe Registered Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 4	win2000 How do i get HAL instead of emulation Windows2000 Service pack 2 DirectX 8.1B Intel Mobo Nvidea Geforce 2-MX400 i cant get HAL . the screensaver always defaults to RGB emulation 1280*1024 desktop in 16 bit color saver version 1.1 demo i have tried all sorts of things . No go.

08-29-2002, 10:33 AM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Install the latest drivers for your nVidia GeForce 2 MX400. http://www.nVidia.com/ under Detonators 2000/XP. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

08-29-2002, 12:43 PM	#3
vincenthimpe Registered Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 4	still no go latest nvidia detonator driver video card is MSI Geforce 2 MX400 with 32 meg ram direct x 8.1 windows 2000 service pack II Pentium IV 1.8 Ghz 512 meg ram Intel 845GB motherboard ( made by intel ) still does NOT work framerate 2 frames per second. i also tried all version of the drivers i could find here

08-29-2002, 12:53 PM	#4
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Have you got Microsoft Netmeeting running? "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

08-29-2002, 04:39 PM	#6
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	If the CAD program (or any other program) is using the graphics resources, then the Aquarium won't. Also, have you tried reducing the resolution to 640x480? Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

08-29-2002, 01:09 PM	#5
vincenthimpe Registered Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 4	nope. brand new machine no junk installed besides a CAD application no officce no excek no word , just internet explorer and DXP ( 10000 $ Cad program )

08-29-2002, 07:12 PM	#7
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	If the CAD program is running, it may be completely tying up the Direct3D subsystem. I've seen this before in other programs. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

08-30-2002, 02:53 PM	#8
vincenthimpe Registered Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 4	cad program is not running 640 by 480 gives me 8 fps. have you ever seen 640 by 480 running on a 21 inch monitor built to run at 1600 by 1200 ? it is waaaaaaaaay ugly

08-30-2002, 03:58 PM	#9
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	This is madness. That card should be belting out 100 frames per second easy. I would reinstall DirectX 8.1 and then reinstall the nVidia drivers then reboot. Then hit Ctrl-Alt-Del and kill off every task that it will let you kill off. Then run the Aquarium. We've seen stuff like multi-function printer drivers cause problems with the aquarium before too. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

09-04-2002, 06:42 AM	#10
rien Registered Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1	Hello Well lets see OS win2000 Looking at your Graphical card and the drivers already installed i am missing 1 critial driver go to http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2 and downlaod the 4-in-1 driver Deinstall your current VGA Card and reboot than install the VIA 4-in-1 driver This one will update the VGA Port Driver (and other drivers as well) see the documentation. Than install your graphical driver again PS Nvidia just released the latest driver for GF4 http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=IO_20020828_7569 well that should solve your and a lot of other problems as well Let me know how it goes Greetings from Holland

09-04-2002, 11:31 AM	#11
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	I didn't know Intel made a VIA chipset board. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman