Direct X problems?

Silent Sc(+)pe · 22-03-2003, 11:48 PM

I think this could be a hardware problem mabey not. Anyways this morning I turning on my computer and tried to play Starcraft. I had just put it on last night and it had worked fine. It gave me an error that said it couldn't change the resolution to 640x400 or whatever. So I tried to do it in display properties and it told me it can't change the settings. I just downloaded new drivers and Direct X 9 but haven't installed it yet. .Another thing that happened is one time after waking my computer up from standby and trying to play a game it said there was no 3d hardware. I restarted and it works fine. I have a Radeon 9000 pro 128 mgb. If its a problem it think its in the motherboard. I used to have a GeForce and it messed up. I sent it back to Gainward. They took so long sending me a new one I gave up and bought a ATI. I have a shuttle motherboard. Do AGP slots go bad on motherboards very often? If I need a new one can someone recomend a good motherboard compony?

Sniper · 27-03-2003, 06:46 PM

I assume, by now you have installed the latest drivers etc and the problem is fixed?

sorry, missed the post!

Big B · 27-03-2003, 07:32 PM

Any port can go bad, but it's not in great numbers. If your drivers are DX9 compatible, it'd be a really wise idea to install it, despite that the Radeon 9000 is not a DX9 card.

Also installing your motherboard drivers, particularly the AGP driver may help you.

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Silent Sc(+)pe Geek Trainee Join Date: Mar 2003 Age: 21 Posts: 5 Status: Offline	Direct X problems? I think this could be a hardware problem mabey not. Anyways this morning I turning on my computer and tried to play Starcraft. I had just put it on last night and it had worked fine. It gave me an error that said it couldn't change the resolution to 640x400 or whatever. So I tried to do it in display properties and it told me it can't change the settings. I just downloaded new drivers and Direct X 9 but haven't installed it yet. .Another thing that happened is one time after waking my computer up from standby and trying to play a game it said there was no 3d hardware. I restarted and it works fine. I have a Radeon 9000 pro 128 mgb. If its a problem it think its in the motherboard. I used to have a GeForce and it messed up. I sent it back to Gainward. They took so long sending me a new one I gave up and bought a ATI. I have a shuttle motherboard. Do AGP slots go bad on motherboards very often? If I need a new one can someone recomend a good motherboard compony?

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,636 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Any port can go bad, but it's not in great numbers. If your drivers are DX9 compatible, it'd be a really wise idea to install it, despite that the Radeon 9000 is not a DX9 card. Also installing your motherboard drivers, particularly the AGP driver may help you. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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