I have a desktop and icons!
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I have a desktop and icons!
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Hell, no... https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ Can do that later....You be workin' ahead of us, dear? https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
After installation, refer to the Prophet II sheet. Your vid display is gonna look weird, don't worry aboutit. Just have that CD I sent, ready to put in. Go to Device Manager>Display Adapter. Should say PCI VGA driver. Properties>Change driver> have disk, etc. etc.--point it to that Nvidia file on the CD, should recognize the *.inf file there. Reboot. Load DirectX. Reboot. Adjust Display Properties to Adapter 60mhz, etc. Adjust the horiz/vert on you monitor. Then load up your sound card. Blah, blah, blah--just follow the sheet and that e-mail I sent as to what order.
(May have to make adjustments to the sound card if that's a SB Live!). I'll try to check in, but have to do a couple of other things here right now.
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Now don't get in too much of a hurry--go slow when loading up all those drivers, etc. You ain't out of the woods yet. (But we're seeing the light at the end) https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
You need to follow the Video sheet, but you also may need to load the ATA driver for that hard drive. Look at Device Manager under SCSI controllers and post back what you see.
In the device Manager there are three yellow !
! PCI Input Controller
! PCI Mass Storage Controller
! PCI Mulitmedia Audio Device
Don't know what I'm looking for but I found the Hard disk controller...NO yellow !
Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Primary IDE (dual fifo)
Secondary IDE (dual fifo)
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ Love ya' too--you're welcome! OK...Get your mobo CD in. The drivers for Mass Storage Device should be in there. If not, they'll be on the hd floppy. Insert the mobo CD> highlight that storage driver>Properties>Change driver. Elect to "Have Disk" and point it to the file on the CD where it has "ATA controller" or something similar to that(MIGHT be HPT controller/driver)--keep browsing down until an *.inf file appears in the window--that'll probably be it. Hit ok, blah, blah and Windows should install the driver.
Don't worry about the other two--your sound card installation should yake care of those--if that's the SB Live!, then just run the CD setup file--it'll take care of the rest.
Did you install the display adapter driver (Nvidia) yet?
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Nvidia is installed but not Direct X yet. I just rebooted after Nvidia.
I'll do the Hard disk next.
May be getting ahead here...but here's the deal on the Soundblaster Live! card--it has a SB 16 Emulator that's there for any old legacy DOS games--sometimes makes problems on boot-up---don't need it really. After it installs from the CD program, on reboot, go into Safe Mode (press F8 key as soon as you see "Loading Win 98" prompt). Once into Safe Mode, go to Device Manager>Creative Misc. Devices>highlight 'SB 16 Emulation>Properties> and CHECK "Disable this hardware profile". Hit OK, etc.--then exit out. Next, under the Start Menu. Go to RUN and type in: msconfig
Under the Config.sys file, uncheck everything you see there (if anything's there). Next, go to Autoexec.bat tab and uncheck everything there, too. Reboot as it prompts you. Then let the machine reboot back into Windows and go from there.
https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ Just follow the sheet....follow the sheet...the sheet is good...follow the sheeeeeet....
Remember the changes I emailed for your monitor when you go in Display Properties (r-click on desktop)---60mhz for Adapter Default, DirectX changes, Open GL changes, etc.
Make sure the monitor is all adjusted nice for viewing (800X600, High Color 16-bit). Sound is working. (Put those speakers in , please....2nd hole from the joystick connection on that card). Load up 3DMark2000, select Custom Benchmark, select "Use Optimal Resolution", then let it fly--post back your "score". IMPORTANT> If it hangs, just hit the Reset button on the case and reboot. Windows will do a Scandisk on boot-up--don't worry, we'll fix the program.
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[This message has been edited by bistro (edited 02-07-2001).]
I'm installing the sound card CD now
*Hey, Ma! She's doin' the soundcard NOW....Go get Pa!!! Make sure the dawgs are penned up! Hurry!!!*
Just a couple more settings.
One stop as it boots on something called vnetbios.vxd.
I just hit enter and it goes on. Need to fix that.
No more yellow ! since the sound card install. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
And still no tab for the Monitor to do the 60hz.
Fixing to do the additional Prophet adjustments. https://discussions.virtualdr.com/ Good Lord!
Here's how to fix that one:
In Control Panel>Add/Remove Program> remove Microsoft Netmeeting and anyy other non-used networking programs that were installed when you installed Windows. Go to Device Manager, click on the Network tab, remove all the dial-up Adapters. Close all open programs and reboot your computer. You should get a clean bootup and your system will redetect your dial up adapters. Follow the directions Windows gives you and it should find the drivers in your system files (If not it will ask you for your Win 98 CD).
Post back with all the info you can find on that monitor --make/model, etc.--we'll see if we can find a driver for it that will put that tab in there---but for right now, skip it (as if you had a choice... https://discussions.virtualdr.com/
Remember: the 3DMark program will skip the 64-bit tests--will say something like "Not supported by Hardware"--that's fine (refers to 64 mb cards). Just let it ride until you come up with a score at the end. Post the score here. Then, hit the Demo button, Optimal Resolution, and let it go--lasts for around 5-8 minutes (never really timed it). There's a pause in the demo with a title shot on a green graphics background-- don't disturb it, there's more...