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Nvidia, Quake 3 and SMP?

Ronin
Who has Quake 3 SMP working under W2K and what Nvidia drivers are you using?. . . My W2k & Whistler System: Dual Intel 850's Tyan Thunder 2400 MB Onboard Intel 82559 NIC 512 Megs Ram Adaptec 39160 Ultra 160 2 - 18 Gig Cheetah - U160 1 - 18 Gig Cheetah U2W 1 - Maxtor 60 Gig (IDE) SB Live Platinum 5.
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Disk I/O error what does this mean????????

falcon26
Everytime I try and install Windows 2000 Pro, I get a Disk I/O error 00083 what does this mean??????? I have a P3 500 256 megs of ram I815 chipset and a Qauntum 10 gig hard drive. Thanks, falcon26.
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V4500 Tools and Wierd Reg Error ???

Relic2K
To anyone who can help; I have a Voodoo4 4500 - AGP, version 1. 04. 00 of the Win2k drivers, all of which worked perfect on Whistler 2296. 1, but now build 2410 is giving me one hell of a time getting the 3D working !! I have tried all possible solutions, even the one posted on this WebSite, I follow the steps but ...
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Disk I/O Error 00008001 what the hell does this mean???????

falcon26
One more time here: I try and install Windows 2000 Pro on a P3 500 and a Quataum 10 gig hard drive. I boot from the Cd-rom and it starts to install then it gives me this error: Disk I/O Error 00008001 What the heck is wrong???? I have tried swapping memory, with brand new Micron Memory no change.
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MS Whistler beta 2 2416 is out!!!

Mr.Guvernment
=IGNORE THIS POST, I HAD FAILED TO SEE THE PREVIOUS TOPICS OF THIS BUILD, SORRY EDDIE no 2410 was not beta 2 is was a pre beta so to say, but now 2416 was to be called beta 2 i heard, but it is also a pre beta of whistler beta 2, wonder what they changed in it now.
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Problem running Win2k Games and Programs

emthompson
My new computer is a Thunderbird 1ghz soyo sy-k7vta via kt133 board 128mb ram GeForce2 mx card My original system was running ME and I had no problem running games with it. I just switched over to 2000 and now my games are running very choppy and the computer even seems to be running slower.
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Monitor and Voodoo2

webbaw
Just got a new Sun (Trinitron) GDM 5410 21 inch monitor and it doesnt detect a signal from Voodoo2 card, yet will detect straight from SIS. Any ideas? Win ME (but looking like I will go W2K in near future).
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Question about the anti-piracy thing in Whistler

INFERNO2000
As first reported in WinInfo Daily UPDATE, Microsoft will institute an anti-piracy measure in Whistler, the next version of Windows 2000, that will tie the Product Key to the machine ID of the first PC on which its installed.
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Det 6.62 WHQL vs 7.17 and DX8???

Mike Zamarocy
We all know by now, that the 7. 17 Det drivers for Win2K ARE DX8 compatable. But now a newer 6. 62 driver (with a more recent file date) is out, and is even WHQL certified. Is this also DX8 aware too? Anyone try them? Cause I am having a lot of hesitation in Mechwarrior 4 and wonder if it might be the video drivers ...
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Elsa 3D Revelator Glasses - W2K?

Ronin
Anyone have these glasses and if so are they working under W2K and how and where do I download drivers if it's possible which I think it's not, but this is my last try. . . . My W2k & Whistler System: Dual Intel 850's Tyan Thunder 2400 MB Onboard Intel 82559 NIC 512 Megs Ram Adaptec 39160 Ultra 160 2 - 18 Gig Cheet ...
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Windows 2000 Install always fails why?

falcon26
Ok I have tried to install Windows 2000 on my Dad's computer and everytime it installs in say Disk I/O Error now what the heck does this mean? I can install windows 95, 98, and ME no problem on his computer, but windows 2000 just won't do it.
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Network card that can share IRQ

APV_SAV
I only has 1 PCI slot left and that PCI slot shares IRQ with my Promise raid card, I tried the 3COM 900B and Aopen ALN-201 both won't work, anyone know of a brand of NIC that can share IRQ?
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ATI TV Wonder and Geforce 2 success

APV_SAV
Dual boot W2K/W98 Abit BP6 with Dual Celeron 366@550 AGP: Creative Lab Geforce 2 (IRQ:11) PCI 1: Creative Lab Live Value (IRQ:11,5) PCI 2: ATI TV Wonder (IRQ:10) PCI 3: Adaptec 2940 SCSI card sharing IRQ with onboard HPT, no drives attached (IRQ:14) PCI 4: Promise Fasttrack 66 raid card sharing IRQ with USB, no USB ...
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detonator 6.66 / win2k / overclock?

JBoDEAN
Hi. Just put 6. 66 on in win2k, and did that coolbit reg merge, and I still dont have the overclock tab for my geforce 2 mx. Any isdea how to fix this? Intel Celeron 566 @ 901 Abit BE6 Rv1 3d Prophet 2 Mx (6.
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FOP 32-1

TomAL
Ok another post, this time i want to get my system right. I dont want the noise of a FOP 38 so will a FOP 32-1 do on a 1. 1Ghz Thunderbird. I want the temp below 60 under full load. Thanks Tom.
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Slow booting time !!!!!!! HELP!!!!

erichui
Guys, i recently bulit a new althon system, it is a 1ghz and with a kt133 motherboard(msi k7tpro2A) and 256mb PC133 ram, i have updated via 4in 1 drivers, under win me, everything is fine, but under win2k, everything are fine EXCEPT 1 thing, VERY SLOW booting time, just on the windows logo page, loading, it takes a ...
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Whistler installation problem

fatattack
while trying to install Whistler b2296 pro i get the following error installation of side-by-side assemblies failed does anyone know what this means ? Is there any way around it ??
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KT133 and Windows2000

INFERNO2000
I'm still debating on whether or not to to an abit KT7a-RAID. . . . I would like to know if the problems with VIA, 2000, AGP, and nvidia have been fixed yet. I have a GeForce256DDR, SBLive, and plan on using 2000.
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