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by chrisms 1 view

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I am running a Packard Bell iConnect with Win Me. It has an onboard graphics chipset. Recently I started having troubles running certain applications because no 3D graphics drivers could be found, although this was never an issue before. I have since added a PCI Nvidia TNT2 card, but it still does not work.
AGP cards are out of the question as the board does not have an AGP slot.
Some games still work fine and I have no problems setting different screen properties.
I have updated all the drivers, been through BIOSand the TNT card is showing in all device setings.
I am at a complete loss as to what to do....PLEASE HELP!!!
thanks
Chris

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by chrisms

it's supposed to. Everything is displayed correctly, I have no problems running MS Office or relaed programs, it seems to be just games, some of which don't even require a 3d card, this was why I installed the card in the first place, to try and correct this problem I was having with the onboard chipset, but that hasn't solved a thing.

by mrafrohead

What games is it that you are having the problems with??? I may be able to direct you to some drivers that will help you with your problem...;)

by chrisms

The games that don't seem to run are diablo 2, baldurs gate, panzer commander, draculaand others. Surprisingly though, MS combat flight sim works fine, as does Blair Witch.
I will certainly try any solution you may have.
thanks
chris

by fu.all

Hi Chris,
i do not know if this will be of any use to u or not but we had a problem with this exact machine in the PCWorld tech department, i found to my delight that there was a jumper next to either the dimm socket or the processor socket itself to completely disable the on board graphics adapter.

Hope this is of some use to u

james Scott

PS. I am looking for a driver for a gemlight motherboard graphics chip it`s an sis530
and the mothrboard no. is 2A511G39 tried all usual resources with no joy, if u can help i would be very greatful (cheers for now) bye!

by chrisms

This problem started whilst I was using the onboard graphics card, hence I plugged in the other one, I believe the problem might be more than just graphic card orientated. I will certainly look for the jumper and try it.
As for the motherboard, I assume you've tried the manufacturers website.
Otherwise try www.drivershq.com.
I find them very helpful
Cheers
Chris

by csmith

The model of Packard Bell you are running can not run the games you want plus iConnect and WinME.
Note:
You never stated the model, but, none of the Packard Bells, that do not have an AGP slot, are powerful enough.
I assume you are in the UK.
Ifyou have access to Computer from BILD, the tests are accurate as to how much power you need to run each game.
Consult the Sept. issue.
I assume you know enough German to translate the information you need. (You don't need much, as most of the names are in English.)
After you have figured out how much performance you need, buy the case, motherboard, and CPU.
Swap everything else out of the Packard Bell,
(Floppy Drive, Video Card, Hard Drive, etc.) into the new PC.
i.e. upgrade the MB and CPU.
Regards, Chris

by chrisms

These games used to run on this machine perfectly, and indeed do run very well on my second Packard Bell, same model, upstairs, so I don't think that is the answer.
However, one thing that I think might help is I tried to change the display properties, i.e. screen size, but recieved an error message saying the action could not be performed. Could this point to a monitor reolution isue?
Thanks
Chris

by exp

Had similar problems fixed after reloaded ME and newer driver from Nvidia.
Good luck!

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