Good evening people,
i got a "new" PC and need some Advice/Suggestion for a good and save working GPU and help with a USB expansion card i bought.
The PC has:
- Intel Pentium 2 a 400 MHz
- Now 320 MB Ram (came with 64)
- An Ati 3D Rage Pro with 8 MB Ram
- It is an 440BX Motherboard
The question first:
Do you have any Advice for a GPU that will run for sure on my System and will be a well enough jump from the Ati Rage?
I would be thankful if you could recommend me one that has a high compatibility and will not waste a full day of testing :)
Second question:
I have trouble to get the USB Card i bought to run.
It is a VIA VT6212L, Windows 98 deactivates it all the time and i can't activate it manually.
On Windows 2000 it did the same, but after messing around i got a bit further and it did recognize that i put in a thumb stick, even if it wasn't able to install it.
In the long turn i want to use 98, so having it partly run on 2k is just a sign that it is not dead.
The Motherboard has two integrated USB 1.0 Slots, they are way too slow to use them to transfare games or to use ISOs.
My guess is that the onboard USB is colliding with the card.
There aren't many options in the BIOS for USB under integrated devices, so just deactivating the onboard USB is sadly not possible.
Long Story about the GPU:
I bought a MX400 with 32 MB from Ebay, as it should be enough for me and a good enough Jump from the Rage Pro.
That said, after setting up the drivers it got stuck on the Windows Boot Screen
I tested 6 or 7 Versions of the Detonator, from 5.33 up to 45.23, as the GPU clearly gave me a picture and it always got stuck while booting, i thought it was a driver problem.
I also reinstalled Windows 98 to be sure to have a fresh system.
After testing so many versions on 98, i installed Windows 2000 and its Drivers, to see if it works on it.
But it was the same Game, it gets stuck on the Windows Splash Screen.
The Ati 3D Rage works fine.
So it is eather an incompatibility with my board or the GPU is broken.
