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July 26th, 2002, 07:50 PM
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|  s3 twister k problem!
Hey i have downloaded the newest driver for my twister k compaq videocard in my presario 700 laptop.
but everytime i try to play a Codemasters game like Toca2 or Flashpoint it hangs at the logo.
At toca2 it gives me a blue screen with a fiolation of the file
S3GND.DLL and reboots what can i do about this !! | 
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July 26th, 2002, 07:51 PM
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did you reinstall the game after update the driver
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July 26th, 2002, 07:59 PM
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yes i did i even cleaned the whole hd installed xp again then the driver and last flashpoint from codemasters if i start in direct3d the game starts i can briefley see the codemasters logo and goes back to desktop then. same with the option glide .
and toca2 give's the same fault still also | |
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October 26th, 2002, 11:31 AM
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|  also problems with S3 twister K!!!
I have the same problem by my laptop ACER Aspire 1300XC. I can't run Age of Empire 2. Everytime I run it, a window jump out and say my graphic driver do not fit the directdraw. But have install the latest driver for Win XP. My friend can even play this game with his laptop with only 8Mb graphic ram. What is wrong?
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October 26th, 2002, 12:30 PM
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I'm not to sure. I took my computer in to a shop so they could work it out and they said that i'd have to bye a new 3D card which is worth $1000 (AUD). So i took the game back. Maybe your friend has a better 3D card???? | |
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October 26th, 2002, 01:05 PM
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Are you sure you only need the display driver and nothing else?
If so, try downloading some old drivers and the newest drivers and see if they give you the same errors! Maybe the newer driver package is corrupted or something!  | |
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October 27th, 2002, 01:11 PM
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thanks.
I tried again and things turned out to be a little bit better. I can see the welcome of AOE 2 and I can configure it and I can select single player or multiplayer,BUT then it jumps from the game back to my desktop. Nothing changed!!! Is it the bug of this so-called good performed graphic chip??? | |
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October 27th, 2002, 02:01 PM
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how much memory is the video card? and is shared? sounds like you just have a poor video card  s3 are not really all that great | |
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October 29th, 2002, 04:22 PM
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| | Human voltmeter
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Have you tried reassigning more memory to the video card?
S3 video chipsets pretty much suck. The hardware is OK, but the piss-poor drivers kill it. | |
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October 30th, 2002, 03:01 AM
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thanks you all. The video card memory is shared , max 32 Mb. It is the first time I buy a computer with a shared memory for graphic system. | |
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