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a friend needs help here

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Ok, here goes. I have a voodoo 5 and run win2000 server. When I put the card into the pc, it boots up and hangs before it goes to the logon screen. I pull it out and use the on board video and it works fine and can log in to the os. WHATS UP WITH THAT. I have the driver for voodoo 5 and still the os dont like voodoo 5. Any ideas on how to have the OS like the voodoo 5?

Peace

I have to beg the question WHY? If it's a server he doesn't need a gaming card in there - the onboard should suffice.

If he is gaming on a server OS for some deranged reason, he can pickup a Geforce2 MX used for $20 which will FAR outperform the Voodoo5.

ANYWAY if he's a glutton for punishment, the problem probably has to do with the onboard card. It has to be properly disabled. There should be a setting in BIOS that disables it - some mobos might have a jumper instead.

There might also be a setting in BIOS that lets you select whether it initialized PCI or AGP for video first. The onboard is an AGP. If the V5 is a PCI he'll need to change that setting.

Sometimes you just can't get a mobo with onboard video to recognize an add-on card - common problem. Either it works or it doesn't.

There were never any official Voodoo drivers released for Win2K that worked worth a dang. The only luck he'll have is with hacked drivers. He should find some here: http://voodoofiles.com

HOWEVER I wouldn't be suprised if they didn't work properly under 2K Server - they're designed for 2K Pro and there ARE differences.

MY ADVISE TO YOUR FRIEND: Use the Voodoo5 for a doorstop. 3Dfx is dead.... LONG since dead... get over it and move on with your life.

If it's an intel video onboard, you may not get it to work unless you use an Nvidia card.