Problem with ATI Rage 128, 16Mb

thegmister · 05-08-2005, 03:59 PM

Thank you for taking the time to look at my article.

I just recently reinstalled WinXP on my computer. I have downloaded the latest DirectX, the latest drivers for my Rage 128, and the monitor drivers I need to make my monitor work.

Whenever I go to play a game the screen goes blank and the light on the monitor flashes as if it isn't recieving a signal. Before I reinstalled Windows the game worked fine, so it can run on my computer. What should I do?

My computer has:

Pentium 3, 500 Mhz (not overclocked)
192Mb Double Sided SD RAM
ATI Rage 128 AGP, 16Mb Video Card (not overclocked)
Aureal Vortex 8830 Sound Card (I think)
Asus P3B-F Motherboard
Samsung SP0411N HD
Windows XP Professional
Acana 17s

When I reinstalled WinXP I changed my hard drives format from FAT32 to NTFS. Could this make a difference.

I have had this same problem twice before this. The first I fixed it by getting new drivers for my monitor. The second time I redownloaded DirectX.
I have tried all of these and none have worked. I have no clue what to do.

If you gave any advice THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

dai · 05-09-2005, 12:56 PM

is it only in games you have a problem
check the device manager for any yellow marks alongside of anything

ebackhus · 05-09-2005, 03:00 PM

What game are you trying to run?

thegmister · 05-09-2005, 04:39 PM

All the games I am trying to run are old and to not recquire to many resources:

Warcraft 3
Patrician 3
Midtown Madness 2
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Firestorm
Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings

Some games work, but there are only a couple that work.

ebackhus · 05-09-2005, 06:26 PM

Hmm, WC3 might give it a hard time. I'm not familiar with the second title. Midtown madness isn't that power hungry. I've run that on an nVidia Riva 128ZX with good speed. Command and Conquer is 2D if I remember right and can run on virtually anything. Age of Empires I think is the same. Even with a good video card your CPU would really limit things for gaming.

05-08-2005, 03:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
thegmister Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8 OS: Windows XP Professional	Please, Please, help me with my ATI Rage 128 AGP, 16Mb Thank you for taking the time to look at my article. I just recently reinstalled WinXP on my computer. I have downloaded the latest DirectX, the latest drivers for my Rage 128, and the monitor drivers I need to make my monitor work. Whenever I go to play a game the screen goes blank and the light on the monitor flashes as if it isn't recieving a signal. Before I reinstalled Windows the game worked fine, so it can run on my computer. What should I do? My computer has: Pentium 3, 500 Mhz (not overclocked) 192Mb Double Sided SD RAM ATI Rage 128 AGP, 16Mb Video Card (not overclocked) Aureal Vortex 8830 Sound Card (I think) Asus P3B-F Motherboard Samsung SP0411N HD Windows XP Professional Acana 17s When I reinstalled WinXP I changed my hard drives format from FAT32 to NTFS. Could this make a difference. I have had this same problem twice before this. The first I fixed it by getting new drivers for my monitor. The second time I redownloaded DirectX. I have tried all of these and none have worked. I have no clue what to do. If you gave any advice THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Last edited by thegmister : 05-08-2005 at 04:26 PM. Reason: I didn't give enough info

05-09-2005, 12:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 44,112 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	is it only in games you have a problem check the device manager for any yellow marks alongside of anything __________________

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,762 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	What game are you trying to run? __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

05-09-2005, 04:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
thegmister Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8 OS: Windows XP Professional	The Games I am trying to run All the games I am trying to run are old and to not recquire to many resources: Warcraft 3 Patrician 3 Midtown Madness 2 Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Firestorm Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings Some games work, but there are only a couple that work.

05-09-2005, 06:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,762 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	Hmm, WC3 might give it a hard time. I'm not familiar with the second title. Midtown madness isn't that power hungry. I've run that on an nVidia Riva 128ZX with good speed. Command and Conquer is 2D if I remember right and can run on virtually anything. Age of Empires I think is the same. Even with a good video card your CPU would really limit things for gaming. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.