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V4 loosing TV setting...Maybe Bios Mod?
31.01.07 at 09:18:04

Hi Guys!

I´m using an Evilking V4 Card on my TV. The problem is that i have a Pal TV and the Voodoo switches back to NTSC signal after every reboot. Is it a fault in the 3dfx tools or is it bios related like as there are two different bioses for PAL and NTSC?Can i modify the Ek4 Bios to do PAL for default?
Or maybe there is another trick?

Thx Tobi

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Thrakath YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 31	Re: V4 loosing TV setting...Maybe Bios Mod? Reply #1 - 01.02.07 at 13:03:26 No one has an idea? Maybe someone else owns a Evilking 4 with Tvout and can look in 3dfx tools which tv standard is loaded. My V3 in the same system automatically sets to Pal. Maybe i can then get a bios dump of this card!
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: V4 loosing TV setting...Maybe Bios Mod? Reply #2 - 01.02.07 at 14:53:17 There is a 3dfx BIOS editor - but I haven't used it in a while... ...it might let you edit the PAL / NTSC default setting, but I can't remember if this is hardcoded or not? ??? Yo, anyone else got any ideas?
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Thrakath YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 31	Re: V4 loosing TV setting...Maybe Bios Mod? Reply #3 - 01.02.07 at 22:39:32 downloaded tdfx bios editor...manual is in russian language, but there seem to be no option to change pal or ntsc. anyone with a "pal" ek4 out there?
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: V4 loosing TV setting...Maybe Bios Mod? Reply #4 - 01.02.07 at 23:12:03 The choice of output is in the driver, not the bios. I went through this tinkering with a Banshee.
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Re: V4 loosing TV setting...Maybe Bios Mod?
Reply #5 - 02.02.07 at 09:13:50

hi donovan!

did u find a solution how to automatically set it to a certain tv mode?
i wonder because the same driver installation between a v3 (Pal autmatically set) and the ek4 (NTSC) switches to each. so i think there must be some information read from the cards bios...but if there is another way than flashing thats really better!

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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: V4 loosing TV setting...Maybe Bios Mod? Reply #6 - 02.02.07 at 12:34:40 The output is controlled by the driver, it was a choice in the control panel.
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Thrakath YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 31	Re: V4 loosing TV setting...Maybe Bios Mod? Reply #7 - 02.02.07 at 13:33:55 yes i know that. but can i make the control panel remember the setting to pal for every boot?
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: V4 loosing TV setting...Maybe Bios Mod? Reply #8 - 02.02.07 at 13:58:41 I never had the problem, it always stayed at what I had it set for.
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: V4 loosing TV setting...Maybe Bios Mod? Reply #9 - 02.02.07 at 16:46:50 I had a similar problem with my old Rendition Verite V2200 card - before I sold it! It was caused by BETA drivers... ...try installing a different driver set and see if the problem goes away... ...if not, then dunno? ???
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FalconFly YaBB Administrator Offline 3dfx Archivist Posts: 2445 5335N 00745E Gender:	Re: V4 loosing TV setting...Maybe Bios Mod? Reply #10 - 02.02.07 at 18:29:24 Hm, one would have to locate the appropriate entry in the Registry (or Environment Variables, if existing), and make a batch File run at each boot to set the desired Value (to correct anything the Driver may have changed during boot-up)
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Thrakath YaBB Newbies Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 31	Re: V4 loosing TV setting...Maybe Bios Mod? Reply #11 - 09.02.07 at 23:19:02 how can i make such a batch file? i looked after values for signal type in the registry and changed them to pal bdghi. but still in xp the card runs on ntsc. in dos and xp startup its fine with pal... any idea of making an automated mouse click action on startup which sets the mode to pal?
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