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STB BlackMagic Voodoo2 SLI Issues
12.04.08 at 02:37:02

Ok, I bought one of these cards a long time ago, its pcb date is 2799. And just now I received another one, pcb date 0599. I cannot seem to get them to work in SLI. When I launch a game like UT all i get is some reds and greens.. very faint lines... mostly black. Best luck I had with these is in win98se. I installed the whql voodoo2 drivers (the latest) and i even got the message "SLI DETECTED". But no go in game...

Can anyone tell me if I am doing something wrong.. Or the odds that the cards are so different that they wont work together.. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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ps47 God Member Offline Keeper of the 3Dfx Helppage Posts: 988 Slovakia,central Europe Gender:	Re: STB BlackMagic Voodoo2 SLI Issues Reply #1 - 12.04.08 at 04:34:29 do both work as standalones?
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Re: STB BlackMagic Voodoo2 SLI Issues
Reply #2 - 12.04.08 at 04:54:37

In addition to checking each of them as standalone cards, also try a different SLI cable. I built a custom SLI cable out of a black floppy cable and I couldn't get it to work right to save myself. For some reason, the black ribbon just wouldn't work right for the SLI setup. I had similar issues you've been experiencing...some even worse.

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Reply #3 - 12.04.08 at 04:58:30

Thanks for the quick responses guys. Yeah, they both work individually. I did not however try a different SLI cable. I tried another SLI setup w/ this SLI cable about a month back, so it shouldnt be that, but I will try with another one. I also will try different loop back cables.. I will do that now and have an update in about 15-20 minutes

*crosses fingers* Wink

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Re: STB BlackMagic Voodoo2 SLI Issues
Reply #4 - 12.04.08 at 05:15:34

Long story short. I tried a different SLI bridge/cable thingy, and now its working perfectly. Grin

I am going to try the other one again just to make sure that was the problem. Thanks sigtau and ps47!!!

**UPDATE** : both SLI cables work fine.. but I couldnt get it to work for the life of me before... Angry

.. Oh well, now its awesome sauce Grin

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RaverX God Member Offline Voodoo2 fan Posts: 533 Oradea, Romania Gender:	Re: STB BlackMagic Voodoo2 SLI Issues Reply #5 - 13.04.08 at 00:46:46 I had a similar problem and I discovered that if the cards are switched, it works. By switching, I mean exchange the position in PCI slots.
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rottentreats God Member Offline 3dfx > Reality Posts: 616 Minnesota [USA] Gender:	Re: STB BlackMagic Voodoo2 SLI Issues Reply #6 - 13.04.08 at 03:20:16 Thanks for that tidbit RaverX. I will "number" the V2's accordingly so I dont run into such a problem in the future Anyone ever play the game Powerslide? These V2's rock the sh*t out of of the game and it is very fun. Especially when using the Hammerhead controller with the rumble turned on. HELS!
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RaverX God Member Offline Voodoo2 fan Posts: 533 Oradea, Romania Gender:	Re: STB BlackMagic Voodoo2 SLI Issues Reply #7 - 13.04.08 at 14:27:19 I have a friend who liked Powerslide very much, it's ok, but I love Carmageddon (1). Carma with glide is simply amazing. And lets not forget Unreal and UT. Awesome games. And Quake1 is my favorite. 97-99 period was the best in gaming and hardware, 3dfx was the king then
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: STB BlackMagic Voodoo2 SLI Issues Reply #8 - 14.04.08 at 00:24:10 The original U.T. is STILL better than the newer ones!
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