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LuxKiller65 God Member Offline Posts: 680 Luxembourg Gender:	Voodoo4 4500 PCI driver 01.12.04 at 21:19:33 Which driver should I use: 1) the "original" from 3dfx 2) AmigaMerlin driver and Mesafx or something like that ? BTW, I'd just like to play Diablo II for the moment. THx, 'cause I dunno...
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Voodoo4 4500 PCI driver Reply #1 - 01.12.04 at 23:23:32 Depends on your O.S. If WinXP - Amigamerlin If Win9x - anything you like (I'd still use the win9x equivalent Amigamerlin driver though!) Hope that helps! 8)
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voodoo5500 Full Member Offline Proud 3dfx gamer Posts: 197 Canada Gender:	Re: Voodoo4 4500 PCI driver Reply #2 - 02.12.04 at 03:22:19 @LuxKiller65, If your intending to use a windows 9x operating system, consider also the last released 3dfx driver (1.04.01), it's fast, very stable and plays many games 8) Windows 2000 or XP use the Amigamerlin 3.1 R1, it's simply the best
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LuxKiller65 God Member Offline Posts: 680 Luxembourg Gender:	Re: Voodoo4 4500 PCI driver Reply #3 - 02.12.04 at 15:20:30 Yes, I am actually under W2K. Thanks for the answers, I'm gonna take the Amigastuffy right now
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LuxKiller65 God Member Offline Posts: 680 Luxembourg Gender:	Re: Voodoo4 4500 PCI driver Reply #4 - 03.12.04 at 10:01:08 It won't let me install the Video Tools...
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omega_supreme Full Member Offline Posts: 220 Netherlands Gender:	Re: Voodoo4 4500 PCI driver Reply #5 - 03.12.04 at 12:23:20 Reinstall them over the existing install I also have the problem....always.
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Re: Voodoo4 4500 PCI driver
Reply #6 - 03.12.04 at 13:02:50

I don't know if you got my same problem. The last Voodoo4/5 drivers' install program works fine, until it tries to install the "3dfx Tools" and says it can't register some files. After that, if I say "Ignore", everything goes okay, but I ain't got the 3dfx tabs in "Properties -> Settings -> Advanced"!

It's like all the files are correctly written on my hard disk, but it can't "register" the 3dfx Tools' DLLs files.

I do get 32 bit and 1024x768 and all of that, but the control panels aren't where they should be (to get Glide settings and stuff like that).

Do you know what's the matter? Because I tried reinstalling the drivers 15 times yesterday and every time the same problem occurs (even with the Amigamerlin, as the 3dfx Tools are the same).

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LuxKiller65 God Member Offline Posts: 680 Luxembourg Gender:	Re: Voodoo4 4500 PCI driver Reply #7 - 03.12.04 at 13:06:55 Here's what I get:
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omega_supreme Full Member Offline Posts: 220 Netherlands Gender:	Re: Voodoo4 4500 PCI driver Reply #8 - 03.12.04 at 13:26:45 Yes just press 'ignore' several time. After the diver is done installing reboot the PC. Now 3dfx tools is "dead" whatever you do you cannot acces it. Install the driver again (do not uninstall the previous install), it should not give the error anymore. When the installation is done you must reboot and now 3dfx tool should work.
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LuxKiller65 God Member Offline Posts: 680 Luxembourg Gender:	Re: Voodoo4 4500 PCI driver Reply #9 - 03.12.04 at 13:34:25 Okay, I'll try it right now. Can I delete the install directory after everything works? Is it possible that I get the messages even after reinstalling it just because I run the install from an USB key? Thanks for your replies!
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omega_supreme Full Member Offline Posts: 220 Netherlands Gender:	Re: Voodoo4 4500 PCI driver Reply #10 - 03.12.04 at 14:36:19 Dont know, you better install it from Harddisk. Could cause you less problems I think. You can indeed delete any installation file when ready. good luck
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LuxKiller65 God Member Offline Posts: 680 Luxembourg Gender:	Re: Voodoo4 4500 PCI driver Reply #11 - 03.12.04 at 20:52:51 Hell, why must I always have problems with installing drivers? What have I done wrong to this f****** world? Doesn't work even when done as you said! I think I'll just sleep and not think about it and then try tomorrow!
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Re: Voodoo4 4500 PCI driver
Reply #12 - 04.12.04 at 12:55:04

The Voodoo4 4500 PCI, even if PCI, should be the main graphic card in my PC, since there's only an integrated ATI chip in the motherboard.

I erased my HD before installing the Voodoo (I can do it in less than half an hour, it's only 10GB ^^'). So maybe it's because it's got conflitcts with the ATI (which is 2D+3D) I can try to erase it, but I think the problem comes just from the OS. I'll try every possible combination of what you said here... might work someday...

When I install the Tools the first time and it doens't work, should I restart or just say no and repare it right away (that's what Falconfly suggested in another topic)?

THX, alletya know!

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LuxKiller65 God Member Offline Posts: 680 Luxembourg Gender:	Re: Voodoo4 4500 PCI driver Reply #13 - 04.12.04 at 13:32:20 My PC is pretty strange... is there a prog to find out what motherboard is used? I thought to disable the ATI (which doesn't run properly anyway) I just had to delete it from the hardware panel... Well, I'll go and check the BIOS (I'm newbie, I dunno anything about these stuffs).
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FalconFly YaBB Administrator Offline 3dfx Archivist Posts: 2445 5335N 00745E Gender:	Re: Voodoo4 4500 PCI driver Reply #14 - 04.12.04 at 14:03:14 Everest Home Editon : http://www.lavalys.com/products/download.php?pid=1&lang=en&pageid=3
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