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Title: Can't play 3DFX dos games on Windows 98
Post by: ALLEN2 on 21 October 2013, 13:23:03

When I load a 3dfx game like shadow warrior or blood, my screen just goes black and I have to press the reset button on my pc.

Specs:
Windows 98 & Windows 2000 dual boot
Windows 98 drivers: amerline 2.9
Windows 2000 drivers: SFFT 1.9
INTEL Pentium 3 833mhz
562 mbs of ram
3dfx voodoo 3 3000

Title: Can't play 3DFX dos games on Windows 98
Post by: H-street on 21 October 2013, 23:23:35

have you tried the Win98 Reference Drivers?

Title: Can't play 3DFX dos games on Windows 98
Post by: ALLEN2 on 22 October 2013, 06:06:09

QuoteOriginally posted by H-street

have you tried the Win98 Reference Drivers?

You mean the ones that come with 98? Then no. Dont you need glide2x to play 3dfx dos games?

Title: Can't play 3DFX dos games on Windows 98
Post by: goriath on 22 October 2013, 12:24:56

3dfx reference drivers, the last official release from 3dfx for Win98.

Here you go: 3dfx 1.07.00 WHQL (http://www.3dfxzone.it/files?object=3dfx&objid=515)

Don't forget to install DirectX 7.0 if you haven't done yet.

Title: Can't play 3DFX dos games on Windows 98
Post by: ALLEN2 on 22 October 2013, 12:56:35

QuoteOriginally posted by goriath

3dfx reference drivers, the last official release from 3dfx for Win98.

Here you go: 3dfx 1.07.00 WHQL (http://www.3dfxzone.it/files?object=3dfx&objid=515)

Don't forget to install DirectX 7.0 if you haven't done yet.

Alright ill try it later on, I got dx9 installed on both oses

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3dfx Hardware & Software => General Discussions => Topic started by: ALLEN2 on 21 October 2013, 13:23:03