"Cuzman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hill wrote:
>
> " Thanks, I've switched cards, and no change. I'm beginning to think I
> need to check for an update to the mobo's BIOS. If I had a spare couple
> of hundred, I'd get a PCIExpress card and try that, in case it's just
> the AGP slot that's not playing nice. Dual standard is a nice idea... "
>
>
> A radeon 9500 stomps all over any 9600SE, so stick with that. Go into
> the BIOS and raise the level of AGP Aperture size. This will raise the
> level of system RAM that can additionally be used by the graphics card.
>
> http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/...ing/vidcard/43


Already set to 128, I'm thinking it might be connected with this mobo's dual
graphics capability (AGP & PCIExpress), and that maybe the boards not
actually running the AGP slot at 8X, even though the bios says it is. I'm
currently running the Custom PC benchmarks so I've got some data to check
against. When they're done, I plan to; clear the CMOS, re-install the mobo
software (including AGP stuff), check for an updated bios, I might even run
Remove WGA (paranoid? Moi?) After that I'll be fresh out of ideas, until I
can move up to a PCIExpress card.

Terry

Hill wrote:
> MB - AsRock 939Dual-SATA
> OS - XP Pro SP1
> Graphics - Hercules Radeon SE (128Mb)
> Graphics Driver - ATi Catalyst 6.8
>
> My problem:
> The programme then builds the database for scenery and hangs at the
> "Century of Flight" splash screen - I have to ctrl-Alt-Del my way out
> of it.

Hi there, I'm wondering, is this with a fresh Windows XP install, after you
upgraded your system? Also, Why only SP1? I'd expect SP2 to be more capable
of running with a modern system like yours...

My plan would be to re-install Windows, update to SP2, install (latest)
mainboard drivers, install (latest) ATI drivers (I prefer Omega), install
DX9.0c, and see if that wont change your results. Also, is Flightsim 2004
the only game not running?

--
grtz, Thomas

"Thomas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hill wrote:
> > MB - AsRock 939Dual-SATA
> > OS - XP Pro SP1
> > Graphics - Hercules Radeon SE (128Mb)
> > Graphics Driver - ATi Catalyst 6.8
> >
> > My problem:
> > The programme then builds the database for scenery and hangs at the
> > "Century of Flight" splash screen - I have to ctrl-Alt-Del my way out
> > of it.
>
> Hi there, I'm wondering, is this with a fresh Windows XP install, after
you
> upgraded your system? Also, Why only SP1? I'd expect SP2 to be more
capable
> of running with a modern system like yours...
>
> My plan would be to re-install Windows, update to SP2, install (latest)
> mainboard drivers, install (latest) ATI drivers (I prefer Omega), install
> DX9.0c, and see if that wont change your results. Also, is Flightsim 2004
> the only game not running?
>
> --

Welllll, SP2 starts disabling stuff if your numbers don't check out just
right. So I stick with SP1.

Omega? I know not of this Omega, or is that one of the Catalyst releases?

Flightsim 2004 is the only game refusing to run, although Flight Gear seems
to run at about 0.25 fps (aka dog-slow)

As FS2004 ran fine with this graphics card/ RAM on my old mobo (Abit
KG7-RAID), with no tweaks, I'm suspecting that the AGP slot isn't running at
8X despite what the bios says. May be tied up with dual AGP/PCIExpress
nature of this board. I asked ASrock if there was a jumper or bios setting
I needed to set to enable the AGP rather than PCIExpress, but they just
pointed me the latest AGP software for the board, which made no difference,
I told them this, but, as yet, no reply.

I don't recollect any of this from my A+ course!

Terry

Hill wrote:
>>> MB - AsRock 939Dual-SATA
>>> OS - XP Pro SP1
>>> Graphics - Hercules Radeon SE (128Mb)
>>> Graphics Driver - ATi Catalyst 6.8
>>>
>>> My problem:
>>> The programme then builds the database for scenery and hangs at the
>>> "Century of Flight" splash screen - I have to ctrl-Alt-Del my way
>>> out of it.
>>
>> Hi there, I'm wondering, is this with a fresh Windows XP install,
>> after you upgraded your system? Also, Why only SP1? I'd expect SP2
>> to be more capable of running with a modern system like yours...
>>
>> My plan would be to re-install Windows, update to SP2, install
>> (latest) mainboard drivers, install (latest) ATI drivers (I prefer
>> Omega), install DX9.0c, and see if that wont change your results.
>> Also, is Flightsim 2004 the only game not running?
>>
>> --
>
> Welllll, SP2 starts disabling stuff if your numbers don't check out
> just right. So I stick with SP1.

And you're sure that this isnt the issue? I have no problem with SP2
whatsoever, and being a SCADA software developer this is remarkable :-)

> Omega? I know not of this Omega, or is that one of the Catalyst
> releases?

http://www.omegadrivers.net/

More stable drivers, no CCC crap ;-)

--
Thomas.

"Thomas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hill wrote:
> >>> MB - AsRock 939Dual-SATA
> >>> OS - XP Pro SP1
> >>> Graphics - Hercules Radeon SE (128Mb)
> >>> Graphics Driver - ATi Catalyst 6.8
> >>>
> >>> My problem:
> >>> The programme then builds the database for scenery and hangs at the
> >>> "Century of Flight" splash screen - I have to ctrl-Alt-Del my way
> >>> out of it.
> >>
> >> Hi there, I'm wondering, is this with a fresh Windows XP install,
> >> after you upgraded your system? Also, Why only SP1? I'd expect SP2
> >> to be more capable of running with a modern system like yours...
> >>
> >> My plan would be to re-install Windows, update to SP2, install
> >> (latest) mainboard drivers, install (latest) ATI drivers (I prefer
> >> Omega), install DX9.0c, and see if that wont change your results.
> >> Also, is Flightsim 2004 the only game not running?
> >>
> >> --
> >
> > Welllll, SP2 starts disabling stuff if your numbers don't check out
> > just right. So I stick with SP1.
>
> And you're sure that this isnt the issue? I have no problem with SP2
> whatsoever, and being a SCADA software developer this is remarkable :-)
>
> > Omega? I know not of this Omega, or is that one of the Catalyst
> > releases?
>
> http://www.omegadrivers.net/
>
> More stable drivers, no CCC crap ;-)
>
> --
> Thomas.
>

Well, FRAPS is reporting 50+ fps in Flight Gear and a steady 60fps in
X-plane. MUST be something wrong with my FS2004! Although I've no idea
what.

Thanks for all the help.

Terry

Hill wrote:
> "Thomas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hill wrote:
> > >>> MB - AsRock 939Dual-SATA
> > >>> OS - XP Pro SP1
> > >>> Graphics - Hercules Radeon SE (128Mb)
> > >>> Graphics Driver - ATi Catalyst 6.8
> > >>>
> > >>> My problem:
> > >>> The programme then builds the database for scenery and hangs at the
> > >>> "Century of Flight" splash screen - I have to ctrl-Alt-Del my way
> > >>> out of it.
> > >>
> > >> Hi there, I'm wondering, is this with a fresh Windows XP install,
> > >> after you upgraded your system? Also, Why only SP1? I'd expect SP2
> > >> to be more capable of running with a modern system like yours...
> > >>
> > >> My plan would be to re-install Windows, update to SP2, install
> > >> (latest) mainboard drivers, install (latest) ATI drivers (I prefer
> > >> Omega), install DX9.0c, and see if that wont change your results.
> > >> Also, is Flightsim 2004 the only game not running?
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >
> > > Welllll, SP2 starts disabling stuff if your numbers don't check out
> > > just right. So I stick with SP1.
> >
> > And you're sure that this isnt the issue? I have no problem with SP2
> > whatsoever, and being a SCADA software developer this is remarkable :-)
> >
> > > Omega? I know not of this Omega, or is that one of the Catalyst
> > > releases?
> >
> > http://www.omegadrivers.net/
> >
> > More stable drivers, no CCC crap ;-)
> >
> > --
> > Thomas.
> >
>
> Well, FRAPS is reporting 50+ fps in Flight Gear and a steady 60fps in
> X-plane. MUST be something wrong with my FS2004! Although I've no idea
> what.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Terry

Maybe try the FSX demo-http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulatorx/