Radeon 9200 SE & XP

[Gregg Collins]

Hi all,

Does anyone know of any compatability problems Radeon 9200 SE 128Mb graphics
cards and Windows XP (SP2)?

I ask because I'm having no end of trouble trying to run any game on my PC
since buying both of the above mentioned items. I had to buy a new hard
drive & graphics card because my previous ones had given up on me. So due
to being on a tight budget I opted for a Saphire Radeon 9200 SE 128Mb
because it seemed like a bit of a bargain and my current PC spec met the
recommended requirements.

But whenever I try to run Tiger Woods 2004, for example, I'm lucky if I can
get through the menu screens before my screen goes black and my monitor goes
into standby mode. It seems my attempts at upgrading on a budget hasn't
worked and it is pissing me off tremendously!

Any ideas out there?

Thanks in advance,

Gregg.

Pc spec;
Windows XP (SP2)
QDI Legend Advance 10E motherboard
Intel Celeron 600Mhz
256Mb RAM
Radeon 9200 SE 128Mb (AGP x2/x4)
Seagate 120Gb hard drive
Cd Rom drive
CDRW drive
GNR CT1772PF (17" monitor)

 

[Curt]

I'm not a big time gamer, but I have the 9200, (not SE), on my XP SP2 box
and it functions without issue when I play MS Links '02. Have you loaded the
latest drivers that are XP certified?

Curt.

 

[Peter]

I have the 9200SE and no problems with my one and only game (Highway
Pursuit). Have you looked in MS's Knowledge Base notably here
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884130&product=windowsxpsp2
and asked for online help thru'
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;Prodoffer80&sd=GN ?
Also try the homepage for that game.

 

[Peter]

Further observation.. How's your memory and have you defragged and cleaned
up files? Have you run Adaware SE/Spybot S & D etc etc. Also when trying
the game do a ctrl/alt/del and shut down anything else you don't need
running. Games can be pretty demanding on the chip and memory.

 

[Ben]

Further observation.. How's your memory and have you defragged and cleaned
up files? Have you run Adaware SE/Spybot S & D etc etc. Also when trying
the game do a ctrl/alt/del and shut down anything else you don't need
running. Games can be pretty demanding on the chip and memory.

I have ELSA Radeon 9200 series card with 128 MB memory.
I have not really met a problem when playing games.
Only one game, it could only run to the second level, when it went to
load the third level, it quited to Windows.