bios help!!!!

[richie019]

could anyone help me set up my bios for a voodoo3,2000.I installed a kt7 + 900mhz athlon + 192 ram +Vortex sound card.Everything works accept the voodoo 3,2000.ive updated the drivers for everything.the only thing i can think of is the bios.It was my first timae at building a pc and i dont know how to set the bios up.(When i load a game my pc crashes and i have to restart windows)

[Mntsnow]

Troubleshooting Tips .
The following troubleshooting tips are general in nature. Be sure to consult the owner’s manual for your computer
for specific details of your system that may be relevant to these suggestions.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Your new Voodoo3 card requires an interrupt (IRQ). Your computer’s BIOS should automatically assign an IRQ to
the card at Boot-up. Please refer to the owner’s manual for your computer for more information.
Problem #1:
The computer will not boot-up at all…
1. Check to be sure that the Voodoo3 2000 card is properly seated in the AGP or PCI connector.
2. Verify that there is no other display device in the system or that a built-in display device is completely
disabled.
3. Verify that the computer is IBM-, PCI-, and/or AGP-compatible.
4. Try to boot-up the computer from a standard DOS boot diskette.
Problem #2:
The computer boots normally but the screen goes blank when Windows starts to open…
1. Check all of the cables and cable connections to the computer.
2. Check the computer for any resource conflicts (I/O Address, IRQ, etc.)
3. Check to be sure that there is not another graphics card in the system or that a built-in display device is
completely disabled according to the instructions for your computer.
4. Check to be sure that the computer does not have any of the following features enabled in CMOS:
· Video BIOS shadow or cache
· VGA Palette Snoop or DAC Snoop
· Hidden Refresh
· Byte Merge
Troubleshooting Tip:
If your system boots-up normally until it starts to load Windows but fails to work properly after that point, then
you may be able to start the system in “Safe Mode” to examine and resolve some common display-related
problems. Consult your Windows documentation for information on using the “Safe Mode” option.


-ripped from 3dfx's pdf installation guide-

[This message has been edited by Mntsnow (edited 12-19-2000).]

[Sterling_Aug]

Here is an article I wrote with BIOS settings:

http://www.windowplanet.net/articles/default.asp?article=51