Q3 & resolutions above 800x600

[mister]

I just picked up the Diamond TNT Ultra 2 & i can't seem to get any game running over 800x600 resolution. Anyone know wut the problem is or have a fix?
My system is a PIII 500, 128mb, Diamond TNT Ultra 2, IBM Deskstar H/D. DX7 beta is loaded <couldnt get over 800x600 w/DX6/6.1 either>, Win98 & Nvidia reference driver 1.91 <couldn't get 800x600 w/1.88 reference drivers or latest Diamond drivers either>.

thanx for any help....

mister

[AuraEdge]

Could be old Monitor...Well...ill bet it is..
IF its 15" or smaller its the monitor

[mister]

sorry AuraEdge....

my monitor is a sony gdw20 20" oem that was purchased the middle of last year. max resolution on the monitor is 1600x1200 @ 85hz refresh. the prob is not the monitor.

mister

[p00p]

Do you have a voodoo2 in there?

[BBA]

Try re-installing Q3test. I have the basic same setup but with the CL Ultra, and I can get all the resolutions np with the ref drivers.

BBA

[mister]

the only display card i have is the diamond v770 ultra 2. as far as re-installing Q3test, i have re-installed it 4 times since i purchased the v770 ultra.

mister

[BBA]

Hmmm..... sure smells of resource problems... I would move some cards around in the slots and try again.

Don't put anything in the PCI slot adjacent to the AGP because they share the same resources.

Worth a shot!


BBA

[mister]

i have tried removing other cards already. the pci slot under the agp slot is never never used for cooling reasons.
as i have stated that i have re-installed q3test a few times alredy, but the same problem with getting resolutions above 800x600 are also happening with unreal, blood 2 & a other games....

mister

[BBA]

One thing I didn't even think about, is the AGP port at 100Mhz or 66Mhz? this makes a difference and is controlled by setting the AGP/FSB ratio. The setting for 66Mhz FSB is 1/1 and to maintianthe AGP at 66Mhz when a 100Mhz FSB is used is to reset the ratio to 2/3.

BBA