Re: [PEDA] Freezup with NT4 SP6 and 99SE SP6 - any clues?

[van de Werken, Matthew (DEM, PH)]

Hi Ian & Hugh:

I guess the only problem with Ian's suggestion is that Hugh has a Dell
Optiplex, which has on-board graphics and no AGP slot. I have one on my desk
(Optiplex GX1 - PIII-500 w/256MB, ATI Rage PRO graphics, NT4 sp5), but I
don't have any problems with Protel (99SE, sp6).

I'd firstly suggest to run a known working version of the ATI Rage PRO
graphics driver; you can download several different versions from the ATI
web site. Apparently the later versions won't do all the resolutions and
screen refresh rates of the earlier ones. I run version 5.0.113 of the ATI
driver (which isn't the latest); you can get this version from the ATI web
site.

I don't know if I've helped you at all; I hope so.

Cheers,
Matthew van de Werken
Electronics Engineer
CSIRO Exploration & Mining - Gravity Group
1 Technology Court - Pullenvale - Qld - 4069 - AUSTRALIA
ph:  +61-7-3327 4685     fax:  +61-7-3327 4455
email:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, 14 May 2001 21:06
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: Re: [PEDA] Freezup with NT4 SP6 and 99SE SP6 - any clues?
> 
> 
> On 08:50 PM 14/05/2001 +1000, Hugh Stevenson said:
> 
> >I have been having a problem with 99SE under NT4 that other 
> colleagues do not
> >have - it just locks up and nothing works, not even the task 
> manager.  I have
> >tried reformatting and reinstalling, changing screen driver 
> (ATI 3D Rage 
> >Pro on
> >a Dell Optiplex GX1p), latest service packs.  I have just 
> turned off auto-save
> >to see if that has any effect, it seems to take ten to 
> twenty minutes to crash
> >and not be much dependent on what I am doing.
> >
> >Any ideas?
> >
> >Hugh.
> 
> ATI graphics card - beg/borrow/steal a non-ATI card, try 
> again and report back.
> 
> There is a known problem with ATI cards and Protel.  Many (not all it 
> seems) report that Protel locks up often with ATI cards.
> 
> I would suggest that it would be well worthwhile trying 
> another card from a 
> different maker and see how you go.
> 
> I use nVidia based cards without any trouble and I think 
> Matrox are well 
> reputed with the quality of their drivers and support.
> 
> Ian Wilson
> 

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