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propaganda · 07-08-2005, 09:26 AM

I remember bringing up this topic back in the day with TFPv3 but I don't remember if anyone was actually able to help stop the problems I was having then.

It only happens when I upgrade my drivers be to it OmegaDrivers or Catalyst (any version but at the moment specifically Catalyst 5.6). It doesn't happens always though but seems to be more frequent now for some reason. The issue that comes up is that everytime I update the drivers, Direct3D just stops working. I try uninstalling the previous drivers and installing new ones but nothing happens, its just craps out on me. I always end up having to format because I can never get Direct3D back to working order on a gaming machine to top it off.

Awhile back I thought I could fix it by flashing the BIOS. I read somewhere that Dell uses a proprietary BIOS that I thought might cause the problem but that didn't help but I did get higher speeds since it was originally a 9800Non-Pro.

I was hoping maybe someone has come across this issue before or maybe I just got crapped over with the proprietary card. Any advice at this point would be great, formatting gets really old fast.

07-08-2005, 09:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
propaganda Psycho	Direct3D and Dell Radeon 9800Pro I remember bringing up this topic back in the day with TFPv3 but I don't remember if anyone was actually able to help stop the problems I was having then. It only happens when I upgrade my drivers be to it OmegaDrivers or Catalyst (any version but at the moment specifically Catalyst 5.6). It doesn't happens always though but seems to be more frequent now for some reason. The issue that comes up is that everytime I update the drivers, Direct3D just stops working. I try uninstalling the previous drivers and installing new ones but nothing happens, its just craps out on me. I always end up having to format because I can never get Direct3D back to working order on a gaming machine to top it off. Awhile back I thought I could fix it by flashing the BIOS. I read somewhere that Dell uses a proprietary BIOS that I thought might cause the problem but that didn't help but I did get higher speeds since it was originally a 9800Non-Pro. I was hoping maybe someone has come across this issue before or maybe I just got crapped over with the proprietary card. Any advice at this point would be great, formatting gets really old fast.