dammit, I knew it. Hmmm
I've grabbed all the latest drivers...checked and double-checked that.
I'll check the chipset drivers for the mobo, last time I tried it didn't connect right.
The game is definitely compatible with SLi. Besides, I have this problem with ALL games. I just mentioned KotOR 2 because I'm currently re-playing it on the PC.
No settings that I found in the BIOS for Sli...unless they're super secret! :P hehe.
-----Added 12/10/2008 at 11 : 07 : 58-----
Wow, I JUST remembered about the dxdiag run program. here's the results without any testing:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 10/12/2008, 23:01:17
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.6GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 624MB used, 3314MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found. Direct3D functionality not available. You should verify that the driver is a final version from the hardware manufacturer.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: The file btaudio.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.
heh, I'll go run those tests now, see if I can find a solution.
-----Added 12/10/2008 at 11 : 27 : 26-----
Ok, so, Direct 3D is simply not available on this new video card driver I installed september 17th. It was a driver update I found using windows update....but obviously is incomplete.
perhaps I should do a driver rollback?
Or should I go hunting for ALL available drivers for my video cards and pick amongst them???
-----Added 12/10/2008 at 11 : 47 : 19-----
Heh,I think I solved my own problem. You see, TWO Geforce 9600 GT graphics cards were made. One by Nvidia, another by Asus. I have the Asus version..its a new card on the market.
Clearly, I shouldn't have trusted that Windows update for that driver...I'll put the driver on from asus, and see if that works.