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Okay, apparently lack of hardware acceleration makes FS start in "safe mode" (software acceleration). But how does it make this decision? Is it also related to any card's video memory?Here's the situation, and it's not quite the usual one. Dell laptop, Windows 2000, 1GHz with ATI M4 chipset. FS runs great on it, but I wanted to try undocking the instrument panel to display on a second monitor.So I got a Margi Display-to-go 4MB PCMCIA (Cardbus, actually) video adapter. It works find, desktop extended, etc. Dxdiag says M4 working fine. BIOS set to use M4 as main display. Latest drivers.But! When I start FS, it complains of no acceleration and goes into safe mode. …

I installed a new Nividia GeForce 4 Ti4200 video card last week, and all seems to be running well. But, this morning, when I ran scandisk in DOS mode, the screen took on a broken look, as if scan lines were appearing only every other time. In other words, the blue background for scandisk broke down into alternating bands of blue and black, which made the letters illegible. But, the scan seemed to work ok and the computer performs fine in windows 98SE. I'm just a bit curious about the DOS problem. Is there one, or should I just chalk it up to my new vid card? Thanks.Sherm

Hi, As of late I seem to be having problem with graphics and I'd like to know if anyone could suggest good settings. I have:Sony trinitron 19" monitor40 GB512Windows MENvidia Geforce 3 with 64mbThis card gives you ability to go up to 8 x for ansiotrophy and anti-aliasing and if you want aggressive performance. I tried using the texture sharpening, but I see little black boxes when I use this so I turned that off. I notice that some of grahics have zig-zag in them. The buildings for instance have this problem. So I want more smoothness in them. Thank you, S.

I read in another post here that a good minimum point to start for a video card for FS might be a FX-5600 Ultra. I curently have a G3 Ti200 Pro, and although a FX 5600 Ultra isn't the best around, it sure must be better than what I have now.I've been on line and found this item:LEADTEK WINFAST 310 128MB FX-5600TDH MYVIVO 8XAGP DDR Does anyone know if this is an Ultra model of the FX5600? It appaers as though the "MX", "Ultra" and "Pro" suffixes nay not be on the GF models in the FX series?Thanks,Bruce.

Hi!At long last I'm going to get cabled-up and have broad(ish)band internet access allowing me to do all that 'on line stuff' that so many of you enjoy.My question is: I've got Norton antivirus. Do I need a firewall or any other security thingies?Any friendly advice much appreciated.Gavin

I want to solicit the opinions of those that have put a lot of time & energy into tweaking FS2002 for some generalized sim & graphics settings. I have had great success with this on MS Train-Sim, and the guys over there helped me create a 'cheat sheet' for the optimal settings for that sim (very helpful when you have to do a re-install of the game).I'm looking for guys & gals with something similar to my system, and who are using RivaTuner. I have an idea of only about 60% of what the settings in that program do, and I don't want to go overboard with it. I just want to make sure I've got my in-game settings at the right level, and what RivaTuner might be able …

hi all, i have different settings i can view my 17 inch monitor at. I want to know what is the best setting to have my monitor at, is it 1024 x 768 or 1152 x 864 or something else?Thanks!

Hi all! :-wave I'm a newbie with computers, so I was hoping to get some advice from you guys. :D My Birthday is Thursday (the big 16) and I'm looking for a new video card. The current one I have... sucks... I mean its an Intel 82845G/GL Graphics Controller. I was thinking about the "ATI Radeon 9800 PRO 128 MB." I'm running an Intel P4 with 2.0 ghz and 512 MB DDRAM -- running Windows XP Home. What do you think about my choice? Or should I look into the GF4s and what not.Thanks!:-jumpy------------------------Kenneth WeikTWVA 395Travel Services Directorhttp://www.fly-twva.com-----------------------

I have an AMD 1800+ system with 512m of PC2100(DDR266) memory. In preparation for FS2004, I am thinking of either upgrading to AMD2600+ or replacing the DDR266 with DDR333.Which is more effective?ThanksMichael TanCanberra

I keep getting a file appearing on my desktop with no name and only ~ as a file extension.No matter what I do I cant get rid of it. If I bin it it appears sometime later. I delete it and it reappears. I cant trace it origin on my computer as lots of files have ~ and there doesnt6 appear to be anything else to identify the source of the file.Its driving me mad as well as making me suspicious about what it doesHelp much appreciatedPeter

The MOBO in my main system just died on me yesterday. Any good recomendations for a new one? I need a socket A Athlon XP compatible board that has USB and AGP 4x as a minimum with 3 DDR SIMM slots.I'm looking at an ASUS A7V8X-X thats available at Newegg.com for $70. Any comments on this one, or any other boards?Brian

Hi,At idle my P4 2.8 CPU shows about 42 degrees C. With FS2002 running this rises to 52 degrees. Is this too hot ? I've heard that the P4 starts to throttle back its speed as the temperature rises. Does anyone know at what temperature that occurs ?Thanks,Pesi

Hey guys. Ever since i have installed the 9700 AIW, i have been having problems with my system. On boot up, i get a lot of delayed write errors constantly. It kept corrupting files and forced me to run the chkdsk utility. Now for some reason, the dirty bit on my D and E drives will not reset and chkdsk runs on every boot. The delayed write errors are off and on, but now its happening a lot and its starting to affect the computer a lot, i.e the blue screens of death. Anyone know why this might be happening. I am using the Omega 3.4 drivers (the hacked version). Tonight i will install the clean omega 3.4 drivers to see if that is the problem, but with the amount of users ov…

I'm putting together my room right now, meaning I'm setting up two monitors on my 9800 Pro. Since I've purchased it, I put the GeForce 3 in the other computer and now have a spare GeForce 2. Can I put this in to my computer with the 9800 Pro and will it cause problems. What I'd like to do is have the 9800 run a full screen outside view, no gauges, the second output a full gauge screen (PSS Airbus) and then use the GeForce 2 to power the FMGC and throttles or overhead.Anyone know of any problems with running an ATI board and an Nvidia board at the same time?Lobaeux

Hi AllI asked the following question at comp-usa.I have an Asus P4PE which has a 4x AGP. Will the 9800 pro work and if so, how much would really be lost without an 8X AGP slot? He could not answer so decided to try you guys. Also is the 256mb version worth the price? Also, there are a number of manufacturers using the ATI chip. Any advice on a manufacturer?Talk to you soonBob G

did anyone try them? do these show any improvement over the others.I found that changing drivers will in most cases not result in any significant improvement, still every time a new version comes out i feel compeled to try it, lest I may be missing something...so, any word on the latest?Thanks//Mike

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Is there a significant performance difference between the AGP graphic cards and the PCI graphic cards? I noticed some of the new boards come in both configurations. Since I'm sure my AGP slot is only 4X could I get around that bottleneck with the PCI card?GW

I have just bought the latest gigabyte motherboard and a geforce4 128mb mx440 se tv out card. The PC will not boot with this card and I get the beep video card errors. It will work with my old Radeon 7000 64mb card. The geforce 4 also gets very hot. As the motherboard is new, the gigabyte website does not have any answers and their tech department have not yet answered my email. Anybody else having the same problem?Athlon 2400XP CPU768MB PC2100 Memory300W Power supplyVolcano9 CPU Fan

Would I get a good increase in performance in FS2002 especially with AI traffic and enhanced AFCAD files if I upgraded to a motherboard with the i875P chipset and ran my DDR333 sticks in dual channel?

I've had a Dell system for about a year and a half now, and am happily running along with FS2002 and a whole lot of add-ons and fairly good performance. I haven't tweaked my hardware in a while and I thought I'd ask for some advice on what I could do now to maximize performance, especially with FS2004 only a couple months out...Here is what I am running:Dell Dimension 8200Win XP ProP4-2.4Ghz512 MB RAM75 Gig Single HDNvidia G-Force TI44002.7.4.2 Drivers (Feb 2002)Santa Cruz - Voyetra Turtle Beach Sound CardThis computer also uses a 23" Sony Monitor and is networked to a Win98SE machine on which I run Project Magenta package. Would a new video card and/or new drivers make …

Hi All,A while ago I have purchased some new hardware devices to upgrade my PIII 800. However, with the new configuration I still do not see a huge improvement of performance and I am convinced that I have made some mistakes during the setup. However, I do not have the time and knowledge to invest a lot in improving the system. I am looking for somebody in the Netherlands who would be able to help me out and have a look at my system and point me out to some improvements.My current configuration:Main PC:AMD 2100+512DDR 2700Asus A7N8X deLuxeAudigy SoundBlasterLeadtek GeForce 4 Ti4200 128Mb80Gb 7200rpm Maxtor 4Mb Cache19" Cornerstone MonitorWindows XP ProfessionalLatest Audi…

Here are the Specs of the first system I've ever built...Just from looking at the specs, what kind of performance would you expect in FS2002???Processor: Intel 2.4Ghz 533Mhz fsbMotherboard: Gigabyte GA-8PE667GPU: Nvidia Geforce4 Ti 4200 128MB w/ AGP 8xHard Disk: 60Gb 7200rpm Western DigitalPower: 420 wattsCase from Coolerguys

{newbie} can anyone tell me what 8x agp means on a graphics card ,i have a 64mb gf3 ti 200 and was thinking of getting 128mb ddr gf4 mx440 8x agp thanks

Does anybody know what the best drivers are for the Nvidia GeForce2 MX200 for FS2002? I have noticed that about a month ago when I ran FS2002 I would get a strange outline around things in the sim. When I use clouds they all have an outline around them. I have also noticed that this problem carries over to everything else on my computer. If I oipen a picture on my computer it gets the same ouline and some parts of the picture look washed out. It is for this reason that I know it is not a problem with FS2002. Im thinking it might be a driver issue. I have the 44.03 driver installed now. Thankyou for your help in advance.