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    Registered User MadDog's Avatar
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    Smile Direct3D & DirectDraw

    I installed Windows XP, and when I ran dxdiag, it said that Direct3D & DirectDraw were "unavailable". I'm running an Asus K7M motherboard with a 700Mhz Athlon CPU, 512MB RAM, and a Rage Fury MAXX video card. Direct3D & DirectDraw worked fine under Windows ME.

    Could this be a driver problem ??

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    Have you got drivers for the Rage Fury Maxx??? I know that ATI never had drivers for Win2K for this card (unless you were willing to use it in single chip mode & 32Mb by installing it as a Rage 128 Pro & setting the jumper on it to single chip). The XP default drivers will only give you basic 2D support and very limited 3D support.

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    Windows XP correctly identifies the card as a Rage Fury MAXX. ATI never put out drivers for Win 2K. I'll go check the ATI site, and see if they've got updated drivers....

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    Just checked the ATI site, and they say to use the Windows XP supplied drivers, which only give 2D support. What a bunch of &*%$

    So, it's either buy a new video card, or wait (possibly forever) until ATI or Micro$oft comes out with 3D support.

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