2k advanced graphics

[Mich@el]

Ok recently installed 2k advanced server on my computer and been having some problems. Everytime I try and play a movie in windows media player, divx player or avi preview the videos colors are off, they run jerky and slow (losing sound tracking with video), and when i try to make them full screen they completely bog down. This happens when playing from a CD or from the computer. now im wondering since i never had this problem with 2k pro does advanced server really take that much more processing to run everything? Or could it be something else.

I have a Celron 800, 512 pc100 memory, and a tnt2 graphics card. I have the newest media player, newest tnt drivers and windows updates so cant be that. I have my video acceleration set to full.

Also dont know if this is a factor but might be since its a video card problem. many of the games ive been trying recently have been have a D3D error with being unable to run. I tried reinstalling my video card but didnt help. No idea if part of problem.

thanks
michael

[Gabriel]

Windows 2000 Advanced server is a server (Prioiritize Background services and not application).
You can change the Priority on the Performance tab (under system properties).
I would recommend also on udating display controller drivers.

Cheers,
Gabriel

[confus-ed]

Errr um underpowered ? "Celeron 800 & tnt2" & w2k advanced server ... mmm lots of services munching lots of cpu time & trying to play games on just about minimum spec ... I thinkee not !

[Mich@el]

Hehe I know its underpowered but i installed 2k ad for remote terminal abilites. and I know my comp needs upgrading its just normally I dont even play games so dont need that good of system, just been getting bored lately. the movie thing is whats annoying me since I like to watch a movie while studying and such.

thanks for info gabriel ill try it out

[FatalException0E]

Originally posted by confus-ed
Errr um underpowered ? "Celeron 800 & tnt2" & w2k advanced server ... mmm lots of services munching lots of cpu time...[/i]

Heh...I once had 2k Adv Server running on a K6-2 350 with 64MB.....it ran a proxy and NOTHING else. I gave it a big page file, and memory usage was still at the top of the graph as soon as it boot. Then I got a linksys.



Oh, btw, on board SIS 6326 video, PC Chips board.

[TripleRLtd]

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Originally posted by confus-ed
Errr um underpowered ? "Celeron 800 & tnt2" & w2k advanced server ... mmm lots of services munching lots of cpu time...[/i]
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"Heh...I once had 2k Adv Server running on a K6-2 350 with 64MB.....it ran a proxy and NOTHING else. I gave it a big page file, and memory usage was still at the top of the graph as soon as it boot. Then I got a linksys.
Oh, btw, on board SIS 6326 video, PC Chips board."

Wow, what a burner.
Imagine trying to play a game on that "thing".
Or a video.
Would it blow up?

[Gabriel]

Originally posted by TripleRLtd
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Would it blow up?

FOR SURE!

[Radical Dreamer]

Not enough power for it to blow up, it would likely just fizzle

[CeeBee]

Looks like a mobo/chipset driver issue here. I would suggest installing the chipset drivers from the manufacturer's website (you haven't specified what mobo you have). Also go to computer management, under IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers check that each controller that has a drive attached to it is set to "DMA if available" rather than "PIO mode only". Check that for your drive(s) the write cache is enabled (in some configurations W2K-srv will try to disable the write cache to avoid data loss in case of power failures).
Your computer should be able to handle those tasks, I had a K6-III/233 with 192M RAM and S3Trio running W2K server that was playing video quite OK (it was also a LAN fileserver, running a NAT firewall, DHCP, DNS, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, plus Getright for downloads and a couple of P2P apps... all at the same time)
I wouldn't say that your machine is underpowered unless you are running many network services and have a lot of client machines (but from your post I assume this is not your case). Anyway don't expect to play advanced 3D games on it

[peterpam]

I agree with CeeBee, just would like to add three more advises:
- Don't EVER install DX9 on that machine
- Don't use the latest Nvidia Drivers (its a TNT2...), its better to get the manufacturers drivers. If thats not possible, get one of the old Detonator Series.
- The Win Advanced Server needs a AGP patch if you are using a Via Chipset with an AMD processor

Greetings from the country of Sun

[CeeBee]

I agree with CeeBee, just would like to add three more advises:
- Don't EVER install DX9 on that machine
- Don't use the latest Nvidia Drivers (its a TNT2...), its better to get the manufacturers drivers. If thats not possible, get one of the old Detonator Series.
- The Win Advanced Server needs a AGP patch if you are using a Via Chipset with an AMD processor

To be more specific:
-Don't use any driver newer than 2x.xx with that card
-ALL Win2000 need the VIA patch when using AMD CPU's (not only adv server) - you can get some patches from AMD's website.
-The patches must be installed prior to the driver installation
-I wouldn't be so drastic about DX9, I have 2K server running on a 400MHz K6-III without any kind of problem. And btw, the CPU mentioned in the previous post was a K6, the current one is K6-III, doing the same functions except firewall (got a hardware router).