So I recently upgraded my computer from:
to:
Windows would not boot under old install, so I installed it to a new location on the HD. However, all is not well. When I try to run a game (namely Oblivion, ZSNES, AoE3, Galactic Civ 2) in fullscreen mode, nothing displays onscreen. Sound will play, and if I hit escape it will move to main title music, but the screen just stays black. If I manage to get the game into windowed mode (either through the pre-game config screen, or in some cases alt+enter), the game will run, and some games even look like fullscreen if I set the resolution to the same as the desktop.
I have tried: updating drivers (including CPU, graphic, directx, sound, and AGP), every possible permutation of settings in games, patching games when applicable.
I have considered: maybe installing Windows XP 64 bit (I can get it relatively easily), or maybe installing on new partition.
Any suggestions?
Oh one other anomaly: when I try and play HL2 (or any of the mods), the game will run fullscreen, but if I go into options and turn on either AA or Vsync, the screen will go black as above. But if I force quit the game and go back into it, it works fine and it says the options are still on.
Thanks in advance!
Code:
Radeon X800 XL 256MB AGP
Pentium 4 2.4GHz
2x 512 MB ram
some sort of ASRock moboto:
Code:
Same gfx card
AMD Athlon 3200+
1x 1 gig ram
new ASRock Dual Series "939Dual-SATA2" moboWindows would not boot under old install, so I installed it to a new location on the HD. However, all is not well. When I try to run a game (namely Oblivion, ZSNES, AoE3, Galactic Civ 2) in fullscreen mode, nothing displays onscreen. Sound will play, and if I hit escape it will move to main title music, but the screen just stays black. If I manage to get the game into windowed mode (either through the pre-game config screen, or in some cases alt+enter), the game will run, and some games even look like fullscreen if I set the resolution to the same as the desktop.
I have tried: updating drivers (including CPU, graphic, directx, sound, and AGP), every possible permutation of settings in games, patching games when applicable.
I have considered: maybe installing Windows XP 64 bit (I can get it relatively easily), or maybe installing on new partition.
Any suggestions?
Oh one other anomaly: when I try and play HL2 (or any of the mods), the game will run fullscreen, but if I go into options and turn on either AA or Vsync, the screen will go black as above. But if I force quit the game and go back into it, it works fine and it says the options are still on.
Thanks in advance!
