problems with prophet 4500 64mb kyro 2
cant play any 3d games

taken from dxdiag when running direct3d tests

Display Tab 1:
The file pmxdisp.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by
Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs. You may be able to get a signed driver from the
manufacturer of the hardware device.

DirectDraw test results: All tests were successful.
Direct3D test results: Failure at step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT = 0x8007000e (Out of memory)

used powervr and hercules drivers, 15.20, 14.28, 9.31 couldn't fix the problem. don't know what started it.

all help appreciated, thanks.

Is that, you cant go into games? Or when u do there is nothing on screen??

I have a Kyro 2 and when i first installed it i couldnt get any proper picture when playing games. I hadnt installed the VIA 4in1 drivers!:rolleyes:.......after installing them it worked fine

Just an idea, if you have lost them you can get them here:

VIA 4in1 Drivers

Hope this helps

no, its more like the games dont even noe the kyro exists
forces software renderer or recognizes the kyro as an unknown renderer or dont even show it

looks like i gonna reformat

In the BIOS try changing your AGP aperture size. I had that problem with the Vivid! XS & that fixed it for me.

my bios only has agp aperture size options 64 and 256
i chged it from 64 to 256, didnt help, made it worse
bios beeped warnings, monitor had no video input
i chged it back to 64 using the motherboard's maintenance mode

argh...

In that case can you check the BIOS once again to be sure you've set AGP 2X (May even 1X) & Fast Writes are disabled.
Disabling Sidebands support might help too.

What's the specs of your rig and what OS do you use?

dell dimension t600r
600mhz p3
512mb sdram
kyro 2 64mb graphics
4 pci cards (sound, network, 56k, tv tuner)
27gb hdd
cd-rw and dvd
floppy and zip 100mb
200/250 watt psu (not too sure)
win xp pro

btw the dell a07 bios doesnt have any options except for agp aperture size and primary video card setting......

In the bios, make sure the agp is assigned an IRQ. Reinstall directx.

"Right click on My Computer and select Properties. Click on Performance, then click on the Graphics button. If the hardware acceleration level is not set to full, this is most likely the cause. Set it to full, then click on Apply. Reboot if Windows prompts you to.

Another reason why this might be happening is because the drivers may not be installed correctly. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, and double click on the System icon. Click on Device Manager, then click on the plus sign next to Display Adapters. If your video card is not listed, you should install the drivers according to your manual."

everything is alright
the only thing i havent tried yet is reinstalling directx
but microsoft doesnt put directx 8.1 d/l version for win xp
because it already comes with the os
where can i get a copy to reinstall it?

juz got powerstrip
the sidebands u r refering to...
is it the sidebands addressing option?

diagnostic report from powerstrip

Diagnostic report - generated on 4/6/2002
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PowerStrip build - 221
Windows build - v.5.1.2600.2
DirectX build - v.5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)
OpenGL renderer - (n/a)

System board
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CPU speed - 599 MHz
Type - Intel
AGP aperture - 64 MB
AGP transfer mechanism - Disabled
AGP non-local memory - (n/a)
AGP revision - 1.00
AGP transfer rates supported - 1x, 2x
Current AGP transfer rate - 2x
Sideband addressing - Enabled
Fast write protocol - (n/a)
AGP texturing - hardware support, but currently disabled

Graphics card #1
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Identity - 3D Prophet 4500
Memory clock - 175.00 MHz
Engine clock - 175.00 MHz
IRQ - 11, not shared
AGP revision - 2.00
AGP transfer rates supported - 1x, 2x
Current AGP transfer rate - 2x
Sideband addressing - Enabled
Display driver - pmxdisp.dll, v.6.13.10.6031-1.129.01.0013
DirectX driver - pmxdisp.dll, v.6.13.10.6031-1.129.01.0013
Attached monitor - Dell 1500FP (Microsoft)
Monitor caps (1) - 1024x768, 61kHz, 75Hz

Device enumeration
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3D Prophet 4500 (0010104Ah) - using IRQ11
Intel CPU-to-PCI/AGP bridge (71908086h)
Intel PCI-to-PCI/AGP bridge (71918086h)
Intel PCI-to-ISA bridge (71108086h)
Intel IDE controller (71118086h)
Intel Universal serial bus (USB) (71128086h) - using IRQ9
Intel Power management controller (71138086h)
Hauppauge Video device (036E109Eh) - using IRQ10
Hauppauge Multimedia device (0878109Eh) - using IRQ10
Intel Ethernet controller (12298086h) - using IRQ3
US Robotics Communication device (100612B9h) - using IRQ9
Creative Labs Audio device (00021102h) - using IRQ3
Creative Labs Input controller (70021102h)


btw look at the AGP texturing thing
it is stated not available in dxdiag

Direct X 8.1 for XP should be on any good magazines cover disc. It is ALWAYS on computer shopper (UK), which costs about €7