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Subject: Re: DirectX rendering support on Win2k 8MB ATI video Sender: Mikhail 28.01.04 02:17 >I always get this message: > >"Current graphics renderer name: >Concorde DX5 >Hardware acceleration is impossible >, code: 1 >Switching to software renderer" > >The video adapter is an ATI 3D Rage Pro >AGP 2X and it is integrapted into the >motherboard. The drivers are the latest >available for the chips and are made to >work with Windows 2000 - the operating >system I am using. I have DirectX 9 and >hardware acceleration is enabled >according to "DirectX Diagnostics". > >My only guess is that Cortona doesn't >like the fact that the video has only >8MB of memory. Could this be a >problem? Any other thoughts? (I have >tried all other renderers and options >without achieving h/w acceleration.) > >The machine is a 500MHz PIII, Intel >JN440BX motherboard, 256MB of PC100 RAM. > >Thanks for any input. > >-Mark Pflaging >mark@pflaging.com The DirectX renderer in Cortona works properly on my Pentium Pro and non- integrated ATI 3D Rage Pro with 4MB, if I view 3D scenes approximately in a half of maximized window or less. DirectX 7 is installed on my computer. As I know using DirectX 9 may cause problems with “old” video cards. Mikhail   [reply] [back to forum] [new message] [all forums] DirectX rendering support on Win2k 8MB ATI video / mark@pflaging.com / 27.01.04 13:59      Re: DirectX rendering support on Win2k 8MB ATI video / Mikhail / 28.01.04 02:17          Re: DirectX rendering support on Win2k 8MB ATI video / mark@pflaging.com / 28.01.04 16:47 Messages in thread: 3 [reply] [back to forum] [new message] [all forums]