Author Topic: PGA Tour Golf by Global VR & EA Sports Owners Thread (Read 536175 times)

stpcore · « **Reply #240 on:** June 04, 2013, 01:51:07 pm »

Ah...good point! It's already flying at 512mb believe it or not. The attract mode is so smooth and when playing I don't experience any choppiness or skipping/stuttering issues with the ball in flight as I would sometimes on the stock tower. These Optiplex computers are pretty easy to work with when you get used to the bios setup.

flhick · « **Reply #241 on:** June 29, 2013, 05:47:59 pm »

ok i have read this thread and 99% of the others. I am in need of some help. I have a PGA Champ III and it loads the software. All my controls work trackball buttons ect. I load the credits, or on free-play, I am running in to a problem. The game lets me select my golfer number of players and so forth. Where the game would normally load the actual course and let you play my game is looping and then starting the game and the ea sports logo again. Im baffled. I changed the hard-drive and put in new memory. I can provider pictures of what puter i have. Video card is a 3dForceMX440-8x I didn't see a name on the mobo but it is a yellow orangish looking board. All the functions work in the game except the actual playing of the game. Im at my wits end this machine is about to take a trip with the fishes in the gulf.

lilshawn · « **Reply #242 on:** June 29, 2013, 06:23:46 pm »

your video card might be the problem.

what do your disks say? (something like "for DFI" or something along those lines.) that should give us an idea what board you have in there and what video cards you can use.

flhick · « **Reply #243 on:** June 29, 2013, 08:32:05 pm »

Computer DFI
NVidia GEFORCE 4 050-002401 Rev-B
is on the recovery disk

Version 2.2.0.0 is on the actual champ III disks (2 of them)

ed12 · « **Reply #244 on:** June 29, 2013, 08:41:42 pm »

hi
i was thinking the same thing..
we went over this awhile back
i do believe i asked for rev of the s/w,this is stamped right on the disk's.
u could have good hardware?,but 1 of your disk's could be bad,thus causing it
because the video stuff dose not get loaded until the 3rd disk,or it could be a bad cd-reader,as this will cause it to skip a file or 3 thus causing the cycling
let me chk my pdf's on them puppie's before u make it intoa new fish pond.
my crib note's should point me to it also,and the term is :wdt: watch dog timer
this olny happens on corrupt firmware,if the video card stay's up the full time until
u go to play it then it cycle's,it mean's the courses are not getting loaded.
have u tried it without the player's card reader hooked up ?
if not try it that way.
i will chk my crib note's and get back to u
and yes i read your pm
congrad's dad

ed

flhick · « **Reply #245 on:** June 29, 2013, 08:47:29 pm »

yes i have powered it up and ran it without the players card cable connected and same result. i have pictures i will attach to this. what ever you guys need to get me running i can provide. beer if needed!

ed12 · « **Reply #246 on:** June 29, 2013, 08:55:13 pm »

i do not believe i have ever seen that video card used ?
as a rule i dot normaly see a hdm1 port
but hey i have been corrected before

sw >>050-0097-01
(Team Challenge)

sw >>050-0072-01 (Challenge Edition, US Only)

sw >>050-0055-01 (Championship III, PS35-BL Only)

sw >>50-0024-01 REV B (Version 1, NB-32 Only)

Nytric USBI/O
Version 1.4 for Championship II Edition and older (No other version can be used with this edition.)

Version 1.4, 1.5, & 2.01 for Championship III Edition and newer (Version 1.5 or 2.01 is required for card dispenser.)

USBI/O Extreme Version 2.01 for Team Challenge with PS35-BL motherboard

GVRI/O Mini
Version 04 with Nytric Firmware (Part #: 990-0014-02) & Conversion Harness (Part #: 115-0229-01)
For Team Challenge Only

what dose the disk's tell u..not just the rescue ?

ed

lilshawn · « **Reply #247 on:** June 29, 2013, 10:25:22 pm »

yes, where did that videocard come from?

it's a geforce 4MX card, but i have never seen one like that either. it could be different enough to not work with the driver they have injected into the system. all the cards Ive seen have never had the HD connector (black round one)

ed12 · « **Reply #248 on:** June 29, 2013, 11:29:15 pm »

ya
hmm

ed

flhick · « **Reply #249 on:** June 30, 2013, 01:33:38 am »

i dont know where it came from it was in there when i bought it. what do you guys recommend.

ed12 · « **Reply #250 on:** June 30, 2013, 12:08:52 pm »

i thought stpcore had done a list of hardware to sw for use
the 1's i have seen :3:,do not have that port
on your s/w disks in hercules is a folder called nivida
it will spec the type used
u can slave your curnet drive and read it that way if u want
or u can just pop it into a reader and go through it
use the rescuse didk but DO NOT ALLOW YOUR CD TO BOOT FROM THE CD PLAYER
ie ATUO=OFF,this way u can read the rescue disk

ed

flhick · « **Reply #251 on:** June 30, 2013, 03:10:15 pm »

Ed i need a instructional for dummies. Some things im good at others im teachable.

ed12 · « **Reply #252 on:** June 30, 2013, 04:05:25 pm »

ok fair enough

place your resuce disk in your home putter
DO NOT ALLOW AUTOBOOT
once it is in and the player thing come's back at u >colse it<
go to windows explorer
and find the drive in which the cd is contained. rember this is you home putter
open the disk
ie right click so u can see the dir tree <files>
next come to hercules,it is a file folder
in there find nivida
in nivida find the info file,this u can open in note pad and or wordpad
in the .inf=info file u will find the card type's supported and there names
ie 4200/4800 etc
these were the driver's loaded and supported by that game's os
from there u can tell which video card is to be in there
that is a walk through.
it is hard
post me the video card make and i will see if the support is there

ed

flhick · « **Reply #253 on:** June 30, 2013, 04:33:08 pm »

okay i put the system recovery disk in my home computer and it only had 13 files on it. no hercules file/folder/dir see attached photo. also i have attached the actual photo of my actual disks.

flhick · « **Reply #254 on:** June 30, 2013, 05:05:53 pm »

the video card info is NVIDIA GEFORCE MX 440 with AGP8X i thinkn this is the driver for it here at this link http://www.nvidia.com/object/nzone_downloads_winxp_2k_32bit_93.81.html

ed12 · « **Reply #255 on:** June 30, 2013, 08:03:40 pm »

ok
as per your post i book marked the page
even though there beta drivers's
i think we can work with them?
u will need to bear with me as i have to go to the nivida site,re-log in and go to the forms
what i explained is a tad advance and i mised it my bawd..
now u are going to do thing's that if u are not sure of do not do it
but i will def grab the driver's
and explain how to load them
thk-god it is a nivida
thk-u for that 1

ed

flhick · « **Reply #256 on:** June 30, 2013, 08:25:26 pm »

Thanks Ed. I can follow along pretty well. Im not computer illiterate im just computer cautious. I realize as long as i have a good back up pretty much anything can be redone. Im rereading the Pga golf Cr-global post again. you guys are great!

ed12 · « **Reply #257 on:** June 30, 2013, 11:21:09 pm »

ya
i will get to it
i did forget about my personasl thread
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,115417.0.html
but is but
in there i did explain all of it
i was asked not to go tech here >pm< style,i will abide by that
and for them that say this is a hijack..try again
what we need to do is plant in the driver's >system/system32<
sounds simple right ? wrong..u need to add a tad more
let me get them right
lok into my thread
i will post them for u
if u cannot script ?
i will make it a simple loadable file

ed

flhick · « **Reply #258 on:** July 01, 2013, 08:01:29 am »

a loadable file sounds wonderful. less room for error.

stpcore · « **Reply #259 on:** July 01, 2013, 12:06:06 pm »

I think we should try to keep this thread as clean and clear as possible. We should be posting working updates or mods without posting theories on what may work as that's what got confusing in the original thread. If you have something new to offer please post a step by step tutorial so that others can follow. Simplicity is what we are looking for here so please keep any tutorials as basic as possible. Anything contributed is appreciated!

For those of you that may be starting to research your PGA golf game there is currently nothing posted on these forums (this thread or Ed's) that shares a working alternative for the game dongle. You will need the dongle to play your game regardless of the version you have.

stpcore · « **Reply #260 on:** July 01, 2013, 12:36:12 pm »

Quote from: flhick on June 29, 2013, 05:47:59 pm

ok i have read this thread and 99% of the others. I am in need of some help. I have a PGA Champ III and it loads the software. All my controls work trackball buttons ect. I load the credits, or on free-play, I am running in to a problem. The game lets me select my golfer number of players and so forth. Where the game would normally load the actual course and let you play my game is looping and then starting the game and the ea sports logo again. Im baffled. I changed the hard-drive and put in new memory. I can provider pictures of what puter i have. Video card is a 3dForceMX440-8x I didn't see a name on the mobo but it is a yellow orangish looking board. All the functions work in the game except the actual playing of the game. Im at my wits end this machine is about to take a trip with the fishes in the gulf.

I've had similar things happen and I would put all of my money on the video card!

Tsegler · « **Reply #261 on:** July 01, 2013, 12:37:28 pm »

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for the rescue disks for team challenge 4.0.0.8, I would like to upgrade the tower but need the disk
And thanks stpcore as I am new to forums

stpcore · « **Reply #262 on:** July 01, 2013, 12:39:18 pm »

Sending you a PM...

stpcore · « **Reply #263 on:** July 01, 2013, 07:49:27 pm »

I went out today and picked up the 29" Vizio Razor LED to put inside one of my PGA Tour Golf cabs and I have to say it's a huge upgrade from the 27" CRT that went bad. That thing fits in there like a glove and fills the cabinet space nicely. I haven't made a bezel for it yet but I put it in there with some supports to give you an idea as to what to expect. It's nice to be able to go 29" versus the normal 26" LCD that the Golden Tee cabinets are restricted to. The ultra thin bezel on the Vizio Razor makes it possible to put a 29" LCD in there!

I will post some finished pics after I make the bezel and print some artwork to go on the bezel as well!

ed12 · « **Reply #264 on:** July 01, 2013, 10:08:36 pm »

hi stpcore
i told lcd's were beauty in these
just watch your white's

to answer a other q here from a @
this is what must be in the machine for that video card to work right
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup2
• Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
• Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
• Windows XP Professional
• Windows XP Home Edition

it is all sp3 ie windows-xp service pack 3
u will need to either get another video card or hang on for the sp3 up-date
and i hate darn .exe file's they are a pain in the arzz

ed

Tsegler · « **Reply #265 on:** July 02, 2013, 09:10:01 am »

Does it matter if you use intel or amd mobo? I would like to use amd since they run cooler.

Tsegler · « **Reply #266 on:** July 02, 2013, 10:17:01 am »

My brother-in-law has a PGA tour championship III and the video card went out. I would like to know if there's a list of video card that can replace the original?

stpcore · « **Reply #267 on:** July 02, 2013, 10:21:02 am »

The most common and most affordable swap (plug and play) is the TI4200. I like to get the 128mb versus the 64mb card.

ed12 · « **Reply #268 on:** July 02, 2013, 10:57:45 am »

ya 4200 or 4800 or 6000

ed

Tsegler · « **Reply #269 on:** July 02, 2013, 12:58:41 pm »

Leaning towards the ti4800 because I found one on eBay with cooling fan. Can't find the 6000

stpcore · « **Reply #270 on:** July 02, 2013, 01:06:35 pm »

I have no experience with the 4800. I do agree that you want a card with a fan however. In addition, I would recommend keeping the side panel off of your tower at all times. These things run hot. I've switched some of mine into Dell Optiplex (GX260 and GX280) computers and have not had overheating issues as of yet.

ed12 · « **Reply #271 on:** July 02, 2013, 01:37:17 pm »

yes on both points stpcore
the dell is bar none 1 of the best

the fan's are a nessary evil

the on-board video will get shut down

the 6000 is a supported board

if u buy a 4800 make sure the fan has ALWAYS RAN

i tend to run my cab's the same way stpcore..with a side cover off

ed

Tsegler · « **Reply #272 on:** July 03, 2013, 12:40:00 pm »

I have a optiplex gx280 but it the compact model. I don't think it will work

ed12 · « **Reply #273 on:** July 03, 2013, 01:00:03 pm »

i have used a multiatude of mombo's
in these machine's
the true and olny thing it want's is the video card of a ceritan type
ie 4200,4800,6000
these are supported type's and will biatch at u until u provide it
the few other trick's i do is to ram it up a bit,and incerase the power-supply to 400watt,add more fan's

ed

stpcore · « **Reply #274 on:** July 03, 2013, 01:04:08 pm »

In addition, if you are running CHALLENGE, TEAM CHALLENGE, or TEAM CHALLENGE w/ ALL ACCESS you can throw a 6600 card in there as it is plug and play with those versions only. I have a 6600 256mb card running my TEAM CHALLENGE w/ ALL ACCESS and the game flies without any choppiness or skipping in attract mode or during the flight of the ball.

lilshawn · « **Reply #275 on:** July 03, 2013, 07:57:38 pm »

Is anybody in need of parts?

i will be parting out 2 cabinets. I figured, before I post it in the B/S/T thread, I'll give you guys first crack at it.

Story goes, we have decided to gut out our PGA cabs and convert them to GOLDEN TEE pedestals with 42" tv's. I've convinced the boss to offload the parts since they will probably just sit upstairs in our warehouse for 10 years and then we will throw them out.

SO...

I'll find out more info tomorrow since i'm just doing this at home... but.. basically:

I have 2 questionable computers, (with dongles and software...i believe one is team challenge and the other challenge 3 (i'll double check)) i can strip out parts or whatever. if you want just the dongle and software thats fine too...i'll toss the rest.

2 control panel overlays, 2 harnesses etc. I have one LED marquee board and power supply. (no housing)

stpcore, i believe at one time you were looking for a card reader? i have one. (the other is still in a machine i forgot to remove it

) eventually i'll have 2

post here or send me a pm with your item request and an offer. Items will ship from Alberta Canada (if you want to estimate shipping online), depending on where it's going it may cost a few bucks to get it to you. Unfortunately because this is for the business, I can't offer any kind of free shipping, though we will do it at ACTUAL cost. I'll run the offers past the boss and if he's cool with it i'll let you know.

stpcore · « **Reply #276 on:** July 03, 2013, 08:02:26 pm »

I do need some card readers, an overlay (if newer style), and wire harnesses for the control panel if possible. I would even buy your ram in the computers and the I/O board that runs the wire harness as well as the graphic cards. I wish you were closer as I would probably buy everything! Just looking for small pieces I can ship to the US without getting crushed with ship charges.

ed12 · « **Reply #277 on:** July 03, 2013, 08:47:41 pm »

u know if i needed the part's i would jump all over this 1
the card reader's alone are worth there weight in gold
the putter's that 50/50
the harness again is worth it's weight in gold

ed

lilshawn · « **Reply #278 on:** July 03, 2013, 08:49:18 pm »

i'll get some more info and some pics tomorrow for you when i go in.

lilshawn · « **Reply #279 on:** July 04, 2013, 02:51:13 pm »

funny thing. I stand corrected regarding my comment about the video card.

it seems one of these systems has one of these cards with the 3 connectors. (vga/dvi/hd connectors.)

not sure what it is... it has a sticker on the fan that says "startek", and has the number "10004773 REV A" on it. quick google says it may be a nvidia Ti4200 series. under some other name of "visiontek" which is likely a startek company.

I'll get around with uploading some pics I took with my potato phone today....my wife decided today was a good day to try and have a baby, so today is all thrown off for me.


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