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DeLuSioNal29:

I just received an Arcade VGA2 (PCIe version) from Divemaster and was attempting to install it when I ran into the following problem while installing the Windows XP drivers (no cd supplied so I downloaded it here:  http://www.ultimarc.com/avgadrivers.html

I followed the instruction on Ultimarc's website:  http://www.ultimarc.com/avgainst.html

I get this error message during the install:
"Severe - This display driver is not compatible with the display adapter(s) installed in your system"

Any ideas on what I should do?  I disabled the onboard graphics adapter and uninstalled the NVidia Drivers before installing the Arcade VGA 2 card so I am at a loss as to why it is not working.

Perhaps I have the wrong drivers?  Are the drivers on the link above for the ArcadeVGA and NOT the ArcadeVGA2?

Not sure if this matters or not, but I am running Tiny XP Beast edition.  When I uninstalled the Nvidia drivers it should have installed basic VGA drivers, but I'm not sure if Tiny XP has them or not.  Should I manually install a standard VGA driver from my Windows XP Pro CD first and then install the Arcade VGA2 drivers?

Thanks in advance!

~ DeLuSioNaL

Ioargra:

It could be your windows install. Those tiny windows hacks are known to mess a lot of things up, especially if something you need isn't installed.

Anyway, I'd make a backup, and then probably try to install anyway :)

And yeah, you could also try changing it to standard VGA see if that helps.

BTW, you could also try contacting ultimarc themselves and seeing if this is a known problem that they can suggest solutions to.

DeLuSioNal29:

Yeah, I'm sure it's something quirky.  The main thing I wanted to confirm was that I had the correct drivers for my card.

I have the Arcade VGA version 2 - (PCIexpress.)

I downloaded this file:  AVGA_9200_XP2K.zip from http://www.ultimarc.com/avgadrivers.html

Is this the correct file to download?

Kevin Steele from RetroBlast reviewed it here and names the chipsets used:  http://retroblast.arcadecontrols.com/reviews/UltimarcArcadeVGA2-1292007-01.html

Is that the correct file for version 2?  Version 2 has the ATI X550 chip.  Version 1 has the ATI 9250 chip.  When I tried installing the drivers manually I only saw the 9200 pop up.

That's why I'm suspecting that I have the wrong drivers.  Anyone have the CD posted somewhere that came with their ArcadeVGA2 (make sure it's the PCIe version) that I can download?

I'm ready to send this thing back for a refund and leave my arcade the way it was.  It worked perfectly without it.

~ DeLuSioNaL







divemaster127:

Corrected-The drivers posted are for the arcadevga version 1 contract Andy at ultimarc.com or myself(dm) I can send you the drivers
thanks
dm

DeLuSioNal29:

Just as I suspected, I had the incorrect drivers.  I dropped Andy from Ultimarc a line and here is how he responded:

"The drivers must be the ones on the CD. But if the card is a recently-purchased one the drivers can be downloaded from www.ultimarc.com/avga2.zip
 
These should be OK.
 
Regards
 
Andy"

These new drivers are 15mb in size.  The one posted on the prior link was 25mb in size.  I gave them a shot and... success!

I'll have to make sure that everything works properly now that I finally got the drivers in.

~ DeLuSioNaL

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