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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: DeLuSioNal29 on February 22, 2008, 11:10:34 pm
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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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Delus, I saw you youtube video looks awesome, one suggestion, do something equally as awesome with the stock Maximus 4 player cabinet sprite...maybe change it to something that looks like your Actual cabinet :cheers:
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Thanks DeLuSioNaL . I have tried removing the ATI drivers (using the removal tool) and re-installing them but I still get the same problem . There is only one set of drivers listed for Win98 and that's the one's I'm using . I bought the card around 2004 and I'm pretty sure it's a AVGA (AGP) .
Anyway , I've had enough . I'm going to install W2K as 98 is driving me nuts ! :)
Sammy