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New XP Install New Mame install
Rickn:
Here is what I have :
Pentium 4 2.66 Ghz
512 Ram
XP Home loaded
On Baord Video
I have a 250 Mhz hard drive with Mame as well as most of the Roms (perhaps all)
When I start Mame, I get the Mame with all the menus, the tree showing the games, etc..
I can click on games, see the Marquis, the cabinet, the info etc.. But when I try to play them, the screen flashes a second and then just comes back to the Tree view.
I do not know whether it is a problem setup, or missing files. As this is a completely fresh install of windows on a blank hard drive,
So yes I know I need directX, loaded directX9c.
Here is a little more:
Mame Version 0.113
I have since loaded the PC version of Tiger Woods PGA from EA. During the install it checks for Directx. It told me the PGA needed DircetX8 or higher and that I have a newer version installed.
Ran PGA, and it complained "DirectX reports there is not enough Video memory to run this game...
I have since installed a Radeon9600 video card with 256 meg same situation.
Any thoughts, please let ,me know.
Thanks
Rick
Joystick Jerk:
You did disable the onboard video after you put the new card in, right?
Rickn:
Yes did that.
Thanks
Rick
ahofle:
Not sure about the EA game, but for Mame, did you drop your zipped romsets into the mame32/roms folder? In MAME32, you can right click on a game and select 'audit' and it will tell you if you have the correct files.
Also, I assume you are going to be testing your arcade monitors...if that is the case, you will want to change a few MAME video defaults:
Go to the 'options' menu and select 'default game options'...
Under the 'display' tab, select video mode = 'direct draw'. Under the 'screen' tab, select '\\ \display1' under 'screen' and check 'switch resolutions to fit'. Then, for each game you will be able to right click and select properties and specify a particular resolution.
Joystick Jerk:
Maybe check to see that DirectX recognizes the card and is enabling 3D acceleration. Open your Start>Run menu, and run "dxdiag" (without quotes). Click on the Display tab. First check the reported specs of the card, and make sure everything is recognized fine. Then look below that and make sure that the three entries under DirectX Features are enabled.
Oh, and this may be a silly question, but you did install the Catalyst drivers, right?
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