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#1
I dont think the Voodoo2 supports more than two cards in SLI just on the hardware level, not to mention the software level. Hell, quad GPU configuration is pretty immense thing even today :D
#2
I am currently testing out Re-Volt on Voodoo2 SLI rig running Win XP 32-bit and I am running to the exact same problem. I have tried out:

- Rollcage
- Re-Volt
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (lol)
- Monster Truck Madness 2
- NFS 2 SE
- Max Payne 1

From these only Rollcage and Monster Truck Madness work and run on the Voodoo2 cards, the rest run on the primary card, GeForce4 MX 440. The drivers I used was FV 4.0 XP Gold.

I believe this problem has something to do with XP. Next I will install Win 98 on my SLI rig and see if it makes a difference.
#3
QuoteOriginally posted by ps47

try running only with one card.
The P120 system is using only one card, not SLI.
#4
Got the P120 system up and running as well. So far I have tested Quake 2, Rollcage, Re-Volt and Monster Truck Madness 2. Only Quake 2 and Monster Truck Madness 2 work. Rollcage hangs up on startup but you can recover the system by killing the process, Re-Volt starts up but freezes the whole system on initial loading screen. Any tips for solving the problem with those two games?
#5
Awesome, just plain awesome [8D]
#6
Wow, really nice and sleek. Are you going to buy Delta fans for this as well? [8D]
#7
Looking good, looking good... Dat transparent 3dfx logo [8D]
#8
Great to finally see that beast in action :D
#9
I have now set up both systems, the P120 is currently running Win98 SE and the P4 is running WinXP. Haven't got to install any drivers for the P120 system, but I just installed FastVoodoo2 XP GE to the P4 system, all seemed to be working smoothly but I encountered some very weird events.

When I tried to run the donut demo included in the FV2 XP GE pack, there was an error about Glide .dll missing, but after checking out the Voodoo2 settings tab in the Display Properties, the other demo started, as well as the donut demo. After one succesful run on the donut demo, it again started showing the error about Glide .dll missing. After this, when I entered the Voodoo2 settings tab in the Display Properties, clicked OK, closed out the Advanced window, opened Advanced window again and tried to open the Voodoo2 settings tab, the whole Display Properties window disappeared.

I realized that I haven't installed proper drivers for the main GPU (Geforce4 MX 440), could that cause the bugs? I'll try to install the drivers for the MX 440 and then re-install the FastVoodoo drivers and see if it does anything.

E: Yup, the missing drivers caused the issues, the demos and the settings are working properly now.

E2: Allright, now I have set up the P120 almost ready. I am now missing two drivers, Primary IDE Controller driver and Advanced Power Management support driver. I tried to install the FastVoodoo2 4.6 without those drivers, but the FV2 drivers didn't work at all.
Both are giving Code 10. I can only guess what the IDE controller driver is, but I don't have any idea how to get either working. What drivers am I missing?

E3: It seems the FV2 drivers bugging broke something in Windows, because now Windows doesn't shut down without forcing a power-off. I guess I have to do a clean install and try again.
#10
Big applause to you and Nateman_doo. That card is truely Legendary [8D] It just looks so darn amazing you could spend hours looking at the pictures. Good luck with setting up the watercooling system, I hope everything goes well!
#11
Allright, I'll test around with Win 98 SE, 2000 and XP with the P4 system. Later on I might try Vista and Win 7 just for fun [8D]

The P120 board fits only one Voodoo2 because of the heatsink on the processor. Here's what I mean:



The heatsink is directly in line with the first three PCI slots, and the Voodoo2 is so long that it hits the heatsink. Only the fourth PCI slot has enough room for the Voodoo2, so to fit another one, I would have to cut few of the fins on the heatsink. I don't have tools for that and I don't want to ruin the system by doing something like that. Besides I believe one Voodoo2 is more than enough for that system.

QuoteOriginally posted by pierrickuk

why don't you make a ghost then try them both and see which ones work best for you
Sorry, didn't quite ge this. A ghost?
#12
I don't think the fans are loud enough :D
#13
Well, I ended up with a Pentium 120 system and a P4 system. The Pentium 120 board only fits one Voodoo2, so if I want to SLI the cards, I need to use the P4 system.

I am a complete newbie to retro setups and Voodoo2 cards, so I have a few questions. First off, what drivers should I use for the single Voodoo2 (Pentium 120 platform running Win98)? Koolsmoky's or FastVoodoo2 4.6?

Secondly, what OS should I use for the P4 platform? I am probably going to use the P4 platform as a testbench to learn more about the whole Voodoo2 scene, so what would be the best OS for that?
#14
QuoteOriginally posted by voodoo5k6
I only use Windows Movie maker... :D
And about the music?
Thought so :D Movie Maker is just horrible software and even a professional guy can't get a good result with it [xx(]
As for the music, in my opinion Requiem for a Dream is waaay overused for these kind of "epic" videos, but hey, it's Voodoo5 6k so I forgive you :D
#15
Another water cooled card? Holy cow :D
As for the vid... The editing is quite horrible, but I assume you used Windows Movie Maker so it's not a big deal :)