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Voodoo2 is a 3D only add-on card, it doesn't do 2D, so you need the onboard
video anyway, otherwise your PC won't work, unless you add another video
card to do the 2D work. I suggest leave your current configuration
untouched.
Jun Qian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leigh Jennings" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Video Drivers
> > Herberts' reply to this discussion raises an interesting question about
my
> system, but first I will put in my 2 cents worth about the original post:
> I have an asus sp97v MOBO with SIS onboard video (4 meg of memory
assigned
> to video). It was pretty woefull for gaming so I added a voodoo2 3D card
> with 12 meg or thereabouts and it made a huge difference.
>
> Now my question is?
> When I added the voodoo card I added it inline to the existing onboard
> video. What Herbert suggests seems to imply that the 4 meg of onboard
> memory I am using for the onboard video could be slowing things down.
> Perhaps I would be better off turning off the onboard video. running the
> monitor only off the 3d card and reclaiming the ram for the system. Is
> this even possible with the voodoo2 card? If the voodoo isnt up to it am
I
> better off assigning the maximum 4 meg of ram to onboard video or reducing
> it to the minimum of 1 meg?
> I have total of 96 meg 4 of which is assigned to video at present
>
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