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 > Do you want to signoff PCBUILD or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://freepctech.com/pcbuild.shtml