OpenGL works but Direct3d doesn't

solofortne · 05-09-03, 05:02 AM

Hey everyone, I'm having a problem with a new system that I just built, it's an athlonxp 2400+, Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro, soyo dragon kt333 motherboard, 512mb kingston pc2700. Everything is working fine, except direct3d games don't work, they lock up the system as soon as I run them.

I first noticed the problem when I tried to run hitman 2 and it would immediately freeze up. Then I installed return to castle wolfenstein and the doom 3 alpha and they both run great, so I just figured it was just something to do with that specific game, hitman 2. Today however, I installed vietcong and it did the exact same thing as hitman 2 so I tried running the directx diagnostics test and it also froze. This lead me to believe that directx wasn't working properly so I tried reinstalling directx and that didn't work.

I have catalyst 3.2 installed and all of the other drivers are up to date. Does anyone have any idea why direct3d isn't working but OpenGL is? Thanks

**ALobpreis** · 05-13-03, 01:45 AM

What DirectX version do you have?
Is your videocard sharing IRQ with some other device?
What OS are you using?

GlowStick · 05-14-03, 01:36 PM

Hm, did you try uninstalling your video drivers, then rebooting and reinstalling them? Maybe they got corrupted with the dx part and just need a good reinstall.

05-09-03, 05:02 AM	#1
solofortne Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 14	OpenGL works but Direct3d doesn't Hey everyone, I'm having a problem with a new system that I just built, it's an athlonxp 2400+, Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro, soyo dragon kt333 motherboard, 512mb kingston pc2700. Everything is working fine, except direct3d games don't work, they lock up the system as soon as I run them. I first noticed the problem when I tried to run hitman 2 and it would immediately freeze up. Then I installed return to castle wolfenstein and the doom 3 alpha and they both run great, so I just figured it was just something to do with that specific game, hitman 2. Today however, I installed vietcong and it did the exact same thing as hitman 2 so I tried running the directx diagnostics test and it also froze. This lead me to believe that directx wasn't working properly so I tried reinstalling directx and that didn't work. I have catalyst 3.2 installed and all of the other drivers are up to date. Does anyone have any idea why direct3d isn't working but OpenGL is? Thanks

05-14-03, 01:36 PM	#3
GlowStick CoD4! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 5,786	Hm, did you try uninstalling your video drivers, then rebooting and reinstalling them? Maybe they got corrupted with the dx part and just need a good reinstall. __________________ Intel i7-2600K, Corsair 8Gig, Corsair H100, Corsair 650D, Corsair HX750, ATi 6970, WD Caviar Black 2TB Sony Vaio SB: i7, 8Gig, Intel 320 300gig

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05-13-03, 01:45 AM	#2
ALobpreis Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ramos Posts: 356	What DirectX version do you have? Is your videocard sharing IRQ with some other device? What OS are you using?