#3DS & ATI cards
Umm… I've got a problem.
Now, I know it's hard to diagnose these things without knowing close to
everything about
someone's particular computer (like the AUTOEXEC.BAT, Model number, whether the
person
who built it was left or right handed, etc.) but if what I describe sounds
familiar to
someone, I'd *really* appreciate a word or two of help.
I'm using Autodesk 3DStudio at work on a 486 50Mhz machine with 32Mb of RAM and
(I
suspect this may be part of the problem) an ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Mach32 based
video card with 2Mbs of RAM. I've been going through hell because the machine
keeps
deciding to either hang or turn off and completely reboot while I'm in the
middle of
rendering a scene. It is repeatable and I've been able to defeat it by doing
some obscure
things like hiding an object in the sceneor adjusting the camera angle
slightly.
When I switch over to the rendering screen, my monitor seems to flip through a
half a
dozen video modes (no exageration!) before settling down. Are there other
drivers
than the ones provided by ATI (Vibrant Graphics "Ultracad") or have I just made
some
kind of instalation miscue?
Does this ring a bell with anyone?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!
Bruce Meikle