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Conference decwet::windows-nt

Title:Windows NT
Notice:See note 15.0 for HCL location
Moderator:TARKIN::LIN.com::FOLEY
Created:Thu Oct 31 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:6086
Total number of notes:31449

5912.0. "personal workstation vga problem" by COLA1::ESG040::KIY () Tue Apr 15 1997 07:45

Hi,

we have a strange problem here with a Personal Workstation 200i.
Customer wants to have NT 3.51 on the system. Installation works
ok, but as soon, as we try to logon, the system freeze...no mouse
movement possible, only power on/off helps.

we can work with the system if we use [vga mode] at startup.
(the nt logo is white not grey as the standart startup)

The Graphic Card is a DECpc S3 Vision 864. We tried to find
any updated drivers without success...

anybody else seen this problem and can help?

sp5 doesn't help.....  

Regards 
Harald
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5912.1axel.zko.dec.com::FOLEYhttp://axel.zko.dec.comTue Apr 15 1997 11:066

	Why not just install the standard S3 drivers that come with
	Windows NT 3.51?

							mike
5912.2PCBUOA::KRATZTue Apr 15 1997 11:516
    If you're running an Adaptec 2940 SCSI (which is probably the case),
    I think there was an updated AIC78xx.SYS driver for Win NT V3.51.
    Without it, it crashes with the default AIC78xx.SYS.
    
    Now, where to get it?  It might be on the PCBU web site somewhere.
    Kratz
5912.3TARKIN::LINBill LinTue Apr 15 1997 12:189
    re: .2 by PCBUOA::KRATZ
    
    >> ...AIC78xx.SYS
    >> Now, where to get it?  It might be on the PCBU web site somewhere.
    
    I don't see why it (aic78xx.sys) would be on the PCBU web site.  If it
    has been updated, it should be available from a service pack from
    Microsoft. Service packs are on the IBG web site in ZKO and on the ftp
    mirrored area on ntnone.zso.dec.com.
5912.4PCBUOA::KRATZTue Apr 15 1997 12:365
    Well, I didn't know whether it had something to with the special
    DEC-approved BIOS (V1.22S) we originally used in the 2940W, in which
    case it would be our problem (not Microsoft's), and it would make
    sense to be on our web site.
    K
5912.5TARKIN::LINBill LinTue Apr 15 1997 12:5313
    re: .4 by PCBUOA::KRATZ
    
    >> Well, I didn't know whether it had something to with the special
    >> DEC-approved BIOS (V1.22S) we originally used in the 2940W, in which
    >> case it would be our problem (not Microsoft's), and it would make sense
    >> to be on our web site.
    
    Ok, I understand.  I don't recall anything like that coming through our
    file submission process.
    
    Cheers,
    
    /Bill
5912.6COLA1::ESG040::KIYWed Apr 16 1997 04:4317
my original problem hasn't anything to do with
the SCSI Controller cause the system disk is
an IDE-Drive.

What we found out so far is, that the problem is
the vga-Adapter  PCXAG-AL. It has a chip on it
saying that it is revision 1.00. (D02). This seems
to be a little bit out of date, although we've got
a new adapter from logistic with the same revision.

As we found out it should be 1.02 (E02). So now we
will try to get a new board. Customer says, that he
knows about that problem with this special VGA adapter
and has seen this problem very often. (freezing NT)
Even with NT 4.0

Harald