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Q155752: Video Problems with #9 FX Vision 330 PCI Video Card on PowerPC

Article: Q155752
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdisplay kbhw kbHardware
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you are running Windows NT 4.0 on a PowerPC using a Number Nine FX Vision 330
PCI video adapter, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

- Your computer stops responding (hangs) with a blank screen.

- The display becomes garbled and unreadable.

CAUSE
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This video card has an S3-764-based chip set and is not supported on the PowerPC
platform with Windows NT 4.0.

RESOLUTION
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You need to use a different video adapter to run Windows NT 4.0 on these
computers.

Additional query words: prodnt garbage freeze locks power pc

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Keywords          : kbdisplay kbhw kbHardware 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0

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