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Q247730: Fighter Ace II Err: Fatal Error: Can’t Set Video Mode 640x480x16

Article: Q247730
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdisplay kberrmsg igz kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 09-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Fighter Ace II 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start Microsoft Fighter Ace II, you may receive the following error
messsage:

  Fatal Error: Can't set video mode 640x480x16

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the following conditions are true:

- The Diamond Viper V330 video adapter is installed in your computer.

- The video adapter installed in your computer is based on the NVidia Riva 128
  chip set.

- The video driver installed on your computer is outdated.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, download and install the latest video driver for the
NVidia Riva 128 chip set from the following NVidia Web site:

  http://www.nvidia.com/Products.nsf/htmlmedia/software_drivers.html

MORE INFORMATION
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independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 2.00 fa msngz igz

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Keywords          : kbdisplay kberrmsg igz kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbMSNSearch kbFighterAceSearch kbFighterAce2
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb

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