Hey everyone. Well I am back at flightsimmig again after a while. Still using the same computer though :( Although I just picked up a Radeon 9200 off of a friend. He said it was a 9600pro :roll: LOL! Well I installed it as it told me to. Here is my sequence of events: 1. First I had to updage my AGP Motherboard/Chipset Drivers and I did so indeed by going to viaarena.com and downloading and installing the Via Hyperion 4 in 1 drivers. 2. Next I uninstalled the graphics drivers and softwar from my current graphics card. A Nvidia 16mb Riva TNT2 :roll: 3. I then restarted the computer and it started in safe mode as expected. 4. Then I shut down my computer, and unplugged all of the wires. I then installed the Radeon 9200 in the AGP slot. Then connecting all of the wires, and turning on the monitor first and then my computer as directed. 5. Then it told me that there was new hardware, etc and it was going to install the standard graphics drivers, in which I believe I cancelled. 6. As I did not have the cd with the drivers on it I went to www.ati.com. Went to the Drivers & Software section, clicked on Windows ME Drivers and Software, clicked on Radeon and downloaded the CATALYST Windows 98 / ME - Driver Download. Installed that, and then restarted my computer. I then went to install FS2k2 opened it up and noticed that it looked like nothing at all changed. I looks exactly the same if not even a little worse then my old Nvidia Riva TNT2 16mb graphics card. I know for a fact this card is way better than my old TNT2 16mb. In FS2k2 under Fullscreen Device I have Radeon 9200 Series selected. The other option is Radion 9200 Series (.Display1Unit0) Under Fullscreen Display Resolution I have it: 800x600x32 and in my Desktop Display Properties i have settings at: High Color (16 bit) 1152by864 pixels. Please Help I know I have to have installed or did something wrong. It seems as if nothing at all changed. I know this card has to blow my old Nvidia TNT2 16mb away. Also I would like to show you guys a .bmp screenshot of fs2k2 so you can see how FS looks with the Radeon 9200. How do I convert it to a jpeg under 150kb? Right now it is a .bmp over 2mb. I only have Microsoft Paint. Also I don't know how much memory this 9200 has or if it is a pro, SE, etc. How do I check that? Please help, I really can't wait to get back at flightsimming. Hoping my flightsimming would be better with a better quality, better crisp textures, and smoother, and I could actually put some scenery addons without making it studder. Please help. Oh I am running a Windows ME 1.1ghz AMD with 128mb SDRam. I know I am lacking, but I'm 95% sure that even with this card it will make FS way more better. Thanks!

Hi,What exactly are you expecting? Changing a video card isn't going to make your flightsim look radically different. Granted, things should be more smooth (i.e. higher FPS) and you may be able to add a few sceneries without sacrificing FPS. Nevertheless, comparing default scenery on one card to the default scenery on another card should yield almost exactly the same result.Or maybe I'm misunderstanding your question?Edwin

I guess so. I guess I am just going to give it back to my friend. As my processor and ram is lacking anyway, and just throw the Nivida Riva TNT2 16mb back in here. Not worth wasting the money on this Radeon 9200. If I installed everything correctly then it really didn't make any difference at all whatsoever to my eye. Still looked the same with a little studder. Kind of dissapointed. I thought this video card would be an improvement over mine, but I really didn't see anything different whatsoever. I guess I'll just save up to get a better computer, or save up for parts and build one myself. Thanks.