ATI 9800 Pro problem with BFV

MaskedCarrot · 08-15-2004, 11:52 PM

Ok everything was fine when I had a Gforce 4-ti4600 card, but I just recently got a ATI 9800 Pro (XT core).

Well anyway, now when I go into BFV, after like 10 seconds it jumps right to the "Instant Battle" menu. So I can't get into a game or even change my settings with that menu constantly coming up.

Since SP2 for WinXP came out, I wanted to reformat and reinstall everything. So now my system is back up and running, but BFV is STILL doing the same thing.

I haven't heard of anyone else having that problem, and I am definately NOT a novice at computers.

It has me stumped.

I am using the Cat 4.8 beta drivers. I had a different problem in Spiderman 2 locking up shortly after playing the game.

I am really starting to regret buying an ATI card. It was definately against my better judgement, but insead of just buying a newer Nvidia card I figured I'd try out ATI. BIG mistake. Never had problems in the many years I've owned Nvidia cards.

Any Clues?

Spy98 · 08-16-2004, 06:57 AM

I have an Sapphire 9800 Pro, and I'm not having these problems. My Guess is, that this probably isn't the cards fault. I also got the cat 4.8.
On a side note, when I had installed SP2, BF42 crashed right upon clicking the desktop-icon - rebooted my PC. Deinstalled SP2 - Working again. What a ServicePack is that supposed to be?

My System
ASUS A7N8X (PCB Rev2) Bios 1010 - latest nforce Drivers
AMD Athlon XP 2400+
512 MB Infineon RAM CL2.5 PC333
Sapphire 9800 Pro 128MB + Cat4.8 w/o SmartGART
Creative Labs Soundblaster 5.1 Digital
Windows XP SP1

Mac · 09-20-2004, 06:49 PM

Hmmm, this sounds really strange. Have you tried reinstalling the game? Try that, if that doesn't work, I'm not sure yet. But I don't believe it's your card because I have the same card. And, well, it doesn't happen to me...

Mac

08-15-2004, 11:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
MaskedCarrot Private Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 12	ATI 9800 Pro problem with BFV Ok everything was fine when I had a Gforce 4-ti4600 card, but I just recently got a ATI 9800 Pro (XT core). Well anyway, now when I go into BFV, after like 10 seconds it jumps right to the "Instant Battle" menu. So I can't get into a game or even change my settings with that menu constantly coming up. Since SP2 for WinXP came out, I wanted to reformat and reinstall everything. So now my system is back up and running, but BFV is STILL doing the same thing. I haven't heard of anyone else having that problem, and I am definately NOT a novice at computers. It has me stumped. I am using the Cat 4.8 beta drivers. I had a different problem in Spiderman 2 locking up shortly after playing the game. I am really starting to regret buying an ATI card. It was definately against my better judgement, but insead of just buying a newer Nvidia card I figured I'd try out ATI. BIG mistake. Never had problems in the many years I've owned Nvidia cards. Any Clues?

08-16-2004, 06:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Spy98 Sergeant Join Date: May 2002 Location: Brandenburg, Germany Posts: 330	I have an Sapphire 9800 Pro, and I'm not having these problems. My Guess is, that this probably isn't the cards fault. I also got the cat 4.8. On a side note, when I had installed SP2, BF42 crashed right upon clicking the desktop-icon - rebooted my PC. Deinstalled SP2 - Working again. What a ServicePack is that supposed to be? My System ASUS A7N8X (PCB Rev2) Bios 1010 - latest nforce Drivers AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 512 MB Infineon RAM CL2.5 PC333 Sapphire 9800 Pro 128MB + Cat4.8 w/o SmartGART Creative Labs Soundblaster 5.1 Digital Windows XP SP1 __________________ //Spy98 currently listening to:

09-20-2004, 06:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mac Private Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Concord, California Posts: 29	Hmmm, this sounds really strange. Have you tried reinstalling the game? Try that, if that doesn't work, I'm not sure yet. But I don't believe it's your card because I have the same card. And, well, it doesn't happen to me... Mac