ATI's site indicates that I already have the most current driver (it's supplied on the xp cd). I think I'm stuck here unless someone has any ideas. ATI's driver recommendation: http://support.ati.com/products/pc/ragepro/winxp/ragepro_winxp_drivers.html#drivers Thanks. Marcus


On Monday, November 5, 2001 at 1:53 pm, Sloth_999 wrote:
>Try updating to the lastest driver. I have a Rage 128 and when I first installed
>XP I had problems with OpenGL. After I updated the driver me problem disappeared.
>
>
>On Sunday, November 4, 2001 at 9:58 pm, marcus wrote:
>
>Since upgrading to xp, I can't go into standby mode. Here's the message:
>The device driver for the "ATI Technologies, Inc. 3D RAGE PRO AGP 2X" device is
>preventing
>the machine from entering standby. Please close all applications and try again.
>If
>the problem persists, you may need to update this driver.
>Couldn't find any help at ATI's site -- any ideas on how to resolve this?
>Thanks.
>see microsoft's statements:
>
>
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q298/1/98.ASP
>
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q298/1/98.ASP http://www.annoyances.org/ Written in response to: re: ATI driver won't allow standby :( (Sloth_999: Monday, November 5, 2001 at 1:53 pm)

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I wish I could help but I have the same exact problem with an HP LaserJet 3100 Driver with same response from them...Someone on another forum indicated it is a problem with power management and suggested looking for support from the microsoft site in that area. If you find a fix let me know...


On Tuesday, November 6, 2001 at 5:01 pm, marcus wrote:
>ATI's site indicates that I already have the most current driver (it's supplied on
>the xp cd). I think I'm stuck here unless someone has any ideas.
>
>ATI's driver recommendation:
>
>
>http://support.ati.com/products/pc/ragepro/winxp/ragepro_winxp_drivers.html#drivers
>
>
>Thanks. Marcus
>
>
>
>
>
>


>On Monday, November 5, 2001 at 1:53 pm, Sloth_999 wrote:
>Try updating to the lastest driver. I have a Rage 128 and when I first installed
>XP I had problems with OpenGL. After I updated the driver me problem disappeared.
>
>
>
>
>On Sunday, November 4, 2001 at 9:58 pm, marcus wrote:
>
>Since upgrading to xp, I can't go into standby mode. Here's the message:
>
>
>The device driver for the "ATI Technologies, Inc. 3D RAGE PRO AGP 2X" device is
>preventing
>the machine from entering standby. Please close all applications and try again.
>If
>the problem persists, you may need to update this driver.
>
>
>Couldn't find any help at ATI's site -- any ideas on how to resolve this?
>Thanks.
>see microsoft's statements:
>
>
>
>
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q298/1/98.ASP
>
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q298/1/98.ASP
>
>http://www.annoyances.org/
>
>
>
>
>Written in response to: re: ATI driver won't allow standby :( (Sloth_999: Monday,
>November 5, 2001 at 1:53 pm)

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I couldn't find a solution for this problem for more than a year, but there is an 
easy way to solve it (I found it by myself): Use the driver delivered with Windows 
2000 (!) - it's version 5.0.2195.1 from december 1999. Maybe it's not the best driver 
for this card, but it seems to be the only way to use the standby function in Windows 
XP with this graphics adapter.

You need three files, here taken from an Windows 2000 installation:
\WINNT\inf\display.inf
\WINNT\system32\atidrab.dll
\WINNT\system32\drivers\atimpab.sys

Copy them to a folder of your choice (e.g. "ati") on your Windows XP system.

Now move the file atirage3.inf ("atirage3.old") from the directory \windows\inf to 
another one to avoid that this driver is reinstalled again and again.

Delete the graphics adapter ("3D RAGE PRO AGP 2X") in the device manager and restart 
the PC.

In the emerging Add New Hardware Wizard you don't need a connection to Windows Update. 
Select the option of selecting the device yourself from the list. Choose the device 
driver to install by yourself. Click on "(Choose) Volume" (or whatever Microsoft 
calls it in english) and search the directory where you saved the file display.inf. 
You will be asked whether you want to continue the installation although the signature 
was not found; answer with "Yes".

After a restart you can adjust the screen resolution and take advantage of the standby 
function.

If I can help you with this information it would be nice to leave a short message 
in this thread.

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