vswitchzero | Troubleshooting and Repairing a 3Dfx Voodoo 2! @vswitchzero | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 20 minutes ago.
Today I’ll be troubleshooting and attempting to repair an 8MB Diamond Monster 3D II. Join me as I explore some of the debugging tools available to help narrow down the problem and break out the soldering iron to get this legendary card up and running again.
My previous retrospective on the 3Dfx Voodoo 2:
youtu.be/iY6XRdPogv8
A list of 3Dfx Voodoo/Voodoo 2 environment variables:
mdgx.com/3dfx.htm
The 3dfx Glide2 SDK for DOS/Win32 V2.43 (for debugging purposes):
http://falconfly.3dfx.pl/reference.htm
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00:00 Introduction
01:47 The Diamond Monster 3D II
04:08 Initial Testing
05:41 DOS Debugging
09:46 Strategy
11:48 What’s Next?
13:27 Problem Identified
15:26 The Repair!
18:01 Success!
19:49 Conclusion
Today I’ll be troubleshooting and attempting to repair an 8MB Diamond Monster 3D II. Join me as I explore some of the debugging tools available to help narrow down the problem and break out the soldering iron to get this legendary card up and running again.
My previous retrospective on the 3Dfx Voodoo 2:
youtu.be/iY6XRdPogv8
A list of 3Dfx Voodoo/Voodoo 2 environment variables:
mdgx.com/3dfx.htm
The 3dfx Glide2 SDK for DOS/Win32 V2.43 (for debugging purposes):
http://falconfly.3dfx.pl/reference.htm
**
My Blog: vswitchzero.com
Follow me on X/Twitter: https://x.com/vswitchzero
Mastodon: https://bitbang.social/@vswitchzero
If you enjoy my channel, please consider supporting me on Patreon:
patreon.com/vswitchzero
**
00:00 Introduction
01:47 The Diamond Monster 3D II
04:08 Initial Testing
05:41 DOS Debugging
09:46 Strategy
11:48 What’s Next?
13:27 Problem Identified
15:26 The Repair!
18:01 Success!
19:49 Conclusion
