Need for Speed:High Stakes and Voodoo5 PCI crashes. . .help!

[ErikaeanLogic]

I'm hoping that some of you fine folks can help me: I've got a Voodoo5500 PCI on an ASUS P3B-F running a P3 600E@900. It runs UT, Quake3, and NFS: PorscheUnleashed just fine, better than fine. When I install NFS:HighStakes, though, I get a whole other result: crashcrashcrash! I've made sure to "Update 3D Device" and I've downloaded the latest patch, and neither attempt to correct this was successful. It crashes at 640x480x16 or 1024x768x32, no matter what the resolution, it still crashes. I've stock- and under-clocked the processor, too. Also, I've noticed that the game is not giving me the option to play in a GLide API. I've been running this game just fine with a Radeon64 and a Voodoo3, so I know the game works just fine. Can anybody help? I'd surely appreciate it!

 

[sansoora]

Dear Friend,

This is amazing! I have been searching answers to very similar questions for the last week!! I have posted a few threads but nobody has any answers. I am running a 1GHZ Tbird and a Voodoo 5500 AGP. I Just spoke to EA in the UK and I was told that there is no patch for the game to run V5, as only recognises up to a Voodoo 3. Apparently, it would take up to 50 Mb to create a patch (although I don't think he knew what he was talking about!). I have found this one web site which may have a solution, although you will have to change the registry settings. I Hope that you have some luck with this. If you still have problems, mail me directly and I will send you my registry files, as the site owner sent me. Good Luck!

San (sansoora@hotmail.com)