DOCUMENT:Q192579  16-MAR-1999  [homegame]
TITLE   :MCM: "No 3D Accelerator" Error Message, or Game Hangs or Quits
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:1.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kb3rdparty kbdisplay kberrmsg kbimu msgamekbfaq

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Motocross Madness, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to start Motocross Madness, you may experience any of the
following symptoms:

 - You receive an error message stating that you do not have a 3-D accelerator.

 - Motocross Madness stops responding (hangs).

 - When you click OK after the initial video test, Motocross Madness quits
   unexepectedly.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the both of the following conditions are true:

 - You are using a display adapter based on the Rendition chipset.

 - Your video driver does not fully support Direct3D.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, download and install the updated Rendition V1000
Reference Driver from the following Rendition Web site:

   http://www.rendition.com/download.html

MORE INFORMATION
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Additional query words: 1.00 msgame mcm motorcross motorcycle crash freeze

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbdisplay kberrmsg kbimu msgame kbfaq
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbMotocrossSearch kbMotocrossM
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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