I have a AMD K6-2 500 and an ATI 128 XPRT video card my computer keeps freezing up when ever I do anything that needs the 3D card and i mean ANY THING. Its happend sence I first got the computer i took it back to the place where I got it and they "Said" they fixed it. Right now it has windows 2000 on it i have tryed every thing i can think of CAN SOMONE HELP ME!!

What version of DirectX is installed? Go to Start/ Programs/ Accessories/ System Tools/ System Information. Now click on the TOOLS tab and then on DirectX Diagnostic Tool. You can find the version on the general tab and you can test or turn on the 3D and AGP properties on the Display tab. If the 3D option is grayed out then you’ll need better drivers. Search the Windows Update Site first. They will list drivers in some cases. Your card manufacturer should list drivers too.

I had the same problem with the same card and an AMD chip...random lockups (though in my case it did NOT happen when doing anything 3D - that never crashed. My system would only crash after a certain amount of time in Windows. I could play 3D games for hours, no problem. Go back to the desktop and try to surf the web? Boom, lockup.) I wound up getting a new chip. Good luck!