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                                                NASCAR RACERS

 

           
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About This Document:

 

This document contains last-minute information about NASCAR RACERS if
you have any questions, check to see if it is

 addressed here first.

           
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I.          MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

II.         GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES

III.       TROUBLE SHOOTING GENERAL GAME ISSUES

                                   

 

I: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

 

The following information is the minimum hardware requirement needed to
run NASCAR RACERS

 

Pentium 166 MMX, 32 MB RAM

Windows 95/98

100MB Hard Disk space

4x CD ROM

Direct3D Supported 3D Graphics Card, at least 4MB video memory. 

DirectSound compatible sound card. 

Keyboard and any DirectX supported controllers

 

NASCAR RACERS requires DirectX 7 or higher to run properly.  If you
already have Direct X 7 choose CLOSE when

prompted during the installation. Should you decide to install it at a
later time you can run the DXSETUP program

located in the DIRECTX7 folder on NASCAR RACERS.

 

 

 

II: GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES

 

Here is a list of some of the known technical problems you might encounter.

 

 

 

Graphics Cards:

 

            NASCAR RACERS detects multiple Graphics cards and the
resolution settings they are capable of.

Although the user can select the highest resolution setting possible,
the game may not be able to run due to

memory limitations on the video card.  For example: users with only one
Voodoo2 card will be see the option to

select 1024 x 768, but will not be able to play the game in this
resolution.  In order to run at that resolution

 two Voodoo2 cards are needed. To fix this simply select the next
resolution down until you find one which will

work.

 

 

Sound Cards:

 

Please make sure you obtain the latest drivers for your sound card.

 

           

Periperhals

 

NASCAR RACERS supports a wide range of steering wheels and joypads.

 

 

Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Controllers:

 

            Although these controllers function without any known
problems,  Force Feedback is not currently supported

 

            in NASCAR RACERS.

 

 

 

NOTE: Make sure you have installed the most recent drivers for all your
hardware before playing NASCAR RACERS,

this will help avoid most issues. 

 

 

Windows 95/98 Issues:

 

Because NASCAR RACERS is using Red Book audio (CD music) there is an
occasional pause when ever the CD seeks

to a new track.  This is a general Windows problem, there is no work
around for this.

You can also insert your own MUSIC CD into your CD drive.

 

 

III: TROUBLE SHOOTING GENERAL GAME ISSUES

 

Question: I'm getting low frame rate when playing NASCAR RACERS what's
wrong?

 

a) Did you try defragging your hard drive before installing NASCAR RACERS?

b) Do you have multiple applications running in the background on WIN
95/98? Check your taskbar and see if

applications can be closed or disabled like Virus Scanners and other
utilities in Windows. Programs running

in your task bar use system resources, to check your system resources,
right click your mouse over the My Computer

icon, select properties, Performance, if it's less than 80% you may
encounter some problems.  

c) Select a lower screen resolution setting in the game.

d) Did you set all the Details Settings to Very Low or Off?

 

Question: I put in the Music CD but I'm not hearing any background music.

 

a) Is autoplay enabled for your CD-ROM? If so, chances are that Windows
Music Player or other Audio player was

initiated.  This frequently occurs when the Music CD is inserted before
executing NASCAR RACERS. Simply

exit out of the audio player before starting NASCAR RACERS.

b) If don't hear any music while your in the game, exit out to Windows
and go into the Control Panel (Start,

Setting, Control Panel). Now double click the Multimedia Icon and select
the "CD Music" tab. Make sure that the

volume slider  not set to zero.

c)If your machine has multiple CD-ROM drives (CD-Writers, DVD-ROMS) they
are sometimes selected as the main

audio source.  Even though systems may play music CD's just fine when
not playing the game, make sure you

insert your MUSCI CD in DRIVE D:.

 

 

Lee Edmondson

Software Creations

Archived by OldGamesDownload on 10th August 2019