I dont think its the res... its something with the driver...
Also, i mailed KoolSmoky my problem and he replyed:
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i'm not sure what exactly causes your porblem, but if you are using a software to monitor your motherboard (temp, voltage. etc), it will cause system hangs with the 3dfx driver under winxp. please uninstall it.
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except my bios, nothing monitor my motherboard... maybe VIA DMA TOOL...
any more suggestions???