BurnIn 5.3 and 2D tests

[wcnackers]

Can anyone shed any light on this anomaly.


I am running BurnIn 5.3 on a motherboard I am testing (uses Nehalem processors with a Tylersburg northbridge) and have come across an anomaly I can't explain.

When I run a non-server OS like Windows XP or XP 64, the 2D tests run fine. When I run Windows Server 2003 or 2003 64, it won't start?


The video controller is an XGI Volari Z11M.

Any ideas?

[Ian (PassMark)]

The 2D test uses DirectX DirectDraw hardware acceleration. The server OS's have DirectDraw hardware acceleration turned off by default (as historically these have had some bugs, and is generally not needed on server platforms).

DirectX DirectDraw hardware acceleration can typically be enabled from: Control panel -> Display -> Settings -> Advanced -> Troubleshoot, and move the Hardware acceleration slider to the right (ie.to increase the level of graphics hardware acceleration). In some cases you will need to use the Graphics card manufacturers tool to enable Direct3D hardware acceleration.