Black Bands

[Bumkin]

Have searched posts for the black band at bottom in FSX.  Have it in addon f-16 plus the stock helo that comes with fsx.  Have tried matching fsx & control panel resolution, changing y= to 6153 and render line from 1 to 0 (f-16 doesn't have the render line in window00 but is in all window100XX lines).  Machine has 2gb, 2.33 Dual-Core, Intel GMA 3100 on mother board.  Suggestions would be appreciated.

[Hagar]

(f-16 doesn't have the render line in window00 but is in all window100XX lines).  

The render_3d_window=1 entry is the usual cause of this problem with FS9 panels in FSX. Try changing all those values to 0 or delete/remark the entries.

[Bumkin]

Hagar - appreciate the help, removed all render lines with no change.  I do not experience the black bands on my laptop which is a less capable machine.  The desktop I referenced in my original post was built with FSX in mind & has more memory & CPU speed than the laptop but does have the GMA 3100 on the mother board.  Could the video driver be the problem?  Thanks

[Hagar]

The typical black band problem affects the display in all views. This is caused by some FS9 panels in FSX.  Usually that render_3d_window= line in Panel.cfg. If you tell me exactly where to download the F-16 you're talking about I can check it out.

I note you said the FSX default helicopter also has these black bands. This usually affects aircraft with 3rd party panels only. Can you post some screenshots of the problem.

[Anxyous]

I believe there's a fix in the forums at AlphaSim.

[Bumkin]

Hagar - F16 is the Viper from simviation.com.  Will get screenshots tonight.

Anxyous - Thanks will check it out.

Both - I'll put in prospective, I'm an old guy (60) real new to the flight  simulator world with 22 years in the back seat of the real ones (F-4 & F-14) with the US Navy.

Thanks for the help.