diff --git a/glide2x/h3/minihwc/minihwc.c b/glide2x/h3/minihwc/minihwc.c
index d92e89f..440c1db 100644
--- a/glide2x/h3/minihwc/minihwc.c
+++ b/glide2x/h3/minihwc/minihwc.c
@@ -878,7 +878,11 @@ hwcInit(FxU32 vID, FxU32 dID)
                          &hInfo.boardInfo[i].pciInfo.pciBaseAddr[3]);
       }
     }
-  
+    if (!hInfo.nBoards) {
+      const char *error = pciGetErrorCode() ? pciGetErrorString() :
+                          "Voodoo Banshee or Voodoo3 not detected\n";
+      strcpy(errorString, error);
+    }
   }
 #endif /* HWC_EXT_INIT */
   if (hInfo.nBoards)
diff --git a/glide3x/h3/minihwc/minihwc.c b/glide3x/h3/minihwc/minihwc.c
index 1c2295c..118d90b 100644
--- a/glide3x/h3/minihwc/minihwc.c
+++ b/glide3x/h3/minihwc/minihwc.c
@@ -1052,7 +1052,11 @@ hwcInit(FxU32 vID, FxU32 dID)
                          (void *) hInfo.boardInfo[i].hMon);
       }
     }
-  
+    if (!hInfo.nBoards) {
+      const char *error = pciGetErrorCode() ? pciGetErrorString() :
+                          "Voodoo Banshee or Voodoo3 not detected\n";
+      strcpy(errorString, error);
+    }
   }
 #endif /* HWC_EXT_INIT */
   if (hInfo.nBoards)
diff --git a/glide3x/h5/minihwc/minihwc.c b/glide3x/h5/minihwc/minihwc.c
index 74508d8..826f711 100644
--- a/glide3x/h5/minihwc/minihwc.c
+++ b/glide3x/h5/minihwc/minihwc.c
@@ -1778,6 +1778,11 @@ hwcInit(FxU32 vID, FxU32 dID)
                          (void *) hInfo.boardInfo[i].hMon);
       }
     }
+    if (!hInfo.nBoards) {
+      const char *error = pciGetErrorCode() ? pciGetErrorString() :
+                          "Voodoo Banshee or Voodoo3/4/5 not detected\n";
+      strcpy(errorString, error);
+    }
   }
 #endif /* HWC_EXT_INIT */