new Video Card loses sync on ME
I have a compaq presario with a 2x AGP nVidia Vanta based
card that I am trying to upgrade. I bought a nVida GeForce FX 5200 PCI card and plugged it in (to one of my scarce PCI slots, unplugging the AGP). The computer detects the card and then the monitor, I load the drivers and all is well at 640x480x16 colors, but soon as Windows loads at anything else it goes through the Windows Logo screen, flashes the Background text window then the Monitor drops back to Stand-by and I have to reboot blind. I have tried my darndest to delete the existing drivers, do I have to do this file-by file or is there an easier way? Would manually deleteing incompatable lines in the Card's registry settings stop windows from using these? Should I just take the card back and part-swap it on a new motherboard? Any help appreciated. |
Evan
Reboot to Safe Mode Open Device Manager Remove ALL Display Adapters Remove ALL Monitors Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers - hopefully curing your problem. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Evan" wrote in message ... I have a compaq presario with a 2x AGP nVidia Vanta based card that I am trying to upgrade. I bought a nVida GeForce FX 5200 PCI card and plugged it in (to one of my scarce PCI slots, unplugging the AGP). The computer detects the card and then the monitor, I load the drivers and all is well at 640x480x16 colors, but soon as Windows loads at anything else it goes through the Windows Logo screen, flashes the Background text window then the Monitor drops back to Stand-by and I have to reboot blind. I have tried my darndest to delete the existing drivers, do I have to do this file-by file or is there an easier way? Would manually deleteing incompatable lines in the Card's registry settings stop windows from using these? Should I just take the card back and part-swap it on a new motherboard? Any help appreciated. |
Dear Noel,
Thank you. fixed with a really fresh driver from the web- site instead of the yucky stale one in the box. Evan -----Original Message----- Evan Reboot to Safe Mode Open Device Manager Remove ALL Display Adapters Remove ALL Monitors Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers - hopefully curing your problem. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Evan" wrote in message ... I have a compaq presario with a 2x AGP nVidia Vanta based card that I am trying to upgrade. I bought a nVida GeForce FX 5200 PCI card and plugged it in (to one of my scarce PCI slots, unplugging the AGP). The computer detects the card and then the monitor, I load the drivers and all is well at 640x480x16 colors, but soon as Windows loads at anything else it goes through the Windows Logo screen, flashes the Background text window then the Monitor drops back to Stand-by and I have to reboot blind. I have tried my darndest to delete the existing drivers, do I have to do this file-by file or is there an easier way? Would manually deleteing incompatable lines in the Card's registry settings stop windows from using these? Should I just take the card back and part-swap it on a new motherboard? Any help appreciated. . |
Good on yer!
-- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Evan" wrote in message ... Dear Noel, Thank you. fixed with a really fresh driver from the web- site instead of the yucky stale one in the box. Evan -----Original Message----- Evan Reboot to Safe Mode Open Device Manager Remove ALL Display Adapters Remove ALL Monitors Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers - hopefully curing your problem. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Evan" wrote in message ... I have a compaq presario with a 2x AGP nVidia Vanta based card that I am trying to upgrade. I bought a nVida GeForce FX 5200 PCI card and plugged it in (to one of my scarce PCI slots, unplugging the AGP). The computer detects the card and then the monitor, I load the drivers and all is well at 640x480x16 colors, but soon as Windows loads at anything else it goes through the Windows Logo screen, flashes the Background text window then the Monitor drops back to Stand-by and I have to reboot blind. I have tried my darndest to delete the existing drivers, do I have to do this file-by file or is there an easier way? Would manually deleteing incompatable lines in the Card's registry settings stop windows from using these? Should I just take the card back and part-swap it on a new motherboard? Any help appreciated. . |
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