Video Problem

I installed an Nvidia Vanta video card in place of a Creative Graphics
Blaster (I was troubleshooting a different computer at the time). I since
have put the AGP Creative card back in and now when I boot it says there's
new hardware (a PCI card-argh!) and will look for drivers for it, etc.. I
cancel and try to run the Creative Install program and it says I don't have
a card installed. Sheesh, all I get is 480x640! Also when I boot it shows
the Nvidia Vanta BIOS load then the Abit BH6 BIOS. I believe that before
when it booted it used to run the Creative BIOS then Abit BIOS. I have
updated the motherboard BIOS, reformatted and re-installed Win98, but still
get that error. I'd like to start from scratch but don't know where to
begin. Should I reset the CMOS? Any suggestions? My system (!6 yrs old)
consists of;

Abit BH6 v1.02 (BIOS version SS)
WD 10GB Caviar
128MB SDRAM
Creative Graphics Blaster Riva TNT
Sound Blaster Live Value

Also, where can one find a valid reference to the old Creative Graphics
Blaster Riva TNT? Everything I look at seems to refer to a TNT2, or try
Nvidia drivers, BIOS, etc. Nothing makes sense to me yet.

Thanks,
John

"JWC" wrote in message
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I installed an Nvidia Vanta video card in place of a Creative Graphics
Blaster (I was troubleshooting a different computer at the time). I since
have put the AGP Creative card back in and now when I boot it says there's
new hardware (a PCI card-argh!) and will look for drivers for it, etc.. I
cancel and try to run the Creative Install program and it says I don't
have
a card installed. Sheesh, all I get is 480x640! Also when I boot it shows
the Nvidia Vanta BIOS load then the Abit BH6 BIOS. I believe that before
when it booted it used to run the Creative BIOS then Abit BIOS. I have
updated the motherboard BIOS, reformatted and re-installed Win98, but
still
get that error. I'd like to start from scratch but don't know where to
begin. Should I reset the CMOS? Any suggestions? My system (!6 yrs old)
consists of;

Abit BH6 v1.02 (BIOS version SS)
WD 10GB Caviar
128MB SDRAM
Creative Graphics Blaster Riva TNT
Sound Blaster Live Value

Also, where can one find a valid reference to the old Creative Graphics
Blaster Riva TNT? Everything I look at seems to refer to a TNT2, or try
Nvidia drivers, BIOS, etc. Nothing makes sense to me yet.

Thanks,
John


check in BIOS for a setting "init video first" or something like that
....should be two choices PCI/AGP
switch it to what video you are running

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"JWC" wrote in message
...
I installed an Nvidia Vanta video card in place of a Creative Graphics
Blaster (I was troubleshooting a different computer at the time). I
since
have put the AGP Creative card back in and now when I boot it says
there's
new hardware (a PCI card-argh!) and will look for drivers for it, etc..
I
cancel and try to run the Creative Install program and it says I don't
have
a card installed. Sheesh, all I get is 480x640! Also when I boot it
shows
the Nvidia Vanta BIOS load then the Abit BH6 BIOS. I believe that before
when it booted it used to run the Creative BIOS then Abit BIOS. I have
updated the motherboard BIOS, reformatted and re-installed Win98, but
still
get that error. I'd like to start from scratch but don't know where to
begin. Should I reset the CMOS? Any suggestions? My system (!6 yrs old)
consists of;

Abit BH6 v1.02 (BIOS version SS)
WD 10GB Caviar
128MB SDRAM
Creative Graphics Blaster Riva TNT
Sound Blaster Live Value

Also, where can one find a valid reference to the old Creative Graphics
Blaster Riva TNT? Everything I look at seems to refer to a TNT2, or try
Nvidia drivers, BIOS, etc. Nothing makes sense to me yet.

Thanks,
John


check in BIOS for a setting "init video first" or something like that
...should be two choices PCI/AGP
switch it to what video you are running


I think I tried that, but will look again tonight. BTW, isn't the video BIOS
seen on the screen first before the mb BIOS what is read from the video card
itself? If that's true it must be coming from somewhere else. The PCI card
is out and the AGP card is in, unless I totally hosed the Riva TNT cards
BIOS. ???

Still fishing...

You're unclear as to whether you're using an AGP slot or a PCI slot for a
graphics card, and also unclear as to whether or not you have an onboard
graphics chipset, on that motherboard, and which should of course be
switched off in bios because you have an AGP or PCI graphics card plugged
in.

regards, Richard


"JWC" wrote in message
...
I installed an Nvidia Vanta video card in place of a Creative Graphics
Blaster (I was troubleshooting a different computer at the time). I since
have put the AGP Creative card back in and now when I boot it says there's
new hardware (a PCI card-argh!) and will look for drivers for it, etc.. I
cancel and try to run the Creative Install program and it says I don't
have
a card installed. Sheesh, all I get is 480x640! Also when I boot it shows
the Nvidia Vanta BIOS load then the Abit BH6 BIOS. I believe that before
when it booted it used to run the Creative BIOS then Abit BIOS. I have
updated the motherboard BIOS, reformatted and re-installed Win98, but
still
get that error. I'd like to start from scratch but don't know where to
begin. Should I reset the CMOS? Any suggestions? My system (!6 yrs old)
consists of;

Abit BH6 v1.02 (BIOS version SS)
WD 10GB Caviar
128MB SDRAM
Creative Graphics Blaster Riva TNT
Sound Blaster Live Value

Also, where can one find a valid reference to the old Creative Graphics
Blaster Riva TNT? Everything I look at seems to refer to a TNT2, or try
Nvidia drivers, BIOS, etc. Nothing makes sense to me yet.

Thanks,
John

"RJK" wrote in message
...
You're unclear as to whether you're using an AGP slot or a PCI slot for a
graphics card, and also unclear as to whether or not you have an onboard
graphics chipset, on that motherboard, and which should of course be
switched off in bios because you have an AGP or PCI graphics card plugged
in.

regards, Richard


"JWC" wrote in message
...
I installed an Nvidia Vanta video card in place of a Creative Graphics
Blaster (I was troubleshooting a different computer at the time). I
since
have put the AGP Creative card back in and now when I boot it says
there's
new hardware (a PCI card-argh!) and will look for drivers for it, etc..
I
cancel and try to run the Creative Install program and it says I don't
have
a card installed. Sheesh, all I get is 480x640! Also when I boot it
shows
the Nvidia Vanta BIOS load then the Abit BH6 BIOS. I believe that before
when it booted it used to run the Creative BIOS then Abit BIOS. I have
updated the motherboard BIOS, reformatted and re-installed Win98, but
still
get that error. I'd like to start from scratch but don't know where to
begin. Should I reset the CMOS? Any suggestions? My system (!6 yrs old)
consists of;

Abit BH6 v1.02 (BIOS version SS)
WD 10GB Caviar
128MB SDRAM
Creative Graphics Blaster Riva TNT
Sound Blaster Live Value

Also, where can one find a valid reference to the old Creative Graphics
Blaster Riva TNT? Everything I look at seems to refer to a TNT2, or try
Nvidia drivers, BIOS, etc. Nothing makes sense to me yet.

Thanks,
John

I run that MB at work.......its good, no int graphics.......remove the
video driver by changing the adapter to Standard VGA, reboot, when windows
says its found the card, click cancel on install the drivers, then run the
Video driver EXE and reboot......should be fine........
EdK