AGP Card makes Windows hang at boot

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AGP Card makes Windows hang at boot

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Name: Jigsawn
Date: January 19, 2005 at 12:41:42 Pacific
Subject: AGP Card makes Windows hang at boot
OS: Windows XP Pro
CPU/Ram: 2gz

Comment:

Hi folks. After much pain trying to get my new graphics card working I sent it back thinking it was bust. My lovely new (different model) one arrived today and yes, the same problem happens - argh!
Card is AGP. I remove all Nvidia drivers using Remove Programs. Also I use driver cleaner to make sure all Nvidia drivers are gone. Then turn off PC, insert the new card and reset. Windows XP Pro begins to boot up. During the loading screen it switches to VGA mode, and then does nothing for ever.
I've done plenty of rummaging to see whats wrong and drivers seem to be the most likely culprit. Can anyone explain to me the process of deleting drivers and keeping the correct ones. According to my card instruction manual, I should delete my current VGA driver before inserting the card. When I delete my Nvidia drivers does that include a VGA driver? Is there any way I can do a purge of all graphics related drivers?
In my bios its set to boot VGA from AGP. Seems like something is up with my VGA - can anyone help me narrow it down?
Thanks
PC Info:
MOtherboard - Asus P4S8X
New Graphics Card - V9999GT GForce 6800 128 mb DDR AGP
Old Graphics Card - GeForce Ti 4200 (still works when I plug it back in)
Powersupply - more than enough

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Response Number 1

Name: OtheHill
Date: January 19, 2005 at 14:57:38 Pacific

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What size is your power supply? Does the new card require a power connector?

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Response Number 2

Name: Jigsawn
Date: January 20, 2005 at 01:01:48 Pacific

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My powersupply is 550W, plenty. And yes it is connected. The reason I can narrow it down to drivers is that I practically eliminated all other possibilities with the first card I tried.

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Response Number 3

Name: Naaman
Date: January 20, 2005 at 12:29:29 Pacific

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This probably won't work, but oh well. Did you try to remove the driver using device manager? This is done by right-clicking on your My Computer icon, going to hardware tab and clicking on device manager, then just remove your display adapter from there. Maybe you should contact eVGA for help?

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Response Number 4

Name: bundleofsticks
Date: January 20, 2005 at 13:59:25 Pacific

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What is the chipset on your motherboard?

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Response Number 5

Name: zoomtm
Date: January 20, 2005 at 16:07:21 Pacific

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maybe hit f8 before windows starts, and select enable vga mode.

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