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Installing Drivers = No Signal

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Name: moofin
Date: December 14, 2008 at 22:20:49 Pacific
OS: XP Pro SP3
CPU/Ram: 4gb
Product: N/a / N/A
Comment:

When I don't have any drivers installed (like right now as I rock 640x480)I can boot up no problem. When I install drivers (have tried old/new/beta drivers, reseating card, etc....) I lose monitor signal between the transition of the Windows XP boot screen and "Choose your account" screen.

Specs:
Windows XP SP3 (updated)
GeForce 8800GT (have tried stable AND beta drivers)



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Response Number 1
Name: jam
Date: December 15, 2008 at 05:38:46 Pacific
Reply:

It would help to know your system specs. Is your power supply capable of handling an 8800GT? Does your board have integrated graphics? If so, did you disable it & change the initial display setting in the BIOS?

Here's the driver you should be using:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_...


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Response Number 2
Name: moofin
Date: December 15, 2008 at 09:35:27 Pacific
Reply:

Yes, that is the driver I was trying to use. My PSU can definitely run it. I've had this computer for almost a year and its been fine. If it were a PSU problem I would figure that more would happen than display drivers just not loading.

I am going to try and boot onto my other HD and see if it loads.


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Response Number 3
Name: moofin
Date: December 15, 2008 at 09:36:33 Pacific
Reply:

Sorry for that sparse post,

Specs:
Windows XP Pro SP3 (updated)
Mobo = Core2Quad Q6600 (no onboard video)
1000w psu


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Response Number 4
Name: moofin
Date: December 15, 2008 at 09:42:36 Pacific
Reply:

Ugh sorry again. One of my family members is gonna be out of the country for 4 years so I'm a bit off from stress.

My mobo is:

Motherboard Model: Intel Corporation D975XBX2
Motherboard Chipset: Intel 975X (Glenwood-DG) + ICH7DH


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Response Number 5
Name: aegis
Date: December 15, 2008 at 11:57:30 Pacific
Reply:

If you are sure that you are loading the correct driver, it's possible that your graphics card is working ok in Alphanumeric (pre windows) mode, but dead in graphics mode. Can you try another card?
It's also possible (but not as likely) that your monitor (if a CRT) might be the one failing in graphics mode.

(edit) Have you tried reseating the card?


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Response Number 6
Name: cliffpage
Date: December 15, 2008 at 12:08:11 Pacific
Reply:

i have known graphics cards to go faulty like this. without drivers loaded the card is not using much of its ability - a bit like the image passing right through it without much being added. when the drivers are loaded the card is being asked to start up all of the extra functions of the card - they might be faulty - and also it starts to use more power to power the extra bits and pieces so it is possibly a psu issue - i am not saying likely, but possible


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