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by **Colin Harri** » Mon, 21 Jan 2002 02:18:19

Can anyone here help, please - I bought a Geforce 2 MX 400 (cheap 'n
cheerful) off a friend, I know it works, but when I install to my system I
get a corrupted screen, no matter what I try (Windows is working, it's there
behind the 'corruption'). My current vid card is a Riva TNT2 Model 64
(actually a Creative card), with the Nvidia 2311 drivers.

System: ATHLON (might be the prob) 750
Mobo: FIC SD11 (Slot A)
Win ME

On advice, I've tried using NVCleaner, NVMax to no avail. If I remove the
2311 drivers, the card works, but as soon as I put any drivers into it, this
is what I get.

Would love to hear suggestions, read links, etc....

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by **Bart Westr** » Mon, 21 Jan 2002 02:32:38

Make sure you have the latest drivers and firmware for your mobo,
particularly if you have the via chipset.

www.geforcefaq.com
www.via.com.tw

Bart Westra

by **Will DeRiver** » Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:15:42

Did you set the desktop to 640x480 before you put the new card in? I'm
guessing it's a refresh rate problem. Maybe if you set the desktop and
refresh to default settings, it'll come up ok with the new card. Only thing
i can think of right now.
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by **Colin Harri** » Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:23:02

> > Would love to hear suggestions, read links, etc....

> Did you set the desktop to 640x480 before you put the new card in? I'm
> guessing it's a refresh rate problem. Maybe if you set the desktop and
> refresh to default settings, it'll come up ok with the new card. Only
thing
> i can think of right now.
> --
> - Will DeRivera

Hmm, no, I must admit, I didn't do that...refresh rate was always set as
'optimal', but the res wouldn't have been 640, of course....that makes a
difference?
Thanks...

by **Ronnie Bigwhi** » Mon, 21 Jan 2002 06:35:13

sounds like its bad to me ..but what do ya mean by corrupted?

> > > Would love to hear suggestions, read links, etc....

> > Did you set the desktop to 640x480 before you put the new card in? I'm
> > guessing it's a refresh rate problem. Maybe if you set the desktop and
> > refresh to default settings, it'll come up ok with the new card. Only
> thing
> > i can think of right now.
> > --
> > - Will DeRivera
> Hmm, no, I must admit, I didn't do that...refresh rate was always set as
> 'optimal', but the res wouldn't have been 640, of course....that makes a
> difference?
> Thanks...

by **Colin Harri** » Mon, 21 Jan 2002 06:47:17

Hmm, the screen is sort of blank, with a couple of vertical lines down it.
Windows is there, like I say....if I move the mouse, one of the lines moves,
or if I use the windows key, etc, everything's there, I just can't see it.

by **Damien Smit** » Mon, 21 Jan 2002 06:51:12

It's not a Hercules GF2 is it? They have a weird problem with PCI IDs -
usually the answer is to use Hercules drivers only - not nVidia reference
drivers. The problem only occurs on some motherboards - most notably the
Epox 8KHA+. I'm not sure if Hercules have released a video BIOS which
solves the problem.

by **Colin Harri** » Mon, 21 Jan 2002 07:44:09

aha! It IS a Hercules......dling their drivers now, but what do you mean by
PCI IDs?
Thanks, a new lead!

by **Colin Harri** » Mon, 21 Jan 2002 08:11:19

That was it! Damien, you're a superstar!!!! Had a few hairy moments
upgrading, but I'm pretty darn sure it's fixed! Thank you thank you thank
you!

by **Colin Harri** » Mon, 21 Jan 2002 09:59:14

> > It's not a Hercules GF2 is it? They have a weird problem with PCI IDs -
> > usually the answer is to use Hercules drivers only - not nVidia
reference
> > drivers. The problem only occurs on some motherboards - most notably
the
> > Epox 8KHA+. I'm not sure if Hercules have released a video BIOS which
> > solves the problem.

> That was it! Damien, you're a superstar!!!! Had a few hairy moments
> upgrading, but I'm pretty darn sure it's fixed! Thank you thank you thank
> you!

Well, that WAS it, but now it isn't - after 5 mins the compy siezed up and
wouldn't reboot, giving an 8-beep warning. That, on my compy means:

8
Memory error on the video adapter.
Replace the video card or the memory on the video card.

So I guess there's nothing I can do...or?

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