OT: Chip/Mobo/Geforce 2 problems

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.... -- Colin ICQ 25485061 FFRL Triv: http://www.chbr18476.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ FFRL: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/fastfood/ffrl/index.html

"Colin Harris" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:vTh28.4620$[email hidden]... > 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'sthere

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> 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.... 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

Colin Harris <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:vTh28.4620$[email hidden]... > 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'sthere

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> 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.... > 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 - http://www.numic.net - http://www.luxt.com - Hi, I'm a sig virus. - Please add me to the end of your sig and help me take over the world.

"Will DeRivera" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:iJi28.7723$[email hidden]...

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> > Colin Harris <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:vTh28.4620$[email hidden]... > > > > 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 DeRiveraHmm, 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...

sounds like its bad to me ..but what do ya mean by corrupted? "Colin Harris" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:aQi28.4701$[email hidden]...

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> > "Will DeRivera" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:iJi28.7723$[email hidden]... > > > > Colin Harris <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:vTh28.4620$[email hidden]... > > > > > > 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... > >

"Ronnie Bigwhip" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > sounds like its bad to me ..but what do ya mean by corrupted? 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. > > "Colin Harris" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:aQi28.4701$[email hidden]...

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.

aha! It IS a Hercules......dling their drivers now, but what do you mean by PCI IDs? Thanks, a new lead! "Damien Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a2cpoc$uvq9v$[email hidden]...

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> 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. > >

"Damien Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a2cpoc$uvq9v$[email hidden]...

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> 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!

"Colin Harris" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:r2n28.5087$[email hidden]... > > "Damien Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:a2cpoc$uvq9v$[email hidden]... > > 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 nVidiareference > > drivers. The problem only occurs on some motherboards - most notablythe

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> > 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?