Author Topic: New video card troubles (Read 678 times)

Motherland · « **on:** December 27, 2007, 10:25:14 AM »

Hey all... I just installed an 8600GTS in my computer. Every time I install the drivers, and then decide to log off however long later, the drivers dont 'stick' or something and it wont read the card (so I cant play... well, anything). I checked device manager, and the results are a bit strange...

It says,
Device type: Display adaptors
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
PCI Slot 11 (PCI bus 1, device 0, function 0)

This device cannot start. (code 10)

Basically, Ill log on, load the drivers, everything works fine, log off, and nothing works.

Thanks in advance,

NOT · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2007, 10:37:36 AM »

did you uninstall the old drivers first??

NOT

Motherland · « **Reply #2 on:** December 27, 2007, 10:42:33 AM »

Yep. I un-installed every peice of ATI software on my hardrive.

kamori · « **Reply #3 on:** December 27, 2007, 04:11:39 PM »

Did you plug in the power to the video card?

Kamori

OOZ662 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 27, 2007, 04:15:30 PM »

If he didn't, the system wouldn't start.

kamori · « **Reply #5 on:** December 27, 2007, 04:20:00 PM »

Not true, the video card will operate just at lower settings...it will still run.

kamori

OOZ662 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 27, 2007, 04:20:50 PM »

Never heard of them working that way, but I'll take your word for it.

Motherland · « **Reply #7 on:** December 27, 2007, 04:34:25 PM »

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Originally posted by kamori
Did you plug in the power to the video card?

Kamori

LOL!
No, I actually didnt at first. But, it wouldnt start(like OOZ said). Then I plugged it in and installed the drivers... and now we have this problem. I just installed drivers from the NVIDIA website, Ill see if that works.

Krusty · « **Reply #8 on:** December 27, 2007, 09:40:56 PM »

Don't trust the uninstall function on the old drivers. Search for and download "Driver Cleaner Pro" -- it's quite handy. It will remove the registry entries associated with vid card drivers as well as the drivers themselves, and removes the files from the HD so they can't interfere with new drivers. It's safe and free.

THEN install the 8600 drivers and try again.

That's my best suggestion.

Motherland · « **Reply #9 on:** December 27, 2007, 10:57:08 PM »

The drivers I downloaded from NVIDIA's website are working fine. Not sure what was wrong with the ones on the disc.

OOZ662 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 28, 2007, 01:36:05 AM »

One rule of thumb is to throw out the disk within minutes of touching it and get the recommended drivers off the website.

Krusty · « **Reply #11 on:** December 28, 2007, 09:02:44 AM »

You might think so, OOZ, but not with the latest nVidia cards. For example, for the longest time the drivers on my 7600GTS's CD-ROM were the best by a long shot for it. For a while they were the ONLY ones for it.

For 8800s and the like, drivers are even more finicky.

Used to be the rule (throw the disc out) but now, I'd hold onto it just in case.

Getback · « **Reply #12 on:** December 28, 2007, 03:30:35 PM »

Had the exact same problem Motherland with the same card. The system didn't seem to load the drivers correctly or uninstall them correctly either.

I used a regestry cleaner and it cleaned out an old driver peice and immediately the video improved. Also some some similar issues about it on some other bbs.

Keep those old drivers. I tried the newer ones and they didn't work with AH.

Where is the best site to download Driver Cleaner Pro?

Krusty · « **Reply #13 on:** December 28, 2007, 04:04:31 PM »

I think I got mine from guru3d.com.

Motherland · « **Reply #14 on:** December 28, 2007, 08:12:34 PM »

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Originally posted by Getback
Had the exact same problem Motherland with the same card. The system didn't seem to load the drivers correctly or uninstall them correctly either.

I used a regestry cleaner and it cleaned out an old driver peice and immediately the video improved. Also some some similar issues about it on some other bbs.

Keep those old drivers. I tried the newer ones and they didn't work with AH.

Where is the best site to download Driver Cleaner Pro?

The new ones work fine for me... Im running 1280X960, 1024 res, maxed out object detail and ground detail range, with a smooth 59-60 fps.