re: graphics card problems
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Adam Bradley
(8786 messages posted)
did you load the correct drivers for the radeon 9800? It sounds like you have a bad
graphics card or a problem with the slot. Were both cards tested of the same type?
If so try a known good card of the other type.
On Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 3:14 pm, peter wrote:
>hello, I've had the most terrible string of graphics card issues today. It all started
>with:
>
>1) I'm going about my business when a message pops saying new hardware GeForce 6800
>has been detected... which is puzzling because its already installed, and has been
>for months.
>
>2) My computer promptly crashes
>
>3) I restart, and get the message "Unsupported Mode" on my monitor, I take out my
>gfx card, and boot off my intergrated graphics, works fine. I try various workarounds,
>but I can't get my GeForce to work with my monitor (a compaq 7020 flatpanel). I
proceed
>to...
>
>4) Reformat, to no avail, in fact after the reformat, I no longer get the "Unsupported
>Mode" message, and instead my monitor just doesn't turn on at all (with the GeForce),
>and remains in sleep mode.
>
>5) I tried putting in another gfx card, a radeon 9800, and it works seemingly...
>until I discover I can no longer change my resolution! I can change it under display
>settings, but no matter what i change it to, the actual resolution doesn't change
>and remains on a 1280x1024 setting.
>
>any assistance would be greatly appreciated, I need to get my GeForce working again.
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