MVP? how do I restore video during boot

[dick]

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1) while trying to install a 2nd display adaptor & monitor, for some reason
the system wanted to treat the primary controller as the secondary controller
too - even though it is only one channel. (Primary is an AGP and Secondary is
PCI - both ATI XP compatible),
2) So "disable" was clicked for the listing of the controller as the
secondary in display settings advanced - 3) It then disabled it as primary
too.
4) So when we boot - all goes well from the bios boot through windows boot
until the windows welcome screen gets done and then we go black. The driver
must now be missing.
5) I removed the second controller.
6) F8 into Safe mode would still not correct so next boot tried "enable VGA
mode" during boot. After that it wont even stop booting with F8 and goes all
the way until the black screen.
7)Have removed both cards, booted, turned off and reinstalled the original -
to see if it would recognize as new but no luck.
8) Have gone to the recovery console but can't figure out what to do to
reactivate (switch) that primary controller if that is all that is needed
- or
9) how to reinstall the ATI driver from recovery console (standard on XP disk)
- or
10) should I do fixboot and have it replace the boot sector - AND what
consequences or losses would I incur?
Thanks

 

[Guest]

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Try opening the BIOS,then adjust settings for display adapter you choose to
install,then if adding one later,you'll need to adjust for that.The BIOS
setting
wasnt mentioned in youre post,probably all would have gone ok if both cards
had been agp,the pci wasnt picked up because the BIOS was still in agp mode.
You probably dont need recovery console,but if one does,try:314482 0r 307545
or 307654 or 307973

"Dick" wrote:

> 1) while trying to install a 2nd display adaptor & monitor, for some reason
> the system wanted to treat the primary controller as the secondary controller
> too - even though it is only one channel. (Primary is an AGP and Secondary is
> PCI - both ATI XP compatible),
> 2) So "disable" was clicked for the listing of the controller as the
> secondary in display settings advanced - 3) It then disabled it as primary
> too.
> 4) So when we boot - all goes well from the bios boot through windows boot
> until the windows welcome screen gets done and then we go black. The driver
> must now be missing.
> 5) I removed the second controller.
> 6) F8 into Safe mode would still not correct so next boot tried "enable VGA
> mode" during boot. After that it wont even stop booting with F8 and goes all
> the way until the black screen.
> 7)Have removed both cards, booted, turned off and reinstalled the original -
> to see if it would recognize as new but no luck.
> 8) Have gone to the recovery console but can't figure out what to do to
> reactivate (switch) that primary controller if that is all that is needed
> - or
> 9) how to reinstall the ATI driver from recovery console (standard on XP disk)
> - or
> 10) should I do fixboot and have it replace the boot sector - AND what
> consequences or losses would I incur?
> Thanks
>
>

 

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"Dick" <Dick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:754A39A4-E00E-4C0C-85FB-B0233C86B0FE@microsoft.com...
> 1) while trying to install a 2nd display adaptor & monitor, for some
> reason
> the system wanted to treat the primary controller as the secondary
> controller
> too - even though it is only one channel. (Primary is an AGP and Secondary
> is
> PCI - both ATI XP compatible),

This means the BIOS was intializing the PCI card first. You need to alter
the initialization order in the BIOS.

> 2) So "disable" was clicked for the listing of the controller as the
> secondary in display settings advanced - 3) It then disabled it as primary
> too.

Bad move. You should've asked first....

> 4) So when we boot - all goes well from the bios boot through windows boot
> until the windows welcome screen gets done and then we go black. The
> driver
> must now be missing.

Nope. You disabled both of your video cards.

> 5) I removed the second controller.
> 6) F8 into Safe mode would still not correct so next boot tried "enable
> VGA
> mode" during boot. After that it wont even stop booting with F8 and goes
> all
> the way until the black screen.
> 7)Have removed both cards, booted, turned off and reinstalled the
> original -
> to see if it would recognize as new but no luck.
> 8) Have gone to the recovery console but can't figure out what to do to
> reactivate (switch) that primary controller if that is all that is needed
> - or

Try last known good configuration, or come up in safe mode command prompt
and run
c:\windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
to launch system restore.

> 9) how to reinstall the ATI driver from recovery console (standard on XP
> disk)
> - or
> 10) should I do fixboot and have it replace the boot sector - AND what
> consequences or losses would I incur?
> Thanks

Absolutely no way for the #9 and #10 won't do a thing except, depending on
your hardware, blow the drive contents away.


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