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More info?)
It is important to note that 61.77 is not WHQL Certified. Also, it has
added support for certain things such as DirectX 9.0c and I feel they
may have rushed those drivers. Stick with 61.76 as those have been
tested by Microsoft and passed.
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Nathan McNulty
Tim wrote:
> Thanks. I installed this driver
>
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_61.77
> I just rebooted and the problem returned. I removed the battery and it
> didn't help. I'll dl your driver and try it.
>
> "Nathan McNulty" <nospam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:%23mj%23SGjgEHA.2984@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>>Resetting the configuration data is not the same thing. That is to
>>update the ESCD which contains information on Plug and Play Devices.
>>You can try it and it won't hurt anything, but I don't think that is the
>>problem here.
>>
>>I just read your other post saying that you installed a new video card
>>driver and it works fine now. It is possible that the other driver you
>>were using had enabled either Side Band Addressing or Fast Writes which
>>your motherboard didn't like (as I stated previously). If I were you, I
>>would install these drivers:
>>http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_61.76
>>
>>----
>>Nathan McNulty
>>
>>
>>Tim wrote:
>>
>>>Would 'Reset the configuration data' do the same?
>>>
>>>"Nathan McNulty" <nospam@msn.com> wrote in message
>>>news:enpyFzcgEHA.704@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Tim, try this for me. Open the case and look for a little round
>>>>battery. Remove the battery for a couple of minutes and put it back in.
>>>>Now turn on the computer and see if anything has changed. It is
>>>>possible that whatever drivers you installed may have enabled something
>>>>in the BIOS that the computer does not agree with. It could be Fast
>>>>Writes or Side Band Addressing. Anyways, doing what I mentioned above
>>>>will clear the BIOS settings and put them all back to default or Fail
>>>>Safe settings. It's a long shot, but it just might work. If not, you
>>>>may want to try a different video card just to see if the POST shows up
>>>>properly (you can turn the computer off after POST before WIndows loads
>>>>if you are worried about that).
>>>>
>>>>----
>>>>Nathan McNulty
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Tim wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>POST is scrambled too. Never oc'd. It's a colored binary-looking
>>>
>>>mess.I'll
>>>
>>>
>>>>>post a pic if anyone cares.
>>>>>"Nathan McNulty" <nospam@msn.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:OeGQpYXgEHA.1644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I agree. I have never seen that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I do have to ask though. Is the screen being scrambled before you get
>>>>>>into Windows? Do you see the POST fine or is that scrambled too?
>
> Have
>
>>>>>>you dabbled with overclocking at all? It sounds like the core/memory
>>>>>>frequency on your video card is higher than it can handle. Does it
>
> look
>
>>>>>>kind of like plaid? I highly doubt it is the monitor, but to rule
>
> that
>
>>>>>>out, you may just want to try a different monitor to see if it works.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>----
>>>>>>Nathan McNulty
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Wislu Plethora wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>Is your monitor mains supply cord also plugged into the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>PC power supply..some are.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>><snip>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Say what??? Monitor getting power from the PC's power
>>>>>>>supply? What planet do you live on?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>Nvidia GeForce DDR...When I reboot, IF there is a
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>video
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>signal, the display
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>is scrambled. I have to remove the cpu power cord
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>several times to get a
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>signal and more times to get an unscrambled signal.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Card? MB? Driver? All?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>It's an annoyance for me, but if my wife EVER
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>encounters
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>it...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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