problem going from a 8800gtx to a HIS 4870 x2

[ZingyMeta]

Hi, I have a windows vista 64 bit and I uninstalled my nvidia drivers from the uninstall program. After I installed my new ati card and tried to download the 8.10 drivers it gave me an error saying that the catalyst install manager has stopped working. Could someone help me on the problem?

 

[Avenger_K]

Download Driver Cleaner: http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=745#download
Then reinstall your new drivers again.

 

[ZingyMeta]

thanks. I see the Nvidia display drivers but should I select Nvidia Chipset Drivers as well? Not sure what the chipset does. Will it mess up my computer(silly question)?

 

[Avenger_K]

No, the chipset drivers are for the motherboard. You can leave those alone Not sure what would happen, but it wouldn't be good (although it wouldn't have blown up your computer or anything drastic).

 

[brendano257]

What board are you using? The 4870X2 requires a crossfire capable board.

 

[xxjudgmentxx]

What board are you using? The 4870X2 requires a crossfire capable board.

no it doesn't
crossfire is handled by the bridge chip on the card

he just won't be able to have two 4870X2s without a crossfire chipset

 

[ZingyMeta]

I cleaned the display drivers and it still gives me the error

 

[ZingyMeta]

my motherboard is an Abit IP35-e

 

[xxjudgmentxx]

my motherboard is an Abit IP35-e

im guessing thats an intel P35 chipset then. you should be fine.

 

[ZingyMeta]

but when I run driver sweeper and analyze nvidia chipset I see 9 registries and one file. I've been told not to do a clean on that. I am just hoping that is not the problem

 

[xxjudgmentxx]

but when I run driver sweeper and analyze nvidia chipset I see 9 registries and one file. I've been told not to do a clean on that. I am just hoping that is not the problem

try removing the chipset drivers. you shouldnt have any since your chipset is an Intel P35. worst case you'll have to reinstall those drivers later.

 

[ZingyMeta]

I see 9 registry drivers and one file and it says

Type: File

Value: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\nvraid.sys

should I clean that one?

 

[Avenger_K]

try removing the chipset drivers. you shouldnt have any since your chipset is an Intel P35. worst case you'll have to reinstall those drivers later.

+1. Didn't realize you had a new motherboard, or I would have told you to go ahead and remove those earlier. My bad...

 

[ZingyMeta]

okay so I should delete those drivers from the nvidia chipset then? Also, where can I reinstall the chipset drivers after I clean them?

 

[roadrunner197069]

You shouldnt have nvidia chipset drivers period on a P35 board. It must be something you picked up accidentally somewhere. Get rid of anything Nvidia, and dont sweat it. You chipset drivers came with your mobo and will be Intel, not Nvidia.

 

[Avenger_K]

Yes, delete the drivers from the chipset. You can download the new drivers from the Intel website (I'm sure Abit's site would have them too).

 

[ZingyMeta]

I have 8.10 installed now through the command prompt. I can play half life 2 and unreal tournament 3 but devil may cry 4 made my computer restart at the start screen. Crysis warhead stops working after 1 minute. Could it be my psu?I just have a dual core with 4 gigs of ram with a 64 bit os. My psu is a pc cooler is a 750 watt and I used the 6+2 pin for the 8 pin slot on the card.

Oh what was weird was after crysis warhead stopped working I then started half life 2 and I noticed some graphical flickering on some parts in the title screen. Could I have a defect card? Tried episode 1 and 2 and same flicker. After computer restart it was back to normal. Weird.