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GeForce 7600GT AGP on Win2000ProSP4
Since installing this card, many times, shortly after Windows finishes
booting, the screen will freeze and then go blank for a sec or two. After that, mpgs, etc will only show a blank green screen. Also, if I go into Q3 Arena, the screen will turn bright yellow and blurry while in its menu and I have to really remember where exit is to get out. Other games are even worse. However, if I start the MS Halo Combat Evolved game, the screen will blink and then after the menu shows up, the bottom three choices are readable, but somewhat perforated. When I exit out, all is back to normal: on my other games and on mpgs. I used the info selection on my LCD monitor and all reads the same as before I ran the Halo game. (when back in the desktop view). I have uninstalled the Nvidea Drivers and rebooted and installed (can barely read the screen while trying to install the drivers, artifacts, etc) the latest Omega Drivers for that card and have the same results. H Frequency 70.9KHz V Frequency 75.3Hz Resolution 1440 x 900 Pixel Clock137.2MHz Model Number PX2710MW Why would running the Halo game put things back right? Thanks for any ideas or questions for more info. Buffalo |
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GeForce 7600GT AGP on Win2000ProSP4
Buffalo wrote:
Since installing this card, many times, shortly after Windows finishes booting, the screen will freeze and then go blank for a sec or two. After that, mpgs, etc will only show a blank green screen. Also, if I go into Q3 Arena, the screen will turn bright yellow and blurry while in its menu and I have to really remember where exit is to get out. Other games are even worse. However, if I start the MS Halo Combat Evolved game, the screen will blink and then after the menu shows up, the bottom three choices are readable, but somewhat perforated. When I exit out, all is back to normal: on my other games and on mpgs. I used the info selection on my LCD monitor and all reads the same as before I ran the Halo game. (when back in the desktop view). I have uninstalled the Nvidea Drivers and rebooted and installed (can barely read the screen while trying to install the drivers, artifacts, etc) the latest Omega Drivers for that card and have the same results. H Frequency 70.9KHz V Frequency 75.3Hz Resolution 1440 x 900 Pixel Clock137.2MHz Model Number PX2710MW Why would running the Halo game put things back right? Thanks for any ideas or questions for more info. Buffalo Have you tested with any other software ? Try a Linux LiveCD, as it's relatively easy to try out. The idea here, is to see if basic frame buffer operation is OK, and there isn't a problem with color palette or I/O signals coming from the video card. What happens if you use the video card, with a fresh install of WinXP ? Does adding a standard Nvidia driver at that point, lead to correct operation ? http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us You might need a spare hard drive, unplug the original WinXP drive, install fresh WinXP, then play around and see if the setup works better. If it does work better, then you know some software added to the original configuration, is responsible. The Halo code, might be doing something which causes the driver to error out, and after the driver recovers, things look normal. In other words, it might not be a command that Halo code is issuing, but rather a response to an error happening while DirectX is doing stuff, that fixes things up. Take a look in Event Viewer, and see if there are any interesting entries (Event Viewer doesn't help very often, but you should still have a look. It's like gold mining - you might get lucky and find a nugget.) Paul |
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GeForce 7600GT AGP on Win2000ProSP4
Paul wrote: Buffalo wrote: Since installing this card, many times, shortly after Windows finishes booting, the screen will freeze and then go blank for a sec or two. After that, mpgs, etc will only show a blank green screen. Also, if I go into Q3 Arena, the screen will turn bright yellow and blurry while in its menu and I have to really remember where exit is to get out. Other games are even worse. However, if I start the MS Halo Combat Evolved game, the screen will blink and then after the menu shows up, the bottom three choices are readable, but somewhat perforated. When I exit out, all is back to normal: on my other games and on mpgs. I used the info selection on my LCD monitor and all reads the same as before I ran the Halo game. (when back in the desktop view). I have uninstalled the Nvidea Drivers and rebooted and installed (can barely read the screen while trying to install the drivers, artifacts, etc) the latest Omega Drivers for that card and have the same results. H Frequency 70.9KHz V Frequency 75.3Hz Resolution 1440 x 900 Pixel Clock137.2MHz Model Number PX2710MW Why would running the Halo game put things back right? Thanks for any ideas or questions for more info. Buffalo Have you tested with any other software ? Try a Linux LiveCD, as it's relatively easy to try out. The idea here, is to see if basic frame buffer operation is OK, and there isn't a problem with color palette or I/O signals coming from the video card. What happens if you use the video card, with a fresh install of WinXP ? Does adding a standard Nvidia driver at that point, lead to correct operation ? http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us You might need a spare hard drive, unplug the original WinXP drive, install fresh WinXP, then play around and see if the setup works better. If it does work better, then you know some software added to the original configuration, is responsible. The Halo code, might be doing something which causes the driver to error out, and after the driver recovers, things look normal. In other words, it might not be a command that Halo code is issuing, but rather a response to an error happening while DirectX is doing stuff, that fixes things up. Take a look in Event Viewer, and see if there are any interesting entries (Event Viewer doesn't help very often, but you should still have a look. It's like gold mining - you might get lucky and find a nugget.) Paul I like the way you think 'out of the box'. I'll try to isolate it more. Looked into the Event Viewer, but nothing obvious to me. I will keep checking it.' Thanks again, Buffalo PS: Seems like once I correct it by running Halo, it 'usually' stays good for the rest of the session (many hours). The problem also happens sometimes when I just open a folder or click on an embedded link in FF10.0.2.Makes me think of a possible resolution change or refresh. |
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GeForce 7600GT AGP on Win2000ProSP4
Just go to your device manager and uninstall it then restart windows it should detect it and reinstall it. Then go to http://www.geforce.com/Drivers have it auto detect your GPU then download and install the latest driver. That's a very old card you could pick up a better card for under $100.00. I'm assuming you don't have a PCI express slot so here's the best bang for your buck for an AGP card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161308 I you do have a PCI exprees slot there are alot more option's and alot better card's. http://tinyurl.com/6olz5ox |
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GeForce 7600GT AGP on Win2000ProSP4
yukonron wrote: Just go to your device manager and uninstall it then restart windows it should detect it and reinstall it. Then go to http://www.geforce.com/Drivers have it auto detect your GPU then download and install the latest driver. That's a very old card you could pick up a better card for under $100.00. I'm assuming you don't have a PCI express slot so here's the best bang for your buck for an AGP card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161308 I you do have a PCI exprees slot there are alot more option's and alot better card's. http://tinyurl.com/6olz5ox Thanks for your suggestions. My mb (ECS K7S5a ver 3.1) will only support AGP 4x (not 8x) and I actually have two of the 7600 GT video cards (got two when I bought from ebay) and they both act the same way, so I doubt it is the card itself. I have uninstalled the old ATI drivers and also the Nvidea drivers and rebooted and installed the latest Nvidea drivers and also tried the Omegaman's drivers and have the same problem. Sometimes the video won't change for the first 20 min and sometimes it changes in the first couple of minutes. It 'usually' changes when the screen changes (different URL, imbedded link, almost any change to the screen even by opening up Explorer) and then once I 'reset' it by rnunning Halo, it usually stays good for a long time, many times for the rest of the session. Yes, I need a new OS and PC. Yes, a PCI Express 16 card would be much better and I can hardly wait to build my new machine. Buffalo |
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