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screen flashes to black every once in a while
I have upgraded my video card from a PNY GeForce FX 5500 to a PNY
GeForce FX 5900. I just took the old card out, put the new one in and booted up. I then re-installed the 61.77 drivers from Nvidia's website. Now my system flashes to black every now and then. I did a google search and a website suggested completely uninstalling the old driver in safe mode and then rebooting and installing cleanly. They also mentioned a utility to uninstall. Is there such a thing for Nvidia cards, and if not what is the best procedure for this? Also, could these problems with the screen flashing black be caused by something else? |
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"Jason Gallas" wrote in message ... I have upgraded my video card from a PNY GeForce FX 5500 to a PNY GeForce FX 5900. I just took the old card out, put the new one in and booted up. I then re-installed the 61.77 drivers from Nvidia's website. Now my system flashes to black every now and then. I did a google search and a website suggested completely uninstalling the old driver in safe mode and then rebooting and installing cleanly. They also mentioned a utility to uninstall. Is there such a thing for Nvidia cards, and if not what is the best procedure for this? Also, could these problems with the screen flashing black be caused by something else? Try unisntall and or use DriverCleaner - http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/ When you uninstall from Add/Remove Program, make sure you remove everything when prompt. I do not understand your last paragraph. **** Is there such a thing for Nvidia cards, and if not what is the best procedure for this? Also, could these problems with the screen flashing black be caused by something else? **** Can you clarify / rephrase this? Do you mean, if this problem would happen to nvidia type of cards? CapFusion,... |
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On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:40:51 -0700, "CapFusion"
wrote: : :"Jason Gallas" wrote in message .. . :I have upgraded my video card from a PNY GeForce FX 5500 to a PNY : GeForce FX 5900. I just took the old card out, put the new one in and : booted up. I then re-installed the 61.77 drivers from Nvidia's : website. : : Now my system flashes to black every now and then. I did a google : search and a website suggested completely uninstalling the old driver : in safe mode and then rebooting and installing cleanly. They also : mentioned a utility to uninstall. : : Is there such a thing for Nvidia cards, and if not what is the best : procedure for this? Also, could these problems with the screen : flashing black be caused by something else? : : :Try unisntall and or use DriverCleaner - :http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/ : :When you uninstall from Add/Remove Program, make sure you remove everything :when prompt. : :I do not understand your last paragraph. :**** : Is there such a thing for Nvidia cards, and if not what is the best : procedure for this? Also, could these problems with the screen : flashing black be caused by something else? What I meant was, is there an uninstall utility specifically for Nvidia cards. I suppose it dosen't matter because there is a driver cleaner available that will work on Nvidia and other cards. I was wondering if the screen flashing could be a result of something else I missed in the configuration of my machine. |
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"Jason Gallas" wrote in message ... On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:40:51 -0700, "CapFusion" wrote: : :"Jason Gallas" wrote in message .. . :I have upgraded my video card from a PNY GeForce FX 5500 to a PNY : GeForce FX 5900. I just took the old card out, put the new one in and : booted up. I then re-installed the 61.77 drivers from Nvidia's : website. : : Now my system flashes to black every now and then. I did a google : search and a website suggested completely uninstalling the old driver : in safe mode and then rebooting and installing cleanly. They also : mentioned a utility to uninstall. : : Is there such a thing for Nvidia cards, and if not what is the best : procedure for this? Also, could these problems with the screen : flashing black be caused by something else? : : :Try unisntall and or use DriverCleaner - :http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/ : :When you uninstall from Add/Remove Program, make sure you remove everything :when prompt. : :I do not understand your last paragraph. :**** : Is there such a thing for Nvidia cards, and if not what is the best : procedure for this? Also, could these problems with the screen : flashing black be caused by something else? What I meant was, is there an uninstall utility specifically for Nvidia cards. I suppose it dosen't matter because there is a driver cleaner available that will work on Nvidia and other cards. I was wondering if the screen flashing could be a result of something else I missed in the configuration of my machine. Again, did you try uninstall or use DriverCleaner and see if this problem remain? To verify if it a hardware issue, you can try putting onto another PC and see if have the same problem. CapFusion,... |
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On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 12:55:12 -0700, "CapFusion"
wrote: : :"Jason Gallas" wrote in message .. . : On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:40:51 -0700, "CapFusion" : wrote: : : : : :"Jason Gallas" wrote in message : .. . : :I have upgraded my video card from a PNY GeForce FX 5500 to a PNY : : GeForce FX 5900. I just took the old card out, put the new one in and : : booted up. I then re-installed the 61.77 drivers from Nvidia's : : website. : : : : Now my system flashes to black every now and then. I did a google : : search and a website suggested completely uninstalling the old driver : : in safe mode and then rebooting and installing cleanly. They also : : mentioned a utility to uninstall. : : : : Is there such a thing for Nvidia cards, and if not what is the best : : procedure for this? Also, could these problems with the screen : : flashing black be caused by something else? : : : : : :Try unisntall and or use DriverCleaner - : :http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/ : : : :When you uninstall from Add/Remove Program, make sure you remove : everything : :when prompt. : : : :I do not understand your last paragraph. : :**** : : Is there such a thing for Nvidia cards, and if not what is the best : : procedure for this? Also, could these problems with the screen : : flashing black be caused by something else? : : What I meant was, is there an uninstall utility specifically for : Nvidia cards. I suppose it dosen't matter because there is a driver : cleaner available that will work on Nvidia and other cards. : : I was wondering if the screen flashing could be a result of something : else I missed in the configuration of my machine. : : :Again, did you try uninstall or use DriverCleaner and see if this problem :remain? :To verify if it a hardware issue, you can try putting onto another PC and :see if have the same problem. Not yet, at work now...will try this evening |
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On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 12:55:12 -0700, "CapFusion"
wrote: "Jason Gallas" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:40:51 -0700, "CapFusion" wrote: : :"Jason Gallas" wrote in message .. . :I have upgraded my video card from a PNY GeForce FX 5500 to a PNY : GeForce FX 5900. I just took the old card out, put the new one in and : booted up. I then re-installed the 61.77 drivers from Nvidia's : website. : : Now my system flashes to black every now and then. I did a google : search and a website suggested completely uninstalling the old driver : in safe mode and then rebooting and installing cleanly. They also : mentioned a utility to uninstall. : : Is there such a thing for Nvidia cards, and if not what is the best : procedure for this? Also, could these problems with the screen : flashing black be caused by something else? : : :Try unisntall and or use DriverCleaner - :http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/ : :When you uninstall from Add/Remove Program, make sure you remove everything :when prompt. : :I do not understand your last paragraph. :**** : Is there such a thing for Nvidia cards, and if not what is the best : procedure for this? Also, could these problems with the screen : flashing black be caused by something else? What I meant was, is there an uninstall utility specifically for Nvidia cards. I suppose it dosen't matter because there is a driver cleaner available that will work on Nvidia and other cards. I was wondering if the screen flashing could be a result of something else I missed in the configuration of my machine. Again, did you try uninstall or use DriverCleaner and see if this problem remain? To verify if it a hardware issue, you can try putting onto another PC and see if have the same problem. I tried all that and the problem is still occuring. It happens a lot when I resize windows from minimized to max size. |
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An underpowered/unstable power supply unit would also cause that.
-- DaveW "Jason Gallas" wrote in message ... I have upgraded my video card from a PNY GeForce FX 5500 to a PNY GeForce FX 5900. I just took the old card out, put the new one in and booted up. I then re-installed the 61.77 drivers from Nvidia's website. Now my system flashes to black every now and then. I did a google search and a website suggested completely uninstalling the old driver in safe mode and then rebooting and installing cleanly. They also mentioned a utility to uninstall. Is there such a thing for Nvidia cards, and if not what is the best procedure for this? Also, could these problems with the screen flashing black be caused by something else? |
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On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 23:19:02 GMT, "DaveW" wrote:
An underpowered/unstable power supply unit would also cause that. Well, it's a pretty new antec power supply. It's 350W and I don't have much running on my system now so I don't think that could be it. |
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"Jason Gallas" wrote in message ... On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 23:19:02 GMT, "DaveW" wrote: An underpowered/unstable power supply unit would also cause that. Well, it's a pretty new antec power supply. It's 350W and I don't have much running on my system now so I don't think that could be it. I'm getting the same thing, randoms screen resets, usually when I'm deleting a large file. It also happens with any interaction with the Nvidia control panel. Since it all started with the 6800 I put in, thought maybe it was power too. It isn't. I've got an Antec 480W PS. I'm convinced it's a driver issue, and something they need to get off their asses and fix because it's damn irritating and probably not great for the monitor either. |
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On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 03:16:42 GMT, "Kill Bill" wrote:
"Jason Gallas" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 23:19:02 GMT, "DaveW" wrote: An underpowered/unstable power supply unit would also cause that. Well, it's a pretty new antec power supply. It's 350W and I don't have much running on my system now so I don't think that could be it. I'm getting the same thing, randoms screen resets, usually when I'm deleting a large file. It also happens with any interaction with the Nvidia control panel. Since it all started with the 6800 I put in, thought maybe it was power too. It isn't. I've got an Antec 480W PS. I'm convinced it's a driver issue, and something they need to get off their asses and fix because it's damn irritating and probably not great for the monitor either. yeah, I'm using 61.77...should I roll back to an earlier version maybe? |
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