Driver-issues with GeFarts 7600 GS

Post by **diego** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:36 pm

Hi there,

I tried to install an AGP Geforce 7600 GS on a K8M800-M7A-Board. The CPU is an Athlo 3200 64, the board got 1 Gig of RAM and the machine is running Win XP Pro.
After uninstalling the old Radeon 9600 and putting the new card into the slot, installing the newest nVidia drivers, the machine crashes whenever I start any game - DirectX or OpenGL.

Is this a known-issue and if it is, what can I do to get the fucking thing to run? Thanks in advance!

Post by **Tormentius** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:55 pm

Run ATI's driver removal utility, reboot, then reinstall the nVidia drivers.

Post by **diego** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:02 pm

Hey man, thanks for the advice, but I'm afraid I uninstalled everything via the Windows-Software-commandcenter...
I'm currently reinstalling the damn ATI-card. I'm running on 350 Watts - might it be that that's simply not enough for the Geforce-card?

Post by **prince1000** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:27 pm

ive used drivercleaner pro before even just for driver upgrades and it seemed to work. also, dont know how much truth to this but ive heard from different sources switching from ati to nvidia and vice versa is better with a format in between.

Post by **diego** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:50 pm

Thanks again mate - I will try my best with a fresh Windows-install... Do You think 350 Watts are enough? I am pretty unsure about this, but I damn hope it is. Anybody any experiences with this issue?

Post by **prince1000** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:23 pm

try dcpro before you format tho. format should be your last solution. i have the same card on X2 4400 and went with a 550 watt psu based on someone saying 350 would not be enough. are you having instability issues when doing normal desktop stuff or just when running graphic intense apps? maybe the card is just bunk.

Post by **diego** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:01 pm

No - every "normal" application runs just fine: Webbrowsing, IDEs, everything just works normal. Everything but Q4, Battlefield(s)... well, everything graphics-intense.
That's why I thought it might be a power-problem.

Post by **Tormentius** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:10 pm

It might be the power shortage due to an increase in consumption when running a game which utilizes more resources. 350, at any rate, is low for any decent system. I'd recommend a 550 from a reputable brand (Enermax or Antec) if you decide to upgrade.

Post by **diego** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:42 pm

Hey folks - thanks again for the tips.
After deinstalling (again) the drivers with .. drr... DriverCleaner (thanks to p1k for that), the card worked. Almost every game started working, including the Battlefield-series.
Every game, but: BF2142. As soon as I decided to reinstall it, the fucking thing (the game) went apeshit. It even spit a "missing *.dll"-error at me. But this seems to be rather common with EAgames, doesn't it?

Post by **Captain** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:20 am

Update your DirectX? (October release)

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:29 am

its a simple fact, EA games blow.

Post by **SoM** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:58 am

AmIdYfReAk wrote:its a simple fact, EA games blow.

although i agree with that statement, but not all..

NHL series were fun until fuckhEAds at the faghead plant started recycling everything to make something new age..

NHL97 FTW

Post by **Captain** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:38 am

NHL 98 you dickweed

Post by **diego** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:52 am

Hi faggots, I got the card running, BUT: This time it will kill Battlefield2 (which is not surprising since it's an EA-game as well). Anyways, pee1kay's tip with the drivercleaner worked wonders and I will make him several children for that.

Post by **diego** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:34 pm

Hi hardware-nerds,

now after all the troubles I have gone through, I thought God might have mercy on me. Wrong.
I now possess an Enermax 620 Watts powercube which fires up my GeFarts 7600. But all of a sudden, my Desktop-PC decides to simply shut down. No special point of time when it does it. It just does - while browsing, while coding, while writing a letter, while wanking to porn... it seems, memory isn't the issue... or is it?

I'm sorry if I cannot be more specific, but what could it be? Defect RAM? Too much power on the mainboard? nVidia is shit? Seriously, I have no idea and appreciate every help. Thanks, guys!

Post by **Foo** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:58 pm

Lo diego, long time.

Try isolating the problem with a few general tests, like:
- if you have 2 sticks of ram in the machine, remove one for a day and see if it locks. Swap and repeat. That'll prove if it's a memory issue, unless you're extremely unlucky and somehow both sticks have gone at the same time.

Likewise, if you have a spare old AGP card that can fit in the PC, swap the graphics card out for a day and monitor the results.

If you've still got the old PSU or can find a spare one, try that too. And so on.

Post by **diego** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:38 pm

Hey Foo,

thanks for the advise - I'll try these interchanges as soon as my bloodpressure reaches human levels again. Imagine, I was just about to fetch a whole new system, but noooo... fucking hell......