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Technical Help & Discussion => Self Building, Upgrading & General Hardware Help => Topic started by: princeofdarkness on April 06, 2004, 19:22

Title: urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: princeofdarkness on April 06, 2004, 19:22

Hi i am tryin to install a geforce mx-400 on my computer... it did not install properly the first time and this box came up... here are the screenshots... i have the correct disk driver but i havent changed any bios, do i need to?

please help  :'(  

sincerely PoD

p.s how do i upload the pics  :-\ to show you the screen

Title: Re:urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: Simon on April 06, 2004, 19:36

You might need to uninstall the previous graphics drivers first, POD.  Have you done that?  If you are upgrading from on board graphics to a graphics card, you may need to go into the BIOS and disable the onboard graphics.  Can't be more specific until we know which BIOS you have.

To upload screen shots into your posts, you have to do a screen capture, paste it into Paint Shop Pro, or whatever, save it as a jpeg, then press the Browse button (on here), find the file and click it to attach it to your post.

Title: Re:urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: princeofdarkness on April 06, 2004, 20:43

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i cant find any bowse buttons  :'(

Title: Re:urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: Simon on April 06, 2004, 21:47

Try here, POD.   ;)  ::)

Title: Re:urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: princeofdarkness on April 07, 2004, 11:39

thats not on mine  :'(    PoD

Title: Re:urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: Simon on April 07, 2004, 11:57

Perhaps it only appears when you get to Full Member status?   ???  I'll check it out for you.   :)

Title: Re:urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: monster on April 07, 2004, 13:18

I recently had probs with a graphics card and i managed to chance the settings in the bios from AGP to PCI.  Thought that this would not work but it did.  Hope this helps. ???

Title: Re:urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: monster on April 07, 2004, 13:22

Just read what i actually wrote and it didnt make much sense !! So i thought id try again.

In the Bios settings i had a section that allowed me to chose between PCI or AGP graphics card.  The G/Card that i had fitted to the AGP slot but if you set the option in the BIOS to AGP it would not work and crashed the PC however when i changed it to PCI it worked.

Hope that this is a bit clearer.

Title: Re:urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: ketamininja on April 07, 2004, 16:29

Quote from: Simon on April 07, 2004, 11:57

Perhaps it only appears when you get to Full Member status?   ???  I'll check it out for you.   :)

I don't appear to have that option either... Admins only??

Title: Re:urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: Sandra on April 07, 2004, 16:47

It appears to be that the forum software only allows it for people with full access to DZ Ket  :(
Thats no problem for you if you want to apply for it, unfortunately we have an age limit of 16 so WF, Sparkie and PoD cant use it at the moment  :(

Title: Re:urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: Simon on April 07, 2004, 18:24

Ditto what Sandra said about attachments.  You could, however, use your own webspace to upload an image, and post it within your message, by using the code: [img]URL[ /img] (without the space between [ and /).  Hope that helps.

Title: Re:urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: princeofdarkness on April 07, 2004, 18:42

thanx people i will have a look about the agp thing but also the old graphics card on this pc.... i have more than 1... was SiS never heard of it myself where would i go to uninstall it?


PoD

Title: Re:urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: ketamininja on April 07, 2004, 18:46

Can be very handy...

where do I sign up?
(is this another hijacked thread??!)

Title: Re:urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: Simon on April 07, 2004, 18:53

Go here (http://pc-pals.com/index.php?board=9;action=display;threadid=220), ket, and follow the instructions precisely.  Just remember, any deviation from the contract could have you killed.   ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re:urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: Adept on April 07, 2004, 19:43

Quote from: Simon on April 07, 2004, 18:53

Just remember, any deviation from the contract could have you killed.   ;D ;D ;D

Or worse, we could send Clive round :o ;D

Title: Re:urgent graphic card problem!
Post by: ketamininja on April 07, 2004, 19:46

lol, Clive puts fear in me at the best of times...


all working now WHOOHOO!  :D