CORRECT INSTALLATION OF GRAPHIC CARD

[brianthesnail]

Hi guys

i wouldnt normally ask a question regarding installation of graphic cards however ive been having no end of problems with a XFX HD4850 and i need the correct method of removing my current card (XFX HD5670 ).. and then remove both the drivers and run driver sweeper to eradicate any remaining driver files ect

i want to run driver sweeper as ive had several different cards installed on my pc ( 5 to be precise ) and the accumilation of old redundant driver files may be the cause of recent problems with the HD4850 ( note : ive only been using the HD5670 for stability,however i want to install the HD4850 as its more powerful )

so i shall write what i think is the correct method and i need to you to correct me if its wrong in any area

1) remove current ati drivers ( restart when finished)

2) upon restart press F8 to enter safe mode

3) in safe mode run driver sweeper selecting both ati and nvidia ( since i have used 2 nvidia cards previously )

4) when complete shut down

5) remove HD5670 and fit HD4850 connecting the required 6pin connector.....

6) start pc and when on desktop allow windows 7 to install wddm drivers....

7) restart as prompted

8) when on desktop install 11.7 ati drivers ( im using a x-fi extreme soundcard so shall i run custom installation and uncheck " AMD HD audio " ? )

9) restart when driver installation is complete

10) when windows loads again go into ccc and select " reset factory settings " ( i was advised to do this by amd ) ... then restart again

11) once windows loads again the installation is complete

this may seem drawn out however i need to make sure theres no trace of any other drivers apart from the 11.7 release.....

so can anyone see anything wrong with the above method....... if so please let me know

many thanks guys !

 

[Ya93sin]

Being honest, I'd just reinstall Windows.

 

[SieB]

After you uninstall the drivers make sure you delete any Nvidia or ATI folders that might not have been deleted, this has happened to me in the past.

Check in

C:\Users>" Your username" >AppData>Local

C:\Users>" Your username" >AppData>Roaming

C:\

C:\program files

C:\program file(x86)

Make sure any folders with ATI, ATI technologies and anything Nvidia are deleted.

Also in the start menu type "regedit" without quotes then press return. When it loads go

HK_Current user > Software

Also

HK_Local machine > software

And again delete anything ATI or Nvidia.

 

[Scoob]

Hi,

Is Drivercleaner Pro still any good? I've not used it for a long time myself, though it used to be a must have when changing graphics cards to keep things clean.

In the past I've found going from ATI Catalyst to nVidia Forceware more troublesome than the other way around. Not sure if the newer Catalyst driver are quite as bad as I recall the earlier ones being.

Cheers,

Scoob.

 

[KaraMurat]

Being honest, I'd just reinstall Windows.

+1

An additional problem is when ever you login to windows, it will want to install drivers and mess around with that you're doing and there's no way (that I know of) to stop it, even if your Ethernet cable is out.

I nearly got a headache reading what you listed and I personally wouldn't advise using registry/driver cleaners. Best way to clean out a pc is to format it, just remember to back-up your data lol.

 

[brianthesnail]

thanks guys

before i begin may i say this is by far the most polite forum ive used.... other forums tend to be patronising ... however you get straightforward answers and no beating around the bush ..

anyway it looks like reinstalling windows is the best course of action..... at least this way you know the system is clean and only files/drivers associated with the HD4850 will be present on the pc......

so weres that windows 7 disk ?

cheers guys

 

[SieB]

thanks guys

before i begin may i say this is by far the most polite forum ive used.... other forums tend to be patronising ... however you get straightforward answers and no beating around the bush ..

anyway it looks like reinstalling windows is the best course of action..... at least this way you know the system is clean and only files/drivers associated with the HD4850 will be present on the pc......

so weres that windows 7 disk ?

cheers guys

I'd try deleting all the folders from the locations I mentioned earlier first that is all the places that the driver files go into. I had the same problem with my Asus 4850 about a year ago and I fixed it by deleting all the files from where I said.