Maybe graphics card

[razorback08]

I think im having trouble with a graphics card, When i install drivers onto my machine for the graphics card. It turns my screen black but nothing happens.

I can happily run the system in safe mode and can also run the system in normal mode without drivers, but its slow.

Ive had drivers on this card before but last night froze and had to uninstall them to be able to get onto the system.

I also noticed that the windows boot splash screen has blue dashed vertical lines going down it, and so does the Direct3D draw test only they are red.

Anyone got any advice or what is wrong? if its graphics card at all

Thanks in advanced

Comp spec:

Processor: Pentium 4 3.0Ghz (not overclocked)

Ram: 4 x 512mb DDr2

Video card: Nvidia 7600gt

Motherboard: Abit AB9 pro

 

[moogle]

Sounds like the lines are due to the card artifacting. In safe mode try uninstalling all graphics drivers then boot normally to try and install your card drivers. if you can't do that try to see if the problem persists on another PC (if you have access to one). Last resort would be to RMA your card unless it's out of warranty then you'd need to get a replacement one.

 

[razorback08]

Thank you for the reply

I recently formatted my windows drive (C:/) with only my windows installion and drivers on, but the problem still contiunes.

Am going to test a friends graphics card in my system to see if its ok with that, If so i guess time for a new graphics card

 

[Kojak71]

I haven't seen this type of problem for a long time, but back in the AGP days I had a 6600GT which exhibited the same thing. In that instance I had to change the mobo's bios setting for AGP aperture size from the default setting. It was a common problem back then. I don't know offhand if there is such a setting for PCIe?

I remember reading somewhere else of a similar problem, they rectified by using the other DVI socket.