FX 5200 problem..hellppp
Travis0190
Palmyra, NJ
I just bought this video card today..128 MB, AGP slot..Mostly to play Rainbow six..
Here's the problem Im having...I went to install the drivers from the CD, and it got through most of the install..then about halfway in...it says "Nvidia could not locate drivers that are compatible with the current hardware. Install will exit."...So I figured the drivers were out of date, and went to Nvidia's site and downloaded the current drivers..81.77 or something...I tried to install that...and got the same exact message.
So then I disabled my current video card (which is an on-board card), shut my computer down...and put the FX 5200 in..Hooked the moniter up to that, and started it up...It went on, all the check screens before logon came up fine...then as soon as the Windows XP logging in screen comes on, the screen just dies and goes black..the light on the moniter went from green to orange just like that...
Beyond that...I have no damn clue what to do...I dont get why my computer wouldn't run it..I have an AMD Sempron 2300 1.58 ghz, 480 MB ram, moniter is only like 2 years old...Computer itself is only like a year and a half old...
I was contemplating uninstalling the current on-board video card and trying that..but then if the FX 5200 doesn't work...will I be stuck with a working computer and a blank screen?
What is going wrong here??
Here's the problem Im having...I went to install the drivers from the CD, and it got through most of the install..then about halfway in...it says "Nvidia could not locate drivers that are compatible with the current hardware. Install will exit."...So I figured the drivers were out of date, and went to Nvidia's site and downloaded the current drivers..81.77 or something...I tried to install that...and got the same exact message.
So then I disabled my current video card (which is an on-board card), shut my computer down...and put the FX 5200 in..Hooked the moniter up to that, and started it up...It went on, all the check screens before logon came up fine...then as soon as the Windows XP logging in screen comes on, the screen just dies and goes black..the light on the moniter went from green to orange just like that...
Beyond that...I have no damn clue what to do...I dont get why my computer wouldn't run it..I have an AMD Sempron 2300 1.58 ghz, 480 MB ram, moniter is only like 2 years old...Computer itself is only like a year and a half old...
I was contemplating uninstalling the current on-board video card and trying that..but then if the FX 5200 doesn't work...will I be stuck with a working computer and a blank screen?
What is going wrong here??
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beat me to it. grrr...
good post tho.
How do I disable it in BIOS?...
Only thing though...it says the drivers aren't compatible when I tried installing them...if I uninstall the current card, will it then install all the way??...and if it doesnt work still, will i be stuck without a video card??...
and once i uninstall and disable in bios and all that...I just start the computer up, it will log in..and install the drivers..right?
To disable the onboard video card in the BIOS, you need to hit Delete, F1, F2, Insert or F12 while your computer is booting. You'll be greeted with (usually) a blue and white menu. Navigate through all the menus (Each computer's is typically laid out differently) until you find a section that says something "Onboard AGP" or "Integrated Graphics" or otherwise mentions your video card with ENABLE/DISABLE as the options. Disable it, save your changes with the key the BIOS indicates, reboot the PC and shut it down via the power button after it beeps.
Install your new card, load windows, install the drivers, and you'll be set.
Jeez..thanks a ton for your help...seriously..
I just have one quick ?...after I shut it down..and you say Load windows, that means I let it boot up like normal the desktop and install it from there?...just wanna make sure 100% what im doing..lol
I uninstalled the video card...restarted, hit delete to enter BIOS...the only thing is that I couldn't really find anything to disable a video card on there. Their were things for CMOS, BIOS, and Integrated Peripherals...I tried that, but theirs nothing actually labeled for video cards or under the name of it (VIA/S3G Unichrome IGP)...I tried disabling the VGA thing, as a couple other things...and its still the same result...
And after I uninstalled and disabled the onboard card in device manager...I started it back up, and I looked..and its still on there like I never did anything to it??...
Yeah...Biostar M7VIG 400..
I was trying to see if the FX 5200 is compatible with it..but i couldnt find anything...?