Like RP posted in his thread:

This is the problem I am having.

I Just installed a new Video Card:

I am running WINXP PRO. The previous video card was an onboard card. It took a nose dive and is dead now (R.I.P)

Anyway, the new card is installed and seems to be working fine. ~BUT~ just out of the blue for no reason at all, the screen goes black, and I have to reboot (hog kill it, push the reset button).

I haven’t noticed a particular action that is making it do this.

***This is my 3rd time typing this.***

Does the onboard video card have to be disabled in BIOS?
I didn’t do that, because the new one is installed. Could it be a hardware conflict?

If so, its been years since I've messed the BIOS on this puter, what function key do I hit to get into my BIOS, and what exactly do I need to disable in BIOS to kill the already dead card?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Most PCs are bright enough to know there is a video card in the AGP slot and automatically use it. If you wish to poke around the BIOS, usually F2, Del, F1 are the magic keys at boot to get you in. Many PCs are different, so pay attention when booting, most tell you "Press X key to enter setup" or some chit like that.


Also update the newest drivers from the web, ensure your card is not faster and completely compatible with your AGP slot. IE, a 8x card in a 2x slot, etc... you get the drift.

 

thnx D. I didnt even think about it not being compatible. I'll check that out too....

Later.

 

G'night... I'm sleepy and SNL is a re-run..

 

Jamz, sorry to tell you this but it's totaly shagged.

Take it out to the parking lot and do your thing on it

 

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

You ain't never gonna live that down, J.

 

This is your computer talking.......

"HEY What kind of idiot are YOU!!!!! Think you're better than everyone else!!!!. Why do A-holes like you have to take up 2 parking spaces???? Sheesh what an ingrate!!!"

Now you can take it to the parking lot.......

 

sounds like the stand alone is not set as ur primary video device. if u have a compaq or an HP its F8 or F10, dell uses F2 or Del and IBM uses F1 or Del, Emachine uses Del most of the time but what i ususally do hit all the Fkeys and the delete till i see it say entereing setup. and where u want to go would me chipset deatures and either set ur primary to AGP or PCI depending on what interface ur using or u will have the option to set it to Disable onboard video. but then once ur in windows uninstall the old drivers if windos XP didnt already and u should be good to go but from the brand and make.model of ur card is compatable with ur PC

 

Is there a way to disable the onboard video by editting the registry?

Or

What folder can I find the old drivers to rename them?

 

Just install the new drivers over the old ones.

To disable the onboard video do it thru the bios, although it probably isn't necessary.

What does device manager show under display devices? More than one device?

 

No and No. That ain't the issue. Did the BIOS have an onboard video disable or 'Primary video slot' setting? Sometimes you have to tell the bios to look at the AGP slot first.

 

Yup, onboard is disabled and AGP slot is primary.

I have updated the drivers to the new video card.

I meet all the minimum system requirements for the new card.

I also set the power management to never (sleep, shutdown, etc)

Last night I got this error message with a blue screen:

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. WTF does that mean?


I'm at a loss.....maybe my power supply is going out.

 

This is probably a stupid question, but have you gone to " Control panel" ,,, "Add Hardware" and did look for the new video card?? Might want to check and see if it has the latest and greatest drivers installed.

 

I think I have it narrowed down to my power supply....I am not sure, but I think I have a 280 (MAX).....where can I check to see what my power sysle is?

I also found this in my system log:
system error
The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x0000000a (0xfa226159, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0x804de76c). A dump was saved in: C:\WINDOWS\MEMORY.DMP.

SYSTEM BUMP:
Error code 0000000a, parameter1 fa226159, parameter2 00000002, parameter3 00000001, parameter4 804de76c.

 

Unless you got that PC loaded up with goodies, I doubt your taxing your PS. My money is on overheating. Add a secondary fan, keep your cover on at all times, etc...